Green Living Q & A

what is the relation between poverty and the environmental issues?

describe “poverty” as it relates to environmental issues.

how can i incorporate environmental issues into a fairy tale?

i have a project where i have to perform a skit dealing with environmental issues but in the form of a classic fairy tale (3 little pigs, cinderella, etc). your ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advanced.

Why should the American economy take precedent over environmental issues?

I’m currently working on a research paper on this topic and I can’t come up with anymore reasons for why the American economy should take precedent over environmental issues. If is their anyone who agrees with this and could help me come up with more reasons?

Can anyone point me to a good website about the environmental issues in Colombia?

I am doing research and I am trying to find a good website to find info for the environmental and future environmental issues in colombia.

What are some environmental issues in Bryce Canyon Nat’l Park?

I’m making a brochure on Bryce Canyon for Geography class and I need to know Environmental issues, soil characteristics, and Natural Feature descriptions.

What is the role of science and technology in attaining sustainable development?

it is for our forum on our school.that’s our topic.

Looking for organizations in Beijing thi for sustainable development?

Similar to AIESEC. I’m looking for an organization in Beijing, China that focuses on education for sustainable development.

Can anyone name me a few? thanks.

What can I do with a double major in English and Sustainable Development?

I considered history but both seem like they’d be just as good, and all three would hopefully get me a good job traveling the world.

But what exactly could I do with a double major like that?

Who implements sustainable development plan in Europe?

I am interested to know who implements the plan in European countries, and if it is possible even in USA and other countries?

How can we have a sustainable development for overfishing?

I really need this for an important project. Please help!

Short term stocks to invest in? Stocks for long term?

Right now a lot of stocks are at an all time low, Is there particular stocks that i can watch and invest in make money in a short period of time. Like Ford, they went down to 1.90 then they came out and said they dont think they need the bail out money and there stock went up +120%.

New administration is coming into office and they have talked a lot about alternative energy funds, this makes me think for the next couple of year energey and renewable energy industry like: nuclear, cheasePeak and other companies will do good. So my second question is what are good long term industries/stocks to invest in? (symbols of the companies if you know any particular ones)

Do you think we should regulate the trading of stocks much more than we do?

Think about this. The stock marekt consists of a lot of people who get rich from buying and selling stocks. And these people get rich because they are some of the smartest in the country, and have gotten really good at reading the market.

Now I ask you, what value do these people add to society??? I don’t see it. It seems to me that all they’re doing is a form of legalized gambling.

Now what if we were to take all of these highly intelligent people and ask them to come up with cheap alternative energy, or something of that nature? Sounds like a good idea no?

And speaking of energy. Did you know that the reason why the price of oil is where it is today is mostly due to speculation. Current market fundamentals do not actually support $96/barrel oil. Supplies are actually decent right now. Yes, of course the price would still be high, but not $96/barrel. (I work for an oil company)

What do you think?
From me to you: I agree that the stock market itself does have value. My issue is with how shares are traded without creating any new wealth. Seems like a zero sum game to me.

Yes, I think I could teach a class on what makes up the price of oil. I just don’t think the speculation part is necessary.
Samuel D: Obviously not, but surely there is something highly intelligent people can contribute to society.

Investing in the stock market help?

I am 17 years old, I already have college payed for. Instead of wasting my money I’d like to invest it. What stocks should I invest in, I was thinking healthcare or possibly alternative energy companies. Ideas?

Other than ethanol, did Bush propose anything specific on alternative fuels? Will oils drop & alternates rise

tomorrow? I only read the AP synopsis and it wasn’t clear what he was proposing, just jawboning against Middle East oil and something about ethanol in 6 years. I’m already using ethanol, so I don’t know what the hold-up is with that. Anyway, did anybody see any indication fuel cell or solar energy stocks will get a pop tomorrow, or any other winners or losers in the stock market?

Why should a stock and or bond investor include alternative investments in their portfolio?

