America consumes 31.2 billion water bottles a year taking 17.6 million barrels of oil to create them. Enough to fuel 1.5 million cars for a year. America consumes 100 billion plastic bags a year taking 12 million barrels of oil. World figures? 154.3 billion water bottles and 500 billion – 1 trillion bags=147.4 – 207.4 [...]
Archive for April, 2008
America’s dirty little oil secret: Plastic Bottles and Bags
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Technological Breakthrough In Fight To Cut Greenhouse Gases
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scientists at Newcastle University have pioneered breakthrough technology in the fight to cut greenhouse gases. The Newcastle University team, led by Michael North, Professor of Organic Chemistry, has developed a highly energy-efficient method of converting waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemical compounds known as cyclic carbonates.
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Amazing Savants
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I came across this article on Yahoo and it has some fascinating links to some of the more notable (or published) Savants of recent times. There are clips of Daniel Tammet, Derek Paravicini and the original Rainman, George Finn. Fascinating. Check it out.
Al Gore’s brand-new slideshow on the climate crisis
Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is hot!! scuse the pun!! Please take a look and pass on the link to all your friends.
Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting
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Earth in crisis, warns NASA’s top climate scientist
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Earth, Environment, global warming on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just read this and really thought this to be of great importance. It is not that we didn’t know it, rather that it is being stated against the fossil fuel industries. Please take a look at the whole article.
Global warming has plunged the planet into a crisis and the fossil fuel industries are trying [...]
Iguazu Falls, Magnificent! Wonderful! Impressive!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Argentina, Falls, Iguazu on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
B&B in blissful Hampshire village anyone?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bed and Breakfast, hampshire, holidays, liss on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are thinking of taking a holiday or short break in the UK this summer? How about a B&B in a quant little English town with easy access to the rail and London. This is a very pleasant and comfortable location, which I can personally vouch for. It is situated in the lovely Hampshire country side of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged al gore, Earth, Environment on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What’s New on “we can solve the climate crisis”
We Campaign Website Launches!
Sun, Mar 30, 6:33 PM
FPL Group Goes for Solar
Sat, Mar 29, 9:17 PM
Giant Chunk of Ice Collapses in Antarctica
Wed, Mar 26, 9:11 AM
Green Collar Jobs Catch On
Wed, Mar 26, 8:59 AM
Ohio Interfaith Alliance Commits to Action on Global Warming
more info at wecansolveit.org
Together we can solve it!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged al gore, Environment, global warming on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You may have seen the TV ads from wecansolveit.org.
Here is a little from their site that should be of interest to us all:
The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection — a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. Our ultimate aim is to [...]
Excavation starts at Stonehenge
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Archeology, Stonehenge on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first excavation inside the ring at Stonehenge in more than four decades gets under way on Monday.
The two-week dig will try to establish, once and for all, some precise dating for the creation of the monument.
It is also targeting the significance of the smaller bluestones that stand inside the giant sarsen pillars
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