subjext http://www.subjext.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:44:41 +0700 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.subjext.com/detail/7031~7-Reasons-To-Buy-Solar-Lighting.html I don’t think that a day goes by now without someone mentioning the phrase “carbon footprint” and we all know that this is not a fad, it is here to stay. It is a continuous source of concern to me that even in this consumer society that we live in that we all do our bit to be environmentally friendly and contribute to creatin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/7030~Eco-Friendly-Business-Suit-You-Talk-The-Talk-Now-Flaunt-It.html Going green is no longer a trendy fad but a needed action adopted by everyone from all walks of life and from all areas of industry. As more and more people the world over become eco-conscience a demand for eco-friendly goods are on the rise. As we rush to calculate our carbon foot print we look at our homes and our cars for ways to become more environmentally aware. Hybrid cars, solar Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6902~The-Greenlite-Light-Bulb.html In the mere span of time it takes to change a light bulb, you can be initiating your personal involvement in the widespread green movement. It's simply a matter of doing, putting an eco-friendly twist on the way you use your energy, especially in terms of light bulbs. All that has to be done is a of changing your old incandescent bulbs a greenlite light bulb, or two, or more. And it's a wise mo Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6901~Desalination-Part-2-of-4-No-Salt-Please.html Continued from Desalination Part 1: Tapping the OceanThis reduced the energy consumption of sugar refining by up to 80%, says James Birkett of West Neck Strategies, a desalination consultancy based in Nobleboro, Maine. But it took about 50 years for the idea to make its way from one industry to another. Only in the late 19th century did multi-effect evaporators for desalination begin t Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6900~Desalination-Part-3-of-4-Getting-Better-All-the-Time.html Continued from Desalination Part 2: No Salt, Please..........In the late 1970s John Cadotte of America’s Midwest Research Institute and the FilmTec Corporation created a much-improved membrane by using a special cross-linking reaction between two chemicals atop a porous backing material. His composite membrane consisted of a very thin layer of polyamide, to perform the separation, and Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6899~Our-Planet.html Planetary change will become a major problem for those people who will not believe that this may happen. The planet is a sentient being and can be likened to an organism. However, it does not have the complexity of the human mind and in many ways, it is a reasonably simple organism. However, it has its own ability to adjust itself in ways not currently understood by most people.When Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6898~Non-Profit-Save-Our-Seas-Foundation-Announces-First-of-Its-Kind-Children.html Redondo Beach, CA – The non-profit Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is launching a first of its kind children’s book series featuring high-definition photos of marine life combined with original illustrations. The book series is just the first step in what will become a global campaign to educate and inspire young people to protect the world’s oceans. The SOSF plans to expand the series to publis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6897~Solar-Power-For-Homes-Go-Green.html Are you interested in saving the environment? Using solar power for your home is a great way to start. Solar power is one of the best ways to use alternative energy sources in your home. Out of all of the alternative energy forms, solar energy is the most efficient and proven. It is obvious why you would wish to consider adding solar power sy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6896~Desalination-Part-4-of-4-Measuring-the-Impact.html A bigger problem may be the leftover brine, which typically contains twice as much salt as seawater and is discharged back into the ocean. So far little scientific information exists about its long-term effects. In the past, most big seawater-desalination plants were built in places that did not conduct adequate environmental assessments, says Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute, a th Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6806~Japanese-knotweed-removal.html Development and construction industries face a huge problem with the Japanese knotweed invasion. Eradication is such a large issue and, also, it is one where relatively little is known by many so-called experts; the advice given for Japanese knotweed removal can be confusing. However, the problem of Japanese weed removal is a clear one. It is now thought that Japanese knotweed affect Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6718~Are-You-Using-Contaminated-Drinking-Water.html You have to be careful about those portable drinking water stations. If you are in an area with heavily contaminated drinking water or a temporary trailer without permanent plumbing, then of course you have no choice, but do a little research and make sure that what they say is “drinkable” has been purified.What counts as drinkable in this country can contain toxic chemicals, bacteria Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6596~Zilker-Park-in-Austin.html During Austin’s warm spring and summer months, Zilker park puts on a wide array of activities for the entire family to enjoy. Every year in March, the Zilker Kite Festival is held, bringing thousands of spectators with almost an equal number of kites, to the park. In 2008, the Zilker Kite Festival celebrated its 80th anniversary. The Exchange Club of Austin began the Zilker Kite Fes Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6595~Area-Pools-and-Springs-in-Austin-Texas.html Though the heat of the summer in Austin can be a real drain on exercising or any outdoor activity, the city is blessed with several public pools in which to cool off. Probably the most well known pool to Austinites, and those visiting, is Barton Springs Pool located near the Barton Hills neighborhood. The pool sits on a lovely 3 acres of hillside, with a nice shallow end for children Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6594~The-Hidden-Green-City.html Canopy. That’s a great word and a comforting thought when shade is what you need on a hot day. When it’s canopy provided by trees, the word and the comfort loom refreshingly larger in the mind of any summer sun-smitten shade seeker. No man made shade offers quite the appeal of the dark and dappled shade of a live oak tree on a sun-baked lawn.Austin has a rich urban canopy and, altho Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6593~Effects-of-Deer-Population-Changes-in-the-U-S.html The white tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is indigenous to the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America, northern portions of South America, and some countries in Europe. In many of these countries, deer pose problems such as eating residential vegetation and causing car deer collisions on roadways. For this reason, deer population is often an issue of concern. