The Environmentalist Group

Here's an article about a student who reduced her "carbon footprint" from 15.6 tons of CO2 to 2.7 tons per year: "Small steps greatly reduce carbon footprint" http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/ar...nt-3469768.php

One step she took was to reduce her meat-eating by 2/3s -- which I'm thinking might also be a health benefit for her to come decades later during her "cholesterol years."

Ghandi said "Be the change, you want to see in the world". Keep recycling, you never know who might be watching to follow your example!

The bigger your dwelling the more junk one acquires. You could make it work if you wanted. I guess the bottom line comes down to what really motivates you to have a tiny home. I have often mused over the idea of building my own home. I would start with a kitchen/bathroom. It would be like a studio. Design it in such a way that you can add on to it as necessary as the family grows.

Of course, that doesn't apply to me anymore. But, I do still think about once in a great while.

From one coastal person who CHERISHES the sea I can only say that my heart and prayers go out to those people every day who have been directly affected by the continuing oil spill. This has been such a horrific catastrophe not only environmentally, but politically. It is a true reflection of where intentions lie within the American government. Until off-shore drilling is banned I will not put my "trust" with the oil companies.

God Bless.

Wow! Thanks for the link. I watched all three videos. I could probably show those to even my right wing- denying climate change friends to make them get it.

With all the concern latelt over fuel and such, I think that landfills could be a source of energy. The landfills generate methane, which even though it is a greenhouse gas, is also a form of natural gas.

There are some landfills which have begun to capture and use this fuel source. Methane, when burned produces CO2. Not the dirty type which causes pollution and such. But, the clean kind which plants like. It also produces clean water, which goes right into the atmosphere.

I saw a video where they were running a car on hydrogen and the water that dripped out of the tailpipe was cleaner than the tap water. I looked for it on youtube but couldn't find it. It showed the guy drinking it right from the glass it dripped in.

But anyway, I posted this and forgot what made we want to come here and talk for a minute in the first place. it was this

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009...on-garbage.php

"Designed to run off of fermented green waste, the Advantige R One, a Formula One-style car, is no wimp and offers a few upgraded features so the driver still feels tough while driving his/her vegetable-eating vehicle.

While the car can run on garbage, it also gladly accepts gasoline and natural gas, just in case you're on a road trip for one and don't have any excess Kompogas to toss into the tank. Kompogas, you say? Exactly, Kompogas - the fermented green waste made by Zurich-based Kompogas AG. Just one kilogram of fuel is needed for every kilometer driven and this "fuel" reduces emissions from 60-95% compared with diesel and gasoline. The Kompogas facilities are currently producing 20,000 tons of "fuel" each year and has contracts to ship it to Germany, France, Austria, Japan, US, Brazil and Australia."

Well, we're up to thirteen members as of this post. Not growing very rapidly. But, still, it is cool to see a little interest.

There is some really hot discussion on the main forum threads about the climate change thing. Whether it is real or not.

Not much on the other stuff. I suppose it is a special niche that only a small minority really care about. But, we all live together on this planet and we are charged with taking care of it.After all, it is where all our friends and family lives.

I apologize that I haven't been around a little more. I have been very busy. The forums seem to have slowed down a lot, too. I suppose that it is because school has started back up and so time spent on the computer for fun and debate is now taken up by more scholarly activities. So, to those of you have gone back to school,.. happy studies!!!And thinks for joining this social group!

Freecycle... pretty cool concept. I go on and off mostly when i want to give something away. Otherwise it may as well be a spam sight. I will get like 30 messages all at once for stuff.

Nobody wants a stair stepper...

We are all aware that there is a need for alternative energies. Even the Vatican has gone solar! cool video from National Geographic!
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/...lar-apvin.html