Europe is switching to energy-saving light bulbs. But many consumers think that their performance does not match their old-fashioned counterparts. To improve citizens’ knowledge of the new 2nd generation low-energy light bulbs, the European Commission has made a 2-minute cartoon and launched a website.
The ‘Better Light with Less Energy’ cartoon is short, simple and funny. It shows the viewer that 2nd generation low-energy light bulbs are readily available, that their performance is better than the 1st generation's, and that they are far more economical than their incandescent counterparts.
If you're looking to make your home greener, a good place to start is with eco friendly bathroom products. With some simple changes, you can eliminate a lot of chemicals and products that damage the environment. Patty Kim of the Green Guide shows how we can all have green bathrooms.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pCe5KXwO2o&feature=player_embedded
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmrx9z8T4Zo&feature=player_embedded
Delta Power Systems Installs a Level 2 ClipperCreek EV Charge Station. See how easy it is to install. ClipperCreek EV Charge Stations are UL certified and compatible with the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Ford/Azure Transit Connect Electric and all other EV's coming to market.
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Here's some footage from our first ever 141 Eyewear Clinic, which took place in Jiasian, Taiwan. In August 2009, Typhoon Morakot devastated this small town in southern Taiwan and the surrounding areas. Eyewear is not something which is easily accessible for these people. With the help of an optometrist based out of Taipei and his students, we were able to hold a free eyewear clinic where over 200 kids received new glasses made to their exact prescription.
Read more: http://www.ecouterre.com/21119/buy-a-pair-of-141-eyeglasses-fund-a-pair-for-a-child-in-need/
Original Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shKsBYdvN0Y&feature=player_embedded
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talks to NRDC Members about America's clean energy future.
The Solar Roadways project is working to pave roads with solar panels that you can drive on. Co-founder Scott Brusaw has made some major steps forward since our first visit back in 2007, so we visited him again earlier this year for an exclusive update on the project, including the first ever video recorded of the Solar Roadways prototype! For more information visithttp://www.solarroadways.com . This Solar Roadway project will be featured in the upcoming feature film by YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip. To learn more about YERT, visithttp://yert.com .
Original Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep4L18zOEYI&feature=player_embedded
A segment from Zero Point 360: a show about a family uncovering the green movement happening in Urban communities and around the globe.
Original Source: http://greenlivingexplained.com/green-living-tips/green-videos/green-living-2/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z2v7gAFlc&feature=player_embedded
A melting glacier triggered a massive rock slide on the unstable slope of a dormant volcano near Pemberton, B.C., on Friday, diverting a river, blocking a creek and raising concern that a newly formed lake behind the slide could flood the valley below. Provincial emergency officials were assessing the danger posed by the avalanche on Capricorn Mountain, 65 km north of Pemberton, which left an earth-and-debris dam 300 metres wide and two kilometres long. It spanned nearly the entire breadth of the valley. An evacuation alert was issued for parts of the Lil'wat First Nation's lands. The slide stranded 13 campers who were airlifted out. There were no reports of anyone killed or injured. The slide hit at about 5:30 a.m. Friday below the melting Capricorn Glacier.
A 10-kilometre-long lake formed behind the dam after the slide blocked Meager Creek and forced the Lillooet River to cut a new channel. Debris from the slide blocked access to the main road into a popular hiking and camping area 35 kilometres north of Pemberton, which is 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. The campers, who were from Metro Vancouver, Toronto and the Pemberton/Whistler region, were taken from the area by helicopter. Five local miners voluntarily stayed on high ground behind the slide area. "The Capricorn Glacier has given way and fallen on Meager Creek," Whistler RCMP spokesman Sgt. Shawn LeMay said. The debris blocking the creek is "made up of soil rock and snow that's fallen from Capricorn Mountain."
Officials from the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the ministries of forests and environment were on the site to assess the safety threat to nearby residents and determine whether there should be more road closures. "We are assessing that dam created by the slide to assess what the potential impact downstream will be," said Ian Indridson, spokesman for the Provincial Emergency Program. Few people live in the Meager Creek area, which is mainly farms and aboriginal lands. Casey Van DenHeuvel, executive director of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, said some employees were told by the Lil'Wat First Nation that their homes might have to be evacuated. Others who lived close to the Lillooet River were also worried. Shirley Laven, whose home is near the avalanche, didn't have time to talk when contacted by The Vancouver Sun. "We're going to be leaving, we're packing stuff up," she said, and hung up. But Denise Vanloon, whose farm is on the Hurley Forest Service Road leading to Meager Creek hot springs, refused to leave, saying she was doing what she always does in these situations: baking muffins. As she looked out her window, she could see a convoy of trucks heading down the road.
