Green Living Q & A

What is the most environmentally sustainable packaging material?

I am looking for information on which packaging material is the most environmentally sustainable, considering factors such as:

-raw material extraction
-production processes
-use of recycled material
-potential for recycling

Specifically, I am looking at small containers for holding semi-liquid materials such as moisturisers etc.

Options include:
-glass
-plastic
-metal, such as tin

I would appreciate links to research, if available.

Thanks!

What is the concept of sustainable income?

What is the concept of sustainable income? What is an example of what this number may look like by using the income statement of a real-life company?

What’s a truly sustainable alternative to leather?

I understand that leather is bad in many ways (animal cruelty, the environment, and the people who tan the leather), but “vegan” leather isn’t really much better…It’s made of synthetic, non-degradable plastics that sit in our landfills and also is harmful to the people/environment it is produced in. The only thing it’s got going for it is that there are no slaughtered animals. So is there another vegan alternative to leather that is sustainable? Just looking for a better alternative. Thanks!

What are some methods of sustainable energy?

What are some methods of sustainable energy? a method that can be researched and enough information can be written about it

thanks!

How have the policies relating to sustainable development evolved?

Writing an essay and need to write about how policies relating to sustainable development are changing in the UK. Or can anyone tell me where I can find polices? I have the government aims, but not polices.

Many thanks

Where can I find eco-friendly clothes?

at the same time I don’t want to look weird either. I watch the tv show Bones and I picked up the official companion and they wrote that Emily Deschanel is a vegan, and she always looks lovely. I’d like to know where I can buy eco–friendly clothes, shoes, makeup even. 🙂

Does anyone want to buy my Carbon Credits? I’m very Eco-Friendly..? Can I trade Carbon Credit in for shoes?

Does ne1 know how I can remove dried paint from things like the insides of a bucket in an eco-friendly manner?

My dad used a lot materials to paint the roof, and now his materials are all covered with dried paint, like his brushes and buckets and shoes.
Do you know a way or two or more that I can remove the paint?
I’ve gone to this website that tells you what to do, like use chemicals, sanding, or heat. The first one is not environmental friendly; in sanding, no chemicals are required right? Could I use a hair dryer for a heat source to blow the paint? Do you suggest any other method? What do you think is the best and easiest (and environmentally friendly, if you can) to remove dried paint from these working materials?
Thank you very much! Very much appreciated !

Eco friendly clothes 4 tweens?

are there any eco friendly clothing and shoe stores next to yonkers NY? nd they sell cute clothes and deliver .that have clothes for tweens??!!

Is buying used clothes considered eco-friendly?

I have always gotten hand-me-downs and now that I’m older I get all my clothes on Ebay or from thrift stores because my family can’t afford brand new clothes. Is doing this more eco–friendly than buying brand new clothes? The only stuff I get brand new is shoes but that’s only like once every year or wayyyy longer.

How far have environmental issues slithered down the greasy pole of public anxiety?

It’s an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% down on where opinion rested the year before. Worse, the number of Americans who believe that climate change is a hoax or a scientific conspiracy – not doubting, just damned blank certain – has doubled since 2008. Add in those who assert that the changes, if any, are of “no significant concern”, and you’ve got 30% of the US denying, scoffing and just walking on by.

Are the issues clearer, the people more committed, here in Britain? Call for the latest evidence from Ipsos Mori – and find that the proportion of UK adults who believe that global warming is “definitely” a reality has plummeted from 44% to 31% in the last 12 months. Figures like these, on both sides of the Atlantic, are getting more sceptical week by week. The real change of electoral climate is that fewer and fewer voters pay any heed to scientists and politicians.

It isn’t hard to collate the factors that drive disillusion. Professors with a colloquial touch writing “awful” emails; a recession so tough that it blows future shock away; a cold, cold winter the Met Office didn’t forecast; scientific angst about swine flu revealed as way over the top; dodgy figures, dodgy reporting, dodgy issues way up to UN level….

More here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/climate-change-inertia-prophet

Who has switched positions on volatile issues?

There is a myth (or is it a truth?) that anyone who holds a firm, dedicated position on a moral issue was simply raised by their family or cultural circle to believe in their opinion.

