Green Environment

Recycling resolutions

2009-01-02T04:37:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

It's now to start recycling resolutions. The office is start after long weekend. We will see empty boxes and torn wrapping paper litter at office floor on our busy day. In this year, start new way to recyling your office waste. Save environment by join SnaffleUp : Free recycled goods, items and products. SnaffleUp offering free recycled goods that can help reduce the growing landfill problem.

Living Green : small note

2008-07-15T17:53:00.000-07:00

There are a number of green technologies and development made for the houses, and it is time that we examined some of green technology. Possibly the best known of innovation, or at least the most frequently see that things are, low-flow toilets, solar heating and energy-efficient appliances. Green living is very important to the longevity of this earth, with the eco-technologies, you are on the right track to save the earth.

The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator

2008-07-13T00:42:00.000-07:00

Let's forget for the Toxic iPhone and look the another advantage from The iPhone. You can use third party application for your iPhone like The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator. The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator for iPhone, help you quickly and easily identify What to do on the symptoms, right in the fingertips, all in just a couple of the taps! The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator is a Web application designed and developed innovative specifically iPhone, and works with Apple Safari browser. The browser allows users to know if they can help themselves on the self care, or whether it should be with a professional health.

Recycling Tips

2008-07-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

Recycling is the process of acquisition of some of our waste and reuse it and again. Here are simple tips to help you start on the right track with the recycling of products:
1. Check with your local recycling center and see what they collect points.
2. Recycler some of the products by yourself.
3. Donate some of the elements that you want to get rid of.
4. Purchasing some nice sturdy canvas bags to take to the store with you when you shop for groceries.

Green Operating System?

2008-06-19T16:27:00.000-07:00

“The system (Windows Vista) that has been blamed, it seems, for everything from global warming to the U.S. economic meltdown.” PCWorld

Is there any connection between OS and global warming? Ooo...may be with the software to calculate the impact of desktop/laptop PC to our world. But must people use Mac OS X Leopard rather then Windows Vista. Is there any analysis from the Greenpeace which OS is friendlier to environment?

Lenovo Thinkpad X61 Energy Star

2008-06-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

“All the Thinkpad X Series Notebooks are Energy Star 4.0 Qualified”. What this means? I just read short reviews Lenovo Thinkpad X61 series when found this statement. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Lesson to learn is that when ever you buy electronic product please make sure that the product have ENERGY STAR label.

I am an Energy [R]evolutionary

2008-06-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

The Greenpeace are sending a message to the world leaders who will be meeting at the G8 Summit in Tōyako, Japan. If you agree the statement below from the Greenpeace website, please sign it, and ask that the leaders of Germany, Japan, the US, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Russia, and the UK join YOU by becoming Energy [R]evolutionaries.

I’m asking world leaders to deliver an Energy Revolution to save the climate. I'm asking for...

- A global treaty that cuts greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by 2050

- Renewable Energy supplying more than half the world's power by 2050

- Laws that dramatically improve global energy efficiency, from light-bulbs to automobiles

- Powering the world with as little coal as possible and no nuclear power

- An end to climate-endangering deforestation

Oil Tanker Disasters: Oiled Bird Count

2008-06-15T19:30:00.000-07:00

World now focus on the latest earthquake that happen in Japan. Because of this earthquake there is a long bridge in Japan that cut in the middle just like this oil tanker.

Can you imagine the oil spilled to the sea? Below is piece information about oil tanker crash and the oil that spilled to the sea

Oil Spilled:


Amococ Cadiz (Brittany, 1978)             223,000 tonnes
Torrey Canyon (Scilly Isles, 1967)        117,000 tonnes
Braer (Shetland Isles,  1993)             84,000 tonnes
Sea Empress (S W Wales, 1996)             71,800 tonnes
Erika (North Biscay, 1999)                26,000 tonnes  
           









Oiled Birds:

Amoco Cadiz        N/K          Estimate  25,000+
Torrey Canyon     7879          Estimate  25,000+
Braer             1784          Estimate   6,500+
Sea Empress       7080          Estimate  17,000+
Esso Bernicia     2338+         Estimate   4,000+
Erika                           Estimate  21,000+

The oil tanker disaster can kill just like the earthquake

Earthquake in Honsu Japan

2008-06-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

An earthquake occurred about 85 km (50 miles) SSE of Akita, Honshu, Japan or about 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Sendai, Honshu, Japan or about 390 km (240 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan at 5:43 PM MDT, Jun 13, 2008 (Jun 14 at 8:43 AM local time in Japan). Before in Japan, the latest earthquake is in Ganshu China, with magnitude 4.9

Source : USGS

Toshiba Laptop and our small world

2008-06-12T02:51:00.000-07:00

Getting interesting that there is a small fact that our gadget can give bad impact to our environments. First, this blog talk about the toxic video game console and recently about the new 3G iPhone. And now , based on information from green peace website that Toshiba has laptops free of toxic chemicals like vinyl plastic (PVC) and has reduced the use of brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Apple's score improves slightly due to new iMacs reducing the use of PVC and BFRs..

