We have all seen the tips and clippings on how to be "more green". Some of us listen and try to make a difference and others hope that it will get better on it's own (our dying earth).
What are you going to do today to make a difference?
Let me know.... also, what book is everyone reading right now?
This past week I bought a Klean Canteen bottle. I use it everyday at work and it only cost $18. That may seem like a lot but think of all the bottled water I won't be buying.
If I bought bottled water three times a week for $1.50 a bottle $4.50 a week. If I did that every week throughout the year that would be $234.
let me know what you thought of the USA vs. Mexico game on Wednesday?
On the USA MEX game. I thought we looked really good. I wish we could have had more offense and I think we are a little slow compared to other counties. BUT, we won and we had some good individual success. I feel good about this team.
i care, i got this aluminum ll bean bottle i like to use. veggie's for the environment. also part of that bike to work movement, no matter how long, how weird, just not 3 months of the year.
Don't get me started on going green. 90% of what is 'green' is a complete joke. Take the Prius for example. Sure it emits less CO2 but no one talks about the nickel-cadmium batteries. The raw materials are mined and smelted in Ontario at a plant that's surrounded by a 2 mile dead zone (nickel is highly toxic). The batteries are then shipped by cargo ship to Europe where they're refined. Then off to China we're the nickel is turned into a nickel foam. From there it's shipped to Japan where it's made into a battery. Lastly, the battery is shipped to America where it's assembled with the Pruis. Forget the dead zone around the plant in Ontario due to acid rain where NASA test mars rovers, the shipping alone is horrible for the environment. If the trans-Atlantic shipping industry was a country, it would be the 7th most polluting country in the world.
I guess what I'm saying is, check out what's really going on. People often look over the products life from beginning to end and look at it in a more personal way.
If you're interested in good and realistic ideas about how to help the environment, check out these links.
Carbon Burials: Collecting CO2 from the air then injecting it into underground caverns (basically). http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/carbonstorage.html
Nuclear Fusion: Nuclear plants use fission, this is fusion. It's a lot safer and theoretically much more efficient. I wouldn't try to understand the math/physics behind it unless you're a quadriplegic named Stephen Hawking but learning about the ratio of power in to power out is important. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power
Solar Power: People don't talk about how much power the sun actually puts out. Photovoltaic cells are getting much more efficient and I really feel that solar power is going to be the way to go. It's 100% natural and is copying something that's been on the planet for over 450 million years (plants). There's a reason that plants and photosynthesis have been around so long. I'm of the opinion that fixing the Earth's problems with natural ways is the best plan of action.
This past week I bought a Klean Canteen bottle. I use it everyday at work and it only cost $18. That may seem like a lot but think of all the bottled water I won't be buying.
ReplyDeleteIf I bought bottled water three times a week for $1.50 a bottle $4.50 a week. If I did that every week throughout the year that would be $234.
let me know what you thought of the USA vs. Mexico game on Wednesday?
On the USA MEX game. I thought we looked really good. I wish we could have had more offense and I think we are a little slow compared to other counties. BUT, we won and we had some good individual success. I feel good about this team.
ReplyDeletei care, i got this aluminum ll bean bottle i like to use. veggie's for the environment. also part of that bike to work movement, no matter how long, how weird, just not 3 months of the year.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started on going green. 90% of what is 'green' is a complete joke. Take the Prius for example. Sure it emits less CO2 but no one talks about the nickel-cadmium batteries. The raw materials are mined and smelted in Ontario at a plant that's surrounded by a 2 mile dead zone (nickel is highly toxic). The batteries are then shipped by cargo ship to Europe where they're refined. Then off to China we're the nickel is turned into a nickel foam. From there it's shipped to Japan where it's made into a battery. Lastly, the battery is shipped to America where it's assembled with the Pruis. Forget the dead zone around the plant in Ontario due to acid rain where NASA test mars rovers, the shipping alone is horrible for the environment. If the trans-Atlantic shipping industry was a country, it would be the 7th most polluting country in the world.
ReplyDeleteI guess what I'm saying is, check out what's really going on. People often look over the products life from beginning to end and look at it in a more personal way.
If you're interested in good and realistic ideas about how to help the environment, check out these links.
Carbon Burials: Collecting CO2 from the air then injecting it into underground caverns (basically).
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/carbonstorage.html
Nuclear Fusion: Nuclear plants use fission, this is fusion. It's a lot safer and theoretically much more efficient. I wouldn't try to understand the math/physics behind it unless you're a quadriplegic named Stephen Hawking but learning about the ratio of power in to power out is important.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power
Solar Power: People don't talk about how much power the sun actually puts out. Photovoltaic cells are getting much more efficient and I really feel that solar power is going to be the way to go. It's 100% natural and is copying something that's been on the planet for over 450 million years (plants). There's a reason that plants and photosynthesis have been around so long. I'm of the opinion that fixing the Earth's problems with natural ways is the best plan of action.
Sorry for the long post