From the monthly archives:

May 2008

UN Secretary General stresses we must kick carbon habit, comparing dependence on fossil fuels to addiction in message for world environment day 2008

by Patrick

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for World Environment Day 2008, to be observed on 5 June:
 
Addiction is a terrible thing. It consumes and controls us, makes us deny important truths and blinds us to the consequences of our actions. Our world is in the grip of a dangerous carbon habit.
Coal [...]

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Gas is expensive. Time for the right-foot diet.

by Patrick

Just this morning I paid $4.05 per gallon to fill my car. Last time I filled it, it was $3.55 per gallon. Ouch. And while I drive a Volkswagen Golf, I tend to have a heavy right foot. I like to power up hills and get up to speed as quickly as possible – it [...]

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Is your yard like an SUV?

by Patrick

If you have a large lawn, it is. How so, you may ask? The all-American lush, beautiful green lawn requires continous mowing and watering and fertilizing to look good during peak months.
Did you know that power mowers pollute much more than cars? 93 times more in fact on a per gallon basis. If you’re [...]

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Do you know what happens when you drive down a hill with no brakes?

by Patrick

Of course you do – you go faster and faster and faster, then . . . .oops. That’s also what’s happening with the ice melting in the Arctic. The more ice that melts, the faster it melts and the faster the temperature rises and the more ice that melts and . . . you get [...]

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