Is the new 3G iPhone toxic ?

2008-06-10T17:19:00.000-07:00

Apple just launches the new 3G iPhone. For some reason to cut the price Apple make some change design. The new 3GiPhone now use using plastic instead of metal on the new iPhone's case. Is the 3G iPhone case can make bad impact to our environment just like the game console like The toxic PS3, Wii, and Xbox ? Below is small peace information about Apple product from Greenpeace website

“Scientific tests, arranged by Greenpeace, reveal that Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals. The tests uncovered two types of hazardous substances, some of which have already been eliminated by other mobile phone makers. An independent scientific laboratory tested 18 internal and external components of the iPhone and confirmed the presence of brominated compounds in half the samples, including in the phone's antenna, in which they made up 10 percent of the total weight of the flexible circuit board. A mixture of toxic phthalates was found to make up 1.5 percent of the plastic (PVC) coating of the headphone cables.”

CCLeaner : remove junk file on your drive

2008-06-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

Not only our car, our computer also need to be maintains to make the computer running well and can save energy consumption. Just imagine if your computer take more then 5 minute to loading windows in first time, it will take more energy consumptions rather then normal computer. Use CCleaner to remove junk on your drive and get better control over your files. That’s because the CCleaner scrubs your system and removes computer-clogging junk, including files in the temp folder and Internet cache. What makes CCleaner so cool is that you can customize it so the tool deletes specific files and folders every time it runs.

Energy Calculator : calculate your energy savings

2008-06-08T17:15:00.000-07:00

Get maximum efficiency, your business can save up to 44% on computer power consumption if you use HP ENERGY STAR® qualified HP desktops with 80 PLUS® power supplies. If you use HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra Slim Desktop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor 4500 and 1 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, Genuine Windows Vista® Business you can calculate your energy savings to take minimum electricity from you wall.

Laptops for the Businessperson and Gamer

2008-06-05T18:59:00.000-07:00

If you have planned to buy a new computer, you can save energy if you buy laptop rather then a desktop computer. Compared to desktops, laptops are smaller in size and therefore occupy less space. This is an advantage in areas with little free room like a small office or a student's dorm room. Given its small size, laptops are also easier to maintain, you don't have to worry about air vents being blocked by dusk balls, and laptops are also more cost effective as they use less electricity than desktops.

Laptops for the Businessperson:
Dell Latitude D820
Acer TravelMate 4650
HP Compaq nx9420 (2.16GHz, 1GB RAM)
Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch)

Laptops for the Gamer:
Dell XPS M1710
Toshiba Satellite P105-S921
Toshiba Qosmio G25-AV513
HP Pavilion zd8000

E-Book : 30 Ways To Save Money And The Environment

2008-06-02T16:42:00.000-07:00

By downloading this book, 30 Ways To Save Money And The Environment, you can also particapate to save the tree in our world. This book is in PDF Format and great resoucre for student and lecturer

Honda and Hybird Cars

2008-06-02T16:19:00.000-07:00

Honda, the most known automotive company from Japan, expects annual sales of 200,000 for the new hybrid. Total hybrid sales, including the Civic hybrid, a new hybrid version of its popular Fit subcompact and a planned sports car based on the CR-Z concept model, are expected to reach 500,000 vehicles a year after 2010, roughly one-tenth of total sales. For you information that production of hybrid vehicles has tripled in the last four years, with production expected to double in 2007. The Yano Research Institute Ltd. estimates that by 2015, nearly 5.37 million hybrid vehicles will be on the global road, compared to less than one million last year.

Why hybird Cars

2008-05-26T17:19:00.000-07:00

The reason is simple. Despite the high efficiency of gasoline, the fuel made pollution to environment and fuel price is getting more expensive each day. Hybrid cars run on electric motor battery that can be recharged. In addition, hybrid cars can control pollution to minimize the global warming impact. Hmmm, this gets interesting. The next issue is to find information about the total cost to product hybrid cars

Type of hybird cars

2008-05-26T05:12:00.001-07:00

The hybrid cars combining the power of a gasoline engine of the environmental advantage of an electric motor, what most considered a better car. There are essentially two types of hybrid cars on the market today. Hybrid cars use the gasoline engine to charge the battery. The battery operates the electric motor in the car. The gasoline engine is only use where electricity supply is needed. Another type of hybrid cars is getting the power from electric motor. Hybrid cars fuel consumption is around thirty to fifty miles per gallon of gasoline.

