I thought of doing a poster on energy saving, which leads me on reuse, recycle, reduce =D
I took some pictures which i may use in the picture, i thought of using some provocative images... can't think of any at the moment.. =(

Since we know the peril, and the working, running, scenarios being played and presented by top scientist (top scientists=top economist), we have to start thinking long term. 

Yes. Yes. I realize I have been saying start now to save.  Which is true – that is going to have to happen.  What I have not been saying is – since the impact of our environment is slipping now – we are going to have to “ride out” what happens next.  Efforts to reduce and rebalance our environment start now, so generations from now – our own species won’t die out. 

Simple.

If you disagree, that is fine.  However, look at the stories and ecosystems before.  Yes adaptability is the name of the game – but if you recognize the patterns, mankind has not been here that long and the rebalancing is taking place. How much the effects will be depends on us – as it always has since we are the ones who are suppose to be caring for it.  Here are some examples: ~ Dumping waste into the fresh water.  Producing high levels of CO2. Blowing up mountaintops to get to coal. The over logging of trees.  Landfills that are full of trash and more.  This “list”, does not stop.  This list is a small fraction of the crap that will and should be addressed and followed through, to make the next events easier for our bodies to adapt too.  Just as animals, plants, we are a working machine as well. 

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Versão lite
Pirata - 45 min
Piratas hostis - 2 hr
Imperios em guerra - 30 min
Ecodisastres - 1 hr
Grox - 1 hr

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Versão media
Pirata - 1.5 hour
Piratas hostil - 4 hr
Imperios em guerra - 1 hr
Ecodisastres - 2 hr
Grox - 2 hr

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Versão Longa
Pirata - 3 hour
Piratas hostils - 8 hr
Attacks from warring Empires - 2 hr
Ecodisastres - 4 hr
Grox - 4 hr

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Versão Extrema
Tudo - 100 hr

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But aha! Through some research, I’ve realized that there are more than 3 parts to what’s called the waste hierarchy. A few nice papers I’ve found do a good job of explaining this. (See sources below or interspersed throughout this post. Or just skip that and read what I’ve written here.)

The waste hierarchy was first developed by the environmental movement back in the 70s. The hierarchy has 6 parts that follow along a continuum, instead of just the 3 I originally thought it had. In order of least impactful to the environment to most, they are: Prevention, Minimization, Reusing, Recycling/Composting, Energy Recovery, and Disposal. To quote a great sentence in a discussion paper by Gertsakis and Lewis, (1) “The essence of these approaches is characterized by a need to avoid, eliminate, prevent or significantly reduce the causes of environmental problems, as opposed to managing the impacts, wastes and emissions arising further down the product or service life cycle.” Basically, following the waste hierarchy in the proper order has two goals: 1) keeping things from making any sort of impact in the first place and 2) reducing the impact of things if an impact is not avoidable.

This new hierarchy introduces a few ideas that are new to me (and maybe you, too!). The top of the hierarchy, Prevention and Minimization, are actually 2 separate types of actions that should replace Reuse in the familiar saying most people are used to. But I guess Prevention, Minimization, Reuse, Recycle doesn’t have a catchy ring to it. :D Also, Composting goes hand in hand with Recycling. Energy recovery. . . I’m not so sure about. But a little more research lead to me another great paper. (2) (I recommended you take a look at this one. The first page is a picture of the continuum and the paper is much easier to read than the others mentioned!) Energy recovery is defined as: “energy from waste is the recovery of energy value from waste by burning the waste directly or by burning a fuel produced from the waste.” Um, suuure. I get the feeling that this is the kind of stuff I see on Dirty Jobs.

To see if there’s any evidence that this actually works, I was able to find an abstract of a paper proving that the hierarchy works if followed in order. (3) Of course, this paper studied solid waste in New York City, but I am willing to consider that things working on a large scale will also work on a small scale, such as our humble abodes. (By the way, abstract is just a fancy way of saying summary of a research paper.)

So where to go from here? I can think of 2 paths. (Of course, let me know if you think of others.) I could dig deeper into “the causes of environmental problems” as mentioned by Gertsakis and Lewis. In an effort to be as non-political as possible, I’m going to avoid that. Basically, I’ve heard 2 purposed reasons for the state of the world, human activity and geological cycles. I can’t do anything about the second reason, so I guess I’ll stick to trying to do something about the first. So I’ll go the second path and start making my way down the continuum.

Next post: the start of Prevention. I'm taking suggestions on where to begin so post your comments below.

Sources (yes I'm being lazy about it):

1. Click on Download publication as PDF file at this website. http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/programs/sustainable_products_and_packaging/sustainability_and_the_waste_management_hierarchy

2. This link is to pull up the PDf file, but of course, you can always use Google to to find it as an HTML document. http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/nws/promotion/wastehierarchy.pdf

3. Schall (1992) http://www.yale.edu/pswp/#schall

First up, I FINALLY bought some Klean Kanteens for the boys and I, and I can't wait to use them. No more plastic sippy cups with bad BPA! I got a really great price (and free shipping!) from Reusable Bags; they also donate a portion of their sales to help preserve and restore our natural environment. Go check it out on their site - lots of great stuff!

