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Prince Charles made a big splash by attending the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week, in Greener fashion then most other attendees. He arrived by 3D Hologram.Amazing most attendees, the Prince appeared out of thin air, just like in the movies.The whole 6 minute clip was previously video taped in the United Kingdom. Part of the reason that the Prince decided to show up in his “Green Suit” was a response to British press criticism of his trip to the US last year to pick up an environmental award. By not appearing in person he avoided adding 20 tons of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere.

Musion Systems is the British company that provided this new technology, The Musion® Eyeliner™ is a high definition holographic video projection system allowing spectacular 3-dimensional moving images to appear within a live stage setting using Pepper’s Ghost technology. Eyeliner™ brings dramatic, previously unseen 21st century video film effects to live events, including audiovisual artistic performances, conference or trade show presentations, retail displays and large-scale digital signage.Unfortunately the technology is not at the point where it can deliver “Live Telepresence”, due to data flow constraints. (source: The New York Times)

But it’s coming…Until the technology catches up with Star trek, in the mean time we can take advantage of Broadband and use technologies like Skype and others like it to communicate with business partners and colleagues, without having to get in our cars or Jets.

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On Monday January 21st, the World Future Energy Summit was be held in Abu Dhabi, at which time the plan for Masdar City, the greenest city on earth was unveiled.

Masdar City will be the first carbon-neutral, waste-free, car-free city.

The city will consist of six-square kilometers (2.3 sq miles), that will eventually house about 50,000 residents and 1500 businesses. They will start construction in the first quarter of 2008, and will take approximately 10 years to complete, although it’s firsts residents will be able to move in by 2009.

No Pollution, No Waste… Now how will they accomplish this you ask? Here’s a list:

• ZERO CARBON: 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy – Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies
• ZERO WASTE: 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy)
• SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives)
• SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS: Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within materials and throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products
• SUSTAINABLE FOOD: Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products
• SUSTAINABLE WATER: Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used
• HABITATS AND WILDLIFE: All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets
  
• CULTURE AND HERITAGE: Architecture to integrate local values.
• EQUITY AND FAIR TRADE: Fair wages and working conditions for all workers (including construction) as defined by international labour standards
• HEALTH AND HAPPINESS: Facilities and events for every demographic group
  

Source: The Masdar Initiative

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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.

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In the wake of the recent California fires, it makes you wonder what if anything can be done to prevent such horrific disasters.In a 60 Minute report on Forest Fires, some experts are of the thought that the “Mega Fires” that we are experiencing in California and throughout the West are the result of Global warming. Higher temperatures causing Spring to start earlier, snows are melting up high in the mountains and running off, leaving the vegetation more time to dry out, and thus a longer time period for fires to start. Or so says Svetman, a leading fire ecologist from the University of Arizona. Based on his study of tree rings that go back 9000 years, he can tell that recent decades have been the hottest in 1000 years.

Tom Boatner who is chief fire operations for the federal government, agrees. With 30 years of fighting fires under his belt, he points out that fires of the size and intensity of fires such as today’s Mega Fires that burn half a million acres, were very rare 15-20 years ago. When asked about the un-believers in Global Warming, Boatner says” You won’t find them on the fire line in the American West anymore, ‘Cause we’ve had climate change beat into us over the last ten or fifteen years. We know what we’re seeing, and we’re dealing with a period of climate, in terms of temperature and humidity and drought that’s different than anything people have seen in our lifetimes.”

But, he also admits that part of the problem is the old Forest Service Policy started 100 years ago, and that was “to put out all fires immediately.” Now that sounds like a strange thing to say, coming from a Firemen, but he explains that “we so successfully fought fires and eliminated fire from this ecosystem for a hundred years, because we thought that was the right thing to do, we’ve allowed a huge buildup of fuel in these woods. So now, when the fires get going, there’s a lot more to burn than historically you would’ve seen in a forest like this”

And then there are others like Steve Milloy of FoxNews.com who reportedly believes that “There’s no evidence that man-made climate change is playing any role whatsoever in the current Western forest fire season. Poor timber management practices and drought conditions are the primary causes. Current drought conditions are within the range of natural variation. We need to determine what the best forest management practices are for different weather conditions rather than trying to manage the weather to suit poor forest management practices.”

My feeling is, whether one or the other turns out to be right, does it really matter? Or does fixing the problem matter? If we need to change environmental laws, then let’s change them, if Forest Service Policies need to be changed then let’s change them. If we don’t do anything, isn’t the smoke from the forest fires the ultimate contributor to global warming. Four years ago the same debate was going on in California, what has changed?

