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Alternative Energy Sources – What is Alternative Energy?

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Alternative Energy Sources - What is Alternative Energy?

Alternative energy sources, what is alternative energy you ask? The common definition for this tern is that it is an overall term used to refer to any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources, and in modern times, without the consequences of pollution or greenhouse gas emissions.

The term “alternative” in this case presupposes the current set of energy technologies against which “alternative energies” are compared. As such, the list of energy technologies excluded is an indicator of which problems the alternative technologies are intended to address. Controversies regarding dominant sources of energy and alternatives to them have a long history, ever since fire was discovered for a matter of fact. The nature of what is regarded as alternative energy sources have considerably changed over time, as with the technologies that we use to extract and utilize them. Currently, in this modern day and age, due to the wide variety of energy choices and differing goals and agenda’s of their advocates, defining some energy types as “alternative” has become highly controversial.

As such, big oil and coal don’t want to lose market share and are launching campaigns to dispel the harmful effects of their energy products .They want to keep that money rolling in, at whatever cost to the environment, and ultimately mankind. They prefer to keep things as they are, and are slow to adapt to the new wave of clean and renewable energy sources, however some progress is being made. Continue Reading Alternative Energy Sources – What is Alternative Energy? Here

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Posted by admin - May 21, 2012 at 9:27 am

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Sustainable Energy – The Future is Clear We Must Move Forward With Sustainable Energy

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Sustainable Energy - The Future is Clear We Must Move Forward With SE

Sustainable energy (SE), with it the future is clear, and much cleaner for that matter! No matter how you look at it, it is one of the most critical aspects of us moving forward and keeping our existing way of life intact. Unfortunately, technology dictates that we need energy, but the sources of that energy are optional. We need it to fuel our transportation, heat our homes, power our computers, phones, lights, and other necessities. Currently we derive only 13% of our total electricity from renewable sources, and that doesn’t include transportation! Currently fossil fuels power most of our energy sources, in the form of coal and oil, or gas. These fuels produce greenhouse gas emissions which is a byproduct of their combustion, which by itself isn’t that harmful, but in the massive quantities we are using it, it is a big problem.

As we previously said, some greenhouse gas emissions are part of the carbon cycle, and in limited use, it isn’t going to affect things all that much, but we have bypassed that plateau of safe usage a long time ago, and in combination with deforestation and other similar events, we are creating a big surplus of greenhouse gas emissions that the planet can’t absorb or cycle properly, thus we are altering the carbon cycle and the chemical makeup of our atmosphere, which is resulting in global warming, or now more commonly referred to as climate change. Continue Reading Sustainable Energy – The Future is Clear We Must Move Forward With Sustainable Energy Here

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Posted by admin - May 14, 2012 at 12:18 pm

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GOP Led House Passes Cut Version Of Obama’s Energy Bill By $6 Billion

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GOP Led House Passes Cut Version Of Obama's Energy Bill By $6 Billion

On Friday, the Republican led House passed a 30.6 billion dollar energy bill covering the Energy Department and the Army Corps of Engineers programs. The final cost was $1 billion less than this years budget, and $6 billion less the President Barack Obama’s request for the energy and water projects. The Republican leaders called it a model of restraint, but White House officials claimed that it jeopardized economic growth and clean energy projects.

The bill included an amendment that allows companies to continue to make and sell old-school 100 watt light bulbs after January 1, 2012, when they were originally scheduled to be phased out. Previously, Republicans have tried to overturn a 2007 law requiring light bulbs to be more energy efficient starting in 2012, but all previous attempts have failed. The new House bill also blocks the Obama Administration from closing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project in Nevada. The government has already spent $15 billion on the project, but it still not open for business, which is storing spent nuclear fuel from power plants. President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada both want to end the program. Continue Reading GOP Led House Passes Cut Version Of Obama’s Energy Bill By Billion Here

Originally posted 2011-07-16 00:55:03.

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Posted by admin - May 13, 2012 at 2:14 pm

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Why Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day Everybody!

Why Earth day do you ask? Many have asked the question why Earth Day since its inception on April 22nd, 1970 I imagine. Lets begin with a brief history on this historic event. This year, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the original day which was celebrated on April 22nd, 1970. Those were troubled times, with the Vietnam War, Anti-War Protests, and then April 22nd. Continue Reading Why Earth Day Here

Originally posted 2010-04-10 20:21:16.

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Posted by admin - May 13, 2012 at 2:14 pm

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What is Fair Trade? – Fair Trade More Ethical Than Free Trade Giving Brighter Economic Future

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What is Fair Trade? - Fair Trade More Ethical Than Free Trade Giving Brighter Economic Future

What is fair trade you ask? We can use Fair trade (FT) to create a brighter future for many people around the world. Today our world is overly profit oriented and we are experiencing social and economic inequalities not witnessed since the turn of the last century. These inequalities are primarily due to greed, selfishness, and ‘it is only about me’. These inequalities leave millions of people around the world without the basic necessities such as food, water, housing, education, and health care among other things. All across the globe, there are millions of small farmers that are being dramatically and negatively affected by globalization, modern international trade policies, and third world debt and are subsequently losing their farms, livelihoods and are unable to feed their families or provide for the other basic necessities of life. Under similar circumstances are landless workers who are seeing worsening working conditions, lower pay and unsafe working environments as developing countries compete to attract foreign investment by offering the cheapest labor available. Not only is this creating worse working conditions abroad, it is also creating worse working condition’s in developed nations as jobs continue to be scarce, and conservative policies are rolling back workers rights and reforms which were fought hard for over the past century. Continue Reading What is Fair Trade? – Fair Trade More Ethical Than Free Trade Giving Brighter Economic Future Here

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Peace Building A Vision of World Peace in Mankind’s Fight For Survival

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Peace Building A Vision of World Peace in Mankind's Fight For Survival - Can we battle nationalism and imperialism? - Is there any better time to start than this holiday season when peace on Earth and goodwill to man is the theme?

Some of us may have different ideas of world peace and of peace building, and these may seem like a vision that is unattainable to some, if not most of us at times. Nationalism and imperialism seem to be major obstacles in attaining these goals, as we will further review those two topics later on in the article. To begin with, from the Free Dictionary by Farlex.

  • Peace
    1. The absence of war or other hostilities.
    2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities.
    3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations.
    4. Public Security and order.
    5. Inner contentment, serenity (peace of mind).

The timing for this article seems truly important, as on one hand we have destructive weather stretching across the globe, and we have ongoing wars that seem to have no ongoing peace building attempts, and world peace is but a far reach at best. It is also the holidays, where peace on Earth and goodwill towards man is the theme, and that for most of us, we put our differences away for a few days, and celebrate the birth of Christ, a live together in peace and harmony for the most part. Some of us even manage a smile and some courtesies we normally would not bother with. Continue Reading Peace Building A Vision of World Peace in Mankind’s Fight For Survival Here

Originally posted 2010-12-21 09:20:00.

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Posted by admin - May 9, 2012 at 10:39 am

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