after party

after party, originally uploaded by dacookieman.

This great shot by dacookieman, a rising star & member on www.flickr.com

Morning Glow

Morning Glow, originally uploaded by aussiegall.

This great shot by Aussiegall, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Gravel Lawn

Gravel Lawn, originally uploaded by Pachelbel Canon.

Please click on the pics & read more.



This great shot by Pachelbel Canon, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

This is Slide, I found on Sustainable Food.

Is a great presentation & info to discover.

Please read & united to make this world Green & Sustainable!!

Power Plant

, originally uploaded by strelitzia.

These power plant emiisions are the contributing factor for the green house gases.


Thi sgreat shot by Strelitzia, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

IceCap Melting

IceCapMelting, originally uploaded by En Syn.

This issue is very critcal to our lives on earth.

One saying is due to the Sun particle radiation & the exposions on Sun.

Another is saying the Ionizing Layer the hole is getting bigger due to the carbon emission.

Now the following article further explan.....

One th9ing I don't understand is, how the Volcano eruption would help to slow the Ice Cape melting.


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IceCapMelting

Arctic ice cap melting 30 years ahead of forecast --- Tue May 1, 3:09 PM
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arctic ice cap is melting much faster than expected and is now about 30 years ahead of predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.S. ice expert said on Tuesday.
This means the ocean at the top of the world could be free or nearly free of summer ice by 2020, three decades sooner than the global panel's gloomiest forecast of 2050.
No ice on the Arctic Ocean during summer would be a major spur to global warming, said Ted Scambos, a glaciologist at the National Snow and Ice Center in Colorado.
"Right now ... the Arctic helps keep the Earth cool," Scambos said in a telephone interview. "Without that Arctic ice, or with much less of it, the Earth will warm much faster."
That is because the ice reflects light and heat; when it is gone, the much darker land or sea will absorb more light and heat, making it more difficult for the planet to cool down, even in winter, he said.
Scambos and co-authors of the study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, used satellite data and visual confirmation of Arctic ice to reach their conclusions, a far different picture than that obtained from computer models used by the scientists of the intergovernmental panel.
"The IPCC report was very careful, very thorough and cautious, so they erred on the side of what would certainly occur as opposed to what might occur," Scambos said in a telephone interview.
ICE-FREE SUMMER
The wide possibility of what might occur included a much later melt up north, or a much earlier one, Scambos said.
"It appears we're on pace about 30 years earlier than expected to reach a state where we don't have sea ice or at least not very much in late summer in the Arctic Ocean," he said.
He discounted the notion that the sharp warming trend in the Arctic might be due to natural climate cycles. "There aren't many periods in history that are this dramatic in terms of natural variability," Scambos said.
He said he had no doubt that this was caused in large part by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which he said was the only thing capable of changing Earth on such a large scale over so many latitudes.
Asked what could fix the problem -- the topic of a new report by the intergovernmental panel to be released on Friday in Bangkok -- Scambos said a large volcanic eruption might hold Arctic ice melting at bay for a few years.
But he saw a continued warm-up as inevitable in the coming decades.
"Long-term and for the next 50 years, I think even the new report will agree that we're in for quite a bit of warming," Scambos said.
"We just barely now, I think, have enough time and enough collective will to be able to get through this century in good shape, but it means we have to start acting now and in a big way."

Uploaded by En Syn on 2 May '07, 2.01am PDT.

NightWalk @ Lower Pierce DSC09322.JPG

NightWalk @ Lower Pierce DSC09322.JPG, originally uploaded by *Damselfly*.

This tree frog in Singapore. I have not seen in my life!! Click on the picture & read more...

This great shot by *Damselfly*, agreat artist & member on www.flickr.com

Naked

Naked, originally uploaded by *Hurricane Hilda*.

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*Hurricane Hilda*

In the late 70's there were a massive black out.

Then Next day the chief of The Power station is removed by the order of Lee.

Anyway, the HDB, The URA the Environment Agencies they are all scholar. Not Like me Private funded. Really from the People Goese to The People.

Heart to Heart To The People!! That is what Lee Have been doing in the late 50's, 60's &0's & on my return from UK in the early 80's as well. But not the same now!!

U see the structure of HDB, URA & the private development. The structures are only good for those day where global warming is not an issues yet.

With the concret & the bricks structures & more populations, more flights, more ships more pollutants in the environment.