"I haven't heard a whole lot," Vanloon said. "There were a few people who started hooking up their fifth wheels and motorhomes just in case — they're probably gone by now." Vanloon said she was more concerned about people being stranded in the area. On Thursday, a couple of young men from Alberta passed by her property on their way to the hot springs, she said, but she warned them not to go because "we know there's been a few bad signals (that there could be slides) up there the last little bit." One resident said slides occur frequently in the area. The avalanche forced Great Pacific Pumice Inc., which has a mine in the area, to stop work after water and debris wiped out the main road to the mine. Mine spokesman Sandy Biln said he wasn't sure when his workers would be able to return to work, which was already limited to four and half months of the year because of the weather.
Situation Update No. 1
On 07.08.2010 at 04:31 GMT+2
A giant sheet of ice measuring 260 sq km (100 sq miles) has broken off a glacier in Greenland, according to researchers at a US university. The block of ice separated from the Petermann Glacier, on the north-west coast of Greenland.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SN44ApH4kY
That there is power in the wind is not a new discovery, man has been using it for thousands of years. What most people don't realize is how much experimentation has been going on in this century. There is no shortage of energy... 20% wind by 2030
The Blink Level 2 home and commercial chargers were unveiled today at the PlugIn 2010 Conference, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with ECOtality to create a new icon for a smart EV ecosystem. We are also excited to share some of the key elements of the design.
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Clayton Snyder, a graduate from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), speaks about coming to the Institute to get a dual Master’s degree in International Business Administration and International Environmental Policy. Clayton currently works at CBS Corporation as a Manager of their Environmental Projects. Clayton is an environmental risk management strategist with over four years of corporate & non-profit experience. His background includes: energy analysis, emissions analysis, sustainability auditing & CSR reporting, compliance consulting, budgeting, strategic planning, and business development. He holds his undergraduate degree from UCLA. To learn more about the programs and degree offerings of the Monterey Institute, visit www.miis.edu.
Source: http://www.online10.info/getting-a-career-in-green-business/
SeaLock™ - Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Docking System
Our patented SeaLock™ System enables offshore floating wind turbines to dock and undock to a moored floating deep-water docking station. This quick connect and disconnect system reduces offshore wind farm installation costs and enables for onshore service and maintenance programs.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI_8EQV_UNE
To know more about this: http://www.ecoseed.org/en/general-green-news/greentech-news/greentech-a-science-news/7622-World-simmers-in-hottest-year-so-far
Tesla and Toyota have signed an agreement to initiate the development of an electric version of the RAV4 as announced in May of this year by Elon Musk and Akio Toyoda. With an aim to market the EV in the United States in 2012, prototypes will be made combining the Toyota RAV4 model with a Tesla electric powertrain. Tesla plans to produce and deliver a fleet of prototypes to Toyota for evaluation within this year. The first prototype has already been built and is now undergoing testing.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWzool7toL0&feature=fvst
Motorized wind turbines made of LEGO (with a little help from some long knitting needles). The energy conversion goes still in a kind of wrong direction, must work a bit on that :)
I-Portz, Inc. designs Solar Carport Electric Vehicle Charging Stations called Charge-Portz. Our Fast-Charging stations, use Plug-In, Wireless Inductive Fast-Charge platforms. Our SG-1 Stargate rotary charging system, comes in 5 different layouts and configurations. Our Solar Carports attasch name brand Sponsored advertisements to our solar canopies to pay for our Infrastrcture, eliminating all govt.subsidy's.
Mobile phone service provider, Safaricom has launched the first ever-solar powered mobile phone. The phone, retailing at 3000 shillings, has the back case modified to accommodate a miniature solar panel for charging. Safaricom Chief Executive, Michael Joseph says 60 minutes of charging will see the phone run for 24 hours. The phone, which is manufactured in partnership with ZTE of China, comes with a conventional charger and is expected to drive subscriber numbers in rural areas, off the electricity grid. The launch comes amidst great emphasis on green energy solutions to power the economy, as the country grapples with an energy crisis that has resulted in power rationing.
Global technology group Siemens announced on Friday that it would invest €200-million (about R2-billion) in Africa by 2012, about €100-million of which would be directed to South Africa, in a bid to create the platform for a trebling of sales on the continent over the next two years