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What is the most widely used source of renewable energy in the world today?

is it
a.hydroelectric power
b. biomass fuels
c.tidal power

How can renewable energy benefit 3rd world countries?

What do you think are the disadvantages of the current non–renewable energy sources in the world?

yes the picture is me

Should we save the world by switching to renewable energy, or destroy it by sticking with oil?

Let’s hear from both sides of this question.
We have no onshore reserves left in the US.
The whole US economy depends on the health of the gulf coast. There is not a “red environment” and a “blue environment”
solar and wind.

What is the share of renewable energy sources (wind, solar and hydropower) in the world’s energy supply?

how could you write this paragraph in your own words?

Urban agriculture (UA) has been promoted over the last couple of years by a large number of local and national governments, urban actors and international agencies, such as UN-HABITAT’s Urban Management Programme, FAO, International Development Research Centre (IDRC- Canada), CGIAR-Urban Harvest and the International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) as a strategy to promote food security and poverty reduction, sustainable resource use and environmental management, social integration and local participatory governance.

Urban agriculture takes place in a multi-sectoral environment, touches on a large number of urban management areas (eg. land use planning, environmental and waste management, economic development, public health, social and community development), and involves a large diversity of systems and related actors (input provision, vegetable production, aquaculture, livestock production, processing and marketing).

Why is the onus on consumers to be environmentally responsible, rather than producers?

The environment and carbon and climate change have been major issues recently. However, when we start to discuss methods in which to reduce our environmental impact and whatnot, the focus keeps coming back to what we as consumers can do, rather than what producers can do, to minimise things like carbon emissions.

Why is that?

Surely, a consumer can only use what is available to them. They can create demand for a product, but that doesn’t always mean the product will become available. If the only food my local shopping centre sells is either genetically modified or imported, then how can I be environmentally and socially conscious and buy the organic sustainably farmed fair-trade stuff?

So we can – and should – do things on an individual level in the short term (buy energysaver light bulbs, do our recycling properly, take reusable bags to the shops, recycle and compost) but what happens in a few years time if we’ve failed to properly plan and implement the major changes to the way we go about our business?

Okay, some things are still being developed for commercial use – such as solar cells which don’t use silicon – but what about the things we should’ve always been doing, like using organic permaculture practices (in short, you plant certain things together so the plants work together to provide all the natural pesticides and nutrients they need) rather than slowly degrading the soil with pesticides and fertilisers? In the long run it would be cheaper, wouldn’t it?

As a child, I never understood how letting the water run down the drain was ‘wasting’ water. I didn’t know we weren’t recycling the water.

Nature was doing a fairly good job before we butted in; why is it so hard to be sustainable now?

Can anyone read my paper and critique it?

This essay should be about the UN’s current involvement in a world affair. Does it fulfill the topic? It’s for a essay contest.
United Nations: The Chance for Millions

The United Nations (UN), founded in 1945, is a famous international organization that is dedicated to solving the problems that challenge humanity. These problems range on a wide variety of issues. Today, one of the biggest goal on the UN agenda is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

To achieve this goal, the UN has founded the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Program (WFP), and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Each is working to fulfill the World Food Summit’s aim of eradicating global hunger and poverty: WFP with food aid, FAO through its technical expertise in agriculture, and IFAD via international financial assistance. Increasingly, the three agencies are finding joint solutions to dealing with emergencies and promoting recovery and development. #

Of these agencies, the WFP is the UN’s frontline agency in food aid. The WFP is the world’s largest international food aid organization combating hunger in underdeveloped nations with severe food shortages. The operation aims to saving lives in refugee crises and other emergencies, improve nutrition and quality of life of world’s most vulnerable people at critical times in their lives, and enable development by (a) helping people build assets that benefit them directly; (b) promoting the self-reliance of poor people and communities.# The agency also provides the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the right place by land, air, and sea 24/7. The WFP works to put hunger at the center of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry.#

The WFP runs emergency and development projects in 78 countries worldwide. In 2006, they distributed food to 87.8 million of the poorest people in the world, including 58.8 million children. Of those, 24.3 million people are in development programs and 63.4 million are beneficiaries in emergency and protracted relief and recovery operations. Since it was founded in 1962, WFP has fed more than 1.4 billion of the world’s poorest people and invested more than $30 billion dollars in development and emergency relief.#

The WFP’s innovative projects not only put food on the tables of the weakest and poorest: jobless mothers, school children, landless farmers and HIV orphans. They also help the hungry to secure food and an income by themselves so they can break out of the poverty trap and build a sustainable future. The WFP school meals encourage hungry children to attend school with their school feeding formula: food attracts hungry children to school. An education broadens their options, helping to lift them out of poverty. With the WFP’s development projects, workers are paid not with money, but with food rations to build vital new infrastructure that will increase the food security of households or communities. The special role of WFP food assistance is to give people the chance to take the first steps out of the hunger trap.#

With the help of the United Nations’ World Food Program, millions of people each year are given hope 365 days a year. They are given a chance to live and re-build their lives to support themselves and their families. Most of all, children are given a chance to change their future.

Private pay shrinks to an all time low, while Govt pay-outs are at all time high, Is this what Obama wanted?

