Green Living Q & A

Sustainable Development?

’There is no simple single meaning of sustainable development: far from making the phrase useless, it is precisely because of its ability to host divergent ideas that sustainable development has proved so useful, and has become so dominant” (Adams,2009:23).

Do you agree with this statement and if so, why?

sustainable development?

in order to achieve the notion of sustainable development, we must able to address the balance between environmental protection and socio-economic development. however the highest incidence of poverty among minorities are always occur. what is the way to eradicate poverty and what is related to sustainable development?

Sustainable development?

What are the UK Government doing to help with sustainable development?

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

FACTORS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

What are the costs of sustainable development, and how long will it take to achieve?

I need to include these 2 components in a 1-pg report . . . I also need to discuss these topics:

– who might oppose sustainable development ;
– what might prove to be difficult to change .

Also , by sustainable development , I mean it regards the environment~

I apologize if this is in the wrong category . Thank you in advance for your help . 🙂

eco-friendly?

I want to start an eco–friendly waterless car wash. What exactly does eco–friendly mean when dealing with cleaning products. Is silicone eco–friendly. Is there a list of chemicals that are eco–friendly? Also, if something is biodegradable does that mean it is friendly to the environment?

Eco friendly?

I’m doing a project and I need to know what eco friendly houses have. Links and reasons would help too! Person who tells me the most items an eco friendly gets best answer.

Thanks!

Eco-Friendly?

My parents aren’t very eco friendly at all and they aren’t too bothered about the environment. However, due to much more awareness nowadays, I’d rather be more eco friendly. What little things can I do to make a difference?
Also we recycle because we are given recyling bags but the bags say not to put in waxed cartons and I know my parents still do.

eco friendly?

eco friendly

Eco-friendly…?

I am looking for a place that has information on Eco–friendly products like light-bulbs, the reuseable fabric grocery bags, and anything else that might be out there. Any web site with a lot of information on these produces and others would be great.

How do Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) work?

Is it an incentive to use renewable energy?

how exactly does Green-e Certified Renewable Energy Credits work?

how exactly does someone save money by buying these certificates ? does this mean that someone who pays 300 a month on gas can just buy this certificate and then it will go down to $70 a month because you went green?

What Are Some Pros and Cons of Different Organizations that Assist With Purchasing Renewable Energy Credits?

There are two organizations that I have been considering: 1) LiveNeutral (www.liveneutral.org); and 2) Native Energy (www.nativeenergy.com).

Some issues that I am considering are: 1) non-profit vs. for-profit; 2) credits purchased from the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) vs. credits created from renewable energy sources; 3) “imaginary” market vs. real-world projects; and 4) managed by educational institution vs. managed by Native American organization. Please feel free to suggest additional criteria.

Also, if there is another organization that you think I should consider, please let me know, and please provide your reasoning for the suggestion.

Thanks!

Why tax credits should not be given for using renewable energy?

For debate team we are debating the resolution that tax credits should/should not be given for using renewable energy. Please help by posting websites for and against it!

Thanks
Az0r

Why did John McCain vote AGAINST renewable energy tax credits on 8 occasions?

I thought his adds said he is for renewable energy?

Is that straight talk or double talk?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/opinion/13friedman.html?em

What Israeli institutes are focusing on alternative energy research?

How high will gas prices have to go before the people get mad enough and force the oil companies?

to start seriously developing and instituting alternative energies?
How many wars for oil will the public accept?

It’s time for some clean energy. Let’s stop the tyranny of oil!?

I’m enrolling at Illinois Institute of Technology this fall as an Electrical Engineer with a minor in Entrepreneurship.

I hope to change the world by finding an alternative energy so we can end the wars and tyranny of oil!

LETS CHANGE THE WORLD!
I hope to start my company, Collins Energy, after school.

I hope that by 2025, Collins Energy will be worth $13 US Trillion.
^^^^ JK

What do you think of this plan for energy independence?

First off, let me say that this plan is NOT about reducing CO2, although it may or may not accomplish that. It’s about using and importing less crude oil.

1. We institute a tax on all crude oil imported or pumped in this country. This tax to be gradually raised over time so oil always has a stable floor price. That floor price (to be determined) will be enough to discourage oil use and encourage development of alternative solutions.

