Archive for October, 2011

Article by Alfred Anderson

There is a growing concern about the environment today. Starting from activists to small children, most people are concerned about the environment. The concept of going green has gained a lot of prominence. However, this concept can only succeed if we a ready to make those small changes in our daily lives that finally result into a collective change in the bigger picture i.e. environment. Environment conservation is not just about discussing the causes and potential threats; it is about finding good eco-friendly alternatives to the various items that are being used by us. Plastic bags are one such item that is used extensively. As per estimates, The United States uses more than 100 billion new plastic bags a year. If we can cut down upon this usage or even better if we can stop using plastic bags completely, the environment can be benefitted in an immense way.The huge consumption of plastic bags leads them to pile up in landfills after they are disposed of. Being low in weight, they fly away and settle in drains beaches and other areas. As a result the drains get clogged and the coastline gets polluted. Further more, estimates say that it takes 12 billion barrels of oil to produce the amount of plastic bags needed in US a year. That’s quite a lot of oil and we can easily save it.Papers bags too are not a good alternative to plastic bags. More paper bags means cutting down more trees which in itself is very bad for the environment. Moreover, paper bags produce much more waste in the atmosphere as compared to plastic bags.Use reusable bags. These bags are made up of non woven polypropylene which is not only simple to make but also durable and strong in quality. They are available in a variety of styles and prints and can be customized to one’s preference.

Article by Sandy

What makes you feel headache about iPhone 4? Well, I assume its limited standby time. No matter how many settings you have changed, how many programs you have deleted or how many applications you have shut down, your smart phone might still not work as long as you expect. Now, there is an apple accessory that could help solve this troublesome problem for you. Designed by an industry designer named Tjeerd Veenhoven, this iPhone Case could charge your phone via one of the cleanest source on the earth wind.

The case has been given a name similar to Apple products, that is, iFan. In his description, he described how short the power of iPhone last and how hard he rack his brains to solve this problem. In the shape of a soft rubber skin, iFan he designed comes with energy wind fan. Unless the wind stops, the fan will charge your phone anytime anywhere the wind blows. Although the item requires much longer charging time, about six hours, for a full charge than specific charger, it overpasses the restraint of place to charge our multitouch phone. What is more important is that it does no harm to our environment.

Environment deterioration has become a menace to human survival. Besides politics, economy and terrorist, the issue is the most concerned problem all over the world. That is the reason that low carbon life, solar powered gadgets, or other environment friendly methods are so welcomed anywhere in the world. Just imagine, if we could charge all of our electronic gadgets in a pollutant-free way, we will take a big stride in our environment. Electronics are so widely used in our lives – if we could turn their charging in an environment friendly way, huge amount of carbon dioxide will reduce.

If Steve Jobs could invent a friendly and effective way to charge all of their smart phones, Android threat would become a cake. The more this kind of environment-friendly items is invented, the better our future world will be.

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Article by Alison Withers

Copyright (c) 2010 Alison Withers

Overall global food prices have risen by an average of 83% in the last decade, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation.

That’s just one statistic from this week’s crop of news reports on climate change, global warming and food production.

Here’s another: global greenhouse gas emissions since the 1850s would have been a third greater without the 1960s Green Revolution, according to the researchers in the US.

Neither of these findings is likely to bring much comfort to the millions of people currently struggling with the effects of this year’s unprecedented rainfall in Pakistan and China, which has displaced at least 20 million people in the two countries, flooded out of their homes, their work and all they own, including crops, seeds and livestock.

Nor will it be of comfort to the Russians, facing their hottest ever summer, with wild fires circling Moscow and risking the loss of at least a third, possibly more, of the country’s wheat crop – due for harvest in September and October but already triggering price speculation on the commodities markets because Russia is the world’s third largest supplier of wheat.

In addition 16 countries have recorded record temperatures this year (2010) and there are severe droughts, leading to starvation in Niger and parts of the Sahel region of Africa.

At the same time US researchers have also found that rice yields are declining in the six main Asian rice producing countries, which they ascribe to global warming and the resulting rise in night-time temperatures. Yields have dropped between 10% and 20% over the last 25 years in some places.

