General Energy Myths

• Free Energy / Over Unity / Perpetual Motion Devices

• IT'S NOT A MYTH! A Light Bulb Burning Constantly for More than 100 Years - Link to Livermore's Centennial Light website

Myths About Your Car

• 200 mpg Cars Were Stopped by Oil/Auto Companies - Link to SNOPES.COM urban legend website

• Boycott Buying Gasoline to Protest High Prices - Link to SNOPES.COM - urban legend website

• Cell Phones at Gasoline Stations Can Cause an Explosion - Link to SNOPES.COM urban legends website

• "Gasoline-Saving" Products: Fact or Fuelishness?

• Free Gasoline Coupons - Link to SNOPES.COM urban legends website

• Idling Your Car Uses Less Gasoline Than Shutting Off and Starting Back Up

• Premium Is Better Than Regular Gasoline

Myths About Energy In Your Home and Office

• Appliances Use No Energy When Turned Off

• Closing Off Vents / Registers on Forced-Air Heating Systems Reduces Energy Use

• Computers Should Be Left On When You're Not Using Them

• Duct Tape Can Be Used on HVAC Ducts

• Fluorescent Lights: Leave Them On When You Leave a Room

• Lamp Flickering Can Causes Seizures

• Showers Use As Much Water As Taking a Baths

• Solar Energy Myths - U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

• Water Boiled in a Microwave Can Suddenly "Explode" - Link to SNOPES.COM urban legend website

• Wind Energy Myths - Link to PDF file on National Renewable Energy Laboratory website