Remaking the Urban Environment

Compact Fluorescent Bulb Recycling Now Available at US Home Depot Stores

11thhouraction — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:27:33 -0500

The Home Depot has expanded the recycling program for compact fluorescent light bulbs begun last November in its Canadian stores to in 1900-odd stores in the United States. Customers can bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulb the store’s returns desk. “The bulbs will then be managed responsibly by an environmental management company who will coordinate CFL packaging, transportation and recycling to maximize safety and ensure environmental compliance.”

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NEW SEARCH ENGINE SEEKS TO BUILD A GREEN FUTURE!

mhaney — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:13:38 -0500

The first Flash Search Engine is an Environmental Search Engine!! http://www.greenplanetsearch.com is now live!

When Mike Haney first presented the idea behind the technology behind

www.greenplanetsearch.com, he was laughed down. Virtually, of course. “Everyone can

dream,: scoffed one, erroneously.

A few people were intrigued. The combination of Haney’s vision of a Flash-driven search

engine, and the plan to create a dazzling environmental education resource, eventually

attracted a loose-knit corps of collaborators, most of whom have never met in person first

among them Andre Roussille, a French computer programmer, and now part owner of the

company.

The upshot from this collaboration, apart from the stunningly beautiful homepage, is the

only people involved in the creation of the search engine, is that the only people involved

in the development devoted environmentalists, who genuinely wish to disseminate good

information to students and educators.

Later, through a similar serendipity, Mr. Haney teamed up with a veteran journalist who

agreed to lend his services to the site, building from scratch a source of environmental

news and policy analysis.

Advertisers will be strictly vetted by the companies shareholders, limited to companies

that are making a meaningful contribution the planet’s health.

The final result, which was launched this week, is the culminating of thousands of

hours of work, and more than a few false starts.

It boasts easily navigable information, experiments, lesson plans, presented in an interactive and graphically enhanced format,

and has an exclusive global climate change resource section for teachers and kids.

If you would like more information about greenplanetsearch.com, or to schedule an

interview with Mike Haney, please call Mike Haney at 305.531.3746 or e-mail info@greenplanetsearch.com.

TV Alert: “GREENSBURG” Premiers Sunday June 15th on the Planet Green Channel

AZ_Sun — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:51:33 -0500

Just a reminder that GREENSBURG premiers this Sunday, June 15th at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery's new Planet Green channel. The 13-part series follows the green rebuilding story of Greensburg, Kansas after a devastating EF5 tornado traveled through the area on May 4, 2007 destroying at least 95 percent of the city. The series features Leonardo DiCaprio as its executive producer, and will be a behind-the-scenes look into the rebuilding of Greensburg as an eco-friendly community which will showcase as a model for the rest of the world to follow.

I have been feeling a little guilty about looking forward to this new series since a disaster had to happen in order to make this series possible. But now with all the recent disasters happening all over the country with more tornadoes and severe flooding causing people to lose their homes, businesses and towns, a series like this is hitting the airwaves at exactly the right time. The community of Greensburg can give hope now to other people by showing how they turned life’s challenges into personal triumphs.

Since Planet Green debuted this past June 4th I have had the opportunity to watch a few of the shows. My eco-ego has enjoyed watching WA$TED the most. I have to admit that watching this show gives me an air of superiority, in that I feel I’m very green compared to the people they profile on the show. LOL

Then I watch Living with Ed and my air of superiority gets diminished very quickly, because my actions pale in comparison to Ed’s actions. I don’t do anything even close like riding a stationary bicycle every morning to generate enough electricity to make toast like Ed does.

Compared to Ed, I’m a very light shade of mint green.

No one can do everything, but everyone can do something...and that's what counts.

Arizona State University Taps into Sun with a Huge Solar Project

AZ_Sun — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:01:39 -0500

The nation’s first School of Sustainability was established at Arizona State University. The university, along with the School of Sustainability at its core, has been mounting an unprecedented comprehensive sustainability effort aimed at finding solutions to the most pressing issues the planet faces, and is committed to guiding humanity from its present course of environmental destruction.

ASU is showing how to walk the talk with plans for installing one of the largest rooftop solar-power plants in the United States. The plan calls for 2 megawatts of generating capacity installed on 135,000 square feet by the end of the year.

That's enough to run 4,600 computers and reduce carbon emissions by 2,825 tons per year, or the equivalent of taking 530 cars off the road for a year. Long-term plans call for up to 7 megawatts of solar-generating capacity to be built at ASU in Tempe, with additional solar installations at its campuses in downtown Phoenix and other locations.

