Applying The 80/20 Rule To World Hunger
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Dec 10, 2008 |
 I did a reverse search on many of the topics involved in global warming and dealing with world hunger and found the number of searches for these items was incredibly low, when compared to "news" items.
I feel our news media has a solemn duty to properly keep these things in the public eye, so that people begin to understand the problem fully enough to change their behavours.
For example, many of the things we can do about global warming are, as simple as, turning out a light or offsetting our car usage; and if we add enough of them up, we can easily bring the world carbon emissions below that much talked about and little done 20% mark.
For some useful tools,
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Applying The 80/20 Rule To Global Warming
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Oct 11, 2008 |
 One of the most important things to do is decide what are going to be the quickest methodologys to reduce global warming now, not in three years now!
Each country will be different, each country will have different resources we can apply to this increasing environmental degradation.
We can do it. We only think we don't handle change well. However, when the earth is at breaking point, we must adapt quickly or perish. Labels: environment, global warming, greenhouse gas |
| posted by speedquill @ 5:28 PM |
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One Environment Minister Shows The Way.
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Apr 17, 2008 |
 Australia's environment ministers have failed to agree on a national scheme to rid the country of the billions of plastic bags used each year. South Australian Environment Minister Gail Gago said she was "deeply disappointed" with Thursday's outcome. "But South Australia can hold its head high. We've announced that as of today we will ... bring about a ban on plastic bags in South Australia, commencing January 2009," she said.( For More)
Every Australian needs more effective leadership like this from politicians, not the usual lets create a harsher law and pretend the problem doesn't exist. Bravo.Labels: environment |
| posted by speedquill @ 11:15 PM |
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Humanity's Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global Environment
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For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems.
Our expanding footprint has tremendous momentum. The insidious explosion of human impact today is creating a shockwave that will threaten global ecosystems and their ability to support us for decades-possibly centuries.
Humanity's Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global EnvironmentLabels: environment |
| posted by speedquill @ 3:00 PM |
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What Hillary Clinton Will Do For The Environment.
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Mar 20, 2008 |
 To transition to a clean and renewable energy future, Hillary will urge all of the nation's stakeholders to contribute to the effort.
Automakers will be asked to make more efficient vehicles; oil and energy companies to invest in cleaner, renewable technologies; utilities to ramp up use of renewables and modernize the grid; coal companies to implement clean coal technology; government to establish a cap and trade carbon emissions system.
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| posted by speedquill @ 11:32 AM |
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Barack Obama On our Environmental Future
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 "Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a North or an East or a West issue. It's an issue that all of us have a stake in," Obama shouted.
"And if I can do anything to make sure that not just my daughter but every child in America has green pastures to run in and clean air to breathe and clean water to swim in, then that is something I'm going to work my hardest to make happen."
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| posted by speedquill @ 11:09 AM |
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McCartney's Kangaroo Cull Protest: I take Issue With His Rhetoric
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Mar 13, 2008 |
 I have no problem with Paul McCartney's attempts to have these kangaroos moved to a better location; to me this is the prefered outcome.
However, as to his assertion, "There is an urgent need for action to protect kangaroos from a barbaric industry which slaughters them for meat and leather," he said in the message. ( in IBN News.)
The humble kangaroo is one of the least damaging animals for the Australian environment, far less than cattle and sheep.
So will he be campaigning for stopping all animals being killed for for meat as well or was this just a glib and catch cry for attention.
Especially when there would be ample recourse under australian law to simply have the animals humanely removed. You have the money use it wisely.
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The Renewable Sustainability Of An Interesting Mind.
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Mabey is controversial in his views about what we mean by buzz words like 'renewable', or 'sustainable', and he is highly provocative in his final response to the Eden Project itself. Labels: environment |
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What Is Cosmetic Eco-Friendly Anyway?
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 Mabey argued this is peddling a bubble of illusion for people who hanker for "a kind of refuge in the green" but don't want to think a great deal about the natural world, or relate to it.