In the face of all this it is hard to tolerate the persistent wrangling between countries in the ongoing discussions ahead of the next meeting in Cancun, Mexico, due in November. In fact, since the disappointing outcome of the last summit in Copenhagen last year, it’s being said that the talks have gone backwards.

Even without the mounting evidence of the devastating effects of climate change on weather patterns, and by extension agricultural production, a vast increase in food production is going to be needed to supply the projected global population growth and make some inroads into the scandal that a billion people on the planet are malnourished if not starving.

So what happened in the last “green” revolution and what chance is there of another one?

The 1960s green revolution increased crop yields and cut hunger dramatically in places like South Asia and Latin America by putting more land into cultivation and by using higher yielding varieties of rice, maize and other crops. The result for India, for example, was transformation from a food importer in need of emergency help from time to time to a major food exporter.

Twice as much land as is currently used would have been needed to feed the growing global population at current levels, according to the US researchers. The green revolution used a combination of intensive farming techniques and chemical fertilisers as well as the higher-yield varieties to avoid that.

However, as we now know, there were longer term implications to this method of farming – in the effects of chemical based fertilisers on the land, the ecosystem (insects, plants and animals as well as the soil and the water courses) and in some cases on human health.

Lessons have been learned and at least the language has changed. The talk now is all about sustainable farming, natural, healthier foods and a new range of low-chem agricultural products, including biopesticides, biofungicides and yield enhancers, coming from the Biopesticides Researchers that do less harm to the land.

These low-chem products are only part of the mix. Another technique is genetic modification although there are many people who are very suspicious of the unknown consequences of using it widely.

Changing diet patterns towards eating more meat as the BRIC countries become more prosperous and develop a larger, urban middle class are another factor. Meat production is generally regarded as an inefficient use of land and water, so persuading people to eat less of it, while it would have an effect on the emission of greenhouse gases, might be a tall order in some parts of the world.

Plainly there’s a limited amount of land available for agricultural expansion, not to mention the production of biofuels. Increasingly extreme weather won’t help.

In addition therefore reaching global agreement on efforts to curb emissions in a way that is accepted as fair by all countries is another key to achieving some kind of sense on global warming, climate change and food production. It’s to be hoped that the pessimistic predictions for Mexico in November prove not to be true, since all our futures depend on it.

Article by Jon Stromberg

The Recovery Act is the most ambitious energy legislation ever to be drawn up in the history of the US. It has converted the Energy Department into the largest venture-capital fund in the world. It is a monumental effort to derive something good from the crisis, by making green energy, green transportation and green building real. As a result of the act, no less than $ 90 billion has been spent on green investments, including on a smart grid, electric cars, cleaner coal, solar, wind and geothermal power, and biofuels. The number of smart electric meters in private homes will triple, and the number of hybrids in the federal fleet will quadruple. $ 5 billion is being spent to weatherize homes, and this part of the stimulus program has got a lot of attention. All in all, the Recovery Act represents the first major steps taken by the US to a low-carbon economy, and marks the beginning of the green revolution in the US. For further information on green invesments, click here

Investment in green companies is now deeply rooted in government policy. The green industrial revolution includes companies such as A123 Systems. It was founded in 2001 on a $ 120,000 federal grant, and now is a global player in the all important lithium battery market. Recently, it won $ 239 million to construct two factories in Michigan. The batteries produced will supply the first generation of mass-market produced electric cars. Three of the world’s first electric-car plants are also being heavily financed too. Fisker Automotive has received a $ 519 million loan to reopen a General Motors factory in Delaware in order to manufacture battery powered sedans.

The Recovery Act’s focus on green investments will not only reduce our heavy and ongoing dependence on fossil fuels, but also avoid a future economy in which the US is dependent on other countries for manufacturing and technology. Last year, only two factories in the U.S. produced batteries for electric vehicles. Thirty new ones are now expected to be opened, which will lead to an expansion of U.S. production capacity from the current 1.5% of the global market to more than 20%.

The stimulus includes nearly $ 3.5 billion for clean-coal projects, as well as lucrative loan guarantees for US nuclear plants. The country’s largest photovoltaic solar plant is being supported by the stimulus, as well as what are set to become the world’s two largest solar thermal plants, located in California and Arizona.

The stimulus cash has fuelled green investments, after a crises induced freeze, and the US should double its share of renewable power by 2012, an aim which Obama has repeatedly stated.

