Environmental issues
Global Warming and Climate Change – How Do You View Your Future?
Aug 29th
There has been a trend for people to be in denial that there will be major changes because of global warming and climate change. Most people would like to think that all will be well, however, this is no longer possible. Most people are aware that life at the moment is no longer what More >
The Dangers of R22 Refrigerant to the Environment
Aug 28th
As R22 refrigerant is phased out under federal regulations established by the United States and other countries worldwide, alternative substances have been identified. These alternatives are friendlier to the environment and more energy efficient. Among the commercial use refrigerants approved by the Environmental Protection Agency are ammonia, R404A and R407c. Among the refrigerants approved by More >
Ambinergia 2009 – Our participation – The peak of oil production
Aug 23rd
Our dependence on fossil fuels Our societies are totally dependent on commercial energy. A cut in the electricity supply of a city would stop all electric public transports, lifts, traffic and street lights, residential and commercial lighting, most of the refrigeration and heating systems, cooking devices, communication devices (from TV to fixed or cellular More >
To Predict Global Climate Change Look to the Sun
Aug 21st
A trip to the beach during the summer requires the use of proper suntan lotion to prevent a very bad sunburn. In fact, a hot summer day makes us often retreat from the sun into the cover of nearby shade. However, a cold winter day will often make us long for the warmth of the More >
UV and Your Eyes
Aug 16th
What Is UV Light? UV or Ultra Violet light is an invisible part of the spectrum of light that surrounds us. Due to the increased incidence in skin cancers, we know about the damaging affect of UV on our skin, but do we think about the fact that UV can also damage our eyes? UV More >
Climate Change: Fight it for Gdp Growth
Aug 13th
Global warming and global terrorism are two world at the moves, said a wily politician. “Both need to be fought and defeated for the survival of human beings,” said the thinkers and strategists of the world. But the global thinker and Noble laureate R K Pachauri today added another dimension to it when he suggested More >
Once Upon a Time, There Was Peak Debt
Aug 12th
It seems like it was only last night that the bedtime story was about the monster of Peak Oil. In that story, the ghost of Peak Oil future showed up in the present as vehicle gas tanks too big to fill. Tonight’s story is about the big bad wolf of Peak Debt. It seems followers More >
How to Survive Climate Change
Aug 5th
Global Warming is (supposed to be) a hot issue. Yet none of the heated debates involving “experts” have focused on the common-sense need to ensure people SURVIVE! Or the need to reduce social suffering! I am sick of hearing arguments about: Is Global Warming occurring naturally, or being caused by man polluting the atmosphere with More >
HVAC Contractor: Commercial Refrigeration
Aug 4th
Commercial Refrigeration: What is it? Refrigeration is best described, as a process, by the removal of heat from a space or substance, thereby cooling it. This process does not refer to the active cooling of a space or substance, but to the extraction of heat, which creates cold. (Artificially creating cold temperatures is formally called More >
Surviving And Preaching in a Post-Oil World
Aug 1st
The recent events in Kazakhstan are a wake up call for devotees everywhere. I live in the US, which has a history of religious tolerance and respect for human rights, but in recent years, since 9/11/01 to be specific, there has been a systematic attempt by this federal government to dismantle basic civil rights even More >