What is being marketed as "green living" isn't bunking down with the wild wonders of nature, but an air-brushed concept of nature as a kind of property make-over.
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| posted by speedquill @ 4:37 PM |
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China's Pollution Problem In This Olympic Year
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 BEIJING — China's premier promised in a major speech Wednesday to cut pollution emissions, conserve energy and shut down outmoded and inefficient factories in heavily polluting industries such as electricity, coal and steel.
"First, we will implement the plan to close down backward production facilities in the electricity, steel, cement, coal and papermaking industries," Premier Wen Jiabao said.
China's double-digit economic growth has come with a surge in heavily polluting industries such as manufacturing and energy. The country is home to 16 of the world's 20 most heavily polluted cities. ( Read Full Article) Labels: environment, Pollution |
| posted by speedquill @ 2:57 AM |
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Environmental Picture Just Keeps Getting Worse
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Feb 22, 2008 |
 A WORSENING global warming scenario means the Rudd Government should set a more ambitious greenhouse reductions target than it took to the federal election.
Prof Ross Garnaut, author of an interim report on climate change, said yesterday Australia had to take the lead on dealing with climate change because it potentially faced the greatest dangers.
He also warned that tackling greenhouse emissions would drive up electricity prices, hit low-income earners and bite into the profits of major industries such as cement-making, and steel and aluminium smelting. Labels: environment, global warming |
| posted by speedquill @ 3:35 AM |
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Stopping Climate Change Could Stem Economic And Environmental Disaster: Water Future 2
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 The Himalayas contain the largest store of water outside the polar ice caps, and feed seven great Asian rivers.
Immediate action against climate change could slow the rate of melting, which is increasing annually. "The rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers will first increase the volume of water in rivers, causing widespread flooding," said Jennifer Morgan ( pictured ), then director of the WWF's Global Climate Change Programme. "But in a few decades this situation will change and the water level in rivers will decline, meaning massive eco and environmental problems for people in western China, Nepal and northern India." Labels: environment |
| posted by speedquill @ 1:01 PM |
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Learning From Natures Genius
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Jan 28, 2008 |
Who wouldn't want to mimic nature it's solar powered and any waste it produces is fuel, for a totally different part of the ecosystem. Isn't the fact life exists at all amazing beyond belief and isn't this what inspired Einstein to travel on the back of a light beam. Must read just for the inspiration the material provides.
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by NatureLabels: environment |
| posted by speedquill @ 8:01 PM |
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I Know The Politicians Won't Get It, But 1-1=0.
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Jan 21, 2008 |
 It amazes me how these people get elected, if you co-generate the biofuel ( for the pollies, you use the same fuel you are generating, there should be about a zero contribution to Ghg's, because they cancel each other out.
Using algae to produce biodiesel, the algae has to take up the same amount of co2 to produce the same amount of biodeisel it usually produces. Thus 1-1=0.
Oh, but you say what about the green waste. You burn it and run the emission after aclimatisation through the algae, until no co2 is left to return to the environment.
So you balance the emission everytime you produce an equivalent amount of biodeisel, thus zeroing the effect on the environment. Think about it.
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| posted by speedquill @ 3:23 AM |
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75% Reduction In Energy Costs With Geo-Thermal
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 Up to 75% energy saving due to reduced energy consumption EarthLinked® offers the most energy efficient means of heating and cooling buildings in most areas.
Boasting a certified coefficiency of up to 8.0, Earthlinked systems reduces cooling costs an average of 30% as compared to a 10 SEER air conditioner, and heating costs by 75% as compared to electric heat.
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Without question, fresh water is our most precious resource, and as the population increases, so too will the cost of water.
The Desert™ Cube Waterless Urinal System is a simple and effective way you can help solve this economic and environmental challenge. Using natural microbial technology to control odours and the build up of uric scale, the Desert™ Cube system is rapidly transforming washrooms across Australia.
The benefits are not only in the massive water savings, but also in odour elimination, chemical free maintenance and improved hygiene.
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