The toxic PS3, Wii, and Xbox

2008-05-26T03:19:00.000-07:00

PS3, Wii, and Xbox contained high bromine in their circuit boards and plastic casings. Brominated flame retardants are not easily break up in the environment. Long-term exposure can lead to a deterioration of learning and memory functions. Bromine can also interfere with the thyroid and hormone estrogen and exposure in the womb can couse behavior problems.

Components of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 also a high level of phthalates, one of which - DEHP - is known to deal with sexual development in mammals: including the people and especially men.

Aftershock Magnitude 4.9 GANSU, CHINA

2008-05-25T19:41:00.000-07:00

A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of households in central China, on Sunday, killing two people and they become a burden test for efforts to rehabilitate the country, the earthquake in three decades. More than 480 more were injured.

Picture : USGS

Several uses of compost

2008-05-24T21:58:00.000-07:00

Composts used to the care of plants, gardens and lawns, but it is not a alternate for fertilizers. The compost remains the nutrients in the soil it loosens clay soil and conservation of water quality in the sandy soils. There are several uses for the compost. These are:

1. Composts could to improve soil quality. Since the nutrients, compost, it serves as food for the plants. By mixing the compost in your garden once a year, it would be the growth of plants.

2. Composts could be used as a potting mixture.

3. Composts could be used as mulch. Mulch mixed with compost to help the conversation water in the soil and could for the prevention of slugs and snails. Mulch the conservation of soil and prevents the heat escapes, which ultimately from the root.

4. Composts could be used as decoration. In the garden, and everything the soil, these compounds serve as a patch high above the turf.

Kompos sistem Aerob

2008-05-24T21:12:00.000-07:00

Banyak cara yang bisa dilakukan untuk mengurangi sampah rumah tangga menjadi sesuatu yang bermanfaat. Seperti yang di lakukan bapak Daning dari cempaka putih barat yang melakukan pemilahan sampah rumah tangga menjadi kompos dengan komposter buatan sendiri. Berikut ini adalah yang dilakukan Bapak daning dalam mengelola sampah dilingkungan RW 09 Cempaka Putih Barat

Taburkan kompos yang sudah jadi secukupnya ke dalam komposter sebelum diisi sampah untuk mempercepat proses pengomposan.
Pilih sampah organik yang mudah membusuk dari sisa dapur atau daun-daun tanaman.
Rajanglah sampah yang berukuran besar menjadi 2 cm sampai 4 cm.
Masukan hasil rajangan ke komposter kemudian tutup rapat.
Biarkan tumpukan bahan kompos selama 2 minggu pertama, selanjutnya aduk tumpukan kompos tersebut setiap minggu sampai dengan 8-10 minggu untuk menghasilkan kompos yang baik, jika tidak melakukan pengadukan secara teratur akan mengakibatkan waktu yang lama untuk menghasilkan kompos.
Hentikan pengisian apabila sudah sampai pipa paralon atas pada komposter, biarkan dan tunggu sampai 30 hari.
Cek hasil kompos dari lubang kecil di bagian bawah, apabila warna kompos sudah menyerupai tanah, berarti kompos sudah jadi dan siap untuk dipanen/digunakan.

Ada beberapa hal penting yang harus diperhatikan dalam membuat kompos dengan komposter ini.

Jangan memasukan sampah kering (anorganik) seperti plastik, kertas, juga tulang/daging ke dalam komposter.
Jangan menempatkan komposter di tempat yang terkena matahari langsung agar suhu udara dalam komposter selalu lembab atau stabil.
sisa sayuran sebaiknya dicuci terlebih dahulu sebelum dimasukkan ke dalam komposter agar tidak menimbulkan bau.
Apabila proses kompos terlalu basah dan bau dapat ditaburkan dengan serbuk gergaji, dedek (sekam), abu gosok, atau tanah kering halus.
Jangan memasukan biji-bijian yang besar (mangga, alpukat,durian) kedalam KOMPOSTER !

Silahkan langsung menghubungi Bapak Daning Sardani di 0815 11216587 jika tertarik untuk membuat kompos dengan komposter dan ikut menyelamatkan lingkungan kita.

How to build compost bin

2008-05-24T20:30:00.000-07:00

Composting can be achieved in a compost pile. However, the construction of a compost bin is an effective way to reduce garden and kitchen waste. The important is compost bins should able to control heat and humidity to accelerate the composting process.

What you need to know, about the compost bin is about should not be greater than 3 m high and 3 meters wide. It is also necessary that is needed to place where it is not wet or shade, so that any organic material rots in a dark mass coward. If you want your own price Compost bin, you can make from old of corrugated iron or wood.

