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• Either way, you are right! Whether you think that 1,849 is the number of projects that I have or that project 1,849 itself contains 1,849 projects, either way, you are right. Project 1849 is about the sharing and the dissemination of ideas, information, knowledge. Over the coming months, I will present a multitude of topics......
• Pleasantville The other day, I watched the movie "Pleasantville" (1998, starring Tobey McGuire). Briefly, the story revolves around two 1990's teenagers being "magically" transposed in a 1950's sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world. To me, this film shows two things very well: 1) The implications of......
• Business practices in the 21st century A lot of entrepreneurs may change their business practices and adapt to the 21st century after they have gone through the list of speakers that have been assembled in Calgary for the "Engage today" mega event happening later this week. The organizer was able to get the Dalai Lama for......

• Do You Need a Blog Consultant? If you are just getting into corporate blogging, or you do not have enough free time to take advantage of this powerful medium, you may want to consider hiring a blog consultant. This type of service is ideal for those that need extra assistance in learning the ropes or for......
• Quick and Dirty Tips for Effective Corporate Blogging, pt 3 This is part three in a series about tips for good corporate blogging. We touched on three tips in both the first part and the second part of this series - Now here are another handful of tips for your consideration. - 7 - Write clearly and concisely when it......
• Profitable Approaches To Monetize Your Blog Blogging has exploded in its growth of becoming profitable. The industry end has overshadowed the primary focus to merely have a journal to publish online and stay updated on other online contacts. Many people are picking top dollars quite simply by blogging and it is easy enough to do for......

A European parliament law states that all new buildings will have to be zero energy.  Meaning that they must produce as much energy than they consume by way of heat pump, solar energy, wind energy  and smart energy management.

You can read the full article All new buildings to be zero energy from 2019 say MEPs.

The new ruling also calls for upgrading the energy performance of existing buildings.

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• GM files for bankrupcy--the end of the car era ? I wrote a little essay on the future of the automobile,"The end of the car era ?"in it, I talk about how the snootiness and myopic visions of American auto manufacturers led to this current situation. I also talk about whether it is a good thing to keep pushing the......
• Buildings and energy consumption. An interesting article on the architecture 2030 website about energy consumption as it relates to buildings. The article shows three pie charts with the first two showing U.S. energy consumption and the third one showing worldwide energy consumption. Surprisingly, it shows that transportation only accounts for 1% of energy consumption......
• Could Internet Marketers Save the Human Race? Let me put some perspective on things first. Nobody knows how a new technology will lead us. Heck often times, the darn thing is invented without a specific purpose in mind. It just is. When Arthur Fry the Post-It (TM), he had to distribute massive amounts of them to coworkers,......

• How To Build Thousands Of Links With Articles Link constructing with articles is a very simple process. Anyone who knows find out how to write in English can use articles to construct hundreds and thousands of links. The one downside is, writing and submitting articles can take up method an excessive amount of time. So how can you......
• A Daughter Stolen in Wartime Returns to El Salvador You can read the full article in the NYT here. Ms. Berghaus said she was too young when she left El Salvador to have any memories of it. But she said that she was aware she had been adopted from El Salvador and that she always wanted to know more......
• What is Anarchy? What is anarchy and anarchism? It’s a commonly misunderstood word usually ascribed to a hateful and licentious lawlessness. Anarchism is sort of a living embodiment of its own principles in that there is no one clearly held body of beliefs. There are more considered approaches of the concepts than a......

Clean coal, Carbon Sequestration, these are expressions we hear quite often when dealing with the production of electricity using fossil fuel other than oil. About twice a week, a new coal plant opens in China.

I came across a blog post on the topic of patents and innovations and the possible competition between China and the US regarding advances in the field of clean coal. The cold war between the former Soviet Union and the US helped advance our exploration of space and the resulting technology that has now become part of our lives. It is thought that perhaps a similar rivalry could stimulate the advancement of cleaner technologies.

There are two things to consider when it comes to energy: 1) Is it clean? 2) Is it renewable?

No matter how clean you make your coal burn, it is not a renewable resources and its mining can also be a source of environmental degradation.

Technological prowess  should be aimed at developing means to better harness clean and renewable energy sources.  The harnessing of  the wind has been done for centuries, certainly we could use that head start to our advantage.

Sometimes I feel like a lot of brain resources are wasted on too many dead ends when it comes to finding solutions to our energy needs.

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• Either way, you are right! Whether you think that 1,849 is the number of projects that I have or that project 1,849 itself contains 1,849 projects, either way, you are right. Project 1849 is about the sharing and the dissemination of ideas, information, knowledge. Over the coming months, I will present a multitude of topics......
• Copenhagen Summit -- controversial for all the wrong reasons Last June, a group of scientists met up in Copenhagen as part of the preparation for the December summit. They hinted at some bad prognosis in regards to climate change. At the time, I thought that this would be the focus of the December summit: Forcing industrialized nations to put......
• Masdar to be the first zero polluton city The city of Masdar near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirate wl be the first city to produce its energy entirely by way of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy. They wil also recycle all their waste and as such, have a "zero carbon" footprint. Of course,......

