Biofuels

I just found a small article about biofuel research in Canada. It is basically saying that our country has turned more toward the production of electric cars and the research behind them. Canada on the other hand has been putting about 2.3 billion dollars into this new biofuel research and they have come a far way into it. They are able to create this new RENEWABLE fuel source. I have a great out look on it for the future. It emits no carbon into the air because it is created from all natural plants. This can be grown and made at a fast rate unlike the oil that takes millions of years to make and is already running out as you can see from our 4:1 fuels barrel consumption to collection rate. They say that they are planning on going commercial within the next four years with these plans to create an industry out of it. That is the kind of thing we need to move toward. Not only should it be the way of the future, but it will also give us a new fuel, more jobs for workers and hopefully make a change to the way we view the Earth. We are going to have to give and take from it instead of just take. Unfortunately the oil workers will lose jobs if this really kicks off, but they can always try to find work at the new biofuels plants. I just think that this is a really cool new way for us to fuel things and find a replacement for gas because it can be as, if not more reliable than gas because we know it wont run out as long as we still know how to farm. Let me know what you think of the new biofuel ideas. Between biofuels, wind power, and solar power we could have an oil free world.

Here is the link to the article:
http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=13744125

I Few Easy Things You Can Do to Save Energy

Here are just a few easy tips you can use to save energy and gas consumption:
1.) Turn off lights after you are done with them
2.) TVs, especially newer LCD and plasma TVs will use up lots of energy if you leave them on even though the cable is turned off.
3.) Unplug your cell phone chargers after you are done with them. Even though your phone is not connected, they will still use up electricity
4.) Heating in your home. Turn it down a little, you don't need it to be too hot. It is worth wearing a sweatshirt to save gas and money
5.) Replace old light bulbs with LED lights. They may be more expensive, but they use less electricity and they last longer.
6.) Carpool. It may not be the most pleasing to some people, but it can be fun and save energy. It is worth a try.

Those are just a few things on a long list of things you can do to help be more energy efficient and help reduce the carbon footprint of you and people you know...

Clean Energy

http://www2.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/progress/energy/index.html?cid=31010699

This a link I have found to an environmental business. They are funding clean fuel in the world and have already put 3 billion dollars into supporting their efforts. They know the way of the future. Oil barrels are just not coming out at the same rate that they used to. For every 4 barrels of oil that we use up, only one is collected... it shows you something, oil is going to run out and we have to do something about it. There are many types of energy that don't though. WE have things like solar power and wind turbines. We will never run out of the sun or wind. Everything we do involves gas and it is polluting our world at an alarming rate. People are complaining that the main reason that we shouldn't use wind turbines is that they don't look good. Personally I don't think that the giant black clouds coming out of factories look too great either. This new energy is always going to be there and it is the step we are going to have to take unless our civilization wants to take a giant step back and go back to doing things by hand because oil is running out. Science is finding ways to solve these issue of our solar panels not being the best out there, but we are making an effort to make progress as a civilization. Who knows? Maybe this new solar technology will help us explore more in space. We will be able to travel longer distances and learn new things. Maybe even find a way to turn things like dark matter (which makes up most of the universe) into some type of useful energy. People just need to keep their minds open and these guys are doing what I believe is right. It may be worth it to shed a few bucks and get some solar panels just to even power part of your house. It is a worthy investment. Energy bills will go down and so will your carbon foot print.

I am Still Here...

http://blog.algore.com/2010/12/another_record_1.html

     I found this posted article by Al Gore on Twitter this morning and it just goes to show that Global Warming is still around and people cant afford to ignore it. Like I said in the previous blog. People need to know the difference between "weather" and "climate". This is the perfect example of home people are wrong and need to learn the facts. I putting all of this up to help inform, but I also want to learn from what other people have to say so that I could be more educated so if people could respond and give me their input that would be great. Happy New Year!