2. This new oil tax is to be offset with tax cuts. It will be revenue neutral. To make sure the poor and working folks aren’t screwed, those tax cuts will be spread out in payroll tax cuts, lowest income tax brackets (including EIC), and Medicare Part D co-pays for the retired folks.

3. Government is not to pick any energy winners or subsidize any alternative energy solutions. Let the free market develop it and choose it, be it shale oil, solar, electric vehicles, natural gas, whatever. Any solution that is more economically viable than oil will be a winner!
To Ncsufan: To avoid hurting lower wage earners, we would be cutting the taxes that they most pay now, like payroll taxes (see #2). By raising taxes on oil, we are artificially creating the “need” for new alternatives.

Will we will have to pay more under O for:gas, utilities and every product we buy that has material energy?

George Stephanopolos did the nation a favor recently when he got O;’s budget director to admit that the cap-and-trade provision in current budget will increase energy prices for most Americans.

If it becomes law, this provision will have the government set a quota for total US greenhouse-gas emissions and then sell the ration cards to companies that emit them. IN ALL BUT NAME, THIS IS A TAX ON FOSSIL FUELS. It is projected to collect about $650 billion between 2012-2019.

According to the budget, revenues from the hidden climate tax will be split between $15 BILLION for alternative–energy-research subsides and about $52 BILLION per year to help pay for the “MAKING WORK PAY” tax cut/WELFARE check of $800 HUNDRED for $95% of all American workers.

Of course, the SAME PEOPLE receiving these checks ($800.00) will now PAY MORE FOR GAS, UTILITIES and EVERY PRODDUCT they buy that has material energy content. How much more?

According to Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the TYPICAL FAMILY SHOULD EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT $870.00 MORE A YEAR, almost exactly offsetting the check from the government.

So the net fiscal effect of the combined program of cap-and-trade and MAKING WORK PAY is for the fed government to take about $75 billion per year with one hand, cycle it though the government apparatus, and give most of it back through explicit checks to individuals with the other hand – with a mere $15 BILLION per year siphoned off to fund Son Of SynFuels.

Not to be crassly political, but it will also have the effect of transferring wealth from states that disproportionaly vote for Republicans to those that disproportionately vote for Democrates.

The Weekly Standard
National Review
March 16, 2009

Did we understand what we did, yet?

what are the environmental issues of africa?

better if in tagalog? but can you still state some? please? badly needed.. thanks

environmental issues in africa?

sustainability and availability in africa and the social, economic, and political factors that make resource management challenging.

environmental issues in east africa?

what are some topics of issues in east africa [lakes, wildlife, pollution…] and maybe some sources?

what is a cute name for a board game about environmental issues? HELP!?

Okay me and my friend are doing a social studies project about environmental issues in Africa and Asia. And it is a game board and we need a name please. Thank you.

Why is there a high demand for environmental workers in Australia and in Sudan, Africa?

I’ve been looking at the different job opportunities abroad for an environment, health and safety practitioner, and I have noticed a “great demand” for such workers in Australia and in Sudan. I had this impression that the demand was high in those countries, since there were several agencies that have posted their requirements for 25, 50 and even 100 environmental professionals in various websites.

I wonder why is there a demand for numerous envi. workers? What are the current environmental issues that these countries are facing?

What type of engineers work in the field of sustainable energy?

What type of engineers work in the field of sustainable energy? For example solar power energy, wind energy, wave energy, water current energy. Would it be environmental engineering, civil or Mechanical?

thanks
what do you mean bbullough

How much more sustainable timber cost more than timber from unknown source? ?

I am doing a survey on how much more sustainable timber sources cause, and am trying to make a statement that some of these may be green opportunists who jack up the price, riding the green wave. I need to make a fair comparison with facts to support…. please help if you know if any webpage or you have data to help me with.
Yah, is there any data to support my hypothesis that many of the suppliers are exploiting ‘green’ as their value-adding factor, their selling point?

If green energy production is cheaper and more sustainable why do energy suppliers charge extra price for th?

Despite all energy supplers being fed into the national grid,suppliers such as Eon want to charge a premium if you wish to opt for green produced electricity.i,e.wind,wave or hydro.

What the hell is wrong with Sustainable energy commercials?! You can’t put a windmill in your gas tank!?