All the heat generated & the Carbon dioxides in the environment are traped!!. Then the multiplication theorem applied. More energy, more income for the power & energy providers.....

Quicker the way we destroy ourself.

The pollutants cause inborn defects & cancers.....therefore we are doom to shotten our life.

More plastic is means more petrol by products, more polltuions.

In Mongolia the plastics & PVC recycling area, I am imformed for the next 100 years or so no grass can grow on their Grassland within 200miles radius!!

Well those in power in the various department are aware of it, but they would rather do something that the numbers is achieve than doing something which would show their bad performance resolutions.

That is the phenomenal everywhere.

Naked

Naked, originally uploaded by *Hurricane Hilda*.

These kind of window unit airconditional are contributing to the green house gas & more carbon in the Air.

It is transplanted the same technology to China & major 3rd world countries.

I am the advocator against those none energy efficent design building & construction & the installation of such Airconditional.

In Singapore when these aircon agging or having condensate the drips would naturally flow down to the floor, the owner of the aircon unit would be fine.

In my opinion these is not law of enforcement. However, that have been implemented for over 30 years I believes.


These image is the work of *Hurricane Hilda*, a rising star & member on www.flickr.com

Climate change skeptics say it's hard to get heard

This article say about the scientists saying are hard to be heard!!

My experience is many activies like me is also hard to get heard!!

For example, few years back I promoting the Energy saving home & building home not using wood sticks. I have talk to many planner of cities, counties but I am facing the same word "Sorry"!! "We know oue job best, We cannot forgo our retirement benefits"!!

Well, please read further below:-


The following article from Reuters,
Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:15PM EDT

By Jeff Mason

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - skeptics of the seriousness of global warming complained on Wednesday of not being heard by the public or policy makers while warning governments to take a second look at the scientific consensus on climate change.

Scientists who doubt the scope and cause of climate change have trouble getting funding and academic posts unless they conform to an "alarmist scenario," said Roger Helmer, a British member of the European Parliament, at a panel discussion on appropriate responses to rising global temperatures.

"If global warming is happening, we can then ask: is it accelerating and is it likely to be catastrophic?" he said. "Many people think not."

European Union leaders agreed in March to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least a fifth compared with 1990 levels by 2020 and as much as 30 percent if other industrialized and emerging countries joined in.

The EU pledge came shortly before the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which groups 2,500 scientists and is considered the world authority on the issue, said all regions of the planet would suffer from a sharp warming.

David Henderson, an economist at the Westminster Business School in London and former head of the Economics and Statistics Department at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the OECD, said governments had given the IPCC a monopoly on climate advice.

"The very idea of creating a single would-be authoritative fount of wisdom is itself dubious," he said, urging countries to seek a more balanced approach than the IPCC and to stop pursuing programs to urgently reduce carbon emissions.

"In this area of policy it's high time for governments to think again," he said.

Mahi Sideridou, climate policy director at environmental group Greenpeace, rejected criticism of the IPCC.

"Saying that the IPCC is not balanced is probably the most ridiculous claim that anybody can make," she said, stressing the group's reports were based on scientific consensus.

The IPCC findings are approved unanimously by more than 100 governments and will guide policy on issues such as extending the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, the main U.N. plan for capping greenhouse gas emissions, beyond 2012.

Benny Peiser, a professor at Liverpool John Moores University, questioned the methods used by climate scientists. He said many were recognizing that using computer modeling to predict an "inherently unpredictable future" was illogical.

"Today's scientific consensus very often turns out to be tomorrow's redundant theory," he said. He said that scientific journals refused to take papers from scientists who doubted climate change.

Most scientists say climate change will cause seas to rise, glaciers to melt and storms to intensify, potentially leading to more natural disasters around the world.

Another view of the boat..

Another view of the boat.., originally uploaded by Click Cluck.

This boat & house are real Green & sustainable products.

Last year, when I attended the conference on the sustainability.

An expert from UK, have study into the South East Asian & Chinese architecture, As well as the African , South American Natives buildings...etc.

He said to the attendees that those architecture of the legend are great projects as well as real thinking of Green & sustability!!


This great shot by Click Cluck, a rising star & member on www.flickr.com

The Fully Automated Da-Ba In The Making

The Fully Automated Da-Ba In The Making, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

The Fully Automated Da-Ba In The Making

This is the greatest Dam in the world.