What I want to know is: who has done a complete 180 (i.e. changed their mind completely) between now and when they were born on any of the follwing issues: abortion, gay marriage, the death penalty, marijuana legalization, gun control, the Iraq war, globalization, or environmental conservation.

It doesn’t matter if you went from a liberal to conservative position or vice versa. Just tell us the issue on which you switched sides as TELL US WHY so that your answer is interesting.

If I have a C average in college in the US, will it hurt my chances of becoming an electronic engineer in UAE?

I really want to move their and become an electronic engineer. I know Electronics fairly well, but don’t have anything but school experience. I did well in every electronics course, I jus hated studying General Education (Environmental Issues, Writing, etc). Is it still possible for me to work in Dubai?

How do you remin positive and poise when the world around us is in chaos?

The global warming issue, environmental issue, religious issues, wars and politics, making ends meet, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, raising children, caring for others, school, friends, etc.

Why is over population rarely mentioned as an environmental issue ?

When it is clearly the worst threat , everything is amplified by over population.

The effects of human overpopulation are multiple and ominous. As birth rates climb, natural resources get used up faster than they can be replaced, creating enormous economic pressures at home while the standard of living plummets throughout the rest of the world.

As the result of having so many people who do not understand our reality and its behavioral demands, we have created an interrelated web of global environmental problems.

We are depleting our natural resources: our forests, fisheries, range lands, croplands, and plant and animal species. We are destroying the biological diversity on which evolution thrives (this is being called the sixth great wave of extinction in the history of life on earth, different from the others in that it is caused not by external events, but by us).

With powerful new electrical and diesel pumping techniques, we are draining our aquifers and lowering our water tables. We are systemically polluting our air, water, and soil, and consequently our food chain. We are depleting the stratospheric ozone that shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. And, we are experiencing symptoms of global warming: heat waves, devastating droughts, dying forests, accelerated species extinction, dying coral reefs, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, more frequent and intense storms, and a more rapid spread of diseases.

How can it be so hard to understand ??? what are we waiting for…..
I know Micheal T , we cannot stop human ignorance and stupidity.
Unless the governments take care of over population in drastic violent ways or forced abortion it will never be halted with the approval and cooperation of the human specie.

Its a shame we greatly reduce our quality of life because of this.
Yes we could be 50 billions but why not aim for the quality of life instead of quantity ??

Why would Japan protest against Nuclear Energy while?

Obama promotes Nuclear Energy in America?

Should we learn a lesson from Japan?
We apparently didn’t learn from Russia. (Chernobyl)

Thousands of people marched in Tokyo on Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Brandishing placards bearing the slogan: “Bye Bye Genpatsu” (Goodbye Nuclear Power), demonstrators — including many young people and families — walked along a route from Yoyogi Park in the centre of the capital.

Organisers estimated 5,000 took part.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110424/sc_afp/japandisasteraccidentnuclearprotest_20110424154210

What is your opinion of Nuclear Power Plants across America?

Is it safe to say dems have a broken energy policy?

Obama just found his first drilling project to ban. No doubt, we’ll start funding alternative energies that are 10+ years off…

What’s wrong with the McCain “everything” approach?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_el_pr/obama

What do Senate Republicans have against Alternative Energy sources?

Senate Democrats searched for a compromise on energy legislation as Republican leaders made clear Friday they will oppose oil industry taxes and a mandate for utilities to use more wind and solar-generated electricity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_go_co/congress_energy_21
Thanks Crabby, at last a sensible response.
Phil, In CA it takes anywhere from 7 to 12 years to recoup your investment.
Solar energy is becoming cheaper and more efficient.

The stated goal was to have 15% of our electricity to come from alternative sources by 2020. What is so horrible about that.
Thank God I live in California where we will lead this nation to energy independence one day.

Are you for alternative energy? If so, does this change your views any?

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/657216.html
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/657216.html

– Supposedly she was against alternatives. Looks to me like she’s their biggest champion.

If we can’t drill our way out of it, or alternative-energy our way out of it, what do Greens suggest?

Your honest opinions on this news item are sought:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/18/solar-plant-builders-decry-freeze/

When renewable energy technologies advance and oil production becomes somewhat obsolete, will that hurt Texas?

