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The UN has come out with it’s 4th and final report on Global Warming, released today at a session of the IPCC (UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) . The 20 page summary report projects a grim picture of the world due to the effects of climate change . But, also insist that if the governments of the world take notice and do what is recommended in the report than we can avoid catastrophe. The report favors mandatory reductions of greenhouse gases, and will be used as a blueprint for negotiations in Bali, Indonesia, in talks that will be held next month to discuss what agreements will follow the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement by 36 nations to lower greenhouse emissions by 2012. The United States, Australia, China and other developing Nations are not participants to this agreement.

The report, put together by the thousands scientists that make up the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, basically are telling us that if we don’t do anything to combat the imminent temperature change than it will be our demise. The world will succumb to droughts, rising sea-levels, flooding of coastlines, melting of the ice caps, and other catastrophic events.

There are the believers and the un-believers in Global Warming. “Global Warming” has become a charged phrase that evokes emotional responses from both sides. Whether or not the science backs up Global Warming and the claims of the believers, let’s just agree that our “Polluting” of the earth is catching up with us and we need to stop. Keep it simple and un-politicized.

Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Environment Program.“What we need is a new ethic in which every person — changes lifestyle, attitude and behavior.”

Read More: WashingtonPost.com:U.N. Global Warming Report Sternly Warns Against Inaction

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Today’s news reported that the average gallon of gas in America will reach $3.00 soon. With the price of gas going through the roof, again, it’s time for a change: No?

What ever happened to the technology that was patented to convert H2O into HHO, that could run a car for 100 miles on 4oz of water. This technology was to change the world or at least the power balance in the world. Could this technology be the end of gasoline as we know it? Imagine a world where the Shieks and the Chavez’s don’t hold the rest of the world hostage.

Luckily the technology has not gone away, it has been patented and in the works is a Vehicle System that will run a car on a Hybrid System of H2O and Gasoline, and so far it is scheduled to make it’s debut in 2008. A totally water powered vehicle is also in the works but it will be coming out some time later.

Denny Cline of Hydrogen Technology Applications, Inc., in Clearwater, Florida have come up with the technology for a Water Powered Car. They have Patented a technology that takes Water (H2O) and brakes it down into HHO Gas or Aquygen (its trademark name). They have also come up with a prototype Hybrid, being tested as we speak, that uses regular gas infused with Aquygen. In trials gas mileage improved 50% adding an extra 200 miles to the gas mileage. They say that an adapter for cars will be available soon, maybe as soon as 2008.

The big thing about this new technology is, that it is very eco-firendly. Once combusted this HHO Gas turns back into Water, making it the “Clean Fuel of the Future” as they have coined it. The lack of pollutants makes it the ultimate alternative fuel and it is getting a lot of interest from Government, Auto and Aeronautical Companies alike.

Could this Technology be the end of Fossil Fuels? Let’s hope.

Check out these Videos…

How the Technology Began

Tanking the Technology to Cars

How the whole thing works

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If you are still using a traditional water heater, you are heating up and maintaining your water hot while it is not being used. That means you are wasting energy and it’s costing you money. A conventional water heater takes up 13% of your energy bill , a tankless water heater will save you about half of that energy use. Nevermind the space that a conventinal water heater takes up, think about all that extra space you’ll gain in the garage.

While a Tankless or Solar Water Heater will cost you more initially, it will save you tons in the long run.

How They Work:

• Tankless Water Heaters heat water directly as the water passes by the heating element, without the use of a storage tank. They can run either by electricity, or gas.
  • Tankless Water Heaters, because of their smaller size have many applications that most would never think of, such as:
    • Outside Showers
    • Outdoor sinks
    • Remote Bathrooms or Hot Tubs
    • They can be placed on different levels, to service larger homes.

• A Solar Water Heater, for those who want to be even more environmentally friendly, will save you an average of 50% in your water heating costs, and at the same time helping to reduce greenhouse emissions by reducing your dependency on your electric or gas water heater.
  • Another advantage of getting a Solar Water Heater is the Tax Credit you get from the Federal Government on your Taxes.

Both of these options are worth talking a look.

Tankless Water Heaters Guide

Solar Water Heaters Guide

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I’m sure some of you remember that famous song by Journey talking about San Francisco. Well the lights went out last night in San Francisco and LA, all in the name of conservation.

Inspired by a similar event staged in Sydney earlier this year, Nate Tyler the event’s organizer, asked residents of San Francisco and Los Angeles to turn off their lights between 8pm and 9pm, and to install one low-watt fluorescent bulb in their homes. Organizers handed out the bulbs donated by PG&E prior to the event.

He also convinced the city’s Business and Political leaders including Mayor Gavin Newsom and the chamber of commerce to go along with the Lights Out Campaign. With that commitment the light went out at the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, The Ferry Building and other city landmarks. Participating restaurants held service by candlelight.

Next on the agenda for the organizers is to go National. The event they are planning is called “Lights Out America” and is scheduled for March 29, 2008. Eleven cities have so far signed up including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles.

Let’s all get our cities involved.

Put March 29, 2008 on your Calender: Lights Out America

Want to get Involved?

Sign up for a reminder at Lights Out America : Lightsoutsf.org

Read More:SFGate.com:Not quite a blackout, but a good turnout for Lights Out event

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Found a great article on going green with your laptop. For those that need to be out in Nature for work or just those that can’t be away from their computers for more than an hour and love to go outdoors, there is a new way to enjoy both at the same time.

Solar power panels for your laptop are available at a reasonable price , can be used for direct use or storage and give you the flexibility that having to plug in to grid doesn’t.

Read More: Go Green and power your notebook for free.

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