Recycling resolutions

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

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.

Recycling Tips

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.

Lenovo Thinkpad X61 Energy Star

“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.

Earthquake in Honsu Japan

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

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..

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

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

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.

Type of hybird cars

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

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

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

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

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

1. Taburkan kompos yang sudah jadi secukupnya ke dalam komposter sebelum diisi sampah untuk mempercepat proses pengomposan.
2. Pilih sampah organik yang mudah membusuk dari sisa dapur atau daun-daun tanaman.
3. Rajanglah sampah yang berukuran besar menjadi 2 cm sampai 4 cm.
4. Masukan hasil rajangan ke komposter kemudian tutup rapat.
5. 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.
6. Hentikan pengisian apabila sudah sampai pipa paralon atas pada komposter, biarkan dan tunggu sampai 30 hari.
7. 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.

1. Jangan memasukan sampah kering (anorganik) seperti plastik, kertas, juga tulang/daging ke dalam komposter.
2. Jangan menempatkan komposter di tempat yang terkena matahari langsung agar suhu udara dalam komposter selalu lembab atau stabil.
3. sisa sayuran sebaiknya dicuci terlebih dahulu sebelum dimasukkan ke dalam komposter agar tidak menimbulkan bau.
4. Apabila proses kompos terlalu basah dan bau dapat ditaburkan dengan serbuk gergaji, dedek (sekam), abu gosok, atau tanah kering halus.
5. 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

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.

Polar bear and global warming

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

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

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

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.

Smart Car for save our earth

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

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