A. Real Estate Benefits
B. Energy Benefits
C. Gold Benefits
D. Other Commodities Benefots

Does California buy renewable energy from other states?

I’m doing a report and I would like to know if California buys Renewable energy from other states or, if they are totally self sustaining in that aspect. Maybe they buy solar energy from nevada or wind energy from Utah? Help?

How are renewable and non-renewable energy sources diffrent?List two examples of each of these types of energy?

How are renewable and non-renewable energy sources diffrent?List two examples of each of these types of energy

Will renewable energy be enough to live when we have used up all of the fossil fuels?

Will only renewable energy and no fossil fuels be enough to run the things that we label ‘essential’ for life?

Which presidential candidates are most likely to support the research and development of renewable energy?

It doesn’t matter if you list a Republican or Democrat… Just tell me what the candidate’s specific stand is on the development of renewable energy. If you have links to any articles that specifically address this, I’d appreciate that, as well. 🙂
Edit: Sorry about the thumbs down troll visiting my page. Don’t be afraid to answer my question for fear of getting a thumbs down on your answer, because I will be reading the content of your answers, while ignoring the ratings.

What kind of Engineer deals with coming up with new ways to use renewable energy?

When i say renewable energy i mean like solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power . Is there a certain type of engineer who works in these areas? Where is a good place to go to school for this type of Engineering.

Eco Friendly home products?

I’ve been wanting to try out an eco–friendly,green laundry detergent and cleaners for my home.I usually use woolite or All as a detergent and Downy as a fabric softner.Palmoive for my dishes.And windex to clean. I wanted to try seventh generation but the detergent has no smell at all.I didn’t like the way it smelled.Can anybody suggest some eco–friendly products that are actually eco–friendly and that do work as well as “non-green” products?

Will people spend money on eco-friendly products? Even the price is a little bit higher than regular ones?

Does Freds Dollar Store, Dollar General, or Family Dollar sell any eco friendly products?

research help! eco-friendly products?

can anyone find anything about the cons of eco–friendly products and/or hybrid cars

or why they don’t save consumers money

research help! eco friendly products?

can anyone find anything about the cons of eco–friendly products or hybrid cars

or why they don’t save consumers money

Which groups of Society would the government target first to be exterminated?

In a country where people are living longer, being born earlier and population growth is a key concern.

The decision made by China (imposing a limit on the amount of children you can have) backfired as they neglected to take into account that people would choose artificial insemination, which actually increased the population with multiple births.

They now are committed to building 20 new cities to house there ever expanding population.

What action do you thing your government will take in the future to solve this serious problem, which if you ask almost any scientist, they will tell you that they are more concerned about population growth the environmental issues.
Should the government choose to limit the births, then they exterminate the people who never had a chance to be conceived and born.

What do you think about agenda 21.?

World overpopulation, environmental issues, food and water shortages, and those nasty greenhouse gasses, have forced the UN to take control of the world and sign the agenda 21 agreement. At current earth population of 6 billion (which was only 5 billion 8 years ago) there just is not enough farm land to grow enough food. 1/3 of the rain forest has been cut down to provide more food for growing demand. Riots rage in most countries over food shortages. And on the surface Agenda 21 looks like its trying to head in the right direction to control the limited earths remaining resources. But the form of control would require immoral and inhumane destruction of the masses, or most of them in the end. I wondered how the rest of you feel about where this is heading. If there is anything you feel we as humans can possibly do to slow this process to find a different solution to achieve the same goal. China laws require one child per family, but still because there are billions of them, their population climbs and climbs anyway. The U.N. sees this, and thus far 179 countries have signed agenda 21. i’m wondering, now thats its signed, and we begin to dislike the outcome of that signing, if we can ever pull out and demand a different way of achieving the same objective.

What comes next in this debate on FREE TRADE?

I am looking for a rebuttal in this argument over free trade between China and the U.S. This is essentially a debate over whether or not it is wrong for the U.S. to use China to manufacture goods cheaply.