The Automated Dam would be the No 1 in the world.

But thinking of the event that Da Ba is done by act of god, all of US in West Coast of America, both North & South, Need not to say about the cities in Shanghai & Zhejiang Area would be under the water.

Few hundreds millions of people & beings would be re-union with the gods or Lords or return to Heavens & Hells.

As Lao Zi said:

The Most Harmony thing is Water.

Water Can afloat a boat,

& Water can capsize the boat!!


Another provert said:

One can move the mountain,

However,

Don't ever plays with Water!!

Beautiful Scene That I Recalling My Late Mom's

Beautiful Scene That I Recalling My Late Mom's, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

Beautiful Scene That I Recalling My Late Mom's

As the cruiseship moving forward to the the upper part of the YangZi River, the weather become more uncertain to predict.

While enjoy the natural scene, I am recalling the memory what my late mom's told me about her trip with her youngest brother.

Now the clear water is not to be seen. When the completion of the Da Ba the greatest & biggest water dam of this world, The weather & the Nature is going to be affected a lots.

I remember , I used to have very nice "Si-Yi" fish from Shanghai area of the YangZi. That would not be possible anymore.

The white dolphines are only left say 50 from 2,000 40 years ago.

Not only that. If the Dam is done by the act of god, then Shanghai would be under the water, we in the west coast in America would be having earthquake & Tsunami, ........etc.

I feel sad not only because of the corruptions & the local pollutions.

The following is the news I found from Sierra Club email today!!
10 Ways to Go Green at Work

Office_1Greener homes are in the spotlight these days, but what about the other places where many of us spent huge chunks of our time--our offices? Some simple changes of habit can save energy and resources at work, and these small steps can be multiplied by persuading the powers-that-be at your workplace to adopt environmentally friendly (and often cost-effective) policies.

1. Be bright about light
Artificial lighting accounts for 44 percent of the electricity use in office buildings.

> Make it a habit to turn off the lights when you're leaving any room for 15 minutes or more and utilize natural light when you can.

> Make it a policy to buy Energy Star-rated light bulbs and fixtures, which use at least two-thirds less energy than regular lighting, and install timers or motion sensors that automatically shut off lights when they're not needed.

2. Maximize computer efficiency
Computers in the business sector unnecessarily waste $1 billion worth of electricity a year.

> Make it a habit to turn off your computer—and the power strip it's plugged into—when you leave for the day. Otherwise, you're still burning energy even if you're not burning the midnight oil. (Check with your IT department to make sure the computer doesn't need to be on to run backups or other maintenance.) During the day, setting your computer to go to sleep automatically during short breaks can cut energy use by 70 percent. Remember, screen savers don't save energy.

> Make it a policy to invest in energy-saving computers, monitors, and printers and make sure that old equipment is properly recycled. Look for a recycler that has pledged not to export hazardous e-waste and to follow other safety guidelines. Old computers that still work, and are less than five years old, can be donated to organizations that will refurbish them and find them new homes. (You may even get a tax deduction.)

3. Print smarter
The average U.S. office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year.

> Make it a habit to print on both sides or use the back side of old documents for faxes, scrap paper, or drafts. Avoid color printing and print in draft mode whenever feasible.

> Make it a policy to buy chlorine-free paper with a higher percentage of post-consumer recycled content. Also consider switching to a lighter stock of paper or alternatives made from bamboo, hemp, cotton, or kenaf. Recycle toner and ink cartridges and buy remanufactured ones. According to Office Depot, each remanufactured toner cartridge "keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills...and conserves about a half gallon of oil."

4. Go paperless when possible

> Make it a habit to think before you print: could this be read or stored online instead? When you receive unwanted catalogs, newsletters, magazines, or junk mail, request to be removed from the mailing list before you recycle the item.

> Make it a policy to post employee manuals and similar materials online, rather than distribute print copies. They're easier to update that way too.

5. Ramp up your recycling

> Make it a habit to recycle everything your company collects. Just about any kind of paper you would encounter in an office, including fax paper, envelopes, and junk mail, can be recycled. So can your old cell phone, PDA, or pager.

> Make it a policy to place recycling bins in accessible, high-traffic areas and provide clear information about what can and can not be recycled.

6. Close the loop

> Make it a policy to purchase office supplies and furniture made from recycled materials.

