Adam And Eve - Dinosaur Hunters
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Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson On The Environment
Interesting. Again I really think that his ideas are the right ones. I would be interested in learning how he plans to go about them, but the fact that he wants to do them is more than we can say for the current leaders. It will take large, visionary thinking to get us out of the mess we are in.
If you are interested here is Clintons views on this topic.
New Legislation Could Cripple Wind Industry
In an era when global warming is increasingly seen as the number one problem facing the nation, and our president has said we are addicted to foreign oil, the last thing we need is legislation that would cripple the wind industry. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) , a man known for his support of large coal subsidies and who once said about coal “For so many, filthy coal is a dirty four-letter word, these individuals, I tell you, have their heads buried in the sand.” (via) has just introduced a bill (H.R. 2337 full text of bill .txt file) that would place enormous, wrong-headed restrictions on America’s growing wind energy efforts. If enacted, the bill would severely hurt farmers, ranchers and other landowners who have – or want to have – clean, income-producing, wind energy turbines on their property.
Anti-Wind Energy Section of H.R. 2337, establishes onerous standards for siting, construction, monitoring, and adaptive management that must be satisfied by all wind projects to avoid, minimize, and mitigate adverse impacts on migratory birds and bats despite the fact that wind turbines cause less than 0.003% of human-cause bird mortality.
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Early Morning Solar Gadget - Sunprint Solar Photograph Paper
First introduced in the late 70’s at the Lawrence Hall of Science Berkeley Sunprint paper allows you to take “solar Photographs” by laying things on top of the paper and then exposing it to the sun. When you have finished exposing the image you want you dip it in water and the picture stays. You can get it just about anyplace, but here are a few links. I think what I like best about this process is that the pictures have that haunting blue color to them that for some reason makes it feel “old fashioned.” It’s also a good way to teach students about solar energy.
With the right kind of eye the effects can be pretty interesting. (more pictures after the fold)
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Energy Efficient Multifamily Buildings
| May 9, 2007 | ||
| May 30, 2007 |
Energy Efficient Multifamily Buildings
A One Day Class for Management, Maintenance, and Fiscal Staff May 9th or May 30th, 2007 :: Genzyme Amphitheater, Cambridge, MA
This class easily translates into a more comfortable building which is less expensive to run!
Session attendees will leave knowing, at minimum:
1. Ten low-cost measures that can begin saving the building owner money tomorrow
2. Simple ways to extend the life of building systems … a punch list for any property owner
3. Adverse relationships that show up in higher utility bills and how to correct
More Info here (pdf)
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