Sounds like centrally run, Govt based economy, doesn’t it?
Look at this quote from the USA Today article…”Economist Veronique de Rugy of the free-market Mercatus Center at George Mason University says the riots in Greece over cutting benefits to close a huge budget deficit are a warning about unsustainable income programs. ” …Aren’t we headed in the same direction as Greece?

excerpt…
Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds.
At the same time, government-provided benefits — from Social Security, unemployment insurance, food stamps and other programs — rose to a record high during the first three months of 2010.

Those records reflect a long-term trend accelerated by the recession and the federal stimulus program to counteract the downturn. The result is a major shift in the source of personal income from private wages to government programs.

The trend is not sustainable, says University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes. Reason: The federal government depends on private wages to generate income taxes to pay for its ever-more-expensive programs. Government-generated income is taxed at lower rates or not at all, he says. “This is really important,” Grimes says.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/income/2010-05-24-income-shifts-from-private-sector_N.htm
BOOKISH: If you wnat to question the numbers, I believe you’ll have to interrogate the USA Today, since this is their research.

Secondly, it’s easy t ounderstand, not difficult….private pay, NOW makes up the smaller part of income!! AND Govt pay-outs, the biggest…see, easy. You don’t need to try and confuse things when it’s this straight forward.
NOKILLI: How can you be so lost? Socialism is a result of free markets? You must be having a bad day…this is a result of Govt taking over most of the traditional roles of people and people becoming more nad more lazy, ignorant, and addicted to an easy, (albeit very low) level of income…because life is hard and things aren’t fair

Why can’t projects like this get funding?

Hello! Malawi and Mozambique two of the poorest African nations have identified and agreed to try to obtain assistance and funding to develop the Shire-Zambezi Waterway and the Milange District agricultural development project. This fertile land could not only provide food security for both countries, but could provide training centers to train the local farmers in organic, sustainable farming and using the Waterway to transport the surplus to the delta for export. (awjokela@yahoo.com)

what is a website where i can buy eco friendly clothing?

or a local or common store that sells eco friendly clothes? i know jc penney has them but anywhere else??

Is The Clothing Company IXCHEL eco friendly?

i bought a pair of overalls from a local store assuming that they were eco friendly, maybe recycled patchwork. I have seen a lot of recycled patchwork items like the overalls before and i bought them without thinking. now i wonder if they are eco friendly so i could get more because i really like them but at the same time i want to buy eco friendly clothes. i already e mailed the company and so far no answer.

Any organic or eco-friendly clothing stores in orange county?

For men that are fashionable and trendy.

how is eco friendly clothing good for the environment?

hey i wanted to now how is green clothing good for the environment
help please!! thanks

Why do eco friendly clothing cost so much?

i was trying to find eco friendly clothes and there all like £100-£150

what are some environmental issues right now today?

what are some environmental issues right now that i should be aware of?

What are some environmental issues we have today?

I know about some but I would like to expand more options.

Does the lack of attention to environmental issues by today’s churches disgust you?

What are the top 5 environmental Issues?

What do you think are the 5 most critical environmental issues today? and out of the 5 which one do you think is the greatest problem?

What are some of the major health and environmental issues plaguing Africa today?

Energy Crisis? It is a time for a Revolution? Bill Richardson?

It’s time for a revolution.
We have been hearing about this country’s energy crisis for years, yet our dependence on foreign oil has deepened, our fuel efficiency standards have stagnated, and our greenhouse gas emissions have multiplied exponentially. The time for incremental change and conventional thinking is long gone.
Today I’m calling for a New American Revolution – an energy and climate revolution.
I have a real plan to reverse global warming. Click here to endorse my bold new agenda.
There are five crucial elements to my plan:
Cut oil demand: 50% by 2020. Increasing the gas mileage of the average car to more than 50 mpg is just one way to help achieve this goal.
Change to Renewable Sources for Electricity: 50% by 2040. We could save customers $21 billion a year by 2020 by changing to alternative energy sources.
Dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions: 90% by 2050. We must set strict limits on emissions. We’ll do it by instituting a market-based cap and trade syst

Spain’s Green Jobs have FAILED so why is Obama Praising them and Copying them?

Going Green/Alternative Energy has failed in SPAIN and yet the Democrats in the Congress, Senate and even the Democrat President are copying this failed plan.

Spain has over an 18% Un Employment Rate and the Green Jobs didn’t create JOBS they added to the UN EMPLOYMENT RATE.

WHY?

Why can’t the Democrats in our Government use our Natural Resourse and stop going with a FAILED PLAN?

Below is the LINK:

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/06/24/will24.ART_ART_06-24-09_A11_MLE94UP.html?sid=101

Let’s not envy Spain’s green jobs

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:00 AM

By George F. Will

Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president recommending that America emulate the Spanish model for creating “green jobs” in “alternative energy” even though Spain’s unemployment rate is 18.1 percent — more than double the European Union average — partly because of spending on such jobs?

Calzada, 36, an economics professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, has produced a report that, if true, is inconvenient for the Obama administration’s green agenda.

