June 28, 2007 at 6:49 pm
· Filed under Presidential Run 2008?
some amazing news coming out of New Hampshire recently in a poll released this week.
Guess what the poll revealed?
It revealed Hilary Clinton was leading …
but….
if Al announced he was running, and I’ll quote…
Twenty-nine percent of Clinton voters would switch to Gore (…), and when all of the switches from other Democratic candidates were recalculated, Gore would defeat Clinton
some truly truly amazing news to come out. Let’s all hope Al gets word of this. It could put him over the edge!
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=44819
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June 24, 2007 at 8:36 am
· Filed under Going Green
Cool news out of Hollywood. Universal Pictures has, reportedly, produced the first carbon neutral motion picutre in ‘Evan Almighty’ starring Steve Carell. Universal reports that Director Tom Shadyac and crew stricly counted carbon emissions, and offset them by planting trees during and after production of the film.
Additional green measures were taken during filming, which included using double-sided scripts to cut down on paper waste, relying on bikes for transportation, and recycling the majority of trash produced by the producton staff.
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June 20, 2007 at 4:30 pm
· Filed under Going Green
just wanted to give a shout-out to a fantastic organization located in Atlanta GA named Southface. A great resource to lean on during home construction or renovation, Southface’s mission is to “promote sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.”
They’ve got great tips and tricks on the site, along with ways to save energy, conserve water and preserve the environment.
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June 19, 2007 at 10:58 am
· Filed under Al Gore
A previous poster got me thinking … if Al Gore had a theme song, what would it be?
Peter Gabriel’s ‘Digging in the Dirt’?
what do you suggest?
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June 3, 2007 at 9:51 am
· Filed under Going Green
Great article posted by the AP today highlighting some eye opening findings from a recent greenhouse gas study..
some quick highlights:
On a per-person basis, Wyoming spews more carbon dioxide than any other state or any other country: 276,000 pounds of it per capita a year, thanks to burning coal, which provides nearly all of the state’s electrical power.
Yet, just next door to the west, Idaho emits the least carbon dioxide per person, less than 23,000 pounds a year. Idaho forbids coal power plants. It relies mostly on non-polluting hydroelectric power from its rivers.
Texas, where coal barely edges out cleaner natural gas as the top power source, belches almost 1 1/2 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide yearly. That’s more than every nation in the world except six: the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and Germany.
As excessive as the report appears, at least we can use these statistics as a baseline moving forward implementing cleaner burning alternatives and follow examples set by Vermont, Idaho, California, Rhode Island banning the use of coal.
Do you live in one of the affected states? How do you feel about this report?
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