Environment Links and News for June 2008

Posted by Pixelhead

Stumbled upon Freegan.info. These guys seem very hardcore. Our current and future environmental crisis will with out a doubt take some hardcore efforts on all of our parts.

Bizarre but True Facts about the Earth from Boomj.com.

Nicole has a post that offers Tips to Save Gas.

Below is a Cool time lapse video that shows how a Wind Turbine is Constructed.

I came across a Washington post article that gives some resources for stopping junk mail from showing up in your snail mail. One of the resources from the article was 41pounds.org, which is an organization that will stop your junk mail for 5 years for a one time fee of $41. A third of the fee is given back to charitable organizations that can be picked out when making the donation. 41pounds also has a blog, from where I learned about the effort to make June 8 World Ocean Day. Sounds like a great idea to me.

From there, I went and signed the petition Help Make a Difference Ocean Planet. I also made a post about the World Ocean Day event as June 8th will have passed when this post is published.

SEQL.org post 100 Ways to Save the Environment.

Here is an interesting article. Want to Help the Environment? Eat Insects. This could very well be the wave of the future, even if we don’t eat insects as our main course, we could still synthesize a lot of stuff from them such as protein. Hmm I wonder what a “Spicy Mexican Grasshopper” tastes like?

Dumblittleman has 10 Super Creative Uses for Everyday Things That You Already Have. Instead of buying new things, using what you have is a good way to be environmentally conscious.

Via a Digg shout, I learned about GE’s press realease about Co2 being a POSSIBLE Factor for climate Change. Check out the site Coal-is-Dirty.com to learn all about the environmental impact of the coal industry.

Via Spostareduro’s Plurk timeline( she invited and I joined Plurk and plurked her comment as well- will be examining Plurk a bit latter) about a petition to support the Climate Security Act.

From TreeHugger.com, Turbo Prop Airplanes are making a comeback, since they use only 65% of the fuel of traditional aircraft.

LifeHackery gives us 12 tips for reusing wooden pallets.

From Stumbleupon- DWP drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir to protect the reservoir from sunlight. The total number of the black plastic balls is to reach 3 million. So what is to happen to the plastic balls when the plastic begins to degrade?

From my blog comments, I found out about Mileagemaker.com which is a site that sells hydrogen generators for your cars or trucks which can help to increase your gas mileage. Sounds like a product that is very timely. Check out the Hydrogen Fuel Cell video, which describes the technology.

A Co-Op America email alert notified me to sign a petition to which encourages our representatives to Support the Coal Plant Moratorium, which is a bill that slows down the building of Coal power plants.

Via Digg, I came across a video link that encourages people to sign another petition which again seeks to increase the speed of Electric Vehicles from 25mph to 45 mph. I think I signed this petition last month. hmm. But at any rate, this time I came across one of the sites that is sponsoring the petition, Environmentalmotors.com, which is a nice looking site, but really needs some SEO work. I guess they have not heard of title tags…hmm…might have to give them some free SEO advice. If you didn’t sign the petition last month, stop in and sign it this month. Thanks.

If you have any environmentally related links to share for next months environment review post, please leave a comment, or send me a message via one of the Social Networks.

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Written by Pixelhead on June 16th, 2008 with 21 comments.
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Nicole Price
#1. June 16th, 2008, at 3:30 PM.

Thank you for the plug. I hope others too will get inspired and visit my blog and benefit.

Quite an exhaustive blog this time around. Interesting if somewhat time consuming.

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#2. June 18th, 2008, at 9:53 PM.

I just signed the petition on Environmentalmotors.com. I hope that the people who signed up for this petition are going to think about it if they consider to buy their next car.

Daniel

Sherrie Miller-Evans
#3. June 19th, 2008, at 8:58 PM.

Thank you so much for adding such great information to the web. I’ve been trying for years to help convey the problems and solutions our world faces and needs (respectively.) People don’t seem to care enough to make a change and put the effort into opening their own eyes.

We need to help people see what can be done in our daily lives to create a better world for our children. Mahalo for your consideration of our planet.