Argument 1: Free trade between the United States and China is beneficial for both countries– it allows U.S. industry to lower manufacturing cost and it has greatly diminished poverty levels in China

Argument 2: The U.S. should issue a moratorium on trade until China changes it’s environmental and labor laws.

Argument 3: ????

I need to get this to school…?

Ch. 35: War and Revolution in China and Vietnam

A – Main Idea: China and Vietnam had to deal with underdevelopment, overpopulation, impoverished people, and environmental degradation on top of the loss of the traditional lives their ancestors had led for thousands of years. This led to revolutions by the indigenous peoples against the imperialistic powers pressing these changes upon them. The European domination of these two countries differed from other colonial conquests because the Chinese and the Vietnamese gained relatively few gains. Instead they were smashed, and left to their own devices to recover. China became a struggle for power, mainly between the military alliance headed by Yuan Shikai, and the wealthy merchants along the coast, a group in which Sun Yat-sen was involved. PUT VIETNAMESE HERE!!!!

B – Important People:
Yuan Shikai – Leader of the most powerful military clique in northern China.
Sun Yat-sen – Headed the Revolutionary Alliance (anti-Qing).
Li Dazhao – Interpreted Marxist philosophy. Emphasized renewal of a nation
Mao Zedong – Joined Li’s study circle. Became major Communist leader
Zhao Enlai – Founded Communist Youth Corps in Paris.

C – Vocabulary:
Mass Line – Introduced by Mao, formed agricultural cooperatives who became farming collectives
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D – Outline:
I. Marxism
A. Sun Yat-sen was acting president, until 1912: gave it up to Yuan Shikai.
1. Yuan faked sympathy for democratic alliance leaders, but then built up military and bought out bureaucrats in Beijing.
2. Yat-sen called for revolution to unseat Yuan. Yuan used military power and “underhanded” methods such as assassination. Yuan on his way to become Emperor.
3. Yuan continually stopped by other warlords, nationalists, Japanese influence.
B. Japanese wanted to “establish a hold” on China
1. 1915- Japan presented the Twenty-One Demands (would of made China a dependent protectorate. Yuan did not accept or refuse, which caused one of his warlords to overthrow him. Yuan stepped down in 1916, which was the signal for the “free-for-all” power struggle for China.
C. May 4th – Students and nationalist politicians had widespread demonstrations at what they saw as betrayal by the Entente powers when Japan seized former German concessions. Led to boycotting of Japanese goods.
1. Russian Revolution led to awareness of Marxist solutions to China’s problems.
2: Li Dazhao interpreted Marxist ideas in a way to fit Chinese issues. Stated that China as a whole needed to unite.
3. Summer of 1921 – Communist party of China born in Shanghai
II. Nationalists Take Over
A. Guomindang (Nationalist party) headed by Yat-sen from 1911 to his death in 1925
1. Yat-sen went into exile in Japan in 1914, returned 1919. Meanwhile, Yuan consolidated his regional power bases.
2. Nationalists built power on support by businesspeople and merchants along the coast, local warloards and the criminal underworld. Tried to gain support from Europe and USA, but were disappointed. Turned to Soviet Russia. Bolsheviks sent advisors, encourage Communists to join Nationalists.
B. Mao Zedong, influenced by Li, became leader of Communist party.
1. Due to Nationalist’s full assault, Zedong and Communist’s retreat to country
2. Communists more adept at warfare, earned mandate to rule China
C. Policies
1. Great Leap Forward
A. Wanted to restore the rural base, focused on peasantry
B. Was economically disastrous – leaders abuse peasants, peasants resist
Collectivization
D. Mao’s Fall

But I have no flash drive or anything. Help?!?!

Will America’s environmental efforts even matter?

If China and India do not help? A relative went to China, and he came back with all kinds of respiratory issues after he breathed the air in Shanghai.
They’re building coal power plants left and right.
Jim, If you live in the west coast, your life has not improved, as pollution from China is reaching the west coast (proven fact).

unfairness of wealth distribution, this is my topic for a social position paper ( please comment on essay)?