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6592~Making-Your-Office-Eco-friendly.html Your business does not have to be eco-oriented to be eco-friendly. With the focus on creating greener homes, many are finding it easy to transfer methods and ideas used in improving homes to the office. Employees and employers are all eager to embrace this new way of life in an effort to make the world a better place to live. While there are many consultant firms that can provide excell Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6591~Spain-s-Ecotourism-Boost-For-The-Environment.html Regional authorities in popular tourist destinations are beginning to take matters of environmental protection into their own hands. Governments and nonprofit organizations are banding together in the fight against pollution. Efforts to sustain tourism to favourite destinations without harmful effects to the local environment, as well as culture and social interactions, are the main fo Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6590~Waste-Management-and-Recycling.html Concern over our environment has seen a massive increase in recycling globally which has grown to be an important part of modern civilization. As a society we manage to produce a vast amount of materials that are just thrown away, waste management is the collection of these materials in order to recycle them and as a result decrease their effects on our health, our surroundings and the environme Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6589~Waste-Management-and-Skip-Bins.html What is waste management? Simply put it is the collection of waste materials produced by human consumption and activity, transporting it to a facility that will treat it and then the recycling of the waste material, or if it is not reusable, disposing of it for good. Recycling products and materials is becoming the norm due to the growing understanding of the effects it has on our environment; con Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6444~Come-Hell-and-High-Water-SunWind-Power-Systems-Installs-First-15-kW-Proven-Wind-Turbine-for-Hoosier-Energy-in-Indiana.html Though complicated by numerous difficulties and natural disasters, the first U.S. installation of a 15 kW Proven Energy wind turbine was erected in June of 2008. SunWind Power systems installed the turbine for Hoosier Energy, along with a 3 kW ground mount PV system at the Turtle Creek Reservoir in Merom, IN. The reservoir is used as a cooling pond for the nearby power plant. The renewable ener Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6443~Green-Cleaning.html Green cleaning is effective cleaning which protects health without harming the environment. Green cleaning is about maintaining and improving cleanliness and supporting infection control while protecting workers and the environment from the risks posed by cleaning materials and processes. Green cleaning products are available, effective, and affordable. Green cleaning materials also are no mo Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6442~Tenerife-Environment-Group-Suggests-Alternative-Energy-Sources.html Global warming is having an impact on the world now and it is only expected to worsen. Fuel prices are soaring, and that is causing the price of everything to go up. In an effort to go green, a new Tenerife action group, Asociacion de Transicion, is finding alternative forms of energy to combat the rising costs of fuel and food.Renewable Energy: The Cure for Global Warming Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6441~Joining-The-Green-Scene-Eco-Awareness-and-Eco-Friendly-Living.html In the position of a present-day, average and all-too-busy person, what they're concerned about is how to get by well enough day to day. Their thoughts are typically centered around education, work, families and financial situations. What they don't think about, at least enough of (or at all, being the worst case), is the way in which they're living effects the environment they directly interact Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6440~Soap-Nuts-as-a-Laundry-Detergent.html Ever since the inception of industrial revolution, life has become fast and the developments in the fields of science and technology has made human life simple and more convenient. All the hassles of day to day activities have been taken care by the complex dynamics of technology. Every night we sleep with a dream and the next morning we are out in the market to buy the dream that has already been Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6439~3-Ways-Living-Green-Can-Save-You-Money.html Living green is becoming a way of life more and more everyday for more and more people. People are more aware of the danger this world is in from global warming and the green house effect. I have noticed that big companies are even adopting the living green way of doing things. Car companies are making and pushing hybrid and electric cars. Energy companies are looking in to using alternate energy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6438~Living-Green-And-The-Future.html In this article I want to take a look at two possible worlds. One, a world where everyone has embraced the living green way of life and the other where living green never quite caught on. I just want to say up front that these two worlds aren’t based on any research by experts. These are merely forecasts as I see them based on my observations.First lets look at a future world that is a Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6437~What-Does-Living-Green-Mean-To-You.html I think everybody has the same basic concept of what living green is. Basically it’s making the earth healthier so that we, the inhabitants, can live healthier. But beyond that what does it mean to you on a personal level? Are your reasons for living green humanitarian or personal? What are