Slow Money: Investment strategies appropriate to the realities of the 21st century - Slow Money. Climate change, or just coincidence? Some numbers to help you decide... The Future of Marine Fish Resources. December 2009 Overfishing continues despite repeated warnings about the decline in the ocean’s population of Atlantic, or Northern, bluefin tuna ((Thunnus thynnus).
Source: Osaka Aquarium, Japan; OpenCage.info. Fisheries have transformed the world’s oceans . Overfishing impacts resources. Status of global marine fisheries Currently, fishing pressure appears to be near—if not beyond—the ocean’s capacity to provide. Half the world’s stocks are at maximum sustainable limits. What about individual fish stocks? Entire ecosystems are affected by fisheries. Fishing impacts have fallen especially hard on slow-growing predators. Marine biodiversity and fishery production Fewer marine species have lower productivity. Who's to blame for supermarket rejection of 'ugly' fruit and vegetables? Huge amounts of perfectly edible, nutritious fresh produce is wasted for not meeting cosmetic standards.
German village generates 321 percent more renewable energy than it needs, earns millions selling it back to national power grid. (NaturalNews) Developing a renewable energy system that creates energy independence and even a considerable new source of revenue is not some sort of sci-fi pipe dream.
BioCycle reports that the German village of Wildpoldsried, population 2,600, has had such incredible success in building its renewable energy system. Wildpoldsried generates 321 percent more renewable energy than it uses, and it now sells the excess back to the national power grid for roughly $5.7 million in additional revenue every single year. By utilizing a unique combination of solar panels, "biogas" generators, natural wastewater treatment plants, and wind turbines, Wildpoldsried has effectively eliminated its need to be attached to a centralized power grid, and created a thriving renewable energy sector in the town that is self-sustaining and abundantly beneficial for the local economy, the environment, and the public.
Has Earth Passed the Tipping Point? Worldwide, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have risen again , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The rise, a disturbing 2.6 parts per million over 2006 levels, is attributed primarily to the burning of fossil fuels. However, another factor, which may present its own tipping point, is global warming’s effect on forests. The next 10 years will be very unlike the last 10 years. Home Page: NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project. Slow Food: Shared Meals, Shared Knowledge. NAET - Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques are alternative allergy medications used to reduce or eliminate allergy and disease. What happened when one family went back to basics for a month? It starts badly.
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Excess Farm Harvests Gleaned to Feed the Hungry (Video) You Can't be Both a Tea Partier and an Environmentalist. Sorry. Organic Gardening, Modern Homesteading, Renewable Energy, Green Homes, DIY Projects – MOTHER EARTH NEWS. WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. The Good Life (2008) Global-warming-debate. Organic Farming Vs. Conventional - 'Food Beware' Clip Solar Cells Can Now Be Printed on Anything, Even Paper and Fabric. Photo by Patrick Gillooly via MIT News Researchers at MIT have figured out how to print photovoltaic cells on every-day materials like paper or fabric -- and the process is practically the same is printing this article out on your desk printer.
MIT reports that a team of researchers has published a new paper in the journal Advanced Materials detailing how solar cells can be printed as easily and as cheaply as "printing a photo on your inkjet" thanks to new special inks. Earth4Energy.com - make solar panel and make wind turbine. Five Predictions For The Future Of Energy. It seems like a new prediction pops up for how we will use renewable energy in the coming decades every day.
Will we be using all solar in two years? In five? Will we use more nuclear, or less? Experts love making predictions. Spain's Gemasolar Array is the World's First 24/7 Solar Power Plant! Torresol Energy has overcome one of solar energy’s biggest challenges: operating when the sun doesn’t shine.
The 19.9 MW Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant in Spain’s Andalucia province has two tanks of molten salt (MSES) that store heat energy generated throughout the day. Unlike normal plants that have less thermal storage or none at all, this stored energy enables Torresol to satisfy peak summer energy demand long after sunset. A joint venture between Spanish giant Sener and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s Future Energy Company, the Gemasolar plant has hurdled one of alternative energy’s biggest obstacles.
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