Calzada says Spain’s torrential spending — no other nation has so aggressively supported production of electricity from renewable sources — on wind farms and other forms of alternative energy has indeed created jobs. But Calzada’s report concludes that they often are temporary and have received $752,000 to $800,000 each in subsidies — wind industry jobs cost even more, $1.4 million each. And each new job entails the loss of 2.2 other jobs that are either lost or not created in other industries because of the political allocation of capital. Calzada says the creation of jobs in alternative energy has subtracted about 110,000 jobs from elsewhere in Spain’s economy.

The president’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was asked about the report’s contention that the political diversion of capital into green jobs has cost Spain jobs. The White House transcript contained this exchange:

Gibbs: “It seems weird that we’re importing wind turbine parts from Spain in order to build — to meet renewable energy demand here if that were even remotely the case.”

Questioner: “Is that a suggestion that his study is simply flat wrong?”

Gibbs: “I haven’t read the study, but I think, yes.”

Questioner: “Well, then. (Laughter.)”

Actually, what is weird is this idea: A sobering report about Spain’s experience must be false because otherwise the behavior of some American importers, seeking to cash in on the U.S. government’s promotion of wind power, might be participating in an economically unproductive project.

It is true Calzada has come to conclusions that he, as a libertarian, finds congenial. And his study was supported by a like-minded think tank (the Institute for Energy Research, for which this columnist has given a paid speech). Still, it is notable that, rather than refute his report, many Spanish critics have impugned his patriotism for faulting something for which Spain was praised by Obama and others.

You can find similar conclusions in “Yellow Light on Green Jobs,” a report by Republican Sen. Kit Bond, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy.

What matters most is not that reports such as Calzada’s and the Republicans’ are right in every particular. It is, however, hardly counterintuitive that politically driven investments are economically counterproductive. Indeed, environmentalists with the courage of their convictions should argue that the point of such investments is to subordinate market rationality to the higher agenda of planetary salvation.

Still, one can be agnostic about both reports while being dismayed by the frequency with which such findings are ignored simply because they question policies that are so invested with righteousness that methodical economic reasoning about their costs and benefits seems unimportant.

For fervent believers in governments’ abilities to control the climate and in the urgent need for them to do so, believing is seeing: They see, through their ideological lenses, governments’ green spending as always paying for itself. This is a free-lunch faith comparable to that of those conservatives who believe tax cuts always pay for themselves by stimulating compensating revenues from economic growth.

Windmills are iconic in the land of Don Quixote, whose tilting at them became emblematic of comic futility. Spain’s new windmills are neither amusing nor emblematic of policies America should emulate.

Which candidate has this stance with regards to the environment?

The federal government has proven itself untrustworthy with environmental policy by facilitating polluters, subsidizing logging in the National Forests, and instituting one-size-fits-all approaches that too often discriminate against those they are intended to help.

The key to sound environmental policy is respect for private property rights. The strict enforcement of property rights corrects environmental wrongs while increasing the cost of polluting.

In a free market, no one is allowed to pollute his neighbor’s land, air, or water. If your property is being damaged, you have every right to sue the polluter, and government should protect that right. After paying damages, the polluter’s production and sale costs rise, making it unprofitable to continue doing business the same way. Currently, preemptive regulations and pay-to-pollute schemes favor those wealthy enough to perform the regulatory tap dance, while those who own the polluted land rarely receive a quick or just resolution to their problems.

In Congress, I have followed a constitutional approach to environmental action:

I consistently vote against using tax dollars to subsidize logging in National Forests.
I am a co-sponsor of legislation designed to encourage the development of alternative and sustainable energy. H.R. 550 extends the investment tax credit to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and H.R. 1772 provides tax credits for the installation of wind energy property.
Taxpayers for Common Sense named me a “Treasury Guardian” for my work against environmentally-harmful government spending and corporate welfare.
I am a member of the Congressional Green Scissors Coalition, a bipartisan caucus devoted to ending taxpayer subsidies of projects that harm the environment for the benefit of special interests.

Individuals, businesses, localities, and states must be free to negotiate environmental standards. Those who depend on the land for their health and livelihood have the greatest incentive to be responsible stewards.

Since Bush could instantly overfund the military, aren’t his funding cuts worse than downsizing the military?

Clinton’s downsizing had nothing on the Bush administration’s cuts in funds from almost everything you could think of:
Funding has been cut for hospitals, Veterans’ Affairs (VA) programs, pharmaceutical companies, Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA), National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), education K-12, education-education after high school, Federal Application for Student Aid (FAFSA), libraries, alternative energy projects, worker safety and health grants, cancer and AIDS research, public health advocacy groups, fire prevention programs, flood prevention programs, airports, etc…
The list goes on. He has used this to fund his “War on Terrorism”. Therefore, the extra funds have been wasted because he has only increased the terrorists’ recruitment drive and viciousness.
C B, this is why he has cut funds. He doesn’t cut taxes, but he does cut funds so that the debt won’t grow too huge and have congressment yelling at him for it.
Nice try C B, but you failed to contradict me.
2nd Answerer, I think if YOU check, we have only had this democrat majority for a measly 1.5 months. I am covering the entire 6.15 years our administration has been in power.
Mahal, you gave me an unsubstantiated reason against 1 thing that I said, out of the dozens of things I said. You are really full of it. You cannot contradict me. Do your homework and find out.
Maybe not Bush, but congress did overfund it instantly because most people were staunchly for the war. You know this.

how would you summarize this article?

