By Rico
Cool Earth Solar's power plant will imitate that of a UFO parking lot beacuse of its next idea. They are gigantic, inexpensive balloons with plastic film with an aluminum lining but within each is a photovoltaic cell at the center. The sun's rays are concentrated on the eight foot wide balloon's power cell that can generate a kilowatt of electricity, 350 times as much without the cell alone (without the balloon.) And if you panic about the thought of hail penetrating the balloon, they say that it will merely create a small patchable leak. The company plans to build a power plant near Livermore, California, headquaters this summer to generate one-megawatt, and a 10,000 balloon, 10-megawatt plant with enough to power 3,500 homes next year.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Golf Ball Cars
By Rico
SkinzWraps, who make the low-wind- resistance vinyl stickers for NASCAR has created something new for your car. It is an adhesive wrapping for your car with the same texture as a golf ball, dimples and all. The wrapping is supposed to make the air "hug" tighter to your car, which in turn reduces pressure drag. It improves the everday car's fuel efficiency by up to 20%. If you don't mind the polka dotted pattern wrapped to your car, the final price is 1,800 USD, but saves about $250 in gas a year. They aren't just stopping at your car, SkinzWraps is working on this same technology for tractor-trailers who guzzle more than 16 percent of transportation gas in the U.S. When testing this on the Big Rigs SkinzWraps will be happy even at 8% fuel efficiency saving 3 billion dollars on diesel a year. Article in- "Popular Science."
SkinzWraps, who make the low-wind- resistance vinyl stickers for NASCAR has created something new for your car. It is an adhesive wrapping for your car with the same texture as a golf ball, dimples and all. The wrapping is supposed to make the air "hug" tighter to your car, which in turn reduces pressure drag. It improves the everday car's fuel efficiency by up to 20%. If you don't mind the polka dotted pattern wrapped to your car, the final price is 1,800 USD, but saves about $250 in gas a year. They aren't just stopping at your car, SkinzWraps is working on this same technology for tractor-trailers who guzzle more than 16 percent of transportation gas in the U.S. When testing this on the Big Rigs SkinzWraps will be happy even at 8% fuel efficiency saving 3 billion dollars on diesel a year. Article in- "Popular Science."
Monday, May 18, 2009
Colorado and our energy
Energy warms and cools our homes, powers our businesses, fuels our transportation, and is a key component of our state’s economy. Colorado is in a unique energy position, as our state provides vast amounts of fossil fuel energy resources to the rest of the country. Our state also has some of the greatest potential for developing a clean energy economy, with some of the best opportunities for successful solar, wind and bio-fuels projects in the nation. Studese show that Colorado could mack more soler energy then most of the country. So the more people with soler panels the greener we are.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Transalta wind
A company going on it's eighth year is called Transalta wind. They have wind farms and many other means of creating different ways to obtain clean energy to go green and save our planet. They are developing new and improved ways to renew energy to help everyone everywhere safely. There is so much that we can do to make a difference! Large or small, these differences put together, can make a change. So let's change it for the better! Go Green! This site can be found at greenenergy.com.
Mariah and Rea
Mariah and Rea
Friday, April 17, 2009
History of Halliburton
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra
Halliburton was founded in 1919, it is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industry. It employs more than 55,000 people in nearly 70 countries.
Halliburton's fascinating and proud history reveals a continuous focus on innovation and expansion that began with the company's founder, Erle P. Halliburton. After borrowing a wagon, a team of mules and a pump, he built a wooden mixing box and started an oil well cementing business in Duncan, Oklahoma.
In the 1930s, Halliburton established its first research laboratories where the company tested cement mixes, began offering acidizing services to break down the resistance of limestone formations and increase the production of oil and gas, and performed its first offshore cementing job using a barge-mounted cementing unit at a rig in the Creole Field in the Gulf of Mexico. This was the beginning of what was to become the world's most extensive offshore service.
Halliburton took the initial steps toward becoming a worldwide company in 1926. We sold five cementing units to an English company in Burma, the start of our Eastern Hemisphere operations, and Erle P. Halliburton sent his brothers to open our business in Alberta, Canada. We opened in Venezuela in 1940. By 1946, the company – using its innovative technology – had expanded into Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Middle East and began performing services for the Arabian-American Oil Company, the forerunner of Saudi Aramco.
In 1951, Halliburton made its first appearance in Europe as Halliburton Italiana SpA., a wholly owned subsidiary in Italy. In the next seven years, Halliburton launched Halliburton Company Germany GmbH, set up operations in Argentina and established a subsidiary in England.