Try to build compost am fittings corner with 4, 4 meters long and must be inserted into the soil. The sides are made of 3 m long wood, 3 cm wide and at least 1 cm thick. You need six which for each side a total of 24 units. They are spaced about 4 cm in hand and screwed in the corner.

For removable side, a set of pieces of 3 inches shorter than others are screwed on two separate tracks corner of 2-5 cm wide and 1 cm thick. The unit slides in two fixed positions in the corner in groove or a channel made from two pieces of 3 m distance wood from both fixed corner of two thin strips of wood and 1one quarter of an inch thick and 1 cm wide. All wood must be treated against decay.

Global Warming 2100

2008-05-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

All we now that people always talk about global warming. What is Global warming? Global warming is basically the increase in the temperatures of the Earth's atmosphere, land masses and oceans. The surface temperature of our earth is at an average of 59F, and over the last hundred years that figure to about 1F. By the year 2100, the average change in temperature on Earth could be in the range of 2.5F about 10F, enough to melt the glaciers and the polar ice caps.

Global warming is naturally always increased every year. Global warming become big problem in our lives is due to human activities, because human activities contributed significantly to the accident and the severity. This began about 240 years earlier, when the industrial revolution was begun. As more and more fossil fuels have been produced, and burned, gas as the byproduct of this process began to be released in the atmosphere. Currently it is estimated that 75% of the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by the burning of these fossil fuels.

Feedjit - Simple and powerfull

2008-05-24T07:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Feedjit... on 22 May 2008, Green Environment plug this tools to analyze what most read article from this blog and visitor country. You don't need to register or log in into web page, just open your blog and you can directly analyze what most visitors read from your blog.
For example, you can see most visitor green environment is from Indonesia. Ok then, what you can find from the web is the next big event that will happen in Indonesia is Jakarta Green and Clean program. This Jakarta Green and Clean program is from Univelever, providing course for household level how to processing organic waste into compos with simple technology.
Another big event is The Eagle Awards Program, with Title "Hijau Indonesiaku", is documentary competition for all people who care about environment. The last date to sign up is on 6 June 2008.

Whats new in Green Environment Blog

2008-05-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

Green environment blog made some change in the blog layout. Now visitor can check the most read article in Green environment and visitor location by map and country name. Thanks to feedjit who provide great tools for Blogger and Free to use.

Can hybird car save your money?

2008-05-22T08:15:00.000-07:00

Oil prices rose above $ 135 per barrel for the first time Thursday, with concerns about supply, global demand and a weakening of U.S. dollar driving crude futures up. Oil prices is booming and that is certainly will not be more like a stay in constant prices over a long period of time.

A solution to the problem of oil prices is to change our car with hybrid car, but you know that some have said that it takes much more fuel to produce a hybrid car. If you are still using oil for any reason, to save fuel try to avoid traffic jams when you travel with your car. Another option is to work from home or at home to earn money with your laptop and Internet connection.

French soccer team and climate change

2008-05-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

Another funny fact about climate change that can no longer be ignored

French Soccer Team 1959

French Soccer Team 2008

Polar bear and global warming

2008-05-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

This is what i feel in last few days, just like this polar bear funny video. I think the weather temperature is not friendly for me..

Our small world is getting hot and hot each day

Wind turbines at home

2008-05-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

Before buying, new wind turbines at home for you and your home with another source of energy, you should know the overall performance from wind in your area to create energy from your wind turbine.

Your first step is to determine, for example, how much power to produce, from your existing electrical service (bills). Explore all your kilowatts of usage per month. After that, you should know, wind power in your area. For you live in

Canada

, Environment Canada is the website to see the average wind speed and energy to three different heights, as well as three geographic areas (length roughness, topography, land / water mask).

Generating electricity from wind turbines

2008-05-18T19:23:00.000-07:00

Wind... source of energy for our lives. Normally we use the electricity to the wind, do you know that we can use wind turbines to make electricity? Generating electricity from wind turbines is extremely clean sources rather then we use fuel. No pollution, non-hazardous waste, which kills the sensitive living things, nothing dangerous waste if we use wind turbines to make electricity.

The wind turbines are turning things that produce energy when the wind blown by the wind turns the leaves to roll a joint tree with a generator of electricity. The most common wind turbines that people know today is the horizontal axis turbines; they are much more efficient and are able to sufficiently large amounts of energy compared to other types of renewable energies.