Steven J. Milloy is the founder and publisher of DemandDebate.com, JunkScience.com and CSRwatch.com; an investment adviser to the Free Enterprise Action Fund; and a columnist for FoxNews.com.

Read More on the CBS Story: 60 Minutes:Expert: Warming Climate Fuels Mega-Fires

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What is the determining factor that helps you make the decision to buy that car?

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Think about all the paperwork that is involved with your finances. If you didn’t have all this paperwork to go through and check and double check you might have more time to make your money grow and help the environment at the same time. You’ll get rid of a lot of clutter in your house and spend less time shredding and filing. You’ll have more room in your recycle bin too.

Find ways to go paperless:

• Bank statements: If you participate in On-Line banking already, why not have all your accounts go paperless. Most banks have that as choice for you in the On-line banking menu. It will save the banks money too and maybe they’ll stop Nickle and Diming us to death. (unlikely, but worth a try)
• Brokerage statements: As with the banks, the brokerage houses are more often than not on-line now, so ask your broker to stop sending you statements. You can access the same information on-line and you can always print something out that you have to have in black and white.
• ATM receipts: The ATM machine always asks you if you want a receipt. JUST SAY NO! you can always go home and check the transaction on-line.
• Yearly Reports: Again, this information is available on-line if you really want read it. Let’s face it most of us barely get through the summary, all we want to know is is our stock/mutual fund doing well, the rest is just too technical.
• Credit card Statements: Also available on-line along with ability to pay your bill, so why bother waiting for your bill to come in the mail, when you get the bill the information is old already. On-line you can get up to the minute info on your credit card usage.
• Utility Bills: most Utility companies and also City Utilities are going on-line. Same as with the credit card companies you can access your bill, pay it, look at usage, add or turn off services. You can even save on phone calls and do your business with them on-line.
• Mortgage Statements: On-line you can get info on your balance, payment, escrow account payouts, customer service.

I remember when computers started becoming common household fixtures, the “word” was that we would become a paperless society. But, it hasn’t happened yet. We seem to have an addiction to paper, as if, if it is not in black and white then it’s not real.

But let’s really examine what we actually do with all this paper. Why we save it.

1. If we’re organized: we’ve thought about going paperless, but we think we are going to need it someday, so we file it, then we shred it six months or a year later. And it ends up in the recycle bin or the trash heap.
2. If we are not organized: we haven’t even thought about going paperless, so we leave it laying around till one day we get tired of looking at it, or the pile just get’s too big . And it ends up in the recycle bin or the trash heap.

Either way we all know where that paper will end up, wouldn’t it be easier if we just didn’t have all that paper to deal with?

GO PAPERLESS!!!

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Next time you are out on the greens, think about whether your own actions are “green.” Here are some easy suggestions on what you can do to help the environment: Replace all divots. Walk the course instead of using a golf cart. If you do use a golf cart, keep your cart on the designated path. Urge your golf course to replace its carts with electric-powered ones, which greatly reduce both air pollution and noise pollution. Carry your trash with you until a waste container is available. Recycle glass, aluminum, and plastic on the golf course. If your course doesn’t have its own recycling program, urge them to start one. Adhere to local rules that may restrict access to environmentally sensitive areas on a golf course.

Buy recyclable products (e.g., biodegradable golf tees).

Accept the natural limitations and variations of turfgrass plants growing in a natural environment. (e.g., brown patches, thinning, loss of color).

Be willing to play on brown grass during periods of low rainfall.

Patronize courses that are environmentally friendly.

Recognize that golf courses are managed land areas that should complement the natural environment.

Respect environmentally sensitive areas of the course.

Support golf course management decisions that protect or enhance the environment and encourage the development of environmental conservation plans.

Support maintenance practices that protect wildlife and natural habitat.

Encourage maintenance practices that promote the long-range health of the turf and support environmental objectives. Such practices include aerification, reduced fertilization, limited play on sensitive turf areas, reduced watering, etc.

Commit to long-range conservation efforts (e.g. efficient water use, integrated pest management, etc.) on the golf course and at home.

Support research and education programs that expand our understanding of the relationship between golf and the environment.

Take pride in environmentally sensitive courses.

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Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to make the public aware of the causes of man made global warming.

Both Al Gore and the United Nations Climate Panel will share the prestigious prize for 2007.

The chairman of the IPCC, R.K. Pachauri’s, initial reaction was “I would like to pay tribute to the scientific community, who are the winners of this award. The experts and scientists are the backbone of the IPCC and they provide the knowledge, which has contributed to the success of the IPCC.
I would also like to thank the governments of the world who support and facilitate the
work of the Panel. I hope, as the Chairman of the organization, I am articulating the
sentiments of the entire scientific community in acknowledging the enormous
appreciation implied in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize and this would energize all
the scientists and experts involved in the IPCC to do even more in the future.”