• Ten Tips Toward a More Eco Friendly Home Tip 1 - Turn the lights off any time that they are not needed, even if you are just moving from room to room in the course of your day. According to Energy Star, as much as 20 percent of a home's overall energy use comes from its lighting. Using......
• Introducing The Las Cruces, Green Chamber Of Commerce. Elisa Cundiff works for Energy Concepts, a New Mexico Solar Company. She is also a member of the newly formed, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce. In Las Cruces, New Mexico we have just formed a “Green Chamber of Commerce”, representing the business interests of local, sustainably-minded companies. Already, over......
• What if We Measured Energy Usage in Lumps of Coal? Ever run into one of those people who refuse to turn off a light when they leave the room? Or worse, those folks that put up so many Christmas lights that you can probably see their home from space? Congrats!  You've just anonymously met one of my neighbors.  Nice guy, nice family......

With the inauguration of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, I think I should push on with the publication of my book. Getting all the facts right and all the details in before final review.

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• Could Internet Marketers Save the Human Race? Let me put some perspective on things first. Nobody knows how a new technology will lead us. Heck often times, the darn thing is invented without a specific purpose in mind. It just is. When Arthur Fry the Post-It (TM), he had to distribute massive amounts of them to coworkers,......
• Cisco and the future of Internet Video For the past couple of years, an unknown brand has made quite a stir in the cheap video camera market. The Flip video camera is super simple to use. Just press the big red button to start recording and press it again to stop. Then, you simply press to pop......
• Global Warming, getting worse faster. Global warming could lead to a climate catastrophe closer than we think. Last March, in Copenhagen, at a climate conference, a group of scientists presented more than 1,400 studies related to climate change and its impact on the planet. Last month, a 39 page summary entitled "Climate Change - Synthesis......

• Digital Cameras Online Online Digital Camera Sales, Deals & Ripoffs Online digital camera sales have more than double in today society. It is easier for people to compare and shop online that it is to browse local stores. The Internet [/caption] allows you to do side by side comparisons for different makes and......
• Social Media and the Book Publishing Industry – Doom or Salvation? Social Media has a stronger impact to books than the movable type had, launched six centuries ago. Social Media makes information producible, accessible and spreads it easily, quickly and without barriers of entry. Is Social Media the paradigm shift which will the publishing industry alive? In any case changes will......
• California (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) User Reviews Send this to a friend California (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) Manufacturer: DK Travel Customer Rating: List Price: $30.00 Sale Price: $19.80 Availibility: Usually ships in 24 hours Free Shipping Available Buy Now Product Description DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show......

I found an interesting story on what good journalism should be instead of what we have been served lately.

It concerns Al Gore and Copenhagen, Cop15, sure turned out differently than what I expected.

There was more talk about prostitutes and protesters being arrested.

Al Gore just got some bashing concerning predictions about Arctic ice melting.

There is a Science teacher in the US that I follow on Twitter. He came up with a better researched and balanced piece than professional journalists at www.timesonline.co.uk

Click here to read the story, it is a good insight on how good journalism should be.

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• Could Internet Marketers Save the Human Race? Let me put some perspective on things first. Nobody knows how a new technology will lead us. Heck often times, the darn thing is invented without a specific purpose in mind. It just is. When Arthur Fry the Post-It (TM), he had to distribute massive amounts of them to coworkers,......
• The only problem with politics is the politicians Politicians make me sick. In a recent post, I commented on my disagreement with Cap and Trade, and why it wouldn’t resolve any issues.  All the hoopla and controversy around the upcoming Copenhagen Summit has to do with politicians not agreeing on political issues.  The United States has yet to......
• Copenhagen and low-carbon investments A little quote from the BusinessGreen website "The potential impact on low-carbon investments of failing to deliver a meaningful deal at the forthcoming Copenhagen Summit was underlined last week with the news that analyst firm Point Carbon is downgrading its long-term price forecasts, primarily as a result of growing uncertainty......

• Building An Authority Resource Content is king in Authority Sites, they have more pages of quality content and more links to reference information. Content should be topic relevant, original and definitely up-to-date. Your goal is to make the website such a high quality destination for the niche that other sites will refer to it......
• Google and Twitter at War or Friends? There is so much hoo ha about Twitter kill Google and Twitter being the future lookup tool. Every single article that you read about Twitter is that they do things in real time, real time discussions and buzz, which is something that Google's results do not really do and do......
• iPad Dock Review Apple iPad Dock Review With the iPad Dock, you get easy access to a dock connector port for syncing or charging, and an audio line out port for connecting to powered speakers via an optional audio cable. The iPad Dock also supports other iPad accessories, such as the iPad......