Control the Climate at Your Desk, Save Energy

http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3015

Brief Summary:
New office buildings and even some old ones are becoming more green everyday. They have now invested in an AC unit that can be controlled in each room to minimize the companies energy costs by up to 50%. The people could control the AC by vent in their rooms turning them down or off it they were out of the room, or away from it for a while.

Short Response:
More companies should do this to become greener and it is also benefits to the company for how much energy they save.

Ontario Issues $8 Billion in Renewable Energy Contracts

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/ontario-issues-8-billion-in-clean-energy-contracts/?ref=earth

By John Lorinc

April 9, 2010

The New York Times

Brief Summary:

$8 billion in new renewable energy deals was announced just recently by the Ontario government agency under the provinces feed-in tariff program. This includes 184 solar, hydro and landfill gas projects winning long term contracts which will provide a total of about 2,500 megawatts of green power.

Short Response:

This is good news for the environment, but provincial rate payers will end up spending over $300 more a year on their electricity bills, which i'm sure will raise controversy and make many people unhappy, but it is for the best ultimately.

Florida: A Bad Winter for Slithering

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/us/17brfs-ABADWINTERFO_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Brief Summary:

An unseasonably cold winter may have taken care of what python hunters could not. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission says cold weather mya killed up to 50 percent of the state's pythons.

Short Response:

This article is pretty pointless. Yeah, Florida had a cold winter, we know/ It's three sentences long, there was not enought information about this topic.

Vertical Farming That Does Work

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3139

Brief Summary:

Although vertical farming can be very expensive it also allows us to reduce the solar gain on walls causing many building to be hot inside. This will also allow more scenery in the towns and cities.

Short Response:

It might cost us money to build but it might also help us reduce the money we spend on air conditioning.

Declare Your Independence from Toxic Fireworks Pollution

http://environment.about.com/od/healthenvironment/a/toxicfireworks.htm

Summary:
Perhaps is should come as no surprise that the fireworks displays that go on around the U.S every Fourth of July are still typically propelled by the ignition of gunpowder, a technological innovation that pre dates the American Revolution itself. And the fall out from these exhibitions includes a variety of toxic pollution that rain down on neighborhoods from coast to coast, often in violation of federal Clean Air Act standards.

Brief Response:
Depending on the effect sought fireworks produce smoke and dust that contain various heavy metals, sulfur and other noxious chemicals. Barium, for instance, is used to produce brilliant green colors in fireworks displays, despite being poisonous and radioactive

Control the Climate at Your Desk, Save Energy

http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3015

Summary:
New office buildings and even some old ones are becoming more green everyday. They have now invested in an AC unit that can be controlled in each room to minimize the companies energy costs by up to 50%. The people could control the AC by vent in their rooms turning them down or off it they were out of the room, or away from it for a while.

Brief Response:
More companies should do this to become greener and it is also benefits to the company for how much energy they save.

Florida: A Bad Winter for Slithering

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/17/us/17brfs-ABADWINTERFO_BRF.html?ref=earth

April 16, 2010

The New York Times

By The Associated Press

Brief Summary:

Up to fifty percent of Florida's pythons have been killed due to the harsh cold of this past winter, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Not one python has been caught since the state has allowed hunters to attempt this on state managed lands around the Everglades.

Short Response:

This cold winter could lead to take care of what hunters could not, which would be an unfortunate outcome for these pythons because it could eventually be a sign of leading to their extinction, at least in that state, if they cannot survive the winter of Florida.