Read More: IPCC

Al Gores reaction, was “I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is even more meaningful because I have the honor of sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…” Read More: Al Gore.com

Read More: National Geo: Al Gore, Climate Panel Share Nobel Peace Prize

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Did You Know?

• It takes seven gallons of oil to produce one tire. Five gallons of butadiene and styrene gasoline comprises the substances that tires are made out of, and two gallons of gas are used to generate the energy needed to manufacture the tires.

• Dumping waste tires in non-designated areas is hazardous to our health and to our natural habitat, AND it is against the law.

• An estimated 250 million waste tires are discarded every year.

• If you and your parents perform certain tire maintenance steps such as rotation, inflation, balance, and alignment, you can extend tire life and decrease waste tire generation by 15 percent.

• It is important to recycle your tires because improper disposal/illegal dumping can result in fires that are difficult to extinguish. When tire piles catch fire, the melted rubber generates oil that can pollute surface and groundwater. Furthermore, tire piles tend to collect water creating a perfect breeding space for disease carrying animals such as mosquitoes, snakes, and rats.
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How are they recycled, and what are they made into?

In the USA, reusing or recycling tires keeps them out of landfills. When buying new tires, leave your old ones with the dealer. Many communities have designated recycling drop-off centers where you can safely and responsibly dispose of your tires.

The majority of recycled waste tires are used as a source of energy, otherwise known as tire-derived fuel or TDF. When heated in combustion facilities, most notably in cement kilns, pulp and paper mill boilers, and power utility boilers, energy is produced and used as fuel to power these facilities.

Waste tires can also be used to make many useful objects. When all non-rubber material is removed from the tires, rubber chips are left over to make crumb-rubber modified asphalt, which is used to pave highways. Waste tires can also be made into doormats, water hoses, shoe soles, door stoppers, playground and athletic surfaces, non-slip products, sheet rubber for manufacturing products, and artificial reefs for marine life habitats.

Read More: Source of Information: Seminole County/Recycle Tires

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If your looking for a job in the environmental field, check out these links from Earth Share. They are full of resources for Green Jobs all over the country.

Job Opportunities EARTH SHARE IS HIRING! BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE / click here REGIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, Earth Share of New England / click here [PDF] The following Earth Share member groups and affiliates offer listings of jobs and/or internships on their websites: Earth Share of Georgia American Forests American Rivers American Farmland Trust The Conservation Fund Conservation International Defenders of Wildlife Earth Day Network Environmental Defense Environmental & Energy Study Institute Environmental Law Institute Friends of the Earth Izaak Walton League of America Land Trust Alliance National Parks Conservation Association National Wildlife Federation The Nature Conservancy The Ocean Conservancy Pesticide Action Network Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rainforest Alliance Rocky Mountain Institute Scenic America The Sierra Club Union of Concerned Scientists U.S. Public Interest Research Group World Wildlife Fund Other Online Environmental Career Resources The Environmental Careers Organization GreenBiz.com Joblink Environmental Jobs and Careers Environmental Career Opportunities Idealist.org Action Without Borders Care2.com Eco-jobs Green Dream Jobs

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Today we are joining thousands of Bloggers throughout the world, to make people aware of different types of abuse in the world.

My chosen topic is Animal Abuse, recently very much in the news with the Micheal Vick story of fighting and abusing dogs in his home in Virginia. And most recently, with the case of a rapper turned actor DMX, who is being investigated for animal cruelty to 12 Pit Bulls in Arizona and who formerly pleaded guilty to charges of 13 counts of animal cruelty in New Jersey back in 1999.

These stories help bring the subject of Animal Abuse to the limelight, but people need to be aware that this is happening all the time, all around us. The problem is nobody pays attention unless someone famous is doing it.

There are things we can do to prevent abuse:

• Get involved with Pet-Abuse.com. they keep a database of Animal Abusers, whether they have been convicted or not. They educate the public on Animal Abuse, they get people involved to prevent and put an end to Animal Abuse.

• Take care of the pets you have. Educate yourself
• Make a donation to Pet-Abuse.com
• Volunteer and Donate to a local Animal Shelter
  • PetFinder.com
  • Humanne Society
• Get Involved with your local Government
  • Find your Local Govt Reps
• Be aware of the Animals around you, if you suspect anything , report it to your local shelter. They will go and investigate.
  • • Be aware of your neighborhood pets:
    • Maybe there is an elderly person who could use some help taking care of their pets. You could help.
    • Maybe their some kids in the neighborhood who are mistreating their pets or animals in general. You could educate.
    • Maybe you know someone who would be a good pet owner, you can direct them to a local shelter instead of a breeder.
    • Maybe you know a pet owner who doesn’t have their pet spayed or neutered, you can explain and convince them that there are way too many cats and dogs without homes and good pet owners already.