In 1984, Halliburton provided all of the well completion equipment for the first multiwell platform offshore China. Two years later, Halliburton became the first American company to perform an oilfield service job on the China mainland
The final decade of the 20th century brought more changes and growth to Halliburton. The company opened a branch office in Moscow in 1991.
The company realigned its work into Eastern and Western Hemisphere operations in 2006, and in 2007, divided its service offerings into two divisions: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation.
Today, Halliburton offers the world's broadest array of products, services and integrated solutions for oil and gas exploration, development and production.
Halliburton was founded in 1919, it is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industry. It employs more than 55,000 people in nearly 70 countries.
Halliburton's fascinating and proud history reveals a continuous focus on innovation and expansion that began with the company's founder, Erle P. Halliburton. After borrowing a wagon, a team of mules and a pump, he built a wooden mixing box and started an oil well cementing business in Duncan, Oklahoma.
In the 1930s, Halliburton established its first research laboratories where the company tested cement mixes, began offering acidizing services to break down the resistance of limestone formations and increase the production of oil and gas, and performed its first offshore cementing job using a barge-mounted cementing unit at a rig in the Creole Field in the Gulf of Mexico. This was the beginning of what was to become the world's most extensive offshore service.
Halliburton took the initial steps toward becoming a worldwide company in 1926. We sold five cementing units to an English company in Burma, the start of our Eastern Hemisphere operations, and Erle P. Halliburton sent his brothers to open our business in Alberta, Canada. We opened in Venezuela in 1940. By 1946, the company – using its innovative technology – had expanded into Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Middle East and began performing services for the Arabian-American Oil Company, the forerunner of Saudi Aramco.
In 1951, Halliburton made its first appearance in Europe as Halliburton Italiana SpA., a wholly owned subsidiary in Italy. In the next seven years, Halliburton launched Halliburton Company Germany GmbH, set up operations in Argentina and established a subsidiary in England.
In 1984, Halliburton provided all of the well completion equipment for the first multiwell platform offshore China. Two years later, Halliburton became the first American company to perform an oilfield service job on the China mainland
The final decade of the 20th century brought more changes and growth to Halliburton. The company opened a branch office in Moscow in 1991.
The company realigned its work into Eastern and Western Hemisphere operations in 2006, and in 2007, divided its service offerings into two divisions: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation.
Today, Halliburton offers the world's broadest array of products, services and integrated solutions for oil and gas exploration, development and production.
Commodities for April 17, 2009
By: Trisha, Noelle, & Kyra
Light Crude Oil 49.98 +.73
Heating Oil 1.44 +.02
Natural Gas 3.60 unchanged
Unleaded Gas 1.47 +.03
Source: The Daily Sentinel,
Grand Junction, Colorado
Light Crude Oil 49.98 +.73
Heating Oil 1.44 +.02
Natural Gas 3.60 unchanged
Unleaded Gas 1.47 +.03
Source: The Daily Sentinel,
Grand Junction, Colorado
Carbon Footprint
Main Entry:
carbon footprint
Part of Speech:
n
Definition:
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization, or location at a given time
Example:
Carbon footprint describes the environmental impact of carbon emissions, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
Etymology:
1999
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English Copyright © 2003-2009 Dictionary.com, LLC
carbon footprint. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Retrieved April 17, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbon footprint
-TF 4/17
carbon footprint
Part of Speech:
n
Definition:
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization, or location at a given time
Example:
Carbon footprint describes the environmental impact of carbon emissions, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
Etymology:
1999
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English Copyright © 2003-2009 Dictionary.com, LLC
carbon footprint. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Retrieved April 17, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbon footprint
-TF 4/17
Oil Field Workers By Brad D.
The oil rigworkers being laid off has been a hot topic lately. President Obama's plan to keep so many people from getting laid off seems to be helping keep jobs for everything else except the workers that have been laid off from oil drilling companies. The President still doesn't have a plan to help oil field workers. Many families who aren't being laid off are bringing 1/3 of what they were bringing home as a total average. We're kinda wondering what the future of these companies will be and if we should just try to take on something else that will help bring in more money or wait a few more weeks for the oil companies to start back working?
Magnetic Motor Trains
Chris B.
Did you know that right now in America, there are trains that use magnets to go places? These trains emit no polution at all and only need electricaty. The trains use a lot of electricity but are fast easy to control and don't use any petroleum products. Most trains use fossil fuels and put off polution, but are used to transport things all over the country. This new train can do the same thing but with no invironmental damage. The only thing holding them back is the cost to build them but when they are built it's easy pickins'.