China claims success in test of fusion reactor
Posted 9/28/2006 7:50 AM

By Alexa Olesen, The Associated Press
BEIJING — Scientists on Thursday carried out China’s first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said.
China, the United States and other governments are pursuing fusion research in hopes that it could become a clean, potentially limitless energy source. Fusion produces little radioactive waste, unlike fission, which powers conventional nuclear reactors.

Beijing is eager for advances, both for national prestige and to reduce its soaring consumption of imported oil and dirty coal.

The test by the government’s Institute of Plasma Physics was carried out on a Tokamak fusion device in the eastern city of Hefei, said Cheng Yan, a spokeswoman at the institute.

Cheng said the test was considered a success because the reactor produced plasma, a hot cloud of supercharged particles. She wouldn’t give other details.

“This represents a step for humankind in the study of nuclear reaction,” she said.

U.S. and other scientists have been experimenting with fusion for decades but it has yet to be developed into a viable energy alternative.

“I think it is a considerable step ahead for China,” said Karl Heinz Finken, a senior scientist at the Institute for Plasma Physics in Juelich, Germany, who had no role in the Chinese research.

“China is speeding up with the development of nuclear fusion and I think at the moment they are making considerable progress,” he said.

The Chinese facility is similar to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, being built by a seven-nation consortium in Cadarache in southern France, according to state media. That reactor is due to be completed in 2015.

China is a partner in the ITER reactor, along with the European Union, the United States, Japan, Russia, India and South Korea.

A Tokamak reactor uses a doughnut-shaped magnetic field to contain the hot gas.

Several countries have produced plasma using a Tokamak or similar device, said Gabriel Marbach, deputy head of fusion research at the ITER facility. He said producing plasma was only one step toward the fusion that ITER aims to perform, and that the project could be helped by the Chinese experiments.

“It was important for China to show that it is part of the club, and that adds value to its participation in ITER,” Marbach said.

“That is not to say that it is at the level of the Europeans or Americans,” he said. However, he added, “We are rather admiring of the Chinese for conducting this test. It was conducted well, and they constructed (the machine) rather quickly.”

China is the world’s No. 2 oil consumer and its No. 3 importer, consuming at least 3.5 million barrels of foreign oil per day last year.

China plans to build dozens of nuclear power plants and is trying to promote use of cleaner alternative energy sources such as natural gas, wind power and methanol made from corn.

AP correspondent Angela Charlton in Paris contributed to this report.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Texas billionaire oilman Boone Pickens is investing in renewable energies, does this mean Peak Oil is now?

If a Texas oilman is putting his money where his mouth is, shouldn’t we be taking notice?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=747990771
billy brite – watch the link, Mr Pickens says biofuel is a ‘joke’.

This guy has had several decades in the oil business, if he says ther’s a problem, shouldn’t we at least listen?
Mick B – if you have the figures that show the oil reserves that have been indentified, as long as they aren’t in the Middle East, (where they have been lying about reserves for years), then I will think your answer has some credibility. Otherwise, you are just uncomfortable with the idea that your life will have to change.

Does anybody use Dynowatt for their electric provider in Texas?

I am looking at switching and I saw that they have cheap per watt rates while still being 100% renewable energy. Is this a good one to use? Is there anything I need to know about them before signing up?

The Texas utility commission just approved another 5 bill. dollars for wind powered energy?

this is on top of already being the #1 producers of wind power in the country. the new bill will supply another 4 million peoples homes with renewable energy. Between this, natural gas, and American oil drilling why is it so hard to get off foriegn dependency. Why is this not being done in every state.
They wind energy can be harnessed and store, but all states have some kind of resource, naturalgas for example, California can and does produce wind energy, but doesn’t to the capasity they should
the new wind(Mills) use turbines instead of generators, where the commpressed air is sent underground and stored for later
in Texas they are as we speak drilling for natural gas in our neighborhoods, and paying us to lease our mineral rights, you can’t,see, hear, or smell it, so it’s not an imposition
actually wind farms are quite a spectacular sight
I don’t know why people are thumbs uping LLD he is dead wrong, we are not talking about the old wind mills from the old west, these are very high tech and huge
wind turbines are about 350-400 ft. tall where the wind is blowing much faster than near the ground
I also mentioned drilling oil, and gas, I know Texas can get around the law’s easier, but these are stupid law’s that are only hurting us

Why do rich greedy Americans get 20% of the whole worlds oil reserves?

Are we not being STUPID for not generating other forms of power? Why are the REPUBLICANS dragging their feet on clean renewable energy independence? Is it Texas Tea Money?

Energy efficient questions?

My stepdad works for and energy efficient company and he tests me on these questions to help me. Can you help me figure these out? I choose them but I want to make sure they are the right ones first before I tell him.

Which of the following states would be the best location for a wind-powered electrical plant?