7. Watch what (and how) you eat

> Make it a habit to bring your own mug and dishware for those meals you eat at the office.

> Make it a policy to provide reusable dishes, silverware, and glasses. Switch to Fair Trade and organic coffee and tea, and buy as much organic and local food as possible for parties and other events. Provide filtering drinking water to reduce bottled-water waste.

8. Rethink your travel

> Make it a habit to take the train, bus, or subway when feasible instead of a rental car when traveling on business. If you have to rent a car, some rental agencies now offer hybrids and other high-mileage vehicles.

> Make it a policy to invest in videoconferencing and other technological solutions that can reduce the amount of employee travel.

9. Reconsider your commute

> Make it a habit to carpool, bike, or take transit to work, and/or telecommute when possible. If you need to drive occasionally, consider joining a car-sharing service like Zipcar and Flexcar instead of owning your own wheels.

> Make it a policy to encourage telecommuting (a nice perk that's also good for the planet!) and make it easy for employees to take alternative modes of transportation by subsidizing commuter checks, offering bike parking, or organizing a carpool board.

10. Create a healthy office environment

> Make it a habit to use nontoxic cleaning products. Brighten up your cubicle with plants, which absorb indoor pollution.

> Make it a policy to buy furniture, carpeting, and paint that are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and won't off-gas toxic chemicals.

one world, one Flickr

one world, one Flickr, originally uploaded by ie-fotografie.

My message is This is One World, One AirSpace.

We are alone But Not Alone!!


This great shot by ie-fotografie, a rising star & member on www.flickr.com

The Road More Travels

The Road More Travels, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

This is taken in Si Ku Niang Shan, Sichuan China, please click on the photo & read more on my comments.......

Power To Light Up & Power To Destroy

Power To Light Up & Power To Destroy, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

Click on the Photo & read more......

Green is Good

Green is Good, originally uploaded by :: Ela!ne ::.

This great shot by Elaine, an artist & member on www.flickr.com

Climate Change

Climate Change, originally uploaded by _Hans van de Vorst.

Please click on the photo & read what I wrote....

This great shot by Hans Van De Vorst, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Romantic Sunrise - Ba Dang 巴东桥

Romantic Sunrise - Ba Dang 巴东桥, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

This is taken in Ba Dang New City in China the border of Hubei & Sichuan Chong King.

Click on the picture & read more.....

New Globe - Yet So Near!! Yet So Far!!

New Globe - Yet So Near!! Yet So Far!!, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

Please click on the picture & read more.....

Leaving This World??

Leaving This World??, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

At the GBC meeting this year in L.A. I am told that at the present rate that we discharge our green house gases to the atmosphere, we need a globe 14 times our present size to dispose it.

Although NASA have found a globe 14 times bigger then us, which is the closest to us . We have not have the technology to transport us in the masses to that globe.

So, when the times have comes & our universe ended, then the explodion would be of a scene like these. No one can be spared.

Looking at this picture, we need to act now than never for our decendants!!!!!!

Colors of Autumn!!

Colors of Autumn!!, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

This may be look so colorful & pretty. But if we research into the weather issues & Green House effect.

There is a serious message in the nature. So it is our duties to get it fixed before it is too late.

The Dawn of The End!!

The Dawn of The End!!, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

This is my photo stich project.

Please click on the photo & learn more........


We need to be responsible for our future!!

NIAGARA at Night

NIAGARA at Night, originally uploaded by Ming chai.

The green house effect would cause beatiful scene like this to dimised.

That call for action now than never!!

This great shot by Ming Chai, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Leaf Drops

Leaf Drops, originally uploaded by aumbody images.

From the color & tecture of the plant, one can see that the health of it & the level of pollutions in the environment.

This great shot by aumbody images, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Today I found this great blog about Climate Change & Global Warming 101.

Climate @ Weather.com

I encourage you to click on the link above or on this page.

There are lots of resources & people like me who concenr about the global warming issues & it prevention.

Please visit.....Climate @ Weather.com

Life blue to Charlie (= the life be in all ( Till when we continue cutting the trees and killing the planet ? )

Life blue to Charlie (= the life be in all ( Till when we continue cutting the trees and killing the planet ? ), originally uploaded by abstraktion.

This is the kindness thought from my flickr friend Calos.