Why has Obama’s stimulus money stimulated foreign firms?

I was under the impression the stimulus was for the US ECONOMY? Did I miss something?

80% OF GREEN ENERGY STIMULUS MONEY HAS GONE TO FOREIGN COMPANIES
02-28-2010 6:47 am – Russ Choma – American University
Renewable energy money still going abroad, despite criticism from Congress.
The Investigative Reporting Workshop reported this story in coordination with ABC’s World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer and the Watchdog Institute, a non-profit investigative journalism group based at San Diego State University.

Money from the 2009 stimulus bill to help support the renewable energy industry continues to flow overseas, despite Congressional criticism and calls for change, according to a new analysis of the program by the Investigative Reporting Workshop.

The Workshop was the first to report last October that more than 80 percent of the first $1 billion in grants to wind energy companies went to foreign firms. Since then, the administration has stopped making announcements of new grants to wind, solar and geothermal companies, but has handed out another $1 billion, bringing the total given out to $2.1 billion and the total that went to companies based overseas to more than 79 percent.

In fact, the largest grant made under the program so far, a $178 million payment on Dec. 29, went to Babcock & Brown, a bankrupt Australian company that built a Texas wind farm using turbines made by a Japanese company.

http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_28633.php
FLSwampBoy- I feel sorry for you because the public education system has failed you big time.
bash- did you bother to read the article? Probably not, because your answer is in there. But some people like to take the easy way out and shoot first and ask questions later.
No excuses- See answer to bash. DUH!
An honest broker- Do any of you libbies read an entire article or is it just to stinkin’ long and therefore cannot hold your attention for that length of time? Apparently you all have the attention span of an gnat. Oh. by the way, the g is silent in gnat. Wouldn’t want you to embarrass yourself by mispronouncing it, even if it is in your momma’s basement.
beta-psi- Chuckie Schumer good enough for ya? Or can’t you read an entire article either? Nevermind, I already know the answer.
AMERICA IS DEAD- I see those Dems created so many jobs when they were completely in power for 2 years.
tonalc2- Holy cow! I had no idea you were this slow. Have we had a second stimulus that I missed?
The stimulus money is not stimulating the US ECONOMY, regardless of how old the article is.

Physics? Am I correct?

Question 1:
When discussing magnetic fields we could say that
a.)metals can become magnetic if they have many spinning electrons that create magnetic fields.
b.) metals are magnets because they have more electrons than non–magnetic materials.
c.) non–paired electrons spin in opposite directions creating a magnetic field.
d.) the spinning electrons in some atoms pair up and create a magnetic field.
I think it’s a.
Question 2:
As populations in North America grow, so does the need for wood to build houses, stores, and other buildings. Select the statement that best describes the long–term global effects of this behavior.
a.) People will need to plant more trees and in a few months the entire problem will be taken care of.
b.) If we control the amount of forests cut, the people will go somewhere else to find wood. This is not a concern as long as they are not cutting down the forests in North America.
c.) Populations are falling in the rest of the world so the extra wood can come from other countries that have a surplus.
d.) In order to meet the demand, forests have been cut down at an alarming rate. If we do not find another source of building materials, our forests, an important natural resource, will all disappear.
I think it’s d.
Question 3
In order to create an electromagnet, you would
a.) apply a charge to a non–magnetic material in order to create an electromagnetic field.
b.) coil a ferromagnetic material, wrap in an insulator, and apply a direct current to the coil.
c.) cover a wire with insulation and apply an alternating electrical current to the magnet.
d.) wrap an insulated wire around a metal with ferromagnetic properties and apply an electric current.
I think it’s b.
Question 4
Which statement is true?
a.)Hydroelectric power, a nonrenewable resource, is generated from moving water.
b.) Oil, a nonrenewable resource, is processed to make jet fuel.
c.) Propane, a renewable resource, is used in some heating systems.
d.) The energy from the sun, a nonrenewable resource, can be converted to electricity in solar cells.
I think it’s d.
Question 5
Which of the following best describes the use of a nonrenewable resource?
a.) California has several power plants that use heat from the Earth to generate electricity.
b.) In the state of Texas, you can find miles of windmills that are used to generate electricity.
c.) Natural gas is a great alternative to electricity for cooking.
d.) The electronic signs along the highway are run by solar power.
I think it’s a.