Arizona
Florida
Kentucky —-
Idaho
Texas

2. The infrastructure for distributing biodiesel fuel

exists fully.

is being built.

is currently limited. —–

is inexpensive to create.

suffers from lack of interest

3. Which of the following is an advantage of wave energy?

Ocean remains undeveloped.

Storms create surges of water.

Salt water can corrode equipment.

Greenhouse gases are not produced. ——

Coastlines limit potential to grids nearby.

4. Which of the following non-fossil fuel sources of energy is most heavily used worldwide?

biomass —–

solar power

tidal power

wave energy

wind energy

5. Which is an advantage of tidal energy?

Tides are predictable.

Turbidity will increase.

Tide levels will be lessened.

Shore access will be decreased.

Tidal energy plants are inexpensive to build. ——-

6. A college wants to pursue renewable energy. If the college is located in Colorado, which form of renewable energy makes the most sense to investigate for large-scale electricity generation?

geothermal

hydrogen

solar

tidal

wave

7. Which of the following is the primary challenge that dams present to salmon?

Dams flood their habitat.

Dams change the path of the river. —–

Dams increase the turbidity in reservoirs.

Dams decrease the temperature in rivers.

Dams block access to spawning grounds.

8. Which of the following is a disadvantage of biomass energy?

Sources are local.

Waste products are used.

Ash is formed by combustion.

Greenhouse gases are reduced.

Implementation can occur everywhere. ——

9. Which of the following would most likely result from a change in tidal levels from installation of a tidal energy power plant in a coastal ecosystem?

an alteration in temperature variations ——-

an increase in ecosystem productivity

a change in population dispersion

a decrease in phosphate pollution

a decrease in reproductive rates

10. Which of the following is necessary for a geothermal plant to function?

biomass ——–

fossil fuels

heated rock

hydrogen

sunlight

11.Which of the following is most likely to occur after construction of a dam?

expansion of habitat ——

decrease in turbidity

loss of biodiversity

increase in land temperature

decrease in water temperature

12. Geothermal electricity-generating plants are located in regions that often have

droughts.

hurricanes. —

tornadoes.

volcanoes.

winter storms.

13. A hydrogen-generating power plant would be most limited by

access to hydrogen.

availability of workers.

cost of plant manufacture.

geography.

solar facilities.

14. solar-energy generating plant would most likely be found in

Florida. —–

Maine.

Nebraska.

Nevada.

Wisconsin.

Which of the following dams generates the most electricity in the United States?

Glen Canyon Dam

Grand Coulee Dam

Hoover Dam

Roosevelt Dam

Talquin Dam

Who are responsible for the deaths of people & destruction on earth?

Are these acts of God or acts of men? In Daniel’s vision, it says “the 4th animal (identified by the author as UN’s ECOSOC) shall be a 4th kingdom on earth, different from all kingdoms. It will devour the earth, crush it & destroy it.” Looking at two of ECOSOC’s functions:

1. To study & solve the economic, social, cultural, educational & health problems affacting the peoples of the world; and,

2. To coordinate the work of the UN specialized agencies.

Remember, with intense & deadly disasters that passed, UN publicly announced warnings from 2003 to 2005 after which they created more agencies & programs (such as disaster management, etc.). Such programs are actually faults & failures against them (from negligence to imprudence). Are the never-ending reforms & creations of agencies in ECOSOC solution to our problems? Take the example of UNFCC & IPCC, can these 2 resolve global warming & climate change which UNEP could not? Or, can UNAIDS resolve the disease which WHO also could not? Of course they could not for there are no sincere service in the framework but purely politically-grounded & -motivated.

It is evident that ECOSOC is bleeding internally for they could not function correctly & could not anymore discharge its duties effectively. There are agencies that are contradicting & accusing each other of faults. Look at the 3 fallen kings, its functions & its outstanding negative accomplishments, to wit:

FAO: To increase production & distribution of agricultural crops. (Negative Accomplishments: 60% desertification, famine,
droughts, forest fires, landslides, floods, poverty, deaths, etc.)

WHO: To promote health of the peoples of the world. (Negative accomplishments: HIV/AIDS, SARS, bird flu, swine flu, heat stroke, cardiac dysfunction, pulmonary diseases, deaths, etc.).

WMO: To promote the application of meteorological knowledge in aviation, agriculture & shipping. (Negative accomplishments: Climate change, quakes, heat wave, plane crashes, giant waves, tsunami, ozone depletion, glaciers melting, etc.)

How can ECOSOC mitigate & repair the damages done by the above 3 agencies when global warming, climate change & natural disasters could not be controlled & manipulated by remedial studies & actions taken by the newly created agencies (the off-springs)? ECOSOC did not take seriously the unchanging permanent & constant structure of nature. To modify & alter the empirical basic scientific studies done by famous scientists, we are thrown out of course. The world could not reconcile or compromise the above negative accomplishments with sustainable development, fertilizers & GMOs, drug dependence, warning devices, mitigation & adaptation programs, etc. because nature is already abused & neglected. And the steps & measures taken do not do justice to mankind’s continued survival for they are not the right aspects of the real world. As such, the world could not adapt to change of nature because natural permanence could not be dismissed & sacrificed in constructing an “anti-life” objective of emission reduction without examining & considering life.