I hope the world would understand my view of Energy saving & Green Homes.

FERN

FERN, originally uploaded by sjliew05.

When I was little, I see ferns growing everywhere in the field, then when I was teen, the ferns are gone.

In the 90's I lived in Kualar Lumpur, Malysia, my IBM friend took me to have fern fried with samba at Subang Jaya area.

It is a very nice experience.

However, now think about the acid rain, think about the pollutions, the ferns which are the oldest lives on earth would be gone... need not to mention about our decendants lives.......

So act now to protect our Green environment.. befor it is too late!!



This great shot by sjliew05, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Hummer

Hummer, originally uploaded by ie-fotografie.

These car would increase the green house gas emission.

We should discourage of using it.

This great shot by ie-fotografie, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Coal-Fire Power Plant

Coal-Fire Power Plant, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

Please read the comments that posted in flickr site, by clicking the picture above.....My views is included ......

gardenhouse

gardenhouse, originally uploaded by Matahari Sky.

This is tradition architecture home that the great artist Matahari Sky built in Sarawak.

I have attended a conference in L.A. where the expert on Green building have mentioned that the cooling & heating energy of home can be reduced significantly with the S.E.A. Kampong house design.

Click on the picture & read more!!

How Green House Gas Are Produced!!

I am appending the link here for your info:

Green House Effect

Green Energy

Happy Couple, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

This happy couple are collecting plastic bottles for recycle, they used horse to transport instead.

Although these seem to be the sollution for green the globe, but the horse's right is another issue.

They have given up using the motorcycle to transport these by using horsecart, I am suggesting that they would look at the biofuel & Green energy as their transport instead.

Gas From Manure:

This reminded me during my childhood, small farm's are encouraged to build their own Bio-Manure Gas for home cooking...

A plan to convert large quantities of manure into natural gas and sell it over pipelines is materializing.

Microgy plans to start operating its first two thermophilic digesters--large, heated vats in which microbes turn manure into fuel--in its Huckabay, Texas, facility next month, according to a company representative.

The digesters extract biogas, a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane, from manure. Biogas can be used locally to run generators and farm equipment, but by burning off the carbon dioxide (about a third of the overall gas content), natural gas is created that can be shipped through a pipeline.

The company has already installed digesters at farms in Wisconsin, but the majority of gas created there gets consumed by local farmers. The coming Huckabay Ridge plant is another beast entirely.

Please read the following link for big scale Factory of Gas From Manure

The less we depends on oil & coal.. & the more we develope & use the recycle & renewable energy, we shall be able to keep our globe Green & sustainable future.....

Cute car

Cute car, originally uploaded by mariannaF.

By the look of this car, I believed it must be a electric car.

We need to have all car converted to green car, so that our globe would sustain the Green living environment.

This great shot by mariannaF, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

the road

the road, originally uploaded by FreeMySoul.

The shoothing green, gives us the oxygen, keep the global from drying... Please treasure it......

This great shot by FreeMySoul, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Untitled

, originally uploaded by bokchoyboy.

This is looks like the end of the world scene.

We need to clean up & greening the world before it is too late.


This great shot by bokchoyboy, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

A Twist of Fate

a twist of fate, originally uploaded by maycos60.

Yes, if we have not protect our living environment & green & to sustain the oxygen needed for lives... then that is a twist of fate.

This great shot by maycos60, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

Go Green Without going Broke!!

Go Green Without going Broke!!, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.

The message is very clear. This is the only way for all on earth to do.

Hydrogen Powered Car


This is the car should be @ the present time!!
It cost about $5.M at the present time, which is too excessive.

10 to 20 years to the market is far too long, the world already over polluted by Gas at the present time.

Visit Hydrogen Powered Cars (on YouTube)

for more......

Hydrogen-Powered Cars
This BBC video (on YouTube) showing a one-of-a-kind GM-built salt water-derived hydrogen-powered vehicle of the future that can be converted from a car to a pickup truck in 30 minutes makes me want to place an order for one right now. OK, at $5M, it's a little steep for my budget. But, seeing this video and hearing about how it may only be 10 years off before these are reality gives me hope that our children might have a world to look forward to.

Green Padi Field In Bali

Bali, originally uploaded by AlexMoi.

These green padi field, if not treasured, soon would become yester year scene!!

This great shot by AlexMoi, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com

VAL SAISERA

VAL SAISERA, originally uploaded by mariotto52.