This is just a quick snapshot of the many ways that funds from the Recovery act are helping fuel the green revolution in the US. The big question now is, will green investments in the country continue to rise after the terms of the Recovery Act end? Let’s hope for more positive news in the future.

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Article by Eco Green

Are you stunned about talk of a Green Eco-Revolution in a downed economy? Making money has never been harder to do for workers in a decreasing work force, and somehow a “Green Eco-Revolution” is supposed to be the arriving renaissance of wealth, sky-rocketing all into a middle-class heaven. You might be speeding out of money wondering when things will change around. The factual statement is that no one knows. Working for oneself can be hugely rewarding, but you are constrained by time and money problems. Folks coming out of poorness hit a variant perspective. They want money, and they have to have it quickly, to maintain the lights being on, supper in the icebox, and bank collectors from taking back collateral. Either way, there is financial pain and distress.

For 8,000 years Homo Sapiens have been wanting to attain a wage from bhang, cannabis, grass, or whatever the thousands of nom de plumes people call a prompt growing plant originating somewhere in the Kush Regional Formation( The Marihuana Story Timeline ) continuing today throughout humankind. Why?

Five trends are happening together that make growing cannabis a viable thought for earning a livelihood.

Ozone stratum complications, ice cap thawing, plastic filled oceans, deviant atmospheric condition patterns, ocean coral die-off, etc. are symptoms of a developed age and a much larger human population.

Industrial payrolls are going downwards all over the world in every country. The principal engine to create the American middle class was white collar careers which are being upgraded to specialized high-priced expertise or service help, which is expanding, but at decreased pay ratios( salaries ).

World education and longevity has pushed upward, so that more competition for all forms of employment go up, especially in an economic down-turn.

Politicians create policies that can drive job development, but they mostly over-promise, leaving their populations to fend for themselves ultimately when there are bills to pay.

A continuing of bad banking practices. Debtors and “those who rent credit” rarely undergo much personal contact with every additional indebted soul well enough to deal with them to resolve the debtors difficulties with the least amount of pain or humiliation.

Farming hemp at home for social, religious, or medical reasons is a variant of modern technological horticulture. Cloning techniques, hydroponic or organic dirt knowledge, horticultural illumination technologies are actually advantageously respected fields in this novel green revolution. Laws that restrict the human right to use marijuana for individual welfare are loosening as the reality that it is a terrible waste of time, cash, and results in a divided legal system. Prohibition, simply speaking, has never worked. It only criminalizes a whole part of society. A mostly destitute class of people, who endeavor with affording to be in a territory that has a need of jobs.

The genuine green revolution came with the first human revolution – agriculture. The growing high tech business that with plant genetics subjects offers a new balance between nature and the human race to becoming stewards of the planet with our eyes on the stars.

Plant a few cannabis seeds and a human starts their journey into a new and growing green economy – a hemp economy on 8,000 years of amassed knowledge on farming and use of reefer. Visit Our High Profit Marihuana page for more information.

And it is easier than you suppose to accomplish $ 3000 – 4,000 a month with a one room indoor pot grow set-up. Once up and functioning, putting in an hour or two a day is mosly all it takes to get on the means to add to business strength in this realistic green economy.

A hemp lifestyle offers a intelligent payoff on investment, plus a feeling that you ARE aiding others to grapple with the hardships of life, as well as a quest of pleasure or health.

The real green revolution may yet be a sacred vocation by nature herself to return to an rural society as a strain of the larger planet eco-system.

Yeah, folks have been getting stoned, relieving their suffering, restoring appetite and discovering unworldly or religous tranquility in ritualistic use since before the innovation of writing itself.

The more you know, the more you grow.

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Article by Carlo M

Plants are serving a lot of purpose to the environment and even to our homes. They do not only provide oxygen to breath but they are also great ornamental pieces for both interior and exterior design. In fact, plants are widely used by most home designers as they could give a different feel, ambiance, light and color to any home.

Plants have different varieties that could best suit any modern or conventional design. Also, there are many ways to use them to best bring out their beauty. Plants would look great in planters that are customizable to match your design and aesthetic style. Although, plants may seem okay when planted directly on rich soil, nonetheless, they need to be arranged well so as they would look clean and organized. If you want to use them indoors, it would be best to use safe and natural colors not unless you want to be experimental with them. A bright color like blue or red could give a bold and dramatic feel. You may also go with clear vases for center pieces or decorative ornaments.

