Energy | COGENERATION RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #50 3.97 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $279.3 BILLION NET COST $567 BILLION NET SAVINGS U.S. coal-fired or nuclear power plants are about 34 percent efficient in terms of producing electricity, which means two-thirds of the energy goes up the flue and heats the sky. All told,... Continue Reading →
Avoid single-use items, Plastic bags, cups, and utensils probably come to mind first when you think of how you can reduce your plastic waste, but there are other single-use items that we need to remember. Most of the time, cotton swaps and balls are only used for a few seconds and then are tossed in the... Continue Reading →
reduce your plastic waste…
energy nuclear…
RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #20 16.09 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $.88 BILLION NET COST $1.7 TRILLION NET SAVINGS In effect, nuclear power plants boil water. Nuclear fission splits atomic nuclei and releases the energy that binds the protons and neutrons together. The energy released by radioactivity is used to heat water, which in turn is... Continue Reading →
the fight against fracking…
Say no to hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is the process of breaking up rock formations underground to extract fossil fuels, such as oil and methane gas. Fracking is expensive, pollutes the environment, and is not a good long-term solution when clean, renewable energy is possible. Support environmental organizations that are standing up to... Continue Reading →
RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #25 7.5 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $402.3 BILLION NET COST $519,4 TRILLION NET SAVINGS How does the world get from one powered by fossil fuels to one that runs entirely on energy from the wind, sun, earth’s heat, and water’s movement? Part of the answer is biomass energy generation. It is... Continue Reading →
energy biomass…
Use eco-friendly cosmetics. Revamp your makeup routine and choose cosmetics that are organic, meaning the ingredients come from farming without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or added toxins or hormones. You might also want to look for cosmetic brands that use minimal packaging or that donates a portion of profits to environmental charities. The rise of cruelty-free... Continue Reading →
rise of cruelty free cosmetics…
RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #25 10.9 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $1.32 BILLION NET COST $413.9 TRILLION NET SAVINGS So far, concentrated solar power (CSP) “has been a tale of two countries, Spain vs. the U.S.” That is how the International Energy Agency sums up the beginning of the story of CSP, also know as solar... Continue Reading →
concentrated solar…
Go vegan or vegetarian. Raising animals for food is taking an enormous toll on our planet’s resources. The global livestock system accounts for a staggering 23 percent of global freshwater consumption and 45 percent of total land use. If that wasn’t enough, the animal agriculture industry is one of the largest drivers of deforestation and... Continue Reading →
swapping foods you love…
Wean yourself off palm oil. Up to 300 football fields of forest are cleared every single hour to make from for palm plantations. As a result, the orangutan population has decreased by 50 percent in just the past ten years due to habitat loss. Palm oil is commonly found in processed foods, such as cookies,... Continue Reading →
due to habitat loss…
RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #10 24.6 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $453.1 BILLION NET COST $3.46 TRILLION NET SAVINGS The year was 1884, when the first solar array appeared on the rooftop in New York City. Experimentalist Charles Fritts installed it after discovering that a thin layer of selenium on a metal plate could... Continue Reading →
rootop solar…
of life forms…
Climate Change: "We’re not talking about the destruction of the planet, we’re talking about the destruction of life forms." – Mike Malloy
empowerment & inner transformation... 