By command responsibility, ECOSOC is the one which is liable for these tragedies & catastrophes because it is God, the only one, who could take life & destroy earth. They may claim that it was not intentional but, by mere looking at their negative accomplishments, negligence & imprudence existed, a criminal offense punishable under any country’s penal code, and so, in the eyes of God (through Daniel), they are principally liable.

please help interpret this poem by david greenberg!?

SCHOOLYARD WITH BOAT

Our horizon thickened, dropped lower like grain.
There was no grain. And it was dawn again.

Waves darted out of the snow, turned to wind.
The snow waved as out a flawed window.

The wind made odd furrows through the feild.
There was no time between lines.

Dawn and not, reflected presently.
Culled, the snow overturned and was now.

What when not, repeated the wind. Children
pulled in a blind row against it.

The resilience of children grows
with the instability of progress.

When bright snow sheared and dulled
I believe no matter. No note guards the gate.

* * *

Negotiation in retrospect, although not prospectively
culls in ‘scape’ the grating of canvas or progress.

Not words alone pleased me, said the flag
lines will not meet me. The white cord chimes on the pole.

Not words alone the flag hangs, knowing
held back, as uncertainly means negation.

struck down, the corrective open to learning
is sustainable in ignorance.

WHATS THE THEME/MAIN IDEA!?

How many of these things have you done?!?!?!?

1. Set foot on each of the seven continents. Antarctica might be a tough one, but once you’ve reached all seven you can truly call yourself a world traveler.

2. Cross a country on a bicycle. A bicycle tour takes some planning, but it beats being separated from a country though a passenger-side window.

3. Ride something bigger than a horse. Trekking through the jungle on the back of a two story tall elephant will surely be something you remember forever.

4. Live like a local for a month. The experience of visiting native peoples will give you way more insight into another way of life than two years hopping from one backpacker ghetto to the next.

5. Visit a “real” blues bar in Chicago. What better way to leave music’s commercialism behind and find the soul of the blues?

6. Learn another language. This is definitely a weighty and time-consuming proposition, but there are plenty of resources out there to ease the process.

7. Go heli-skiing. The access to snow and terrain via heli is different (read: better) that anything else you’ll ever experience.

8. Travel India by train. With its extensive rail network, this mode of transport is the best way to see one of the world’s most colorful and diverse countries.

9. Climb one of the world’s Seven Summits. Climbing mountains is not for the faint-hearted, but everyone has had a dream of standing atop one.

10. Dive with a whale shark. Swimming with these gentle giants is among the most powerful wilderness experiences in the world.

11. Participate in a Carnival parade in Brazil. You haven’t had a good night out until you’ve been to the biggest party in a nation of big parties.

12. Dance Tango in Argentina.

13. Surf. It’s not about being a ripper but just catching waves.

14. SCUBA in the Great Barrier Reef. The largest coral reef in the world is a must for dive enthusiasts. It is the world’s most unique aquatic environment.

15. Publish an article about your travels. Part of traveling is sharing your experiences with others. Plus, getting published might be easier than you think.

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16. Volunteer abroad for a month.

17. Follow in the footsteps of your favorite travel book. What better guide than a book that inspired you to travel in the first place?

18. Take a bush plane ride into Africa’s interior. These lightly visited regions are filled with unique cultures and diverse wildlife.

19. Cross a glacier on foot. Traversing these fast-disappearing natural wonders is an adventure that future generations might not be able to experience.

20. Visit the source of one of the world’s great rivers. Great rivers, like the Nile, have humble beginnings.

21. Climb an active volcano.

22. Buy a boat and learn to sail. Before the Brothers Wright, everyone traveled by wind power. It’s still the most sustainable way to travel there is.

23. Follow your food from field to table. Most people in the world still eat what they have picked with their own hands. Why not get back to these basics?

24. Bathe in the Ganges. What better way to experience the spiritual heart of India?

25. Travel around the world. Sure, you could do this without ever setting foot outside of planes and airports, but few people ever truly traverse the entire globe. Round the world tickets are great for budget-minded wanderers.

Photo by James Dorsey
26. Photograph an endangered species. Aside from an image you can keep for a lifetime, it will remind you, and others, how fragile life can be.

27. Participate in Burning Man . As they say: “Trying to explain Burning Man to someone who has never been is like trying to explain color to a blind person.”

28. Spend 24 hours alone in the jungle.

29. Learn how to make a national dish. What is the one and only thing that everyone has in common? Eating.

30. Teach English in a foreign country. Sure, it’s a way to fund your travels, but also the experience of a lifetime.

31. Attend a music festival in another country.

32. Cross a country using only public transportation. See a country the way most of its people do: from the window of a bus, train, or ferry.

33. Spend the night in a storied/historic hotel. You might not even have to leave town to experience a night of classic atmosphere.

34. Attend the Olympics. Whatever you say about the commercialism of the Olympic Games, they are one of the biggest events on the planet.

35. Meet your favorite (living) travel writer. They’ve inspired you; now thank them for it.

36. Travel to Germany to experience Love Parade. It’s one of the biggest festivals, attendance-wise, on the planet.

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37. Partake in a Japanese Tea Ceremony. This timeless tradition is at the heart of Japanese culture.