In home decorative plants are not limited to blooming plants, such as tulips, roses, geranium, and more. Trees could be an added attraction to your home. There are different varieties to trees. Some may tall as 10 feet high while other trees are manageable. An example of great in home tree is palm trees which would best compliment your garden, front lawns, and even your swimming pool area. Palm trees could be great center pieces too, which is just right if you have minimal spaces.

Small plants like topiaries could be a great addition to your plant decors as well. These plants are so versatile as they could both be used indoors and outdoors. For instance, you may place them in entrances of your gates, front doors, gardens, patios, living rooms, dining area, and more.

For those who might not have the privilege however to take care of any of these plants as they do not have enough time to do so, then indoor and outdoor artificial plants and trees are perfect. These are best for people who come late from work and whose only remaining time is to spend with their family. These artificial plants are best for any aesthetic modern or conventional style.

Fake outdoor trees could compliment even condo’s whose sunlight might not be sufficient to grow trees. You may go for artificial vines that could be placed on top of shelves, on window boxes, and hanging plant containers. Artificial outdoor plants and trees would also look great on planters that are made of fiber glass, PVC, and wood. Also, they could even be planted directly on rich soil. No one would even know they are fake unless you tell them.

These outdoor artificial plants and trees are so beneficial as they do not eat up your time, but they are also cost effective and functional. They could suit any weather, either hot or cold. And, they are less maintained.

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Article by Shams Arefin

As a homeowner, you may have been thinking about incorporating some plants and trees into your yard. This is a wonderful idea, however, you do not have the time and energy that it normally takes to maintain your yard without adding anything else to it that would require more maintenance. You can add plants and trees to your yard without the addition of a lot of work. There are methods that you can utilize when choosing which plants to put into your yard that will not only look nice, but will not take up all of your free time.

One of the most important characteristics to look for when you are searching for trees to incorporate into your yard is that you choose one that does not drop a large quantity of leaves or needles throughout the year. If you choose a type of tree that loses an abundance of leaves, you will have to spend a lot of time raking them up. It is imperative that you do not allow the leaves and needles to stay on the ground because they can possibly ruin your grass. If you choose trees that drop leaves rather infrequently, then you will not need to rake very often.

Be certain that you choose plants and trees that will do best in your growing climate. You can go online and figure out which growing climate you are located in. If you choose a type of plant that will not do well in your climate, you will have to pay extra attention to it because it will need more tending to survive.

Make sure that when you plant the ones that you have chosen, you follow the directions carefully. It is much less work to do everything correctly in the first place than to do whatever is cheapest and fastest in the beginning, and end up having to start over again. For example, make sure you are informed on which kind of plants would grow best in the soil that you have. If you are unsure, it is possible to have your soil analyzed by a professional. If your plants require a type of fertilizer, choose the one that is the best for your plants instead of one that is inexpensive.

By following the methods above, you will save yourself a lot of time and energy when adding plants and trees to your yard. It is best to start out in the best way possible, so your plants have a great beginning and will take less work in the long run.

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Article by Carlo Mamar

Plants come in so many varieties that are great for both indoor and outdoor uses. Homes with plants decorated properly look more pleasing and inviting to anyone. This is one of the reasons why many people invest in plants that could improve the appearance of their homes and create a cool and greener ambiance.There are different types of plants that you could start investing for. You could begin with blooming plants. These plants are very functional and decorative. These outdoor plants flowers could be planted directly in soil and arrange them well. These blooming plants could also be placed in clear vases and be used as center pieces on dining tables, round tables, altars, and more. Great blooming plants that are great to use are roses, tulips, orchids, and more.

Other amazing plants to use either indoors or outdoors are hedges. These plants could be used as something that could create a private ambiance. They could be placed on balusters, swimming pools, patios, gardens, and more. Hedges, nonetheless, are one of those best flowers for window boxes that may be hard to grow. They need constant trimming and watering for them to grow healthy leaves that could be trimmed and arranged well.

You may also invest in vines that look great on window boxes or hanging baskets. They could be hanged on porches or hanged on trees. Window boxes with vines in them are very attractive especially when these vines complement their boxes’ colours.