Recycling Tips

2008-05-15T17:18:00.000-07:00

Below are some tips for the recycling of various types of materials that you use in your office or at home. The recycling can help the environment in many ways, and it is important that you do not do not underestimate what you can do.
Bags can be reused in shops or as waste in bags at home. Paper bags useful packaging and twist ties can be used to secure loose items together, such as home theater equipment. Envelopes stick labels on the address you can recycle the envelopes. If not, the old envelopes can be used as draft paper notes.

For computer user

2008-05-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

We all know that computers are not necessarily on carbon fuels, but we use the electricity for our computer every day and the amount has been used increasingly in recent decades, as more people buy PCs at home, to take the benefit from the world of computing. Can we help to minimize the global warming effect because of our computers? The answer is yes.

So, you're probably asking what solutions it can help reduce your contribution to this global warming problem. There are many opportunities to help relieve our mother earth:

* Turn off your computer, if not in use
* Make sure your state of rest at a inactivity Lesser Time
* Install free software, Free CO2 Saver to manage you computer power.
* Try to use alternative energy for your home (solar, wind, etc.)
* Try outdoor activities without a car.

How to save the earth today?

2008-05-14T20:42:00.001-07:00

How to save the earth today? Do something simple, whether in the office or at home. Don’t let the devices such as televisions and computers on standby and do not forget to unplug devices such as cell phones if charging process is complete. Let things in the standby position are still consuming electricity around 10-20% of your electricity per year. Passing your thermostat by 1 º C could reduce your heating bills up to 10 percent (an average of £ 30). For your information, that the best temperature for a living room is 21 ° C. And make sure that you set your thermostat in your house heat only when needed during the day when you're there.

Smart Car for save our earth

2008-05-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

Smart Car, one of the latest innovations in the field of automotive engineering, and this is a car, the specific use of artificial intelligence or AI for his work. These intelligent cars are dependent on the technology and expertise and are supported in their functioning of computer technology and automation. It is believes that the smart cars are developed, initiated and in the future, will have various advanced functions such as monitoring by satellites, self parking and the most significant departures Shuttle cars without drivers. Smart cars are also responsible for the smart control of Environmental pollution and anti-lock breaking systems.

EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA EARTHQUAKE

2008-05-13T08:23:00.001-07:00

Earthquake data in china

1. Estimated population exposed by earthquake in China

2. Population exposure map

3.Facts about earthquake in China

Overall, the structures in this region are vulnerable to earthquakes shake, although some structures are stable. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 suggested the Sichuan region of China on 23 August 1976 (UTC) with an assessment of exposure of the population from 1500 to IX or more intensity and in 5700 the intensity VIII, within 41 dead. In addition, a magnitude of 7.3 suggested that region in 1933, 6800 people killed. The recent earthquake in this area is also the danger of landslides, which have contributed to losses. Users should refer to the provisional nature of this information and the updates that additional data are available.

Source : USGS

Earthquakes in last ten years

2008-05-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

Did you know that in the last ten years, the number of earthquakes are more and more power, and is so? Something will have impact on our small planet.

> In 1998, there were 21688 earthquakes in the world: 30479 in 2005.
> In 1998 there were 7303 of 4.0-4.9 Richter scale: 13920 in 2005
> in 1998 there were 979 of 5.0-5.9 Richter scale: 1694 in 2005

Source: USGS (United States Geological Survey).

It could be that we are always better detection. It could be a freak anomaly. It could be something else. What we do know is that more earthquakes more energy on the Richter scale it will make a big damage for the environment. Remember that the earthquakes are on a logarithmic scale. An earthquake of 5.0 is ten times higher than 4.0. And a 6.0 is a powerful 100x more 4.0.

Is it possible we can replace fuel with salt water?

2008-05-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

At the molecular level, salt water forming atoms of hydrogen, oxygen, sodium and chlorine. The radio waves at a frequency to disrupt the relationship between these molecules liberator of hydrogen in the form of free gas, which burns hot in the presence of oxygen, more than 3000 degrees, which is a lot of heat.

This may have been that we never knew, and never expected, but here it can be brief.

Wood Pellets as a source of renewable energy

2008-05-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

Today the world watches the use of wood pellets. As a source of rich natural biodegradable pastilles the energy can be essential if the gas and petroleum fuels are exhausted. One of the reasons why these wood pellets are a renewable source of energy is due to the fact that they are made of wood. Although the wood burns the carbon dioxide emissions since the factory have consumed during their growth. It is also the carbon dioxide fossils are more and more in emissions to the total emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Wood pellets are basically comprised of wasted sawdust in its compressed form. Today several countries such as Sweden, Northern America, Denmark as well as Austria employ the usage of this form of energy. Currently the UK offers a conducive environment for the use of such wood pellets. In fact these are being increasingly used here as a biodegradable source of energy.

Print Green - Save the Environment

2008-05-09T03:38:00.000-07:00

Saving the environment is a responsibility for us all, and therefore what we can do is to print green.