38. Join a caravan in the Sahara. See how people can thrive in one of the world’s harshest environments.

39. Go to Oktoberfest. The meeting of over 6 million beer afficionados and dr
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40. Stand at the North or South Pole.

41. Be in the stands when two rival South American club teams play each other in soccer. Soccer (sorry, football) is a passion for most of the world’s population.

42. Visit the birthplace or gravesite of a cultural icon. Could be Che Guevara or Picasso or Levi Strauss or the guy who invented widgets; anyone you think is important.

43. Find your version of “The Beach.” One of the best travel books ever inspired a generation of backpackers. Why not find your own version of untouched paradise?

44. Enjoy a freshly rolled cigar in Cuba. Taste a hand rolled specialty close to its source.

45. Visit every capital city in Europe. The crowded continent is full of beautiful architecture and diverse cultures.

46. Watch an orchestral performance in Vienna.

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47. Skydive. It is the ultimate thrill, unless you add a wingsuit, and actually fly.

48. Bike the Pacific Coast Highway.
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49. Shake hands with someone who has truly changed a country.

50. Participate in the world’s biggest water fight during Thailand’s New Year’s festivities (Songkran).
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COME ON GUYS!!!
oghma2006 and Nikole are in the lead with 9!!!
If future President really did do all that he will be in the lead-but I’ll ask him this first-

How did you accomplish it all-there isn’t enough time!
I will be back in 10 minutes!

Come on Guys!
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Come on guys!
Somebody has now taken the lead!

Please Help me on my Geography Homework !!!!!?

1.
Even without climate change issues, buildings built on permafrost have potential structural issues because:
A. buildings generate heat which can cause some of the ice in the permafrost to melt
B. buildings sway and create cracks in the ice
C. the weight of the building is dangerous to permafrost
D. the permafrost moves and shifts the building

2.
Which of the following is true about the events in Yugoslavia?
A. As communism began to fail, more non-communist leaders were elected.
B. With new non-communist leaders, each ethnic group began to assert itself.
C. Ethnic fighting and tensions turned to crisis level as the Serbian minority took over.
D. all of the above are true

3.
The Ring of Fire is where:
A. 75% of the earth’s volcanoes can be found.
B. volcanic ash is volatile and subject to flash fires.
C. tectonic plates collide and create new mountains.
D. thunderstorms cause flash fires.

4.
Which of these is true about the Himalayan Mountains?
A. This immense mountain range began to form between 40 and 50 million years ago.
B. This mountain range formed when two large landmasses, India and Eurasia, driven by plate movement, collided.
C. Both A and B are true.
D. Neither A nor B are true about the Himalayas.

5.
The Japan Current is also known as the Kuroshio Current.
A. true
B. false

6.
Which of the following bodies of water is integral to the Great Barrier Reef?
A. The Southern Ocean
B. The Coral Sea
C. The Tasman Sea
D. The Gulf of Carpentaria

7.
“Big Spenders” in the tourist industry of Southeast Asia often want air conditioned hotels with English-speaking staff and imported food from their home country.
A. true
B. false

8.
If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean, they may trigger:
A. tidal waves – also known as tsunami
B. volcanic eruptions
C. massive thunderstorms because of the drop in pressure
D. a rise in the riverbanks

9.
Swidden agriculture is:
A. the new style agriculture borrowed from Sweden
B. a successful approach to government owned land and farms
C. a slash-and-burn style of agriculture still in common practice in many parts of Southeast Asia
D. the preferred method for sustainable farming in Southeast Asia

10.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Western Africa region?
A. Botswana
B. Cape Verde
C. Mali
D. Senegal

What religion would a person be if they believed?

that God is a consciousness that pervades the universe, but is not manlike other than a duality.

that Christian beliefs of standards are correct yet not in every event, sustainable.

that Jesus is the culmination of the best attributes of humankind and that we are all children of God.

that there is no punishment, only a ceasing of existence like two waves canceling eachother out

that there is no reward other than continued existence in a higher state of consciousness, but that we keep none of what we think as “us”

and that the universe was created, including life, that then evolved as part of an ongoing creation that eventually slows and stops and is then repeated?
anthony- no. still looking for the question

What is the best material to do false ceiling for a house with tiled roof?

The material should be economic, eco friendly, termite free and long lasting. The roof is clay tiles paved on steel truss work.

Everyday Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide?

I never realized the many uses of hydrogen peroxide! I cleaned my tile floors and windows with it for the first time and was impressed. Although my fingers did turn an ashy white, temporarily. Its a cheap, eco friendly way to go! What everyday uses do you have for hydrogen peroxide? Also, share your good/bad experiences with it. Thanks!

Pleeease do this little survey. Takes about 8 seconds =]?

Sex:
Age:

Since the growing awareness that our earths resources are running out which of the following have you done:

1. Bought a hybrid car

2. Remodeled or built using eco–friendly material(ex.countertops, tile, flooring etc)

3.Replaced lightbulbs with compact flourescent bulbs

4.Replaced showerheads with low flowing one

5. Bought a product because it was eco–friendly

You can just say what numbers!!
(for a paper)

Painting Color Schemes . . . ?