Can someone please help me? I think I am right but I want to make sure it’s right before I turn this in.

5 Questions need help please?

If you were asked to describe metals and magnetism you could say

non–paired electrons spin in opposite directions in all metals, creating a magnetic field.

metals are magnets because they have more electrons than non–magnetic materials.

metals can become magnetic if they have many spinning electrons that create magnetic fields.

the electrons in some metals pair up to create a magnetic field.

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Which statement is true regarding copper’s ability to conduct electricity?

Copper is a good conductor of electricity because its atoms have a loosely held electron in their outer shell that is able to move freely to other atoms.

Copper is a poor conductor of electricity because its atoms are held in positions that cannot move.

Copper is a good conductor of electricity because its atoms have electrons that are tightly bound to their shells and will resist movement.

Copper is a poor conductor of electricity because it has a free electron in its outer shell that will flow to other copper atoms.

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Which statement best describes the relationship between metals and magnets?

All metals are attracted to magnets because they are able to create their own magnetic field.

All metals are attracted by magnets; this is why we call metals ferromagnetic.

Magnets do not have a magnetic field so only some metals are attracted to them.

Only some metals are attracted by magnets; these metals are called ferromagnetic.

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Which of the following best describes the use of a nonrenewable resource?

California has several power plants that use heat from the Earth to generate electricity.

In the state of Texas, you can find miles of windmills that are used to generate electricity.

Natural gas is a great alternative to electricity for cooking.

The electronic signs along the highway are run by solar power.

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Human populations all over the world burn fossil fuels to power cars, planes, and generate electricity. Select the statement that best describes the long–term global effects of this behavior.

Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment and our heavy reliance on them creates a long–term problem because they are not a renewable resource.

Countries will not need to spend money on investigating other sources of energy because fossil fuels are abundant.

Fossil fuels burn clean so the pollution problem is not really a source of concern for the future.

As populations increase, the need for fossil fuels will decrease; therefore, there will always be an abundance.

Question for those on either side of the global warming debate?

Why do those who don’t believe in global warming seem to be against measures that will help to reduce pollution?

I mean, there is very strong scientific and non-scientific evidence that indicates that the planet is not as nice of a place as it was 100 years ago. There is a garbage barge the size of Texas in the ocean, more and more major cities are running out of room for garbage, many major cities have smog warnings, incidents of asthma are on the rise, especially in major cities, and non-renewable resources are just that…non-renewable. That would indicate to any intelligent person that they will eventually run out, and we will need an alternate means of producing energy. So, even if you don’t believe in global warming, isn’t it obvious that we need to reduce consumption and pollution if we want to have the same type of lifestyle that we have grown accustomed to?

what are your thoughts about the food system?

like sustainable food, how it effect our environment

Do “green food” terms, such as sustainable and non-GMO, confuse you?

In the even of a nuclear war, Marijuana will be our only viable food source, will police still attack it?

In the even of a Nuclear war the fastest sustainable food supply to grow would be marijuana. It is the highest source of protein next to soybean.

Pot just might save the remaining survivors in the world when all hell breaks loose.

Will you still obey the police when they tell you that you can’t eat because there is no food and marijuana is the only viable source of fast quick food production.

We’ll see how terrible that it is when it is the only crop that can survive harsh conditions and will grow 20 feet in 8 months.

How can we make big corporate food service companies more environmentally responsible?

Chefs are always aware of the seasons as it brings a change in availability of produce. The availability of product and it’s price flux makes us painfully aware of weather, political, and social changes.

The restaurant industry is seeing a shift towards more eco-friendly packaging for both raw products coming in the back door, and prepared items going out the front door.

Yet, while many chefs are taking on the challenge of finding organic foods, purchasing from local farms and supporting sustainable agriculture practices, the environment is still hurting.

Many large food service corporations, such as Sodexho, Compass, and Aramark who net billions of dollars annually, are not as strict in practicing eco-friendly habits as small scale restaurants are.

How can we make these large companies make environmentally responsible changes?