some of the personal reasons people might choose for living green? Well, finances for one. Gas p Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6227~Gold-out-of-Rocks.html GOLD, known as a “noble” metal, has long been highly prized. Its malleability, its resistance to the corrosion of time and its beautiful yellow luster have made gold a favorite for fine jewelry and other ornamentation. Because of its rarity, gold is still treasured the world over, even though it is no longer an international monetary standard as in the past.Small nuggets or grains of t Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6128~How-Deforestation-Can-Affect-Humanity-in-Different-Ways.html While most people know how to live life in a comfortable way, it is often not fully understood that the modern westernized lifestyles are not helping the planet’s environmental processes. These lifestyles are damaging the ecology to the extent that soon there will no longer be an ecologically sustainable future.Most people need to implement a much better, ecologically friendly lifesty Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6127~Who-says-that-fuel-is-higher-than-ever.html Everyone is talking about the high price of fuel. But my question is fuel really that expensive. You might say where in the world is this guy coming from? Gas was only .99 cents a gallon several years ago and now it’s close to $ 4.00 a gallon what in the world is this guy thinking.Did you know that fuel has not really risen? Did you know you could buy a loaf of bread 10 years ago for . Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6126~Eco-Friendly-Careers.html While the movement to create an environmentally aware world is not a new one, it has only really gotten the attention needed over the last decade or so. As global concern shifts to going green, the demand for paid professionals knowledgeable in the field is growing at a rapid rate. This news may not be new to those with specialized degrees in eco-friendly areas but the demand for genera Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6073~Why-Lifestyles-Need-to-Change.html At present most people do not believe that it is necessary to make changes to their lifestyle to prevent major planetary upheavals. The way most people view life in regards to climate change is often that all is still well and there is no need to make all the necessary lifestyle changes. Should they have some concern about the present climate change, this is often rationalized or a good reason is Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6072~A-Change-in-Lifestyle-is-Required.html At present most people do not think that it is necessary to make changes to their lifestyle to prevent major planetary upheavals. The way most people view life in relation to climate change is often that all is still well and there is no need to make the necessary lifestyle changes. Should they have some concern about the present climate change, this is often rationalized or a good reason is foun Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6071~Diminishing-Snow-Falls-Expected-in-the-French-Pyrenees.html Tourists have enjoyed skiing trips in the Pyrenees Mountains for nearly a century - global temperatures rising could put an end to these holidays though. Spain's High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) performed a study that showed significant reduction in snow and rain fall in the foreseeable future. As the temperature goes up by 2.8 to 4 degrees Celsius each year, snow fall is ex Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/6070~The-Dead-Sea-is-an-endorheic-lake-located-in-the-Jordan-Rift-Valley-a-geographic-feature-formed-by-the-Dead-Sea-Transform.html The Dead Sea is an endorheic lake located in the Jordan Rift Valley a geographic feature formed by the Dead Sea Transform (DST). This left lateral-moving transform fault lies along the tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate It runs between the East Anatolian Fault zone in Turkey and the northern end of the Red Sea Rift offshore of the southern tip of Sinai. There a Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/5886~Environmentally-Friendly-Snowboards.html Ski resorts world-wide have been actively participating in recycling and composting projects since as early as 2001. Most resorts are now using 100 percent recyclable materials throughout day-to-day operations. Resort restaurants are using environment friendly utensils and carry-out containers and composting food scraps with wood shavings to use in landscaping throughout the resort. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/5885~Eco-friendly-Stocks.html Many companies are implementing procedures and starting whole divisions aimed at “cleaning up their act”. The initiative to go green is stronger then ever and companies that see the demand to follow suit are gladly jumping aboard instead of losing customers. This isn’t to say that every business that goes green is doing it for purely selfish reasons, certainly there are those businesses Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/5766~Colorado-s-Vail-Wins-National-Forest-Foundation-Award.html Vail Ski Resorts in Vail Colorado operates one of the largest recycling programs of any ski resort in North America and their on-mountain recycling program is the largest of its kind in North America. Vail Resorts consists of five mountain resorts. Each resort receives monetary contributions of $1 from each skier per season pass, online lift ticket transaction and night spent at the re Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/5765~Car-running-using-water.html If you’re wondering if a car can run using water is possible, then the answer is yes, it is. There is, however, a problem with this. It will need an additive – a petroleum-based additive such as diesel or petrol/gasoline - so that it can run properly.You are probably better off when you are using water as an additive for the petrol/gasoline or diesel vehicle you drive now. Since you ha Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700 http://www.subjext.com/detail/5764~How-to-take-advantage-On-Betfair-Markets-Amazing.html When it comes to making money from betting and in particularly betfair sporting events, you need to make sure wining stakes should be at the maximum and losses is at the minimum. As such, the difference between the winning and the losing will yield positive outcome. This is the whole scenario of betting world. If you play sensibly, either by laying or backing on any events in betfair, you can’t w Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0700