Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human Health
Cash Incentives for Solar Energy in California It seems the California Governor is making an all-out effort to encourage people to switch over the renewable source of energy. Assembly Bill 920, authored by Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-Marin, and signed by the governor of California, requires utilities to pay solar customers who produce more energy than they use.Currently homeowners that produce more [.]Posted in: Industry, Politics, Solar Power |
| Dell, HP Cut PC Power Consumption 2010 For both laptop and desktop computers, Dell plans to cut power consumption as part of its required work on compliance with the EPA’s EnergyStar 5.0 standard, reports Mark Hachman of pcmag.com. HP earlier said it would cut power use of “volume” PCs by 25 percent, relative to 2005. In those terms, Dell’s reductions would be [.]  |
| Changes in the climate and a windier great lake. Chalk up another effect of climate change: its getting windier over Lake Superior. |
| Austin Energy Contemplates Costs, Considers Customers Last week Austin Energy formally recommended to the city council that it begin planning for the 2012 rate case that we’ve known about for some time. A confluence of circumstances, including workforce issues, new transmission, rising fossil fuel costs and decreases in revenue this past year have made what will be Austin Energy’s first base [.] |
| Rockin Chair Generates Energy Murakami Power Chair - Via: DesignBoomIn the designer’s own words:I was looking for opportunities to generate energy through activities we naturally do. The final result is a rocking chair that enables the user to experience production and consumption of electricity in a gentle and rewarding way. An abstract process becomes tangible and eventually cultivates natural [.] |
Osmotic Power Plant Set To Open With the big push on alternative energy sources, world leaders everywhere are pushing for new power technology to create power plants that will use different resources to keep the earth greener. Her Royal Highness, The Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has just made a huge step as a leader in this movement as [.]Posted in: Future Energy, Tidal Power, Wave Power |
Turning Wastewater into Ethanol As the world continues to search for alternative fuels to fuel our cars and heat our homes, many different opportunities are being explored and there has finally been a significant breakthrough in turning wastewater into ethanol as an automobile fuel source. Qteros and Applied Clean Tech have teamed up to create a biofuel that [.]Posted in: Ethanol, Inventions, Waste Energy |
| Midwest Weather Looks Good for Harvest U.S. Midwest weather is seen mostly dry through the next week, ideal for the corn and soybean harvest, a forecaster said on Friday. “This is outstanding weather. Considering the time of the year, this is about as good as you’re going to get,” said Mike Palmerino with DTN Meteorlogix. |
US Navy plans Green Fleet According to the Department of Defense News report, the Defense Department’s total energy costs for fiscal 2006 and 2007 was above $13 billion. In the year 2008, due to soaring rise in oil prices, their department’s energy bill was $20 billion. It is not a surprise when various defense departments are trying to use [.]Posted in: Future Energy, Industry, Politics |
| Not a silly question: Is Halloween mischief worth risking toxic exposures? Cal Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist.Growing up in the 1970s, Mischief Night was a big deal for me. When I was in grade school, hoards of us kids took to our neighborhood just after dark to wreak innocent havoc. More fun than Halloween, I recall soaping up car windows and decorating neighbors’ trees with [.] |
Solar Charging Stations by Toyota It seemed like it would only be a matter of time before Toyota would jump into the market of using renewable energy to charge a car and they have done so in a big way. The solar charging station by Toyota will be put on display at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009. While [.]Posted in: Electric Cars, Solar Power, Transportation |
| Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human Health When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they lodge themselves in the lining of lungs. This lays the groundwork for the deadly asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Perhaps it should come as no coincidence then that rates of pleural cancer (mesothelioma) in oil refinery workers are among the highest of any occupation.  |