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The No Impact sustainable eating plan - 0 views

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  • A diet that is local, unfrozen and unprocessed, seasonal, organic or near-organic, has no packaging and is based on mostly grain and vegetables, including little or no beef or dairy
  • Production has its impact by water use, land use, energy use, and herbicide and pesticide use:
  • Eat organic or close to it—to cut down on the chemicals.
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  • Eating seasonally—avoids carbon emissions produced by oil-guzzling boilers used to heat greenhouses and by power plants used to keep things frozen.
  • If  you’re veggie, eat more eggs than cheese—one pound of cheese takes ten pounds of milk to make. It has about the same impact as a pound of beef.  I’ve read that far-away beans as a protein source may be better than local cheese. Eat fresh and seasonal—freezing and keeping food frozen is not so low impact.
  • Bring your own cloth shopping bags and buy loose produce.
  • Distribution means transportation and the average piece of American food has traveled 1500 Miles to get to your plate. I emphasize local because: A regional and local food system would release five to seventeen times less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than our current national and international model (according to this Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture study).
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No Impact Man: When the lights go out…Gulp! - 0 views

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shared by eyal matsliah on 07 May 07 - Cached
  • As for lighting, strategically placed candles with mirrors behind them shine more brightly than people give them credit for.
  • A suggestion for those who find it financially difficult to be green. Search in your areas for Trade and Barter organizations. I'm sure most big cities have them. But you don't have to join a group, but people you know that you can barter with. I have done this before, traded my time with a friend who is a carpenter who builds energy efficient off-grid homes. It saved me a lot of money. Everyone has a skill they can trade. You can still be green even if you have a low-income. I've managed to do it, and having a low-income has taught me to be responsible with money. Grow your own food, or find someone who has a space you can start a garden. I live in a bachelor suite and grow culinary herbs, and baby lettuce, romaine, spinach. Also grow sprouts in jars. There is lots of info on the net about sprout growing. Posted by: dare | April 21, 2007 at 12:46 PM
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INTK Stock Market News : City of Fairbanks Chooses Nansulate Insulation Coatings by Ind... - 0 views

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shared by Mark Kabbbash on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Mark Kabbbash on 29 Sep 09
     
    order from the City of Fairbanks to provide the Company's patented Nansulate® energy saving and asset protection coatings for five city buildings to increase energy efficiency and reduce fuel costs. The first building to be coated with Nansulate® is the Fairbanks City Hall and that application is already underway. The other buildings in the project include the Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Public Works and a fifth city building. Nanotech Energy Solutions, Inc. estimates the amount of the product for the entire project to be approximately 12,000 gallons.
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The Thermal Barrier Paint, Nansulate. INTK is making a difference. - View Message - 0 views

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  • Mark Kabbbash on 20 Oct 09
     
    "preliminary results from a study by Fairbanks based Borealis Energy Services on the performance of Nansulate(R) on steam pipes at surface temperatures of 303 deg F for both surface temperature reduction and reduction of heat loss. Preliminary results showed a 67 deg F temperature difference after applying the Company's patented Nansulate(R) High Heat insulation and corrosion prevention coating on the pipes at the standard application of 3 coats, which equates to a final dry film thickness for the application of approximately 6/1000th of an inch. Borealis Energy, who has been researching the product since July, will be forwarding a final report on their results within 30 days." Borealis Energy Services Releases Results of Study on Use of Industrial Nanotech, Inc.'s Patented Nansulate(R) Insulation Coatings for Alaskan Steam Pipe Project http://ow.ly/txUg
  • Mark Kabbbash on 20 Oct 09
     
    Check this out. A paint that insulates!
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allAfrica.com: Africa: Continent Rejects New Climate Change Pact (Page 1 of 1) - 0 views

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  • Arabica Robusta on 28 Oct 09
     
    "Developed" countries should take responsibility for climate change mitigation.
  • nehasharma786 on 13 Aug 15
     
    nice news change climate environment
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Rising CO2 could cause catastrophic sea level rise finds Antarctic study - Telegraph - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 23 Nov 09 - Cached
  • during the last period of high CO2, 125,000 years ago, temperatures were up to 10.8F(6C) higher than present day levels. Such a hike in temperature could lead to a rise in sea levels of between 13 to 20ft (4 to 6 m) over hundreds of years as the ice sheets melt.
  • the study suggests that current high levels of CO2 could also cause a rise in temperature
  • massive droughts, extinction of species and sea level rise
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  • the proportion of fossil fuel emissions absorbed by the oceans since 2000 may have declined by as much as 10 per cent
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Americans must diet to save their economy - earth - 23 July 2008 - New Scientist Enviro... - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 27 Jul 08 - Cached
  • The average American consumes about 3747 kcal per day
  • accounts for about 19% of US total energy use
  • 6 kilograms of plant protein are needed to produce 1 kg of high quality animal protein
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      Benno Hansen on 27 Jul 08
       