I recently bought some Franklin goodies, too! Some note cards to include in hand knit presents and things of that nature. He also has his first book coming out this month, and I have pre-ordered my copy; I can't wait until it all gets here!!!

Oh, and one last little splurge. Check out the store's makeover that was done by Jenny of WebsyDaisy. ;) I'm working on updating the items currently in the store, and will have new items up by next week.

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A common argument is that the recycling process causes more harm than good.  While recycling vehicles & factories do give off carbon emissions, they're intercepting trash from landfills and oceans - which is much more harmful in the long-run.

How can you limit the 'harm' of recycling in Philadelphia or your local area?  Reduce the amount of materials you use in everyday life.  Here are 6 ways to limit your waste:

• No Paper or Plastic.  Use reusable bags whenever you go grocery, clothing or general shopping.  Some stores such as Trader Joes give you .05 cents per reusable bag you use - and you'll limit your plastic bag collection.  (One enthusiastic clerk punched in that I had 10 bags, giving me .50 cents back.) This also can prevent that embarassing situation of plastic bags ripping and your purchases spilled all over the parking lot.  Reusable bags can cost as little as $1 so you can leave a few anywhere convenient - in your car,  by your front door or even folded inside your purse or gym bag.
• BYOC- Bring your own cup or mug when picking up coffee from Wawa or Starbucks.  Stores will often give you a discount on beverages when using reusable cups.  If you're an everyday coffee drinker at Wawa, you can save at least $26 per year - 26 free coffees!  
• Leave free giveaways with vendors- Although I would encourage taking free lip gloss anyday, many company advertisements become dust collectors in the form of useless key chains and other objects you'll never use.  Although they'll be tempting to pick up, don't take it if you won't use it. 
• Buy economy size - or the largest size you'll be able to use.  You'll save cash with larger quantities & limit packaging.
• Purchase refillable products - Choose soap or other products that sell refills.  You can display the smaller size but keep the economy size bottles under the sink and reduce packaging.
• Purchase recyclable products - With over 50 shampoo brands and endless choices in markets, check the bottom of the plastic container for the little triangular recycle symbol.  (Remember Philadelphia, be sure the number is 1 or 2 for plastics.)  You'll be surprised at how easy it is to find a similar product in recyclable materials.

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What I love about this is it is one more way to reuse newspapers.  Also, if you make your own litter, that is one more way to cut down on the "miles/cost" of the products you use.  A lot of people are trying to eat locally, but I think that can be extended to consume locally too.

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As I think about it we can apply this same way of looking at things to the present economic situations that the country is in.  In general a green lifestyle is a frugal lifestyle.  We reuse, recycle, re-purpose and reduce.  We turn off the CFL when we leave the room. 

For the last two weeks I've watched the news almost every night live from New York City or Washington DC.  As the days have started to get shorter I've noticed one thing, all the buildings where business' are going bankrupt along with the Capitol have all the lights on.  Why?

If they are out of money or even need to save money or just want to be responsible why don't they turn the lights out?  All of those lights on all of those floors in all of those buildings has got to add up to a lot of money and a lot more wasted energy.

I don't think this will solve the problem, but it's a start.  And I really don't want to give my hard earned money to people that don't even turn the lights out at night.

Ünlü işadamı Cengiz Taşdelen’in üniversite öğrencisi kızı Ceren kaçırılır. Ekip, işe Taşdelen’in düşmanlarını araştırarak başlar. Ancak çok geçmeden yanlış yolda oldukları anlaşılır. Ceren’i kimin kaçırdığı ortaya çıktığında, Cengiz hayatının şokunu yaşayacaktır. Bu sırada vakit daralmakta, her dakika Ceren ölüme bir adım daha yaklaşmaktadır. Alev ise başından itibaren bu işin içinde yer alarak düğümün çözülmesinde önemli bir rol oynar.

Organize’de bir yandan küçük bir telaş yaşanmaktadır. Serap’a bir doğumgünü partisi düzenlerler. Dadaş, doğumgününü fırsat bilerek bir adım atmak ister ama işler umduğu gibi gitmez. Kemal ise doğumgünü için Serap’a parfüm almıştır. Kemal’in cebinde parfümü bulan Neriman, durumu yanlış anlayarak kocasının kendisini aldattığını zanneder. Ve evi terk etmeye kalkar.

I’m thrilled about the drop because my electric company is warning of cost increases next month. I think I will be able to weather this increase because I am working so hard to minimize my usage.

Now, on to other, also fun news. ilexwhite is the winner of the outlet and light switch gaskets! Congratulations! ilexwhite if you will email me your address to katiebouch at gmail dot com, I will get those right out to you. Thank you to everyone who left comments thus entering my first giveaway. I had a lot of fun with this and as soon as I have something else new to giveaway, I’ll have another drawing.