Printing green door on processes, reduce waste, recovery and realize that other environmentally-friendly measures led to friendly printing operation. These printing machines in their process must cause minimal damage to the environment. The main concern of a printing machine is green effectively manage waste. The objective is that less waste is produced, would mean less take measures to eliminate this waste. Waste Management is launching a pre-determination, efforts focus on pollution prevention; management processes photographic chemicals and use of used discs, etc. In addition, waste is separated into categories such as hazardous waste and non-hazardous. The discharge of hazardous waste is done in an environmentally sound way.

High volatile organic compounds are a major cause of air pollution in the printing industry. These links evaporate very quickly at room temperature, which not only adds more than substance, but also leads to air pollution. Green-printer with low VOC's, in its printing process, will have impact in reduction of emissions into the air and less consumption of materials.

Saving energy with this monitoring system freebie.

2008-05-07T20:53:00.000-07:00

Keeping your computer to sleep or standby mode is a good way to save energy and decrease your e-bill. Unfortunately, Windows interpreter sometimes network activity or other signals from devices, such as the reasons for your system alive. For Windows to nudge the country of NOD, try to CO2 Saver. The power saving mode Custom dialogue about this freeware tool has a check box is exactly what CO2 Saver is doing . CO2 Saver sits on your desk and shows you how much CO2 (and others) that way.

Laptop Vs Desktop

2008-05-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

World is now facing problem with energy. For people who use computer is now time to setting your computer to minimize the use of energy. Try to use laptop rather than desktop. If you are Windows XP and Windows Vista Ultimate user, try configure power management settings to get the minimize consumption of energy. Only use your laptop or desktop if you are really need and turn it off when you finish.

Haircut to new hairstyle

2008-05-05T06:33:00.000-07:00

Do you realize that haircut can give positive impact in our live? After you go to barber shop, cut your hair and when you meet people you feel fresh and happy. And the most important is that you will use less shampoo before haircut. Just pay attention right now, if you never go to barber shop to cutting your hair more then 3 month, go to barber shop and try new hair style. You will feel the different and get smile from people around you. Have a nice haircut!

Climate change

2008-05-02T03:51:00.000-07:00

The climate has shifted in the past, and species have usually adapted. This time, however, man has placed a huge amount of infrastructure in the way of the gradual migratory shifts that would be essential to such adaptation. Climate change was recently identified as the number two likely cause of future species declines (after habitat loss).

In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, the term "climate change" often refers to changes in modern climate (Global Warming).

Global Warming

2008-04-27T02:58:00.000-07:00

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century, and its projected continuation. One of the biggest worries about the planet is that global warming can't be reversed and it will eventually destroy our planet if we do not take action against the rising temperature and the problems that it will cause for future generations. If you do ignore the problems then they may go away for you but will not in the long term and we are all accountable and could do more to ensure that our planet is save for many years to come. If you are interested then there are plenty of things you can do and you can start to make a difference straight away even with little things like turning appliances off and making sure that you wash clothes on a lower temperature. They may seem trivial things but if everybody in the world starts to do them then it will start to make a big difference.

Solar power for your home

2008-03-24T03:45:00.000-07:00

There is nothing radically new about learning how to solar power your house since solar energy has been around since the beginning. However, the widespread use of how to solar power your house is something that has been around for sometime but not widely used do to cost of installation and ongoing operational costs. However, due to raising fuel costs and the use of technology to make using how to solar power your house more efficient, there has been increased discussion of using this alternative energy. Despite the increased awareness most people are completely unfamiliar with the process of using this alternative energy or what costs are involved.

For those interested in having solar power for the home installed it become critical to examine the companies that provide such panels as well as the process involved with installing the panels. While this is not necessarily complicated of a process many people assume that it will be a wildly difficult installation mainly because they associate solar panels with futuristic, science fiction imagery.

What will power the "future car"?

2008-03-10T03:34:00.000-07:00

According to most energy sages, hydrogen-powered cars will be what most of us are tooling around in several decades from now. But you don't just drill in the ground and pump out hydrogen; it has to be extracted from another source.

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is found in many, many different molecules. Thus, it can theoretically be extracted from a wide variety of sources. But the favored sources, at least for now, are:

water;
natural gas, particularly methane;
coal, via coal gasification; and
biomass (vegetation such as wood chips and agricultural waste).

The processes for extracting hydrogen from these sources are different, particularly in the case of water. To get hydrogen gas out of water, electrolysis is used—that is, electricity is employed to strip the hydrogen molecules out of the water. Comparatively, in the case of natural gas, a "reforming" process is used.