      den dårlige økonomi i kød
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  • the average American consumes one third of their calories in junk food
  • the equivalent of 2100 kcal go into producing a can of diet soda which contains a maximum of 1 kcal. About 1600 kcal go into producing the aluminium can alone
  • food travels 2400 km on average to its consumer in the US. This requires 1.4 times the energy actually contained in the food
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Climate Change Could Be Impetus For Wars, Other Conflicts, Expert Says - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 26 Aug 08 - Cached
  • discussion has ensued among international-security experts who believe climate-change-related damage to global ecosystems and the resulting competition for natural resources may increasingly serve as triggers for wars and other conflicts in the future.
  • most possibly destabilizing populations and governments: degradation of freshwater resources, food insecurity, natural disasters and environmental migration.
  • the number of world regions vulnerable to drought was expected to rise
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  • “Most critical for human survival are water and food, which are sensitive to changing climatic conditions,”
  • “The associated socio-economic and political stress can undermine the functioning of communities, the effectiveness of institutions, and the stability of societal structures. These degraded conditions could contribute to civil strife, and, worse, armed conflict.”
  • “Large areas of Africa are suffering from scarcity of food and fresh water resources, making them more vulnerable to conflict.
  • “Although climate change bears a significant conflict potential, it can also transform the international system toward more cooperation if it is seen as a common threat that requires joint action,”
  • the seeming conflict between environment and the economy will be best overcome with the recognition that protecting the climate in the best interest of the economy.”
  • “History has shown how dependent our culture is on a narrow window of climatic conditions for average temperature and precipitation,”
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IRIN Middle East | Middle East | Lebanon | LEBANON: Climate change and politics threate... - 0 views

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  • rising temperatures, spiralling population growth and inefficient irrigation are severely straining resources and threatening renewed economic and social breakdown.
  • Lebanon has the highest annual rainfall in the region, averaging 827mm compared to 630mm in Israel, 252mm in Syria and just 154mm in Iraq
  • Yet experts estimate that demand for water in Lebanon will have increased by more than 80 percent by 2025 as Lebanon’s population is expected to grow from four to 7.6 million. In the same period, as a result of climate change, average summer temperatures in the country are predicted to increase by 1.2 degrees centigrade.
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  • Across areas of the northern Bekaa with better irrigation, many farmers have turned land over to growing water-thirsty but economically lucrative hashish plants – totalling some 16,000 acres of land
  • The valley is an economically underdeveloped area where more than 40 percent of residents are dependent on agriculture as their main source of living
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How to adapt to climate change : Nature News - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 25 Feb 09 - Cached
  • They're also growing vegetables — rather than crops like wheat — on floating gardens. They use a bamboo frame and load it with water hyacinth, which rots and makes a bed for vegetables to grow. Then when the flood water rises, they can still harvest food.
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Chevron fined $8bn over Amazon 'contamination' | Dominic Rushe | Environment | The Guar... - 0 views

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  • An Ecuadorian judge has ruled that Chevron was responsible for widespread contamination of the country's Amazon basin and fined the company $8bn (£5bn).
  • far below the $27.3bn sought by the plaintiffs – and they may appeal
  • The epic and bitterly fought lawsuit over the "Amazon Chernobyl" has been going on for 18 years. It was brought on behalf of 30,000 people whose health and environment were allegedly damaged by chemical-laden waste water dumped by Texaco's operations from 1972 to 1990. Chevron bought Texaco in 2001.
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  • Chevron had claimed that Ecuador was violating the terms of a 1997 trade pact with the US.
  • According to a report by Sweden's Umeå International School of Public Health more than 30bn gallons of toxic wastes and crude oil had been discharged into the land and waterways of Ecuador's Amazon basin - or "Oriente". This compares to the 10.8m gallons spilled in the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 in Alaska or 205m gallons spilt in BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster. The report claims there are at least two big oil spills per week in the area. Printable version Send to a friend Share Clip Contact us larger | smaller Environment Pollution · Oil · Energy Business Oil · Commodities World news Ecuador More news Related 7 Jun 2010 Exxon Mobil argues against knee-jerk reaction to Gulf oil spill 31 Aug 2010 Greenland's prime minister lambasts Greenpeace for raiding Arctic oil rig 7 May 2010 Chevron wins access to film-maker's Amazon pollution footage 1 Dec 2010 A climate journey - The Andes: Ecuador's rainforests
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We're on the brink of disaster | Salon - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 27 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Every outbreak of violence has its own distinctive origins and characteristics. All, however, are driven by a similar combination of anxiety about the future and lack of confidence in the ability of established institutions to deal with the problems at hand.
  • The riots that erupted in the spring of 2008 in response to rising food prices suggested the speed with which economically related violence can spread.
  • The cost of food is now closely tied to the price of oil and natural gas because petrochemicals are so widely and heavily used in the cultivation of grains
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One man's 3-year experiment in eating organic food - all the time - International Heral... - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 03 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Dr. Alan Greene, a pediatrician
  • He chose three years as a goal because that was the amount of time it took to have a breeding animal certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • "Whenever you go up the food chain, the costs pile up,"
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  • "If you don't eat meat at every meal, if meat becomes more of a side dish than a centerpiece, you can fill the plate with healthy organic food for about the same price."
  • a dairy farmer who noted that livestock got sick less after a switch to organic practices
  • Three years later, he says he has more energy and wakes up earlier.
  • Now, he says, he is rarely ill. His urine is a brighter yellow, a sign that he is ingesting more vitamins and nutrients.
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EVTP stock : America's First Environmental Car Rental Company Announces First Expansion... - 0 views

