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The Columbia River and global warming is another climate change issue to be aware of, according to scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. They released a report a couple of Fridays ago noting that communities/cities that are relying on water from this water supply…

(and other large bodies of water) will “feel the […]

Now that Earthday has come and gone, was there anything you managed to change, or did you make any “New Years Earthday” goals for the coming year?
Well our goal for Earthday was to change all the bulbs in our house to fluorescent bulbs. Those are the spiral light bulbs you are starting to see everywhere. […]

Last night I was fortunate enough to see Al Gore live at his presentation in Calgary. Al Gore, global warming and polite, factual, unrelenting persistence go together like peas and carrots. Ok, he can be humorous too.
I will admit, I was overdosed with the eye-popping facts pertinent to his/our cause, in fact 2.5 hours […]

Here are some interesting earthday facts you can use around the water cooler =)
1) Senator Gaylord Nelson is the man who is the founder of Earth Day idea back in 1969. In a Seattle conference held in Sept. 1969, it was announced that come spring of 1970, a nationwide grassroots…

demonstration was going to happen […]

Since my move to the west coast in Canada, I’m surprised that in 12 days of sporadic visits to the Canadian Rockies, I have yet to see any Canadian caribous.
A far cry from 27 years ago when I lived here for 3 years. They were a daily spectacle. You could always count on having your […]

Wow. Just read in USA today about global warming and water. The ramifications of not acting now will be quite devastating regarding humans, fish and wildlife.
Fresh water will be drying up according to a 67-page report released a few days ago by the US military and numerous scientists.
Basically those regions in our world that […]

Here are 3 top fuel efficient cars according to EnerGuide for 2007 in their respective classes, announced at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.
Toyota has taken top spot. EnerGuide named:…

1) The 2007 Toyota Yaris (manual transmission): Most Fuel Efficient Sub-Compact.
It rates with a 6.9 L / 100 km city and 5.5 L / 100 […]

If you’re wanting a ton of information on wind powered energy there is a conference being held in Los Angeles California.
Here are the details and a link for the registration should you be interested:…

WINDPOWER 2007 Conference & Exhibition will be held June 3 - 6, 2007 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, […]

Jobs in wind energy are on the rise. Why do I say such? According to the Global World Energy Council, since 1995, global wind energy has tripled every 3 years! The last 5 year annual increases were 30%. Pretty astounding.
As of 2005 the jobs in wind energy were standing at 235,000 people. Worldwide it […]

According the American Wind Energy Association, and dated this year, how much does a wind turbine cost is a good question.
The answer is basically 6k-22K depending on your needs.
This can be recouped in six to fifteen…

years. It also increases the value of your home.
So in order to determine how much does a wind turbine cost […]

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