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Earth Saving Tips from

PULLING THE PLUG ON SPRING-CLEANING “E-WASTE”

If your spring cleaning turns up unwanted computers, TVs, or other electronic equipment, you’re not alone. Consumer electronics are a fast-growing portion of America’s trash. More than 3.2 million tons of electronic waste is laid to rest in landfills each year. And 250 million more computers will become obsolete between now and 2005 — not to mention countless other electronic goods.

When thrown into a landfill, computers, printers, cell phones, fax machines— even portable CD players and electric toothbrushes — can leak lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, selenium, chromium, and many other toxic materials into drinking water, where it can threaten our families’ health.

There are many resources to help you keep “e-waste” from harming ourselves and the environment:

Reusing electronic equipment is the best use. If you can’t reuse the equipment yourself

— for example, turning an old personal computer into a server for a household network — try donating it to a school, social service organization, or other nonprofit organization in your community. (Be aware that many groups don’t accept older or nonworking equipment.)

Recycling keeps e-waste from landfills. Most communities have recycling services available, including both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Seek a recycler carefully. The best ones dismantle equipment, saving reusable parts before turning the remainder of the equipment into recyclable scrap. Avoid “recyclers” that ship e-waste overseas (usually to Asian countries) where it often is burned, polluting poor communities with toxic smoke.

Here are some things you can do to help reduce e-waste:

Stop thinking of used electronics as “junk.” Just because you have outgrown something, it isn’t worthless. Even if it is no longer satisfactory for you, your computer may be of use to others.

Keep e-waste out of landfills. If you cannot find ways to donate equipment, locate recycling resources in your community. Check the phone book, the Internet, and local government agencies.

Don’t do it yourself. Don’t crack open electronic equipment on your own. In addition to the hazardous materials they contain, some equipment carries an electrical charge long after being unplugged. You could get a dangerous or deadly shock!

Encourage electronics manufacturers to adopt take-back programs.

The best way to minimize e-waste is to make it easy for consumers to send equipment back to the factory for recycling. Call or write manufacturers asking them to do this.

RESOURCES ON THE WEB

Here are Web-based resources that can help:

Nonprofit donations:

• www.usedcomputer.com/nonprof.html

• www.sharetechnology.org

Recycling Directories:

• microweb.com/pepsite/Recycle/recycle_index.html

• www.earth911.org

More Tips:

• http://g2bgreen.com/green-to-do-list

 

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The Locavore movement originated in San Francisco and has spread coast to coast as more and more people look for ways to cut down on the resources used to grow and transport the food we eat. Instead they choose to buy locally grown foods that also support Local Farmers. This is a great idea and if it really catches on across the country it would really cut down on the resources used by the trucks and trains to transport all the foods that we find in our supermarkets. Of course it would also limit the variety of foods available in each region of the country. Everything can not be grown everywhere. Every region has its own weather, and can only sustain certain types of fruits and vegetables. But it helps to use what Local Farmers have to offer.

Some folks, “Extreme Locavores “, go even as far as growing everything themeselves, including the animals they eat. One man in Brooklyn, New York decided that he would try being one of these people and set out to create his farm in his 800 sq ft. back yard in Brooklyn. But his attempt to eat only what he grows, turned out to be harder and more expensive that originally thought.

Read More: news.yahoo.com/: New Yorker pushes limits of the”locavore” life

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Anthropology is the study of humanity, it’s social and cultural behavior in specific environments.

Ecological Anthropology is the study of the impact humanity has had on the environment over time and space.

Cultural Ecology, is the study of the impact of a culture on it natural environment.

Political Ecology is the study of political, economic and social factors that affect our environment. Focusing on how societies, states, corporations and transitional powers influence our ecological policies and problems.

Environmental Anthropology is the study of human-environment interactions from historical and contemporary positions, Western and Non-Western cultural systems as well as incorporating knowledge from the Biological, Physical and Social Sciences, and relevant Humanities.

Anthropological Theories:Ecological Anthropology

If your interested in this field of study here is a list of University Programs in the field of
Environmental Anthropology.

Food for Thought!!!

 

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Find out who you were and what you did in your last life. All you do is type in your birth-date and this algorithm from thebigview.com, will give you your past life analysis, fun stuff.

Were you Eco-friendly in your Last Life? Were you an environmentalist or a waster?

Get your: PAST LIFE ANALYSIS

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