Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Heatwave could be deadly, but Aussies told not to use air conditioners due to “environmental responsibilities” « An Honest Climate Debate
The South Australian Government is urging people not to use their air conditioners as the state swelters in three days of 40C-plus temperatures.
Japan group launches toilet poems to save paper - Europe | Euro News 24
TOKYO - Poetry in the loo can cut down on paper use too, says a Japanese group campaigning to save toilet paper as part of the country's battle against global warming.

Simply pasting a "toilet poem" at the eye level of a person seated in the cubicle can help cut toilet paper use by up to 20 percent, a study by the research centre Japan Toilet Labo showed.
Plans Forge Ahead for Alaska’s First Wind Farm : Red, Green, and Blue
Plans for the wind farm call for twenty GE 1.5 megawatt wind turbines to be erected on the largely-barren Fire Island and connected to the mainland via a three-mile long cable. The electricity will arrive at Point Campbell and be added to the regional grid that runs from Homer to Fairbanks.
How much energy will be used in obtaining the raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, installing, maintaining, and eventually replacing these turbines?

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