“Life is unfair” this is phrased so many times within our life time, but the people who presents this idea to us; do they know what unfair really is? Have they overcome unfairness and the disturbing reality that follows it? It’s within honesty to suggest that life is only unfair to people who don’t realize unfairness is occurring within their environment. wealth distribution is said to be a case within the “unfair” trail. I believe the unfairness of wealth distribution that is occurring around the world is occurring for many different reasons, one of the reason being where the continent or country or even city lays at in the grid of power,development and historically

Unfairness is almost indescribable. It could be represented in many different statements or ideas and can be looked at from many different points of views and perspectives. An example of this is a kid who doesn’t receive his evening treat; is that really unfair?-it might be for the kid; since he sees the treat as a requirement-Or should we look at unfairness as those kids in Africa who don’t receive a single bite to fight off their hunger?-this wouldn’t be unfair to those kids because they are used to the struggle of finding their own needs” No one really knows what to think of unfairness as. I as an intelligent being; I survey a wide assortment of ideas and perspectives; an example would be looking at unfairness form a childish view or a little more mature view of a teenager and still gather the same thought-this said; the child and teenager would be rather wealthy- I would attack unfairness as not receiving what I “want”- which in a collective view is ironic since it’s “UNFAIR” to think of unfairness in such a way.
That is NOT unfairness-it might be for those two age groups who are wealthy enough to view it at such circumstances-; unfairness is what’s occurring around the world this very moment, the starvation of children in Africa or Asia or in countries and places that are thought of in a more wealthy view such as the U.S.A; yet it doesn’t occur to too many beings that this is one of the true meaning of unfairness-starvation. At this very moment its 2008 October the 23th 7: 35 P.M and there are 6,701,887,230 people on this earth, some struggling for food and drinkable water, some are dealing with family issues and some are having the time of their lives; this has been the case of people for millions of years; time hasn’t come to a point where it interferes with those people and what they are doing at this very moment; yet it’s fair to say that time can eventually come to a point where it may erases the struggle of finding food and clean water; but it’s also fair to say that time can also come to a point where it can erase everything: such as happiness . Wealth distribution is a big ball player in the game of “unfairness”.
Unfairness and wealth distribution go hand in hand. For example, look at the difference of overall wealth of a continent such as Africa and a continent such as North America or Europe! We see an enormous change of lifestyle and environmental factors; the fact of why this enormous change occurs within these two rather large continents is unknown; unknown, but it’s not wrong to say that one factor that could have played an important role in determining wealth distribution may be the history of the continent or country. If you look at histories of any state and the history of many African countries you will surely find an outstanding difference. Proof of this is where the country or continent sit at right now-status wise. The history of Africa and North America has extreme differences; Africa was ruled by other colonizing European countries for quite a while, which brought down its status. But when we look at America, it was never ruled by any other opposing countries. America is said to be self powered. Looking more closely at wealth distribution and fairness of the distribution we can look at a student attending an American school and an African student attending an African school (most of the time children in Africa don’t even receive the privilege of attending school)- another unfortunate fact of wealth distribution- the American student would receive quiet the education and an opportunity to successfully get places; the African child on the other hand struggles to find a pencil and a paper to write down the rather miserable education provided to become something in the near future. Opportunities are provided in the bigger “historical player” (North America), but Africa receives nothing except starvation, misery and at some points death of its young.
even though history is a big part of wealth distribution the leading government of the country is also important since it usually decides how wealth is to be spread within the country, a bad ruling government will mean power distribution and sometimes even theft of a country’s wealth, an example of this bad leadership is Saddam Hussein, previous president of iraq

Why do Republicans lie about Senator Obama’s foreign policy experience?