"These large-scale solar installations demonstrate ASU's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality through on-site, renewable-energy generation," ASU President Michael Crow said.

ASU is becoming a major player in solar research and sustainability. This is a real-world showcase of its efforts.

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It's official: Bay Area passes carbon tax

11thhouraction — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:13:44 -0500

Despite widespread national ambivalence about its merits, air pollution regulators in the Bay Area have overwhelmingly approved the nation's second ever carbon tax (Boulder, CO, was first) -- voting 15-1 to require companies to pay 4.4 cents per ton of carbon emitted. The tax will cover 9 counties in the Bay Area and will take effect July 1.

Though a modest measure at best -- the fees will likely only generate an additional $1.1 million per year in revenues -- members of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District hope it will help set a national precedent, or at least get policymakers thinking the right way.

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U.S. Consumers Worst at Being Green

AZ_Sun — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:14:46 -0500

WASHINGTON - Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental-consumption habits in 14 countries.

Americans were least likely to choose the greener option in three out of four categories - housing, transportation and consumer goods, according to the assessment. In the fourth category, food, Americans ranked ahead of Japanese consumers, who eat more meat and seafood.

The rankings, called "Greendex," are the first to compare the lifestyles and behaviors of consumers in multiple countries, according to the National Geographic Society.

It plans to conduct the 100-plus-question survey annually and considers trends more important than yearly scores, said Terry Garcia, executive vice president of National Geographic's mission programs.

"This is not just a one-time snapshot," Garcia said. "Some of the most important information may yet be revealed."
India and Brazil tied for the highest score: 60 points out of 100. U.S. consumers scored 44.9.

In between, China scored 56.1, Mexico 54.2, Hungary 53.2, Russia 52.4, Great Britain 50.2, Germany 50.2, Australia 50.2, Spain 50, Japan 49.1, France 48.7 and Canada 48.5.

Results are based on 1,000 online respondents per country interviewed in January and February by GlobeScan, an international polling firm.

To see how you score, take an abbreviated version of the survey at National Geographic Greendex

How Americans ranked among 14 nations in eco-friendly choices.
Transportation: 14th Place
Housing: 14th Place
Consumer Goods: 14th Place
Food: 13th Place

Source: McClatchy Newspapers
Above article printed in Arizona Republic

Prince Charles’s New Eco Town May Be Cooler Than Disneyland

11thhouraction — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:03:08 -0500

“Planners have granted permission to build Sherford, a brand new town for 12,000 people, in South Devon that is billed as Britain’s greenest settlement. Work is expected to begin later this year to transform rolling countryside near Plymouth into the experimental new town with 5,500 homes. In Sherford, cars will be banned from some parts and 390ft wind turbines will loom over a 400-acre car park on the outskirts.”

Half the power needs for the new town will come from renewable sources — with all home sporting solar panels. Additionally, most of the materials to build the town will be sourced from a 50-mile radius! The business section — which will provides jobs for about 7,000 people — will be covered in either green roofs or “covered in a thin layer of rubble to attract insects and birds.” Everything about the town will be organized to encourage walking; not to mention all waste including water and sewage will be recycled to cut CO2 emissions. All of this, and Charles intends to give it a traditional English charm — with the theme being modeled on the Wiltshire market town of Marlborough.

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REpreneur - Renewable Energy Entrepreneur Blog

REpreneur — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:38:01 -0600

Come visit my REpreneur blog's home at http://www.repreneur.typepad.com

REpreneur -- One entrepreneurship student's adventures in renewable energy, green building, and sustainability.

G.E.M. Technologies: Harmony Rules the Universe

GemTech — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:31:55 -0600

Dear Future Investor,

G.E.M. Technologies has a breakthrough energy that can change our world.

We have had two rounds of testing conducted by Dr. Robert Buxbaum, a Princeton graduate, which were very successful. While they were MICRO TESTS, they produced extraordinary over unity for seven days. See the graphs below:

Dr. Buxbaum states in his report about Test #2: "There was a 1.5 degrees Celsius permanent difference, suggesting a significant heat output from the flask (for a week)."

Dr. Buxbaum states in his report about Test #3: "The result of this experiment suggests a significant amount of permanent heat output - enough to maintain a 1.4 degrees Celsius temperature difference for a period of a week."

FROM G.E.M. - These experiments are MICRO-TESTS, in that, we used only 1/3 cup of gases and 1 tablespoon of water in order to prove our formula. The above test data represents 1400% and 1500% over unity. Our only deduction is for the combustion of the amount of hydrogen we used and that calculates out to be 0.104. Everything else is over unity.