Hi, Im painting my room and im a bit stuck at a point. Ive painted my room gray and white i.e one wall gray and the rest white, the problem is the ceiling. You see my ceiling is not your average cemented ceiling. Its tiles and bars. Ive painted the bars black and I cant figure a proper combo color for the tiles. So please suggest something suitable. Also the furniture and the flooring are brown.

Here is the link of how bars look like:
http://www.google.com.pk/imgres?imgurl=http://images-en.busytrade.com/4932960020000200/sell-Ceiling-T-Bars.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.busytrade.com/selling-leads/463428/sell-Ceiling-T-Bars.html&usg=__xFxJFPBzhluSXrkzfqu6cOcY7rY=&h=200&w=200&sz=6&hl=en&start=20&zoom=1&tbnid=nXPtWQwfc4QOsM:&tbnh=153&tbnw=153&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dceiling%2Bbars%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D816%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=328&vpy=101&dur=13&hovh=160&hovw=160&tx=75&ty=90&ei=pending&oei=AN8YTcCLMpGsrAfQwL3BCw&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:20

And here is the tiles view (it looks something like this)
http://www.google.com.pk/imgres?imgurl=http://arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/in-house/wp-content/uploads/ceilume_tiles-300×299.jpg&imgrefurl=http://arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/in-house/renovations/ceilume-introduces-eco–friendly-ceiling-tiles&usg=__p_csKAGER75_7-HHiFe2-hGuo38=&h=299&w=300&sz=33&hl=en&start=95&zoom=1&tbnid=leeFMFA8CtRLPM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=151&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dceiling%2Btiles%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D816%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=335&vpy=331&dur=2435&hovh=224&hovw=225&tx=117&ty=108&ei=ut8YTcmJOY_5cdj4xcsK&oei=l98YTZPANYSqrAeXr_zICw&esq=5&page=5&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:95

There are total two bars on the ceiling in my room and three rows of tiles. My room isnt that big. its 10ft x 10ft x 10ft.

For people who know about cork flooring?

I am designing a master bathroom and am trying to be as eco friendly as possible, so I’m considering using cork.

What (in your personal opinion) are the pros and cons of that material? Also, I have heard that the cork tiles dent over time. Is that true, and if so, how long until that happens? What happens if the bathtub overflows? Etc etc…

Thanks so much in advance!

Why are some developers happy to incorporate sustainable technologies into their houses whilst others are not?

With the pressure globally to incorporate sustainable measures into new housing shouldn’t ALL developers be willing to integrate the highest number of sustainable technologies into their properties?

It appears only a small minority seem happy to go “green”.

What are the reasons (or excuses) behind this?

How much does a sustainable energy home cost to build?

I am contemplating buying/building a house, for the first time, with no deadline. I haven’t selected a site yet (I know that changes things) but I want to know what I can expect. How does the intial cost of a sustainable energy home typically compare with a less green option?

What is the difference between Sustainable Tourism and Global warming and Tourism?

I need to know the difference between the Sustainable Tourism and then Global Warming and Tourism. I need to know for a school project, and when doing research they both seem to do the same thing and mean the same thing. Please help me understand the difference.

How are communities supposed to be sustainable?

Forests clean the air and water and provide emotional calmness to the landscape.

In suburban communities, forests are being cleared for construction of malls, dealerships, and housing developments.

How is nature supposed to stay sustainable when all the forsent ecosystems are being disturbed and more pavement hits the ground? How much forestly is enough to keep it balanced?

What would be a better more sustainable way to do vehicle registration systems other than license plates?

I am looking for a way to create a vehicle registration system that does not involve license plates that is sustainable and will be around and used in the future. Any ideas?

Are there many eco-friendly products on the market in China?

Is there a market in China for eco–friendly products like there is in other countries. Like organic cotton/bamboo clothing, non-toxic beauty and cleaning, organic food etc.

Can anyone help me with good eco-friendly products?

Recently, I bought a Burt’s Bees cleanser which I really like. Since then i’ve gotten more interested in organic, natural & eco–friendly products (plus ones that don’t test on animals.)
Does anyone have any good products they like?
I was thinking about getting a soap bar for the shower, but they usually dry me out. Any ones that don’t?
Thank you!

P.S. Do you know if Bumble & Bumble and TRESemme test on animals?

Natural and Eco Friendly Products for sale?

I was told there is a company that sales natural and eco friendly products. But I cant remember the name. You have to pay a 15 dollar membership and use around 35 points a month… You can also sale these products and get a commission. They sale cleaning products, laundry soap, beauty supplies, even food, ect. If someone knows the name of this company please send it my way so I can check it out.

Organic or Eco Friendly Products for Curly Hair?

I have naturally curly hair and am looking for eco friendly or organic products to use on my hair. Any suggestions?
Has anyone tried the Deva curl products?? I have heard mixed reviews and they are a bit of the pricey side-so I have hessitated. Thanks 🙂

What are some eco-friendly products for the home?

I am doing a project on environmentally-safe products for cleaning the home. I have Greenworks Multi-purpose Cleaner down, and I need about three more… can someone please help? Air fresheners are also welcome!