How can I buy fresh, mostly or completely unprocessed and safe meats and food using a sustainable budget?

I have been practically living off processed meats and food ever since I remember, after reading an article about how processed meats such as sausages, burgers, and the slices of ham/turkey etc cause bowel cancer, I was concerned as to what else does our society have to offer apart from processed meats

Although I thought consisting of a diet with only freshly prepared, unprocessed and mostly organic foods is an unsustainable idea, it is reasonable that to avoid all of these regular, new reports coming in about health concerns regarding almost EVERYTHING on the market, that type of diet is necessary…

So, my point is to ask, what meats are there that I can buy and consume which haven’t gone through a machine and have had twenty-five artificial pills or such added to them? Are the foods prepared at the back of supermarkets such as Morrison’s and Sainsburys fresh and unprocessed? However, these are much more expensive alternatives..

Whatever can be better than eating a constant, daily ration of perfectly sliced chicken or ham, I would be glad to know. Vegetables and fruit aren’t a concern, as they are avaliable fresh from the farm and/or are easily enough to grow in the garden.

What are environmental issues that affecting middle/high schools today?

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What are the major environmental issues in Sri Lanka today?

What environmental issues are present today that weren’t present in the 1970’s?

Global warming, etc.

what is a big environmental issue today?

i have to write a short paper about an environmental issue and do not know what to write about. Can you please help me? Thank you

What are the main environmental issues we have in the world today?

Please tell me how you feel about this – What GOP Leaders deem wasteful in Senate stimulus bill?

(CNN) — On Monday, Congressional Republican leaders put out a list of what they call wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly $900 billion stimulus bill that is being debated:
The Senate is currently the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus bill.

The Senate is currently the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus bill.

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.

• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.

• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.

• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).

• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.

• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.

• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.

• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s.

• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
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* GOP senators draft stimulus alternative

• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.

• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.

• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.

• $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.”

• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.

• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.

• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.

• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.

• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.

• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings.

• $500 million for state and local fire stations.

• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.

• $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs.

• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.

• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.

• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.

• $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for National and Community Service.

• $5.5 million for “energy efficiency initiatives” at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.

• $850 million for Amtrak.

• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.

• $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.

• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.

• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.

Do you agree that our elected Republicans are right on wasteful list of spending?

Your Question
Do you agree w/ the house Republicans-List of wasteful provisions…?
On Monday, House Republican leaders put out a list of what they call wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly _$900 billion_ stimulus bill that is being debated:

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.

• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.

• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.

• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship) (global warming equipment?)

• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland
Security headquarters.

• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.

• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.

• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s.

• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.

• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.

• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.

• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.

• $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.” (what’s that?)

• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.

• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.

• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction. (I thought they were exempt from the Fed. government)

+500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.

• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.

• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings.

• $500 million for state and local fire stations.

• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.

• $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job
programs. (Obama’s youth?)

• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.

• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.

• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health
facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.

• $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for
National and Community Service. (paid volunteers?)

• $5.5 million for “energy efficiency initiatives” at the
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.

• $850 million for Amtrak, a business that’s been losing money for the past 20 years. ( I think Amtrak should be revamped)

• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.

• $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State
Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.

• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.

• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for
use on military installations. (but O wants to cut our nukes by 80 percent?)

*If you were voting to spend _our_ money, is this how you would be doing it under the guise of “stimulus”?*

*Kentucky wisdom: “If it smells like a pig, and squeals like a pig, and
eats any slop that you serve it, then it is certainly a politician that is
pushing pork into what they would argue should be a legitimate bill.*

*Note: House Republicians have identified the above as wasteful.

What do you think?***

Is this list Stimulus or Pork? Its all in the bill… what do you think?

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.
• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.
• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.
• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).
• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.
• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.
• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s.
• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.
• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.
• $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.”
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.
• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.
• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.
• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.
• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.
• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings.
• $500 million for state and local fire stations.
• $650 million for wild land fire management on forest service lands.
• $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs.
• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.
• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.
• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.
• $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• $5.5 million for “energy efficiency initiatives” at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
• $850 million for Amtrak.
• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.
• $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.
• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.
• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations

The amtrack is my personal favorite… think that would be there if Biden wasnt in the picture?