Did you know that right now in America, there are trains that use magnets to go places? These trains emit no polution at all and only need electricaty. The trains use a lot of electricity but are fast easy to control and don't use any petroleum products. Most trains use fossil fuels and put off polution, but are used to transport things all over the country. This new train can do the same thing but with no invironmental damage. The only thing holding them back is the cost to build them but when they are built it's easy pickins'.
Green Basketball
By: Austin Bratt
Basketball is going green, at least in Miami, where the Heat will be playing in the country's first LEED-certified stadium. Leed stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and the American Airlines Arena in Miami is the first stadium in the country to get that award. Some of the "green" features include water-efficient landscaping, walk-off carpets, green roofing materials and underground parking. Miami isn't stopping there, with their plans for the new Marlins MLB stadium they will be the first city with two "green" stadiums.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Your Space or Mine?
Spendy romantics have been putting money toward theoretical trips into outer space for nearly a decade now, but the proposed 3 billion dollar/three-room hotel, Galactic Suite Space Resort, ups the ante. Designed by aerospace engineer Xavier Claramunt, the pod-shaped suites are projected to travel around the Earth every 80 minutes (going faster than 16,000 miles per hour). The cost? About $4 million for a "stay" of four days, so we're hoping that includes fresh towels and turndown service by an actual Wookiee. Assuming everything goes well, this short escape from the Earth's atmosphere will allow you and your lover to swoon over 15 romantic sunrises per day, and maybe even engage in some zero-gravity hijinks. The pods aren't even set to orbit until 2012, so you'll have at least three more years to save up for the ultimate un-cheap date.
Source: Budget Travel
Source: Budget Travel
Friday, April 10, 2009
Oil Prices Rise Sharply
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra
On Thursday, April 9, 2009, in New York oil prices rose very significantly, showing that there are hints that energy use is way down. Traders are now focusing, not on the rising stock market but the surprising news that retailers are spending money. Benchmark Crude Oil for May delivery rose nearly 6%, which is $2.86 for the price to settle at $52.24. It shows that we might be pulling out of this recession.
Source: The Daily Sentinel / Grand Junction, Colorado
On Thursday, April 9, 2009, in New York oil prices rose very significantly, showing that there are hints that energy use is way down. Traders are now focusing, not on the rising stock market but the surprising news that retailers are spending money. Benchmark Crude Oil for May delivery rose nearly 6%, which is $2.86 for the price to settle at $52.24. It shows that we might be pulling out of this recession.
Source: The Daily Sentinel / Grand Junction, Colorado
Commidities for April 10, 2009
By: Kyra, Noelle, Trisha
Light Crude Oil $52.24
Heating Oil $1.43
Natural Gas $3.61
Unleaded Gas $1.48
Source: The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction
Light Crude Oil $52.24
Heating Oil $1.43
Natural Gas $3.61
Unleaded Gas $1.48
Source: The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction
The New Energy Times
The New Energy Times studies Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions, “Cold Fusion,” and New Energy Technologies. They have a four books out,new and old. They also have a magazine that you can subsribe to. The New Energy Times founder is Steven B. Krivit. He is a photograher, an investigative journalist, and international speaker and author. If you become interested in this Institute, they also have a blog!!
-Rae and Mariah
-Rae and Mariah
Commodities for April 9, 2009
By: Kyra, Noelle, Trisha
Light Crude Oil $43.38
Heating Oil $1.40
Natural Gas $3.63
Unleaded Gas $1.44
Source: The Daily Sentinel Newspaper in Grand Junction
Light Crude Oil $43.38
Heating Oil $1.40
Natural Gas $3.63
Unleaded Gas $1.44
Source: The Daily Sentinel Newspaper in Grand Junction
Negative Effects of Plastic Bottles
Tyler F.
In an effort to show the negative affects of drinking drinks out of plastic bottles, the FOX energy team at Fox Television Sations in Philadelphia made a poster in their
WTXF FOX 29 studio of a vending machine worth of plastic bottles leaving small memo's between the bottles encouraging the employees and visitors to use tap water and reusable cups. The display took up a whole wall.Citation for the picture -
"Water Bottle Poster." Online Image. News Corp- Global Energy Initiative. 10/27/08. Apr. 10, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Earth Hour: Ethan and Tylre
The Capital city of India, Delhi's power demand fell by 1000MW. The “phenomenal” dip is attributed to the Earth Hour observed by Delhi on Saturday evening and the rain that brought the mercury down by a few notches. [10]
The Canadian province of Ontario, outside of Toronto, saw a decrease of 6% of electricity while Toronto saw a decrease of 15.1% (nearly doubled from 8.7% the previous year) as many businesses darkened, including the landmark CN Tower [11]
Swedish electricity operator Svenska Kraftnät recorded 2.1% decrease in power consumption from its projected figure between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. The following hour, the corresponding number was 5%.[12] This equals the consumption of approximately half a million households out of the total 4.5 million households in Sweden.[13]
According to Vietnam Electricity Company, Vietnam electricity demand fell 140,000 kWh during Earth Hour.