However, no matter what the source of the hydrogen, the process requires electricity and/or other types of energy. Additionally, in the cases where fossil fuels or biomass are used as the sources, the substrates are power-plant fuels themselves, which sets up a sort of competition between using them for generating electric power and generating hydrogen.

Organic food

2008-02-20T03:28:00.000-08:00

Sales of organic food in the US have grown nearly 20% during each of the last 6 years, and the 2002 release of the USDA's organic label added official weight to organic as a highly desirable class of food. Organic food has been shown to have more nutritional content, and children who eat mostly organic diets have been shown to have significantly lower levels of pesticides in their bodies.

The "USDA Organic" label is the gold standard of organic labeling. There are also many certifiers who have their own labels, and they are generally trustworthy. (For example, "Oregon Tilth" is one of the better known examples of certifier labels.) But there are labels other than organic that get applied to fruits, vegetables, and other products in your food market, and it's important to know what they mean.

Renewable energy

2008-02-10T03:23:00.000-08:00

For the last 100 years or so we have been relying on fossil fuels to power our lifestyles, but this is now recognised as damaging to the environment and anyway, resources are limited. If we want to carry on enjoying our creature comforts then renewable energy is the way to do it.

Renewable energy is continually replenished by nature. Sources such as the sun, wind, water and thermal (underground) heat are harnessed rather than used up. The sun's energy can be converted using solar panels that can be placed on buildings or on posts, facing the sun.

The good news is they can be retro fitted onto the existing roof. If the roof is very old it may be worth hiring a structural engineer to confirm the load bearing capacity of your roof. Next find out how much electricity you use (your current electricity supplier will be able to let you know) and then decide what percentage of this you want your solar energy to replace. This will be a balancing trick. The price of solar panels will depend not only on efficiency but also on their capacity - also find out whether you can get any financial help from the Government or your local authority. This may depend on the system you choose.

Keystone Species — The Big Picture

2008-02-03T03:18:00.000-08:00

It takes a great deal of study for scientists to understand the complexities and nuances of ecosystems and their keystone species, and there is still much work to be done. The important thing for us non-brainiacs to understand is the general concept of keystone species, the need to protect them, and the fact that there are many keystone species that have yet to be identified by scientists.

It's also worth considering the related concept of general species interaction. Even when an ecosystem does not radically change upon decline or loss of a particular species, it does change to some degree. This is often a natural process of evolution. But when the species losses are caused by external factors, the changes to the ecosystem cannot be passed off as "natural." Unnatural causes of habitat and ecosystem change include:

overhunting, overfishing, or overharvesting;
pollution;
habitat encroachment from housing developments, agriculture, ranching, mining operations, or logging;
invasion of non-native species (which are often introduced inadvertently via shipping or intentionally via illegal trade in exotic species);
disappearance of predator species (which allows populations of prey species to explode);
habitat change due to unnatural temperature changes in the environment (such as with global warming).

According to noted biologist E.O. Wilson, we are now seeing species extinctions at 1,000 times the normal rate, and there is no disagreement among biodiversity scientists that this is human-caused. How many of these lost species will turn out to have been keystone species? How much habitat change can our natural world withstand before a domino effect causes truly disastrous results?

A few of the conditions that confront pigs on factory farms

2008-01-25T03:07:00.000-08:00

Gestation crates — Two-foot-wide stalls in which pregnant sows are confined repeatedly for months at a time, with their movements severely restricted (e.g. insufficient room to turn around)

Farrowing crate — Another movement-restriction device, this one designed to immobilize the sow while she is nursing her piglets
Unnatural Flooring — Floors of wire mesh, metal grating, fiberglass, or concrete, with no bedding materials
Snipped tails — Piglets' tails are cut off to reduce tail biting, which is caused in the first place by the stress of the cramped quarters
Overuse of Antibiotics — These are required to keep animals healthy in overcrowded, stressful, non-natural environments
Noxious atmosphere — Closed environments where the air contains ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, feed dust, and the gases from decomposing fecal matter

Water for them

2008-01-15T02:49:00.000-08:00

Animals need water throughout the year. You can help by simply putting a low dish of water on your deck, patio, or back lawn. A cut-off bottom from a gallon-sized plastic jug of milk or water is perfect. If you're more industrious, you might install a bird bath, but the low dish in the yard is still a good idea, since critters such as toads, rabbits and turtles need their water close to the ground. If you like serious around-the-home projects, consider building a back-yard pond. That's the ultimate in watering holes for your furry and feathered neighbors. Providing them with water makes our homes a little more like THEIR homes once again.