Obama’s service on the Foreign Relations committee has placed him in an unique position in that he is the Chair of the Subcommittee on European Relations and serves on the Subcommittees on African Affairs; East Asia and Pacific Affairs; and International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection. This cross-section of subcommittees places Obama in a unique position of having knowledge about Asian, African and European issues. The only other member of the Foreign Relations committee who is running for President is Democrat Joseph Biden who is Chairman of the full Foreign Relations Committee yet unlike Obama he does not serve on any of the other foreign policy committees and his experience is limited to foreign policy issues covered by the Foreign Relations Committee.

Obama has also traveled extensively in his capacity as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and has visited Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan in Asia; Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, and the Palestinian Territories in the Middle East; and Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa in Africa. Obama has also co-sponsored the “Lugar-Obama Act” with Republican Senator Richard Lugar who was Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations at the time. This act was a bi-partisan effort to increase U.S. security in terms of the elimination of conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. This legislation came out of Obama’s trip with Senator Richard Lugar to Russia, the Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

Obama has also sponsored legislation such as the “Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act” which was signed into law by President Bush on December 22, 2006. Obama has co-sponsored immigration related bills related to his service on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee including the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act. His extensive foreign policy experience exceeds that of every other Presidential candidate including his trips abroad in the performance of his official duties as a member of committees dealing with foreign relation issues.

While some have criticized Obama’s foreign travel claiming that he is the most traveled freshman Senator in doing so they often fail to mention that as a result of his extensive trips abroad is legislation such as the Lugar-Obama Act instead preferring to make the political connection between his travels abroad to his run for President yet others will recognize the experience he has gained as a result of his foreign trips and recognize that as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he is expected to travel extensively and that his travels often were with the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.

On the Republican side, you have McCain who doesn’t know the difference between Shi’ite and Sunni or that certain foreign borders aren’t where he says they are and you have his running mate, a neophyte with zero foreign relations experience and zero knowledge of the subject.

It really is straight out of the Rove playbook, isn’t it, to lie about your opponent’s strengths when you sorely lack in that very department?

Which class should I take for college in integrative science?

AA S 575 Asian American Community Health Issues
AFRS 201 Kemet, Afro-centricity, and the Dawn of Science [LLD, AERM]
AFRS 213 Science and Spirituality in Ancient Africa II [LLD, AERM]
AIS 450 American Indian Science
ASTR 405 Astrobiology
BIOL 160 Marine Biology
BIOL 310 Biology for Today’s World
BIOL 313 Principles of Ecology [L/F]
BIOL 317 Ecology of California
BIOL 318 Our Endangered Planet
BIOL 322 Human Sexuality–Integrative Science [LLD]
BIOL 326 Disease!
BIOL 333 The Genetic Revolution
BIOL 349 Bioethics [LLD]
CHEM 107 Exploration of The Chemistry of Plants
CHEM 108 Exploration of The Chemistry of Plants Laboratory (1) [L/F]
CHEM 121 Chemistry in the Causes and Prevention of Cancer [LLD]
CHEM/ENVS 380 Chemistry Behind Environmental Pollution
ENGR 210 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
ENGR 220 Energy: Resources, Alternatives, and Conservation
ENVS 392 Nature, Culture and Technology
ENVS/GEOG 600 Environmental P

Why do people not question, and just believe everything that james watson states about race an intelligence?

I’ve seen this on television programs and I’ve read the articles.
I strongly disagree that race has anything at all to do with intelligence. It seems that societies these days are full of very passive people, who just believe what they are told in the media.
Just because a scientist has said that race and intelligence have a relationship, does not and i mean NOT mean that this is totally true.
I think it is actually very unintelligent to suggest that the lighter your skin colour is, the more intelligent you will be.
I have read so many of the studies done, to prove that some races are superior to others in academics. James Watson says that its genetic that some races are more intelligent than others, but its not genetic at all, this difference in intelligence is due to culture and environmental factors, and this is what most studies actually prove.

It is stated that blacks are the least intelligent race, however
many blacks live in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, where there are families of low income, lone parents, and violence, which is not the ideal environment to produce highly academic thinkers.
It is also not the blacks fault that they live in the ‘ghetto’ areas, because this happened when slavery was abolished, blacks could not get jobs because of racial discrimination and some where left homeless, this left a massive scar on the people of colour.

