EcoIQ Magazine Summer 2000 Features

Oil: More Costly Than You Think
Every time gas prices rise, there is a public outcry to reduce the cost of oil. What most Americans don’t realize, however, is that they have been paying a very high price for oil - but only a fraction at the gas pump - for years.

Lightening: Protecting Your Family and Home
Packing up to 100 million volts of electricity and a force comparable to that of a small nuclear reactor, lightning has the power to rip through roofs, explode walls of brick and concrete, and ignite deadly fires.