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      • A Climate Change Dashboard
        07/29/10
        I just read yet another article confirming that climate change is real and that the last decade has been the warmest on record. Something new I picked out of the article was a dashboard with easy to read graphical representations of the climate.

        Right now it is still a Beta (test) versio

      • Cool Roofs, More Than a Triple Value
        07/23/10
        Lets start by covering what a cool roof is. Simply, a light or white colored surface on the roof. The reflective properties bounce heat back toward the sun reducing the need for cooling below. Less cooling demand reduces energy use and related pollution. Another factor is the warming effect on c

      • Hike Locally to Enjoy and Protect the Environment
        07/20/10
        Activities like hiking and biking are healthy and don't produce a lot of excess CO2. Doing these things locally is even better. So here are some websites to help you find great places to be outside.

        Nature_Find
        This is the National Wildlife Federation's map-based tool.
      • Wind Power is Still the Cleanest Source of Energy Overall
        07/19/10
        Rather than paraphrase an entire article, this is the first segment:

        As the U.S. energy industry inches away from reliance on fossil fuels, experts have heralded various greener technologies, such as ethanol, solar and geothermal power, as choice alternatives. And while each of those alte

      • Summary of BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
        07/16/10
        _85 days, 16 hours and roughly 25 minutes: Number of days that oil gushed into the Gulf.

        _184 million: Estimated number of gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico since April 20.

        _572: Miles of Gulf Coast shoreline currently oiled.

        _2,700 square miles: Size o

      • Oil Leak Finally Stopped In Gulf After 85 Days
        07/16/10
        As of yesterday, the oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico sin

      • Magnetic Refrigeration May Someday Replace Hydrofluorocarbons
        07/06/10



        Hydrofluorocarbons are the chemicals that currently make the air conditioner in your car or the cooling system in your refrigerator work. These chemicals are perfectly safe in the captive environment of the equipment they operate in, however, conditions change and they escape. Ca

      • Happy 4th of July Weekend - Wear Sunblock
        07/02/10
        I've said it before and I know I will say it again, wear sunblock.

        Another note about the sun, it gives us vitamin D. Our vitamin D needs vary with age, body weight, percent of body fat, latitude, skin coloration, season of the year, use of sun block, individual reactions to sun exp

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