As you can see from the above graphs, we have something truly amazing which deserves further testing. We would like to do that testing at the Hydrogen Research Center in South Carolina. They will have the unit available for us in April.

When we scale up our tests, we will be achieving much greater temperature differences and undeniable over unity. Our next scheduled test will be with three different volumes which will achieve the following temperatures and over unity.

Test 1: A total of 270 ml of ingredients (approximately 1 cup + 1 tbsp). This test will achieve 58.62 degrees Celsius or 137.52 degrees Fahrenheit. Our only deduction will be for the combustion of hydrogen at 0.312 degrees Celsius.

Test 2: A total of 540 ml of ingredients (approximately 2 cups + 2 tbsp). This test will achieve 117.24 degrees Celsius or 243.04 degrees Fahrenheit. Our only deduction will be for the combustion of hydrogen at 0.624 degrees Celsius.

Test 3: A total of 810 ml of ingredients (approximately 3-1/4 cups). This test will achieve 175.86 degrees Celsius or 348.55 degrees Fahrenheit. Our only deduction will be for the combustion of hydrogen at 0.936 degrees Celsius.

These tests will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we have harnessed something magical and transformative for our society and planet.

The graphic tests above prove two things:

1. The first proof was the heat energy which was an outstanding 1400% and 1500% beyond that which we put into it.

2. The second proof was that this sustained for an entire week, seven days, with nothing else added.

So, the question is what do these MICRO TESTS prove to make an investor want to take a chance on us?

We know that 1-2 degrees Celsius is not going to save the world, even if that represents 2000% over unity. What we did prove is that there is electron excitation which produced the heat and sustained that for seven days. We used no electricity, we input nothing else into the flask, around the flask, or near the flask, we simply mixed ingredients. A MIRACLE IN A FLASK, the electrons were excited. Ask yourself why?

If you put 1/3 cup of gasoline into your car and left it running would it continue to run for seven days?

As we go up in volume, we will reach even greater electron excitation levels and heat levels. It is at this point that we will capture the world's attention.

We need a top notch team to finish our research, implement mechanical engineering, and build prototypes. Our testing will prove many things and will prove that we can eliminate carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we can clean up all our polluted rivers, lakes, and streams, and we can provide a level of health never before seen on this planet.

Nikola Tesla:

"One day man will connect his apparatus to the very wheel work of the universe.The very forces that motivate the planets in their orbits and cause them to rotate will rotate his own machinery."

Harmony and order rules the cosmos and G.E.M. Technologies has the secret to what that harmony is and how to capture it.

We are talking about preserving the three most important ingredients to life on this planet, clean air, clean water, and health for the people. It seems almost unconscionable for someone not to help us. If we are right, we change the planet's downward spiral and no future to that of a future of HOPE and SURVIVAL for all generations.

I know that it is hard to comprehend that something so simple could save the world, but what have we got to lose in trying this. Fuel cells will not save the world, biofuels will not save the world, magnetic motors will not save the world, and certainly solar panels or wind power will not save the world. The time it will take to implement all of these things in any GRAND SCALE will be too late. The energy potential of these modalities does not address the problem of the world being so out of harmony. The energy source which is offered to you is HARMONY ITSELF.

You will find our business plan on our website. If you are interested in helping us change the world, we will be happy to forward a formal copy for your review.

I hope the above and our website will touch your soul and open your eyes to a brighter day of potential on this planet.

G.E.M. Technologies, Dennis Holmes states:

G.E.M. Technologies is searching for that perfect investor, who wants to
make record breaking returns, one who truly and sincerely cares about our
planet and the welfare of humanity.

This investor will have read our website and business plan and come away
knowing that what we have is truly an out-of-the-box visionary technology
that, once implemented, has the potential to preserve the future of mankind.

Respectfully,

Judy Beebe
G.E.M. Technologies
406-844-0222
www.omegaenergycell.com

Dennis Holmes
G.E.M. Technologies
Phone: (978) 994-1159
www.omegaenergycell.com

Green Planet Search

mhaney — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:39:53 -0600

Dear 11th Hour Action,

www.Greenplanetsearch.com is filling it's search engine database with as many eco-friendly sites as possible, so we need your support in completing this worthwhile task. Any green website (especially those who incorporate learning) are desired. So give me an email at greenplanet.mike@yahoo.com

Your humble servant

Michael Haney

Founder

www.greenplanetsearch.com