Airsoft
#4. June 20th, 2008, at 2:33 PM.

I read all of the bizarre facts about the Earth, although most of them weren’t that interesting. I didn’t know that the United States used 33% of the world’s electricity though; that’s just crazy.

Matt Cooling
#5. June 20th, 2008, at 3:17 PM.

I have signed the petition at Environmentalmotors.com as well. Together we stand, divided we fall.

Martialarts
#6. June 22nd, 2008, at 11:10 AM.

Me too signed the petition on Environmentalmotors.com.

ILikeMusic
#7. June 23rd, 2008, at 9:25 AM.

Many interesting information!! Thank man!
P.S. video of big turbine is amazing!

Bonnie
#8. June 24th, 2008, at 11:22 PM.

I’m going out in the yard to get some bugs for my husbands dinner.
http://www.dataplus-svc.com

Dan (Calibration Services)
#9. June 25th, 2008, at 9:32 AM.

The US use 33%! That is crazy! Its probably powering the many prisons (US has the highest level of incarceration as well!!)
http://www.acs-calibration.co.uk

Wayne
#10. June 26th, 2008, at 6:11 PM.

As for bulk mailers and combatting the deluge of mail at home, here’s a radical, if not punk way to fight it: http://officeofstrategicinfluence.com/bulkmailer/

h2Only
#11. June 27th, 2008, at 5:46 AM.

Actually a lot of asian and african countries already eat bugs, you may have seen this on tv show like the Amazing Race when in Asia the contestants had to eat a bowl of deep fried crickets…
http://www.h2only.com.au

TigerTom
#12. June 28th, 2008, at 10:06 PM.

I think we need the simplest, safest nuclear reactors we can build, or something radical, like what Nicola Tesla might have come up with.

France gets most its power from nuclear plants, and you don’t hear a peep about it.

Also, I don’t think there’s a way to generate power without destroying _something_.

Forrest
#13. July 1st, 2008, at 10:39 PM.

Do you follow TED? It can be reached at ted.com, and stands for Technology, Engineering, and Design. It’s a yearly conference, where top minds in a variety of ( generally scientific ) fields come together and talk about what’s going on in their field, what they’re working on, etc. In general, it’s exceptionally high quality, downright inspiring, very easy to learn from, upbeat, and all that. But as a technology & design forum, they’re devoted to the best, most elegant designs there are: those in nature.

I ask because I’ve watched a number of talks recently about the oceans. Some talk about the need to explore; others to preserve our wilderness. All of them introduce the view to the most fascinating world … one we’re doing a great job of destroying.

I hope this doesn’t seem spammy; I’m going to copy a URL and a description for you. A lot of these talks try to inspire conservation, and plenty don’t, but I think you’ll appreciate a lot of them if you can find the time.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

Michael
#14. July 7th, 2008, at 7:21 AM.

Great array of links. That video is pretty awesome of the wind turbine being constructed.

hellenes
#15. July 10th, 2008, at 9:09 AM.

Thank your for your nice videos.

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#16. July 10th, 2008, at 9:32 AM.

think we need the simplest, safest nuclear reactors we can build, or something radical, like what Nicola Tesla might have come up with.

France gets most its power from nuclear plants, and you don’t hear a peep about it.

nepali music videos
#17. July 10th, 2008, at 9:35 AM.

Actually a lot of asian and african countries already eat bugs, you may have seen this on tv show like the fear factor when in Asia the contestants had to eat a bowl of deep fried crickets…

Matt
#18. July 11th, 2008, at 4:05 PM.

Can i shamelessly promote a new tools which i created to calculate whether your using too much energy in the office or home?
http://www.carrierrentalxpress.co.uk/heating-cooling-awareness.asp

Pixelhead
#19. July 14th, 2008, at 2:45 AM.

Thanks Matt, I’ll include a link to your post in next months environmental post.

Carpet Cleaners NY
#20. July 21st, 2008, at 8:46 AM.

I too have signed the petition on Environmentalmotors.com.

Saratoga Picks
#21. July 31st, 2008, at 8:57 AM.

Nice post! I signed the petition as well.

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