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Battery question GreenPassion 1 281 Monday, 7, September 8:34 PM 
heat coil and water temperature Jeff@Restoule 2 477 Wednesday, 26, August 10:32 AM 
heat storage from wood boiler Jim "on the island" 20 2843 Monday, 24, August 2:33 PM 
Indoor wood burner vs. wood stove jmpnjmy 5 3870 Monday, 3, August 1:44 PM 
Questions for you gear-heads StreetLegal 9 643 Saturday, 1, August 9:50 AM 
Reconditioning Lead Acid Batteries Woodsman 3 835 Thursday, 9, July 10:47 PM 
Simple Geothermal cooling sjp 0 485 Thursday, 18, June 11:35 AM 
fire beats solar LaserBillA 2 573 Monday, 15, June 8:58 PM 
Tracking your car's MPG greengirl77 0 463 Tuesday, 2, June 6:19 PM 
Fluidyne water pump Jeff@Restoule 3 963 Friday, 1, May 8:55 PM 
Starter PV and innovative lighting maxgyver 1 619 Friday, 1, May 8:43 PM 
Kyoto trough solar cooker! gaiatechnician 0 577 Friday, 1, May 3:00 PM 
Energy Options For Small Off The Grid Home Bridgette 2 690 Thursday, 9, April 8:47 PM 
Question on small off grid system KentH 2 622 Thursday, 9, April 7:19 AM 
ebike/electric/hybrid bike experience/recommendations? Jay 1 824 Tuesday, 31, March 1:29 PM 
Hybrid cars emit more carbon? ChuckMI 13 899 Saturday, 28, March 1:06 PM 
Outdoor wood Boiler vs Outdoor forced Air furnace Carol48 3 1480 Tuesday, 24, February 8:17 PM 
battery revitalizers, reconditioners and such jd 9 842 Monday, 16, February 6:00 PM 
Fuel alcohol enzymes vacuum1313 9 1342 Thursday, 5, February 5:29 PM 
Electric stovepipe damper actuator Jeff@Restoule 3 811 Thursday, 29, January 8:09 PM 
Need wood stove regulations and info ChuckMI 1 783 Thursday, 29, January 7:53 PM 
Exhaust vent radiator dplaut 1 800 Tuesday, 13, January 8:16 AM 
Tank insulation Jeff@Restoule 1 791 Tuesday, 13, January 8:12 AM 
Warm water heater LaserBillA 1 1188 Saturday, 10, January 6:02 AM 
DIY solar panels- real or not? Dh? jd 5 1109 Thursday, 8, January 6:36 AM 
hilkoil use WV 1 939 Wednesday, 31, December 7:14 PM 
Economic Depression kc7cc 1 864 Monday, 22, December 8:14 PM 
Copper tube Jeff@Restoule 15 2621 Monday, 22, December 7:21 PM 
Wind Turbine Payback Hobbyfarmer 2 1044 Sunday, 21, December 12:48 PM 
Solar Hot Water Backup solarjoe 1 866 Sunday, 21, December 12:45 PM 
geothermal project info share Jim Duke 3 920 Saturday, 13, December 9:20 PM 
Plug in Solar Power? bigfredb 2 918 Monday, 1, December 11:42 PM 
Help with Solar Collector system! Gallon 3 925 Thursday, 27, November 8:48 PM 
New to Mother, need advice for Greening office Vermonster 2 875 Tuesday, 18, November 9:29 AM 
How do I pull solar energy in from windows that don't face south? willdernessgirl 12 1401 Friday, 14, November 7:48 PM 
Geothermal Electrical Power Generation davisonh 9 1059 Wednesday, 29, October 8:37 PM 
Liquid piston engine Jeff@Restoule 1 1153 Monday, 13, October 12:51 AM 
Producer gas Jeff@Restoule 1 995 Saturday, 11, October 8:06 PM 
"Compound" parabolic solar cooker! And testing your reflector curves. gaiatechnician 0 1155 Saturday, 20, September 2:08 PM 
yet another battery question jd 6 1376 Sunday, 14, September 12:15 PM 
Sand for Battery - Heat Water Sandman 5 1617 Thursday, 11, September 2:31 PM 
tesla motors idea for a boat savoy special 13 1520 Tuesday, 9, September 6:41 PM 
Solar hot water companies solarjoe 1 1060 Tuesday, 26, August 12:00 AM 
Choosing a wood stove??? rancocasrich 1 1202 Tuesday, 19, August 6:37 PM 
Small Scale Wood/Biomass Pellet Manufacturing davisonh 11 2537 Sunday, 17, August 8:23 PM 
solar panels help mullis1 2 1137 Friday, 15, August 2:06 AM 
Outdoor Wood Burners: Forced Air Draft or No Forced Air Draft? Woodsman 7 2573 Tuesday, 12, August 10:05 PM 
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