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    The company has prevented more than 100 tons of air pollution and passed on to its customers more than $1 million in fuel cost savings.
  • Mark Kabbbash on 13 Nov 08
     
    Plamondon has served as CEO and CRO for both private and publically held companies over his distinguished 35-year career. As President and CEO of Budget Rent a Car, he grew the company from $50 million operating revenue to $2.5 billion operating revenue by acquiring and integrating licensees spanning 3,200 locations in 117 countries. Plamondon left Budget Rent a Car after it was sold in 1996. Plamondon also served as CEO for worldwide Alamo and National Car Rental, including the Car Temps brand, a $250 million insurance replacement business. There he led the total company restructuring resulting in a successful sale. His vision for EV is to position the brand as a fun and friendly car rental experience for customers while reducing carbon emissions.
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A Day to Prevent Exploitation of the Environment in War - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 10 Nov 08 - Cached
  • "The natural environment enjoys protection under Protocol 1 of the Geneva Conventions," Ban said. "But this protection is often violated during war and armed conflict. Water wells are polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed, all in order to gain military advantage."
  • Since the outbreak of fighting in August 1998, the conflicts have been rooted in struggles for control of natural resources such as water, timber, diamonds and other minerals as well as various political agendas.
  • "The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of our approach to peace," Ban stressed today. "Protecting the environment can help countries create employment opportunities, promote development and avoid a relapse into armed conflict.
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  • Ban said that the UN is studying the environmental impacts of conflicts around the world, from the Balkans to Afghanistan, from Lebanon to the Sudan.
  • Lasting peace in war-torn Darfur will depend in part on resolving the underlying competition for water and fertile land, Ban said, adding that there can be no durable peace in Afghanistan if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed.
  • "We have seen how environmental damage and the collapse of institutions are threatening human health, livelihoods and security," he said. "These risks can also jeopardize fragile peace and development in post-conflict societies." "Let us renew our commitment to preventing the exploitation of the environment in times of conflict," said the secretary-general, "and to protecting the environment as a pillar of our work for peace."
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Reuters AlertNet - CLIMATE CHANGE BLOG: Does poverty equal vulnerability? - 0 views

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shared by Benno Hansen on 28 Oct 08 - Cached
  • 'poor people are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change'
  • But is it the state of being poor that makes people vulnerable to climate change, or the processes that lead to their impoverishment?
  • if you have access to a clean and healthy environment that provides for your needs - meaning you don't need two dollars a day (or perhaps even one) - then you aren't living in poverty!
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  • most of those who are poor and face the biggest threat from climate change are descended from people who had indigenous adaptation strategies to climatic and other environmental hazards which would - if they hadn't been colonised - have made them far less vulnerable than the 'rich' to the impacts of climate change.
  • If some of the worst-case climate change scenarios do come to pass, then the rich are also going to be extremely vulnerable and, if push comes to shove, I'd prefer to have knowledge of my land and how to grow food in inhospitable environments
  • the very wisdom that could help make us all less vulnerable to climate change is being lost as more and more people are sucked into a global economy that values only certain types of knowledge and beliefs.
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Hydrogen Stocks HYDB Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel Cell - View Message - 0 views

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  • Mark Kabbbash on 14 Dec 08
     
    A Hydrogen assist car is a clean solution.
  • Mark Kabbbash on 14 Dec 08
     
    Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel Cell Corp. has created the Diesel Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel Cell specializing in improving fuel economy for large diesel tractor trailers, SUV's, domestic and import vehicles through on demand hydrogen/oxygen injection, fuel vaporization, ionization, and fuel delivery control via onboard computer system. Its strength being specialized in cutting edge technology that is universal in application, installation, and efficiency of increased fuel mileage for most internal combustion engines, hybrids, and diesel engines.
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Ecological Space - IIED - 0 views

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    'productive' vs. 'luxury' carbon emission
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How Does Solar Home Heating Work? - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 07 Dec 09
     
    How solar home heating works and the types of solar home heating methods.
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