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POPSEPA Rules Farm Dust NOT SAFE, Must Be Regulated But the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington ruled Tuesday that the EPA had already provided the evidence necessary to determine farm dust "likely is not safe." Michael Formica, a lawyer for the pork council, said this means farmers now face the daunting task of proving a negative - that the dust is not harmful. Formica said his and other groups will consider a further appeal. Farmers said they will be hard-pressed to meet the standards. In a letter sent Wednesday to the EPA, Grassley wrote that compliance would be impossible because of the dust produced in farmers' day-to-day activities. Grassley also has noted that because many rural roads are not paved, particulate readings could be affected by wind gusts that constantly change. "After all, God decides when the wind blows, not Chuck Grassley," he said. But the EPA said the regulation was overdue. http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/030109/bus_399791974.shtml
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POPSWind Power innovation, maybe. Elegant design but no news since 9/08. Earlier article more pics but is it dead? http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/11/15/quiet-revolution-wind-turbine/
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POPSBloomberg's Wind-Power Talk "Can you put windmills off the coastline? That is highly likely." "I can seriously imagine offshore , but in terms of actually urban turbines in Manhattan, we are a ways off from that," said Valerie Strauss, spokeswoman for Albany-based Alliance for Clean Energy New York.
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POPSUrban Aquaculture Shows Great Promise For the World Finding successful environmental and economic trade-offs is the mission of Island Bounty. The future for sustainable food products is to create a zero carbon footprint. By using solar and wind energy, pollutants associated with fossil fuel usage are reduced to negligible levels.
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POPSEnergy at your feet Finally, unlike roof-top solar arrays, which some find unattractive, the solar collectors in roads and parking lots would be invisible.” In the lab, small slabs were exposed to halogen lamps, simulating sunlight. Larger slabs were set up outdoors and exposed to more realistic environmental conditions, including direct sunlight and wind. The tests showed that asphalt absorbs a considerable amount of heat and that the highest temperatures are found a few centimeters below the surface. This is where a heat exchanger would be located to extract the maximum amount of energy. Experimenting with various asphalt compositions, they found that the addition of highly conductive aggregates, like quartzite, can significantly increase heat absorption, as can the application of a special paint that reduces reflection.
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POPSECOCITY Builders An ecocity is a human settlement that enables its residents to live a good quality of life while using minimal natural resources. Its buildings make best use of sun, wind and rainfall to help supply the energy and water needs of occupants. Generally multistory to maximize the land available for greenspace. It is threaded with natural habitat corridors, to foster biodiversity and to give residents access to nature for recreation. Its food and other goods are sourced from within its borders or from nearby, in order to cut down on transport costs. The majority of its residents live within walking or cycling distance of their workplace, to minimise the need for motorised transport. Frequent public transport connects local centres for people who need to travel further. Local car sharing allows people to use a car only when needed. Ecocity Builders PO Box 697 Oakland, CA 94604 Phone/Fax 510-444-4508
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POPSHigh-Tech Survival Gear You may not think to take these items on vacation, but I can see some of them coming in handy in far-flung places. Unfortunately, I cannot clip more than the first slide, but I highly recommend you check out the entire list, which includes an earthquake resistant bed, an urban skiff and an inflatable sled.
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POPSSmoke over Buenos Aires "Buenos Aires residents are hoping for a change in the wind direction to bring back the "good airs" which gave their city its name."
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POPSThe Seven New Wonders Of The World Sounds interesting and all but all in all everyone is still going to remember the first seven wonders of the world no matter how many new ones we have. LOL!
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