My closest aunt has got a PhD in social sciences, and she travelled a lot, and has done studies of her own, in schools all around the world, and found that there were no major differences in intelligence in private schools, but there were major differences in intelligence in public schools, and it had nothing to do with race but really their environment.
I also disagree with the race intelligence theory, because i once lived in an inner city area in London, and a lot of the students that attended my school, were working class white students, after high school many of them did not make it to college, a lot of them did not have any care for education, all they wanted to do was, work manual jobs or go on to receive benefits. The few people in my school from countries like South Africa, India and China tended to be the ones who did well all the time, so how can whites be genetically smart.
When people ask questions like, but why is it that Africa is poor ,if Africans are so smart ?,
Well most Indians are very smart but why doesn’t anyone ask the same question, why is India so poor.

Are people so blind to see that this is just another way to simply say that blacks are inferior.
Look at president Obama, i mean for god’s sake, his the president of the USA, which is the richest first world country. He is clearly a lot smarter than president Bush.
This whole thing about ‘no whites are better’, ‘no Asians are better’, ‘no blacks are better’ sounds very childish to me, and it really needs to stop, but of course there will always be racists out there like James Watson to make people feel inferior because of the colour of their skin.

All i want to know is why do people not challenge these issues or debate these topics intelligently, why do people not research, people just seem to only rely on the media and hearsay.
People shouldn’t be so ignorant, people should educate themselves about these issues not wait for someone else to this.
Mr Watson’s research has many faults.
I think he is just another attention seeker and it is dangerous that people actually believe all that Mr Watson states about race and intelligence without questioning minds.i personally think Mr Watson’s theory is a whole lot of nonesense.

p.s. I’m white, black and asian, so i am not biased in my argument, I am basing it on FACT.

LADIES: Would you allow your hubby to take your toddler out of the country for vacation….WITHOUT you…?

(I’ve already asked this question on another board, but just curious what responses I’ll get here in the Parenting section):

I’ve been married for 4 years, but together with hubby for 14 years. Our son will be 3 years old next month…………and my husband (who’s African) wants to take our son to his country for 2 weeks, to see other family members who are there.

Ladies…..if you were married to a man from another country (3rd world country, that is) would you allow him to take your young child?

At first, I had agreed……..but later after thinking about it some time, decided I didn’t want him to, for the following reasons:

1. Traveling to a 3rd world country, where sanitation isn’t like the U.S., I’m afraid my son will get sick from diarrhea or malaria. I feel he’s too young to understand he can’t put his hands in his mouth, he can’t drink the water, etc.

2. Even though my hubby is a good dad, I just don’t know if DADS are as watchful and neurotic as MOMS are (sorry, Dads, but I just don’t think you are). Hubby says I am too protective. My concern is that hubby will not seriously take to heart any health concerns that may crop up while they are there. Diarrhea for a toddler is NOT the same as diarrhea for an adult.

3. Our son is too young to remember the experience. Why not wait until he’s 5, maybe, when he might be able to appreciate the experience more?

4. I think a trip of this sort really requires 2 parents. I can’t go along because I am 12 weeks pregnant with baby #2.

My suggestion has been to wait a couple years so that our son is older…..and more able to handle the environmental differences.

PLEASE NOTE: I am not at all concerned about hubby taking our son and kidnapping him to Africa. That’s not even what this is about. It’s more about do you trust that your husband has what it takes to provide the same level of CARE that you would provide? Hubby and I have disagreed a lot about him thinking I am too PROTECTIVE and me thinking he’s too LAID BACK. For example, I am a stickler for making sure the car seat straps are not twisted, that the seat is tightly in place. Hubby complains that “the seat is fine” and he just doesn’t take to heart issues that could be a SAFETY HAZARD. I also worry that if our son were to get sick, he would wave it off like other illnesses/colds/etc. that our son has had and not be as concerned to get him treated by a dr.

