190,000 vets leave the military each year and many are left looking for jobs. The Energy Department has a training program called Solar Ready Vets where they are training vets in the solar industry. Check out their website & video.
Check out this video Jeff Bridges did on Plastics. You should also see actor Ed Begley Jr, Charles Moore (Floating Toxic Garbage Islands) & Dr. Wallace J. Nichols in spotted a few times! :-)
Woo Hoo! Congrats to Denmark! They are generating 140% of their Electrical demand! They are sharing their surplus with Germany, Norway and Sweden! Can you imagine if the US would do this! :-)
Yesterday France decided that all new homes have to include partial Green Rooftops. The roofs have to include plants or solar panels. Check out France's new law.
Busy week and I forgot to remind you about Earth Hour!!! It is tomorrow
Sat from 8:30 to 9:30pm. Check out the following website. You can join
the cause to help save our carbon footprint by turning off your lights
during that hour and also make a strong statement.
You can also host an event for this movement as well. After you join it
will have some link on the bottom and the middle one gives you some
ideas.
Do you think you could not make any trash for 2 years?!! Would you like some ideas on how you could? This piece on Lauren Singer will give you some ideas & she is starting a Youtube channel as well.
Some new research has found at least 10 million gallons of crude oil from the 210 million gallon Gulf Oil spill in 2010 has made its way to the floor of the ocean. This poses great consequences to the food chain since this oil is likely to be there for a very long time. Tumors and lesions have been noted on sea life already.
Two very interesting studies will be published this week look at the relationship between glacier melting, sea levels, and underwater volcano eruptions releasing carbon dioxide which in turn changes the planet's temperature.
Well this is a very creative marketing way to help conserve water! :-) Just be sure to put the brick in a double baggie so it does not disintegrate in the toilet! :-)
For almost 30 years now, I have had the wonderful opportunity to get paid to help people learn why one thinks & behaves the way they do! I have also learned so much more also...What Fun!