Here’s an excellent article by Keith Farnish of The Earth Blog. In this blog entry he discusses how moving some of your electricity consumption to the wee hours of the night can greatly reduce the overall electricity production capacity that needs to be constantly “on-line”. Well worth reading here.
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Earth: you got a case of the humans!
Here’s a great short film that basically shows what we humans are doing to our own planet! Very cute, yet deeply upsetting. You Got Humans
‘Unexpected growth’ in CO2 found
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere have risen 35% faster than expected since 2000, says a study. International scientists found that inefficiency in the use of fossil fuels increased levels of CO2 by 17%. The other 18% came from a decline in the natural ability of land and oceans to soak up CO2 from the atmosphere. About half of emissions from human activity are absorbed by natural “sinks” but the efficiency of these...
The ugliness of bottled water
Here’s a good article spelling out 5 compelling reasons why bottled water is a VERY BAD IDEA. And it doesn’t even mention the fact that much of the bottled water sold in North America actually comes from far away places like France, Italy, and even Fiji. This is amazing when you consider that Canada has the most fresh water of any country in the world!
Hypocrisy and Renewable Energy
Here’s a good article at Green Options on the “Cape Wind” fiasco. Basically the right wing fights the project because, well, its bad for the fossil fuel industry, and the Kennedy’s, who like to pass themselves as pro-environment and pro-renewable energy, are fighting it because it will spoil their view. This is a rather hypocritical stance, and a very unfortunate one. Global warming may very well destroy the island they are on, which will...
Climate change: A guide for the perplexed
NewScientist just published an excellent special report on Global Warming. In it you will find 26 articles that debunk the main myths being spread around by the climate change deniers. There is also a guide to assessing the evidence. In the articles they’ve included lots of links to primary research and major reports for those who want to follow through to the original sources. Here are links to all 26 articles. • Human CO2 emissions are too...
Indonesia Makes 2008 Guinness World Records As Fastest Forest Destroyer On The Planet
(source) Indonesia is destroying its forests faster than any other country in the world, at a rate of 51 square kilometers per day. The main reason for this? So they can plant oil palms to produce “green” biofuels for the west.
Happy Earth Day!
Today is Earth day. Hopefully people all over the word will pause and think about what were doing to our planet; it is afterall the only one we have.
The looming water crisis
The water crisis has already begun, and it is not confined to sub-Saharan Africa. As many as 20 million people in the USA are at risk of not having enough water within 5 years. This is caused by a combination of rapid population growth, overdrawing water from the rivers and aquifers, and increasing evaporation and reduced snowpacks as a result of global warming. Many areas will run out of water within a few years. Here’s a...