Hubby makes comments that our son is “tough” and “is a man” and that I always “baby” our son. I’m sorry, but a 3 year old isn’t a man; he’s a toddler. And I just worry that being in a different country, he won’t shield him as protectively as I would. I’m afraid he will trivialize real threats (similar to the car seat example).

THOUGHTS?
EDITED TO ADD:

Well, by the time he is thinking of going (Sept 2009), I will be further along in pregnancy, and I’m also concerned about health risks, vaccinations, etc. But, I also do not have the vacation time to take off for 2 weeks (it would affect the amount of maternity leave I would have).
EDITED TO ADD:
It’s been about a month or so since hubby mentioned wanting to take our son. He hasn’t purchased plane tickets yet. His brother lives there, as well as his great-uncle, who he wants our son to meet.
EDITED TO ADD:
I forgot to mention that I asked my mother-in-law (who now lives here in the U.S., but goes back every couple years), and even SHE agrees that we should wait until our son is older!!!! That’s an important point I forgot to include! 🙂 I trust her opinion, too.

Where are the closest year-round farmer’s markets near Champaign, Illinois?

I am a kitchen manager for my Fraternity. I am looking to purchase locally grown food from farmers, hopefully year round. There are quite a few markets that are open until the beginning of November, but does anyone know of some that offer year-round fresh produce? Some farmers grow food indoors year-round, but I am having difficulty locating places near Champaign. Any help or leads would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for helping me in my search for finding sustainable food opportunities.

Can capitalism create sustainable solutions to combat global poverty?

or is it truly an inefficient system? It is undoubtedly capitalism that has caused the vast majority of the world’s problems, stemming from a universal desire for profit. It is capitalism that creates the “value” that profits are above people. It is imperialism, a result of capitalism, that has trapped many countries into inefficient regimes and poverty as a result. Because multinational corporations thrive on these conditions, people in 3rd world countries continue to be exploited. Governments, nations, and war are only necessary under global capitalism (or any profit-based economy). The abolition of capitalism and the state will end inefficiency from capitalism and from governments that oppress their people. Thus, production can be geared towards helping one another. We will ensure that all people get access to food, water, shelter and other necessities. This cannot be possible under capitalism because it is not profitable. Thus, people will ALWAYS be poor under capitalism.

How much would it cost to build a very sustainable home?

so i was just thinking of what kind of home i’d like when i grow up and i obviously want one that gets energy through renewable resources such as solar power, wind, and geothermal maybe. my question is how much it would be to build a new house with all this installed and also with good insulation and also the house be a passive solar system. and if someone could answer this too, is it possible to build a house anywhere you want? and also grow food by yourself?

In my APES class we are doing a Sustainable City Design Project. What city should we choose?

Apparently choosing the location is a critical part of this project and it should be researched in-depth. This city has to provide everything you can think of for a population of 50,000 and have an industry as well as housing, food, water, transportation, jobs, an education system, waste management, etc. My teacher said it would be stupid to choose a place like Miami or Buffalo because of the climates. So, what would be a wise place to choose? We were thinking California. Maybe Malibu or a little more north like Santa Barbara. Any suggestions?

In my APES class we are doing a Sustainable City Design Project. Should we choose a city in California?

Apparently choosing the location is a critical part of this project and it should be researched in-depth. This city has to provide everything you can think of for a population of 50,000 and have an industry as well as housing, food, water, transportation, jobs, an education system, waste management, etc. My teacher said it would be stupid to choose a place like Miami or Buffalo because of the climates. So, what would be a wise place to choose? We were thinking California. Maybe Malibu or a little more north like Santa Barbara. Any suggestions?

Are the Majority of American Citizens Willing to Work together to Achieve Energy Independence?