The Philippines was able to save 611 MWh of electricity during the time period, and is said to be equivalent to shutting down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour. [9]
In Ireland, the equivalent of 700,000 lights went off for the hour, leading to electricity consumption dropping 2 percent for the hour. Total electricity consumption dropped by about 70 megawatts during the period, resulting in a saving of 30 tonnes of CO2 emissions. This compares to the 50 megawatts saved during 2008's Earth Hour.[14]
[edit] Participation
[edit] 2009 Participants
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
The Canadian province of Ontario, outside of Toronto, saw a decrease of 6% of electricity while Toronto saw a decrease of 15.1% (nearly doubled from 8.7% the previous year) as many businesses darkened, including the landmark CN Tower [11]
Swedish electricity operator Svenska Kraftnät recorded 2.1% decrease in power consumption from its projected figure between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. The following hour, the corresponding number was 5%.[12] This equals the consumption of approximately half a million households out of the total 4.5 million households in Sweden.[13]
According to Vietnam Electricity Company, Vietnam electricity demand fell 140,000 kWh during Earth Hour.
The Philippines was able to save 611 MWh of electricity during the time period, and is said to be equivalent to shutting down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour. [9]
In Ireland, the equivalent of 700,000 lights went off for the hour, leading to electricity consumption dropping 2 percent for the hour. Total electricity consumption dropped by about 70 megawatts during the period, resulting in a saving of 30 tonnes of CO2 emissions. This compares to the 50 megawatts saved during 2008's Earth Hour.[14]
[edit] Participation
[edit] 2009 Participants
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
El Salvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
" 'Boxed Water' can help save the enviroment"
Tyler F.
At first glance these white cartons may look like half gallons of milk but after reading the black words on the side you can find a much different story.
"Boxed Water Is Better For The Earth" - is a company currently based in Michigan that is working to develop better options to the plastic bottles the American people are used to buying. Their cartons are made from trees - a renewable resource that by this company is responsibly made and processed. 20% of all the profits go back to the resources they use - water and trees. The company says they really enjoy supporting water and forestation organizations as it's part of their company's ethos and way of thinking to give back and participate. Boxed water is far more sustanable then plastic bottles as 90% of it's carton made from renewable resources. In some cases this companies carbon footprint is 80% smaller than plastic companies. Their bottles can also be reduced and recycled in most areas. And soon the company hopes to be everywhere. Visit them on the web for a little more info.
http://www.boxedwaterisbetter.com/hello/environment_giving.html
At first glance these white cartons may look like half gallons of milk but after reading the black words on the side you can find a much different story.
"Boxed Water Is Better For The Earth" - is a company currently based in Michigan that is working to develop better options to the plastic bottles the American people are used to buying. Their cartons are made from trees - a renewable resource that by this company is responsibly made and processed. 20% of all the profits go back to the resources they use - water and trees. The company says they really enjoy supporting water and forestation organizations as it's part of their company's ethos and way of thinking to give back and participate. Boxed water is far more sustanable then plastic bottles as 90% of it's carton made from renewable resources. In some cases this companies carbon footprint is 80% smaller than plastic companies. Their bottles can also be reduced and recycled in most areas. And soon the company hopes to be everywhere. Visit them on the web for a little more info.
http://www.boxedwaterisbetter.com/hello/environment_giving.html
Too much Recycling?!
Is Going Green, Going Good? Apparently not always! Some say we are recycling too much! Latley, there has been so much recycling, that there has become quite a buildup of recycled objects! Recyclers do not have the means or the money to remove these massive recycling piles! Objects have been building up globe-wide that no one can move them and transform them into useable utensils fast enough! Since the recycled objects have gotten so bad, recyclists can't move them and sell them fast enough. If they can't sell the new produdcts fast enough, then they can't get the money to pay for the gas that drives the trucks that recycle even more! It is possible that very soon, recycling will hurt instead of help us! The question is...What'll we do about it?
Mariah
Dodgertown Goes Green!
The oldest park in the NL will go green this season. The Dodger Stadium Next 50 plan involves creating a series of landscaped, linked gardens and plazas with trees, plants, seating areas and walkable outdoor space in the current parking lot area around the stadium, which will be called the "Green Necklace." New energy-efficient lighting features common in modern landscaping will be used as well. A recent quote by a LA city council member states the true goal,"This is a project that will green the area around Dodger Stadium and reduce its carbon footprint while spreading out the traffic impact on the neighborhood." In LA I think this is just the first step to a cleaner earth.