One I heard started out like this…

500 billion dollars are being spent and taken out of america every year for oil…

Then it says the wave of the future is here…then it shows windmills and solar panels…WTF?!

Dose that make any since? I mean somebody who was making that commercial probably spent enough time working on it to know that you can’t go from trying to find an answer to oil to freaking windmills and solar planels!

Is this just to trick americans into thinking there IS a freaking replacement for oil?

So why show them?

Is wind power/ hydro power really a good idea?

I’ve been researching this idea for a while now, and I’d like some other opinions. Based on physical laws, energy cannot just be made. It has to come from somewhere. By harnessing wind and waves, we are taking energy from the oceans and from the air. To be clear, wind turbines slow the wind, and hydro power slows the waves. If that happens on a large scale, I think we would have a different eco-problem on our hands other than global warming. The fact that wind cannot spread pollen, or push clouds where they need to go. And the waves wont spread plankton and other microscopic neccessities, and it could alter key ocean currents on the planet. Is this a valid arguement? It seems that fission or fusion might be our only hope for sustainable energy.

What are some eco-friendly motion control shoes?

I read an article a few month ago in a running magazine about the enormous waste present in current shoe manufacturing. especially after cutting the plastic/foam pieces to shape. These pieces take thousands of years to degrade. So im’ interested in an eco–friendly shoe. I need motion control though. Any suggestions?

I play tennis competitively. What eco-friendly shoes for men are available?

I’m an academy player and I play 2 hours a day but I cannot find environmentally friendly tennis-specific shoes.

Thanks for the help.

what are good shoes that are eco-friendly and vegan?

i want to find a good store that has vegan and eco friendly shoes but i want them for winter so they have to be warm any ideas???

Cute Vegetarian Fair trade Eco-friendly Shoes?

I know that is a lot to ask but do you know of any shoes that are:
-Vegetarian (no leather or part of an animal that requires the animal to die)
-Fair Trade (no sweatshops)
–Eco Friendly/Organic
-Cute!

*TOMS are not fair-trade but I do like their style!
I am primarily looking for casual everyday shoes to wear in warm weather.

what are some ECO friendly shoes?

what are some cute, no more then (50.00) eco friendly shoes??
or just some shoes that are cute and in style. again, no more then 50 bucks please. (and by shoes, i mean sneakers..)
btw, im 13

What is an environmental issue that has been going on February-March 2011?

This can be anywhere. And please don’t say the one about japan or hawaii because i already got those ones! 🙂 This has to have happened BEFORE THE DATE OF March 9th 😀 thanks so so much!!

Can someone help me find a few articles from the New York Times?

I need to find an article from the ny times website on each of these topics.

Human Rights, Technology/Infrastructure, World Economy, War, Environmental Issues, Political/Government, Religion, Social/Cultural

They can be from Jan 2011-Present day

ANY HELP IS REALLY APPRECIATED thanks in advance!

Science an math help please answer before May 11 2011?

1 which on the following is not an environmental issue?
should a town build a indicator to replace its landfill
what was the size of earths population in 1650 A.D

2.what is the area of a rectangle

What’s your reaction to this environmental court ruling?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/27/fireworks-shows-need-environmental-review/

In a nutshell, environmentalists won a court case, which could put an end to a lot of 4th of July fireworks, and even put more regulations on birthday parties held at parks.

Environmentalists want fireworks organizers to submit to an environmental impact study before the government issues a fireworks permit.

Since environmental impacts are very costly and take a long time, there could be a lot of cancellations of fireworks shows.

Your thoughts?
Should we sacrifice a 200+ year tradition because of environmentalism?

Is this small paragraph grammatically correct?

The following report covers the meeting held by the ____ Planning Commission on February, 2, 2011, which focused on the topic of _____ Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Natural Resources of the city of _____.
The attendance of a Planning Committee meeting is relevant to an Environmental Science course because city council meetings amend laws, develop policies, and ultimately make decisions that have an effect on the community as a whole. One of the fundamental learning outcomes of Environmental Science is to recognize and evaluate the important environmental issues we face today, and how we as individuals affect the environment, whether it is a major or a minor effect.

***The “_____” the underlining is for private secure information (the city I live in)

Thankies 🙂

Alternative energy jobs – what should I study at university to get one?