NIMBY
Can’t disrupt the tourist trade. (Energy has better paying jobs)
Can’t aggravate the hunters. (Surely we’ve got past this/why else are state and local governments looking into the impact of Breeding Farms for “Wildlife” and why are Auto Insurance rates rising)
What about the Wildlife. (Checkout the Alaskan Pipeline personally or try and find someone you know and trust to ask)
Reduced Property Values. (Most of these are built in Disaster Prone Areas anyway)
Alternative Energies. (All of these are now on somebodies NIMBY List)
Let’s debate it and give YOUR personal experiences of Pro and Con, not reference to somebody else.
Can be any little impact in your daily life, not necessary to be of World Shaking Importance.

What is the un-intended consquence with alternative energy vehicles?

Something to think about as we are bashing Oil Companys….

In few years there will be more electrical cars on the road…
so are these the consequences…?

1. Less gas usage…implies less tax revenue for the Feds and State….so the State will raise and disguise taxes in other areas of your life…maybe in utilities. Are they going to screw us no matter what? Remember, that town that told its citizens to use less water for water conservation…but end up raising fees because it wasn’t getting the revenue due to less water usage?

2. Less gas usage ….implies less revenue for the Gas Station. I mean why shop at a store you don’t need Gas anymore.

3. Less Demand for gas…implies the Oil Companies may not receive the revenue they need that helps provides jobs.

Are we ready to deal with these consequences?

I’m all for alternative energy and electric cars…but are we ready to deal with the impact? ….the unintended impact?
Mr. Chi,

I realize that Gas Stations do not make money…but many shoppers who get snacks are there because they stop to get gas.

Also…gas taxes is a revenue source for the government….

My concern becomes…where will the government try to take money from us?
No Brown…

thats not what Im saying…I’m saying we beat our chest….wanting something…but we must be prepared for the whiplash of what we get…

My biggest concern is that the Governmnet will invent another tax to screw us even more….

What are some web sources for oil drilling and against alternative energy?

I’m doing a debate in favor of oil drilling soley on U.S. soil, and that we don’t need alternative energy.
(not my choice)
But I need more legit info like how it will stimulate american jobs, how you will pay less at the pump, and why we need to worry more about oil than new forms of energy.
I know this is a toughy.
I have the ASWF and drill here drill now, but if anyone knows of any sites that could aide me in this it would be much appreciated. Especially a site with a graph of some sort. idk. anything would help.
Thanks!

Does anyone believe the government needs to be investing tax dollars alternative energy? Why can’t the private?

Sector do it with professional investors who risk their own money and do their own due delegence?

Does anyone believe the government bruecrats will do a better job protecting your investment than a professional investment team?

Alternative energy engineering?

What does an alternative energy engineer do on a daily basis, is it hard to study this major in university and how many years do you need to study? Is it a good paying job now and in the future, can you become rich from it? What are the best universities for this major?

What jobs could i get with a degree in ‘Green energy technology’?

is it a waste of time studying a degree like this? or will it bring me fantastic job prospects in the future as countries aim to generate more of their energy via greener sources?
Or is the renewable energy industry looking for tradesmen like plumbers? or maybe skilled electrical engineers?

Any information will be fantastic…

Is ‘renewable energy technology’ too broad a degree to study in order to come out with good job prospects?

I want a career in the green energy sector but not 100% sure what side of the career i’d like to work in, eg engineer or researcher etc. So is it worth studying a degree at leceister university; ‘green energy technology’? Or is is too broad a subject to study and therefore come out with good prospects, if i were to do this course, what would my options be after graduating?

How much and how has renewable energy developed in recent years? and what about the future?

Is it a 100% guarantee there’ll be tons of jobs created in the renewable energy sector?
What are the jobs that will become of renewable energy in the future?
In the uk, does the government hope to pump more money/jobs into a certain renewable energy, such as wind, solar or geothermal? which one will employ most in the future?

All answers with any relativity to the question would be amazing, thanks if you reply 🙂
Im a uk student debating whether to study green energy technologies.

Is it actually worth doing a renewable energy degree or not?

What would my job prospects be like?

What are some careers in renewable energy?

The job titles in alternative energy development that require masters degrees and such?
thanks