The Global warming sign can be predicted when the snow fall in these mountains are getting less each year.


This great shot by mariotto52, an artist & member on www.flickr.com

Automatic road cleaner@Beidaihe!!^______^

Automatic road cleaner@Beidaihe!!^______^, originally uploaded by CATIC-TEDer.

This is a unique Green Sweaping system.

This great shot by CATIC-TEDer, an artist & member on www.flickr.com

NIGHT POLLUTION 1

NIGHT POLLUTION 1, originally uploaded by Andy Welsh.

Looking at this scene, you can see the seriousness of the pollutions in this world??

Yhis great shot by Andy Welsh, a friend & member on www.flickr.com

Cardinal Seen Through Rain

Cardinal Seen Through Rain, originally uploaded by Sparky2.

Think of green, Think of rains.

How we could do to make this world a pollutions free to stay!!


This great shot by sparky2, an artist & member on www.flickr.com

Windmolens bij avond

Windmolens bij avond, originally uploaded by dimormar.

Wind energy is a gtreat source for the Green The Globe action.


This great shot by dimormar, a friend & member on www.flickr.com

Sewer

Sewer, originally uploaded by macroz.

The waste water if not treated 1st, then when discharge to the sea , it would cause containminations & pollutions.

This great shot by marcoz, a member on www.flickr.com

Green

Green, originally uploaded by Maggie's World.

Our mission is to turn the world to green & clean. Green means more oxygen & water for all living beings on earth.

Biodiesel sample bottles

Biodiesel sample bottles, originally uploaded by rrelam.

This shot is by rrelam, amember on www.flickr.com

Please click on the photo & read more.

Wind Energy

IMG_4331-2, originally uploaded by BillWang.

In the area that with strong wind like this in Xinjiang 新疆达坂, the wind energy farm is the best solution to produce electricity to fill the needs.

Also, to keep the environment clean & green.

Troplets

Troplets, originally uploaded by olvwu.

This great shot by olvwu, a member on www.flickr.com

Raindrops on tulip

Raindrops on tulip, originally uploaded by Lida Rose.

How long we can still see these crystal clear raindrops??



This great shot is by Lida Rose, a great artist on www.flickr.com

Upsala iceberg

Upsala iceberg, originally uploaded by Lord Voldemort.

The Green House effect certainly post a concern for us, as like these Glacier are melting in breaking record high.

Seven Things Consumers Should Know About Green Spaces

The following is a interesting article that I found on www.projectevergreen.com:

Green spaces have special benefits for each and every American:

1.
Cooling: 8 average front lawns have the cooling effect of 70 tons
of air conditioning. As overwatering is a much bigger problem than
underwatering, automatic irrigation systems, where possible, should be
considered for the most efficient watering rates.

2. Cleaning:
Properly maintained shrubs, plants and lawns are environmental heroes.
Because of their filtering capability, plantings prevent soil erosion,
filter contaminants from rainwater and absorb dust and soot.

3.
Saving Money: Planting shade trees lowers attic temperatures by as much
as 40 degrees and landscaping aids in reducing air conditioning costs
by up to 50 percent.

4. Increasing Home Value: Not only can a
well-maintained landscape add up to 15 percent to a property's value,
when selling a home, landscaping can speed the sale by as much as 6 weeks.

5. Reducing Noise: Landscaping can reduce noise by up to 50 percent.

6.
Healing: Horticulture is therapeutic and improves quality of life.
Studies illustrate that hospital patients whose rooms overlook
landscapes recover faster and require less pain medication than
patients without a view of nature.

7. Increasing Air Quality: A
tree removes carbon dioxide from the air and releases enough oxygen for
a family of four to breathe for a day.

Overload.

Overload., originally uploaded by dadiolli.

This is the age old industry in Asia & China.

These are collected & sold to the recycle wholeseller's.

On their Way...

On their Way..., originally uploaded by Maggie's World.

Such activities need to be encouraged & promoted.

When I was in South Africa, these kind of trash were burn, those people are not concern about the pollution & green house gas issues for their actions.

It is our duty to protect our environment & for the future of our next generation & beyond.

Green Net

Green Net, originally uploaded by nature_lover.

As this picture show, a Green Global network is essential to spreadhead our mission of protecting our Clean & Green Environment Now & beyond.