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All The Gold In The World's Value Is ?

May 14 2012 10:50 PM | eds in Green Living

In November of 2005, the value of all the gold ever mined in the world,
. . . since the beginning of human history was some $1.89 trillion dollars.

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Anti-Malaria Garment That Wards Off Bugs

May 14 2012 02:30 AM | eds in Green Living

Mosquitoes infected with malaria, a disease estimated to kill


. . . 655,000 people annually on the continent.



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Interactive Map: Small Business Friendliness

May 14 2012 12:40 AM | eds in Green Living

2012 Thumbtack.com Small Business Survey, in partnership with Kauffman Foundation

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100% Biodegradable Bottle As Benign As An Orang...

May 12 2012 02:40 PM | eds in Green Living

For people who don’t quite get how destructive our material and
. . . waste stream has become to the planet,
. . . can discard their waste without wondering how many years,
. . . it will languish in a landfill, generating gas and
. . . leaching chemicals into the environment.

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How Much Energy Can You Buy For $1 These D...

May 10 2012 03:25 PM | eds in Green Living

The SUNSHOT Initiative, was created at a DOE brainstorming session where 60 guests comprised of researchers, industrialists, entrepreneurs and investors in the photovoltaic industry (PV) or adjacent areas had been invited.

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Austerity: What Does It Mean To You?

May 09 2012 02:10 PM | eds in Green Living

Rich Governments have run deficits over the past 30 years and
now they face "Austerity!"

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Nanocomposite Cavity Filler

May 08 2012 02:20 AM | eds in Green Living

Reverses Decay, Killing Bacteria and Regenerating Tooth Structure

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Pollution: Old Gas Stations Leaking

May 06 2012 01:20 PM | eds in Green Living

Toxic gas leaks from gas stations contaminating water in Israel.
The contamination is toxic, “carcinogenic and potentially harmful to the
. . . . . . central nervous system,
. . . . . . immune system and
. . . . . . might reduce fertility.”

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Rocky Mountain Institute: Project Get Ready

May 05 2012 06:45 PM | eds in Green Living

Project Get Ready works with cities and industry leaders to develop and
. . . disseminate best practices for electric vehicle integration and adoption.

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Economy: May Fdic Bank Closings

May 05 2012 01:55 AM | eds in Green Living

Bank closing in May State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- FL . . . Security Bank, National Association FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .157 . . . 2011 . . . 92 . . . 201...

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Winner Red Dot Award: Affects Survivors Health

May 03 2012 09:20 PM | eds in Green Living

Designed with the survivors of natural disasters in mind,
. . . this heat-collecting garment transforms into a blanket,
. . . that provides heat during the night.

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Threats To The Coral Reefs

Oct 21 2011 02:50 AM | godarna in Green Living

The coral reefs are under pressure for quite some time. Global warming, fishing and pollution are the main threats. Occasionally hurricanes and tsunamis can be disastrous as well. At the rate this all happens, the coral reefs will disappear in no time....

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War: Profits Vs Climate

May 02 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Green Living

"Profit" Clean Energy Switch to Cost Fossil Industry $4 Trillion by 2020.
"Climate" change is going to wreck us, warns International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Pain Killers In Your Kitchen

May 02 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Green Living

7 superfoods that fight arthritis, backaches, and more.

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Oil Refinery?

May 01 2012 02:35 AM | eds in Green Living

Refineries throughout the Northeast have been suffering because they are old and
. . . cannot process the cheaper, heavier types of oil that are increasingly in supply
. . . from Canada's oil sands, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and elsewhere.

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Ge Gets Serious About Electric Cars

May 01 2012 12:45 AM | eds in Green Living

In 2011, GE bought 300 electric cars. Now, GE is switching from "pilot phase" to "full scale deployment," and . . . in 2012, all their "Health Care Division" sedan purchases, . . . for employee use, will be a Chevy Volt. Sour...

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How To Save Money On Energy Bills

Apr 30 2012 06:00 PM | eds in Green Living

To help American families and businesses reduce their energy costs, the Energy Department has launched the Utility Data Access Map tool, an interactive Web platform that enables electric utilities across the country to show customers, in a simple way, the data they can access on their electricity use.



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America's Top Cities-Public Transportation.

Apr 29 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Green Living

Is your city on the list?

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Economy: April Fdic Bank Closings

Apr 21 2012 01:45 AM | eds in Green Living

Bank closing in Apr. State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- CA . . . Palm Desert National Bank MD . . . Bank of the Eastern Shore MD . . . HarVest Bank of Maryland MN . . . Inter Savings Bank, fsb D/B/A InterBank, fsb NJ . . .Fort Le...

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Robert D Hormats

Apr 27 2012 06:30 PM | eds in Green Living

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, said on Thursday:



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Tax's On The 1%

Apr 23 2012 09:05 PM | eds in Green Living

How do you compare with the wealthiest 1% on, . . . Cost-of-Living? . . . Disposable-Cash? . . . Taxes? Source: wealth-&-taxes

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Farm On Wheels

Apr 22 2012 12:50 PM | eds in Green Living

What does Southern India and L.A. have in common?

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The Top Three Reasons Rio+20 Will Change The World

Apr 20 2012 12:00 AM | mcomstock in Green Living

I'm one of 10 finalists in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Blog-Off. The finalist with the most votes by April 30th will be selected as the official blogger for World Environment Day in Rio de Janeiro. I would be extremely grateful if you could please vote for both of my blogs:  

I Don’t Need to Rule, But Our Leaders Do

and The Top Three Reasons Rio+20 Will Change the World. On each blog, please select “Vote Now” under my photo or at the bottom of the blog and enter the security code to vote. Please pass the links along to friends, family and colleagues!!



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2013 "renewable Energy" Budget Cuts

Apr 20 2012 09:20 PM | eds in Green Living

17% cut to the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy program, as well as reductions to the ARPA-E program. These efforts are vital to our nation's innovation in the energy sector.” Source: greentechmedia

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Inspirational Images Of Earth Added To Our Gallery

Apr 20 2012 02:05 AM | Hayden in Green Living

Sometimes all it takes is one image to motivate us all to "wake up" to the realization of what's at stake, what we may loose and the will we must all muster from within to help make a difference. In light of this and in honor of earth day...

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