Alternatives to using dryer sheets and fabric softener

2008-01-04T02:24:00.000-08:00

TIP #1 — The easiest trick is to not dry clothes quite completely. The small amount of remaining moisture keeps static cling from getting a foothold. You can use drying racks to spread clothes out to do their last 10% of drying. If you're a bit more industrious, you can hang a couple of pieces of pipe from the ceiling in your laundry area. You can then put the drying clothes on hangers and hang the hangers on the pipes.

TIP #2 — Wash and dry cottons and synthetic fabrics separately. It's the synthetics that cause most of the static problems. Consider not using the dryer at all for nylon, rayon, and other synthetic fabrics. They usually dry quickly using the air-dry techniques in suggested in Tip 1.

TIP #3 — Tips 1 and 2 may not work so well for people without in-home washer/dryers, but there are more solutions to be had:

Vinegar is a natural fabric softener. Use 1/2 cup in the wash cycle. (But don't use bleach at the same time—mixing vinegar and bleach may create toxic fumes.)
Try a natural laundry soap that has a built-in soy-based fabric softener. Check with your local natural foods store, or shop online. There are also several natural liquid fabric softeners on the market, some of them without fragrances.
Rumor has it that putting a piece of aluminum foil in with the clothes will dissipate static. Even so, you would not want to over-dry the clothes; doing so would still encourage static buildup. (And if your dryer starts picking up broadcasts from Jupiter, don't blame us.)

You may be satisfied that your adult body will be OK even if you continue to use dryer sheets and fabric softeners, but you still might consider making a change if there are kids in your household. Children's developing bodies are especially susceptible to the negative effects of chemical exposure.

Bird Flue Issue

2007-11-20T08:09:00.001-08:00

Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans. Because my girl friend house is near to chicken farm and i think this farm is already give bad impact to environment.

Indonesia is really need a good programs to handle this bird flue issue.

Digital Camera

2007-10-04T02:51:00.000-07:00

One of big problem in big city like Jakarta is garbage. In order to make a green environment ,Bapak H. Daning Sardani change this garbage into something usefull by using "Komposter". Komposter is a tools that can be use to change garbage from his home, spesially vegetable and fruit garbage,into a medium plant for flower. To make documentation in activity to make a green environmet he use a digital camera. He use Fuji Digital Camera F410.
Fuji Camera Digital have effective pixels 3.1 million pixels. Fuji F140 can save file in JPEG (Exit Ver 2.2) and AVI (Motion JPEG)

Anda punya masalah, Kami punya solusinya

2007-05-28T06:15:00.000-07:00

Limbah padat atau sampah memang menjengkelkan. Sampah membuat lingkungan menjadi kotor, kumuh, menjijikan dan tentu saja tidak sehat. Dengan semakin bertambahnya populasi penduduk, masalah sampah perlu diperhatikan dalam pengelolaannya sehingga aman dan tidak menimbulkan masalah bagi lingkungan.

Para ilmuwan sudah menemukan berbagai macam solusi untuk menangani sampah menjadi sesuatu yang lebih bermanfaat. Salah satu solusi tersebut adalah pemanfaatan teknologi pengkomposan untuk menangani sampah organik seperti onggok ubi kayu, ampas tebu, tandan kosong kelapa sawit, kulit kopi, limbah peternakan dan sampah rumah tangga untuk menghasilkan kompos yang berkualitas tinggi.

Sumber : Pusat Teknologi Lingkungan - BPPT

Pengomposan bersahabat dengan lingkungan

2007-05-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

Selama ini masalah sampah lingkungan rumah tangga diselesaikan dengan cara membakar atau membuang langsung ke TPA. Kedua cara ini telah menimbulkan berbagai permasalahan lingkungan yang antara lain adalah tercemarnya tanah, air dan udara yang dapat menimbulkan berbagai macam penyakit.
Proses pengomposan merupakan proses penguraian materi organik menjadi menjadi pupuk kompos oleh mikroorganisme aerobik dalam kondisi yang terkendali. Pengendalian proses ini dilakukan dengan menjaga keseimbangan kandungan kandungan nutrien bahan baku, kelembaban, pH, temperatur dan aerasi optimal. Proses ini praktis tidak memerlukan tambahan zat kimia sehingga aman bagi lingkungan.
Sampah rumah tangga yang dikelola dengan teknologi pengomposan telah mengurangi volume sampah yang keluar dari rumah tangga hingga tinggal 30-40 % saja. Kompos dari sampah rumah tangga dapat dimanfaatkan untuk memperbaiki struktur tanah selain memberikan nilai lebih terhadap sampah menjadi sesuatu yang bernilai ekonomis, memberi lapangan kerja dan penghasilan tambahan.

Sumber : - Pusat Teknologi Lingkungan - BPPT
- Kebun Karinda "Taman Berwawasan Lingkungan"

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2007-05-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

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