I would very much like to work in this field. However, not as an engineer or any technical person, I’d rather work with the sales/management part of the business. I am really enthusiastic about environmental stuff, but Physics is my weaker side. Do you think they would hire me if I studied something like Business Management or International Trade? If necessary, would it be sufficient if I learned the technical stuff as a post grad?

Will Obama pull a magical ace out of the hole and create 4 million high paying alternative energy jobs in 3?

… years?

Hasn’t Obama been telling us that green energy is cheaper than coal, oil, natural gas, etc and will make this economy soar?

Jobs that require an AAS in Alternative Energy?

I’m thinking about getting my Associates in Applied Science for Alternative Energy and was wondering what kind of jobs I would be looking at. Any ideas as to what jobs require this? What would the pay be? How much more would I make with a Bachelors?

Don’t alternative energy sources create jobs as well?

There seems to be a false dichotomy among the (apparently oil loving? why?) Republicans and those of us who support developing alternative energy sources. It seems to me that if, say, solar or wind energy became the dominant energy sources for America, that many jobs would also be created in maintaining these energy sources, without the messy fallout of things like the BP oil spill. Is this another example of cons irrationally holding onto the harmful past?
Oil jobs are detrimental to our environment and future sustainability as a race (the human race, that is) .. government help in creating non-threatening energy industries is a far better use of taxpayer money than wars and military spending, as antiquated forms of energy such as oil are a far bigger threat than your average foreign nation currently.
Oil jobs are detrimental to our environment and future sustainability as a race (the human race, that is) .. government help in creating non-threatening energy industries is a far better use of taxpayer money than wars and military spending, as antiquated forms of energy such as oil are a far bigger threat than your average foreign nation currently.

I’m an MBA student interested in marketing alternative energy technology, where are the jobs?

I’m an MBA student in New York City looking for a marketing internship in alternative energy, especially in emerging technology. I’ve been searching the web and have found a few leads, but I need more help. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for me?

Are there any trade schools for renewable energy technician?

I would really love to study renewable energy to be a tech but i don’t want to go to a 2-4 year college where i have to take history… I want to learn to become a renewable energy tech i don’t know how knowing when columbus sailed is going to help me in that. I know there is one in Colorado but I’m looking for one closer to west texas. It would be even better if there was one I could start online as I will not be able to relocate for a couple of years.

Where can I find a house plan that incorporates renewable energy and ecologically friendly concepts.?

I want to build a new house that is as independent from the power grid as possible, and recycles as much water and waste and possible. This is in the Dallas, Texas area. I am interested in solar, wind and hydrogen energy hybrids.

What is renewable energy content?

I live in Texas and am looking for a new energy provider. I was looking through the options and it can be filtered by “renewable energy content” ranging from 2% to 100%. What do I want here? I don’t know what it means.
So do I want one that is 100%? Or less? Or the least?

Should the rest of the country follow Texas’ lead on energy?

Texas‘ economy is doing better than most of the rest of the country. The state’s unemployment rate is only 8.2%. One major reason appears to be the transition to low-carbon energy sources.

“As it has for decades, energy is driving Texas‘ economy. But it’s not because the state’s wells are gushing crude. In November 2009, Texas wells produced 1.08 million barrels per day, about half as much as they did in the late 1980s. In recent years, natural gas has been undergoing a renaissance. The state’s production rose about 35 percent between 2004 and 2008. And Texas has received a big boost from a different, renewable source of energy: wind.”

“Texas recently surpassed 10,000 megawatts of [wind] capacity, the most by far of any state and enough to power 3 million homes, Sadler says. Wind energy is also powering employment—creating more than 10,000 jobs so far. And it and has attracted foreign companies, including Danish turbine maker Vestas, Spanish renewable–energy giant Iberdrola, and Shell.”
http://www.slate.com/id/2250999/?yahoo=y

Should the rest of the country follow Texas‘ lead on energy and move towards low-carbon sources?

Does anyone know where I can advertise my “GREEN” energy product online?

I am a marketing consultant with a energy company that has a Certified Green Plan provides electricity service that’s Green-e certified to reduce the environmental impact of the energy you use. This product is available in Texas and New York.

I really want to advertise on the internet where I can spread the word on our renewable energy product. The environment is so important to me and our company and I just want to get the word out on how people can contribute in a small way to help save our planet.