How about …
246 million tax break for Hollywood movie investors in big budget movie projects over an 11-year period…job creating?

So, Democrat senators think this is wasteful in the stimulus, do you agree? Paying FBI agents?

…. a little more money …

• $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.
• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.
• $500 million for state and local fire stations.
• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).
• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.
• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.
• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.
• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s.
• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.
• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.
• $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.”
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.
• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.

• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.
• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.
• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings.

• $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs.
• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.
• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.
• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.
• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.
• $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• $5.5 million for “energy efficiency initiatives” at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
• $850 million for Amtrak.
• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.
• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.
• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.
see here.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/gop.stimulus.worries/index.html
added:
The remark against the lead paint thing is incredibly DUMB!!! Are you a repub? “Just don’t use lead based paint?” “Let them eat cake?”
HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE OLD buildings who are covered in lead based paint????
Or don’t inner city buildings factor ever in your life? You know, where mostly black people live?

and nobody thinks to check the link …

Do you agree w/ the house Republicans-List of wasteful provisions…?

On Monday, House Republican leaders put out a list of what they call wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly _$900 billion_ stimulus bill that is being debated:

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.

• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.

• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.

• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship) (global warming equipment?)

• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland
Security headquarters.

• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.

• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.

• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s.

• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.

• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.

• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.

• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.

• $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.” (what’s that?)

• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.

• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.

• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction. (I thought they were exempt from the Fed. government)

+500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.

• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.

• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings.

• $500 million for state and local fire stations.

• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.

• $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job
programs. (Obama’s youth?)

• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.

• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.

• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health
facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.

• $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for
National and Community Service. (paid volunteers?)

• $5.5 million for “energy efficiency initiatives” at the
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.

• $850 million for Amtrak, a business that’s been losing money for the past 20 years. ( I think Amtrak should be revamped)

• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.

• $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State
Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.

• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.

• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for
use on military installations. (but O wants to cut our nukes by 80 percent?)

*If you were voting to spend _our_ money, is this how you would be doing it under the guise of “stimulus”?*

*Kentucky wisdom: “If it smells like a pig, and squeals like a pig, and
eats any slop that you serve it, then it is certainly a politician that is
pushing pork into what they would argue should be a legitimate bill.*

*Note: House Republicians have identified the above as wasteful.

What do you think?***

Where can I find cool eco-friendly products?

My class is making an eco basket for a silent auction and I was looking for things to put in it.

I need some products that’ll interest a younger crowd.
It’s for a good cause so please help!

What are some eco-friendly products that you can find at your local grocery store in Germany?

Any ideas to name a small cleaning service company that will use eco-friendly products?

Is anyone looking for a good website to buy eco friendly products

I have been browsing through Total Eco Store http://www.totalecostore.com has anyone else checked it out for “green” products? They seem to have the largest selection and the best prices on the web.

Where can I find recycled, organic, and eco friendly products online?

I don’t want to buy them in bunches, just maybe one or two of each.
Thanks
-USC

What universities offer online courses in renewable energy or green related fileds?

I am interested in the renewable energy, green field, etc. And i want to know if there are some universities offering these kind of online courses.

What are some Renewable Energy questions that would be fun and informative for adults?

I’m putting together a Quiz for adults on renewable energy facts. I’m hoping to get some interesting facts out of this.

Why is important for business to use renewable energy?

Why is important for ‘business’ to use renewable energy? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Do you know a company that uses renewable energy and has reduced its carbon footprint? And one that doesn’t and is considerably contributing to global warming etc

How in demand will renewable energy jobs be in the near future?

I’m really worried about the economy and looking for a quick certification so I can have some sort of qualification in case it totally goes under. I found a 14 credit hour renewable energy certification at a community college. Do you think this will do any good for finding jobs?

What is the career called that deals with renewable energy?

What is the career called that deals with renewable energy, and teaches students how to design things like, solar panels and wind powered generators. What universities of colleges offer the course? Also can someone provide a link to the college or university page that deals with their renewable energy course.
Does anyone know about the course in Uvic? They have someone guy in their commercial holding a wind powered generator model.