So can’t we just pipe the oil to where we need it?

  You can do whatever you want but you might want to step back and make sure it’s a good idea. The US is probably going to build a pipeline from Canada down to the gulf of mexico.  As you can imagine this is a source of concern for people living anywhere near this pipe. [...]

Update from the Republic of Khakassia Abakan Siberia

The first session of working group concerning the lands protection and restoration The Republican Development Council at the Head of the Republic of Khakassia was established in 2010 in order to assist the development of social and economic potential of our republic and to improve the well-being of citizens. The Head of the Republic of [...]

Green Vacation

  Planning a Green Vacation Everybody wants to do their part for the environment, but at the same time, we don’t want to stop living and doing the things we like and want to do out of fear of damaging the environment. Travel is one particularly sensitive issue for anyone who is eco-friendly, because there [...]

Greenwashing

  Everywhere we go recently it seems as though there is a brand new eco-friendly “green” versions of old products.  I have mentioned a few of these silly thing like the 57 watt light bulb as a new energy efficient version of the 60 watt. I have been coming across even more ludicrous examples, many of them outright lies.  Often you can see [...]

Sky Farms

Sky farms – The new Green farm? Sky farms are quite literally multilevel agricultural farms, much like skyscrapers. These sky farms are springing up all over the world, and the economics of sky farming are already showing positive results. Sky farming is basically a form of hydroponic farming. It includes significant potential for organic farming, [...]

Calpine

The best  and most plentiful source of power on this planet is geological activity.  I have mentioned this belief before particularly when talking about what exactly the oil companies will do when the oil runs out. I have recently become a resident of the State of California so instead of trying to cover national companies, [...]

Recycling Computers in India

What happens to your E-Waste? …all kinds of wrong here

Tidal Power barrages and ebb generation

It’s such a simple concept I wonder why it’s not a “popular” idea for alternative energy. Exploit the difference in potential energy between high tide and low tide.  Dig a ditch or basin into a beach or cliff and then make a dam with flood gates and put some turbines where they will be turned [...]