Trees are another great plant that could be used outside. Trees could be filed up in one corner that could create a great border plant. Small trees like palm trees or olive trees are another ornamental plant that you could use. If you do not want to get the hassle of taking care of these trees you may go with artificial outdoor trees that are as good as the real ones. These trees or topiaries could be placed on large planters and have blooming plants surround them. You may also use outdoor artificial plants and trees that could be placed in beautiful containers or planters.

There are so many plants that you could invest on. Outdoor artificial plants and trees are not limited to in-home use. You may use them in offices and other business establishments. In fact, plants have always been favourites of most interior and exterior designers as decorative ornaments.

Plants will always be worth investing for either for in-home or outside purposes.

These creepy fig trees work their way around other trees until they’re totally enclosed and die. From the BBC.

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Article by Article Expert

In this environment conscious world, the organizations are increasingly using eco promotional gifts as a tool of branding and being seen as contributing to the global campaign for lowering the carbon footprints. As part of their corporate social responsibility, the companies are looking at the various ways they can meet the business needs of their organizations as well as being able to put a message across that they care for the world they live in. There are numerous ways in which every one can do his her bit in lowering the environmental impact on our planet. It just needs a little imagination, awareness and willingness to do your bit in saving the environment. Environment is not an issue which can be left alone to the corporates, non-governmental organizations and governments. It is a matter which affects the every day life of each one of us on the planet. Not just us, even the future generations are going to be affected by what we do to our environment.

In our daily life , we can use Eco-friendly paper bags, clothes, stationary and numerous other daily use products. The corporates have bigger responsibility. They can do it quite easily. And most of them are doing it. At their conferences and other events, they use eco- friendly products like note-pads, pens, jute bags, key rings, etc. Seeing the demand, there has sprung up a whole new cottage industry of eco-friendly products. The companies must make use of these products while launching any marketing campaign.

At all corporate events, the companies must use eco friendly promotional gifts as their marketing materials. There is no dearth of finding eco- friendly equivalents of all their promotional products. In doing so the companies can showcase to their customers and stakeholders their concern for the environment and their commitment to keeping it clean. By distributing such gifts at all their events, the audience of your campaign understand the message. Moreover, the lead of the corporates would definitely percolate to the people at large whose participation is sure in any campaign to lower the impact on the environment.

Image conscious as the most corporates are, they are ingeniously finding means and ways to turn to green marketing. The customers have become conscious of impact of products on environment. It is imperative that companies find products leaving minimum impact on our fragile ecosystems. It would demonstrate the perfect green behavior. Eco Promotional Gifts is the best way for the companies to demonstrate their commitment to saving the environment as well as being able to meet their meet their marketing objectives.

Article by Alissa

The environment that surrounds your family matters, especially for a child. The family environment plays important roles, which has great effects on children for the long run. Therefore, it’s no doubt that creating an environment-friendly home is necessary. A green family that is harmonious family considers lifestyle, contributing to children to grow and thrive.

What should we do in order to create such an environment-friendly home? First and foremost, being environment friendly is to make a list the top fifteen items that you use in your home, which is alternated by environment-friendly items. A good case in point is using herbal and pollution-free shampoo instead of the chemical one. This will dramatically change extent an environmentally damaging footprint you leave behind in your daily life to a large extent. Secondly, make changes to your energy usage. With the trend of low carbon society, it is our responsibility to put the advocating into real life. After charging cell phones, every family member remembers to unplug. Appliances, such as fridge, wash machine, TV, had better be turned off if out of use. A majority of Children like to imitate adult. Good habits will be formed when they grow up. Thirdly, for those who are serious about environmentenvironment friendly products and lifestyles, there is even more that you can do. In daily life, living garbage be taken note to classify. Some materials should be recycling. A good lesson will be learned that different garbage put into different color dustbin by your children. Their curiosity will attract them to ask parents about common sense of classification of garbage. Lastly, keeping pets, if you like, is a creative way. Animal is our human being’s friends since the ancient times. Compassion and love trend to be strengthened by cultivating pets. With animal’s companion in the childhood, a child will have a more harmonious relationship with the nature.

To shape a healthy personality for children attaches much importance to the family atmosphere and environment. Let us work together to build the green family!