Oil Exports
Ty Burtard
Rank
Country
Production
1
Saudi Arabia
10,665
2
Russia
9,675
3
United States
8,331
4
Iran
4,149
5
China
3,856
6
Mexico
3,710
7
Canada
3,287
8
United Arab Emirates
2,945
9
Venezuela
2,806
10
Norway
2,786
11
Kuwait
2,678
12
Nigeria
2,443
13
Brazil
2,167
14
Algeria
2,122
15
Iraq
2,010
Top World Oil Consumers, 2006(thousand barrels per day)
Rank
Country
Consumption
1
United States
20,687
2
China
7,235
3
Japan
5,198
4
Russia
2,830
5
Germany
2,692
6
India
2,658
7
Canada
2,297
8
Brazil
2,255
9
Korea, South
2,180
10
Mexico
2,078
11
Saudi Arabia
2,070
12
France
1,981
13
United Kingdom
1,812
14
Italy
1,743
15
Iran
1,655
Top World Oil Net Importers, 2006(thousand barrels per day)
Rank
Country
Imports
1
United States
12,357
2
Japan
5,068
3
China
3,379
4
Germany
2,542
5
Korea, South
2,160
6
France
1,908
7
India
1,804
8
Italy
1,578
9
Spain
1,558
10
Taiwan
935
11
Netherlands
926
12
Singapore
848
13
Turkey
634
14
Belgium
627
15
Thailand
610
Top World Oil Net Exporters, 2006(thousand barrels per day)
Rank
Country
Exports
1
Saudi Arabia
8,595
2
Russia
6,845
3
Norway
2,557
4
United Arab Emirates
2,532
5
Iran
2,494
6
Kuwait
2,362
7
Nigeria
2,175
8
Venezuela
2,161
9
Algeria
1,863
10
Mexico
1,632
11
Libya
1,553
12
Iraq
1,446
13
Angola
1,380
14
Kazakhstan
1,153
15
Qatar
1,040
Microsoft "Surface"
Think about having a computer on the surface of your coffee table. Microsoft has been working on its latest invention: the Surface, a device where you can utilize everything you can on a normal computer on a coffee table. Along with this, it comes with special features. This computer is great for sorting, editing and browsing pictures and videos. It is also useful for using maps and also ordering from restaurants on a computerized menu. Anything that can be done on a regular comuter and more can be done on this remarkable device. The price has not yet been finalized.
by Shayla, Eden, and Natalie
by Shayla, Eden, and Natalie
Friday, March 27, 2009
Steam Power
Robert Green, an American inventor has made some new technology that runs on waste heat and can power generators and or water pumps,as well as other small to medium sized items. This invention weighs only 1 to 5 pounds and can be used to power things as big as a boat! Not only that, but it can also be powered by any type of heat source as well as other things. The generator is now available in a kit and can be seen in action at http://www.greensteamengine.com/.
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Steam Power!!
Robert Green, an American inventor has come up with some new technology that runs on waste heat and can power generators and or water pumps,as well as other small to medium sized items. This item weighs only 1 to 5 pounds and can be used to power things as big as a boat! Not only that, but it canThe generator is now available in a kit and can be seen in action at http://www.greensteamengine.com/.
Blake
Blake
Biolet
By Rico
The new innovative piece of technology that everyone should have. The Biolet, a composisting toilet that doesn't even use an ounce of water, here! It takes our human feces, churning it within a chamber below the toilet exposing it to bacteria friendly decomposers to do all the work. Still churning it will reduce your waste volume by 90%. I couldn't include all the other advantages incorporated with this fairly simple yet complex device. Once done or whenever you want to you can take it all out to use natural resources to fertilize your plants. If you're worried about smell there is a chimney shaft to release it outdoors (still it doesn't smell.) Overall this new home improvement saves on your water bill up to 6,300 dollars on septic installtion and between 200-1500 dollars on water. The biolet, the inovating piece of technology that everyoneonce again should have especially if you want to aid in the world's recovery.
The new innovative piece of technology that everyone should have. The Biolet, a composisting toilet that doesn't even use an ounce of water, here! It takes our human feces, churning it within a chamber below the toilet exposing it to bacteria friendly decomposers to do all the work. Still churning it will reduce your waste volume by 90%. I couldn't include all the other advantages incorporated with this fairly simple yet complex device. Once done or whenever you want to you can take it all out to use natural resources to fertilize your plants. If you're worried about smell there is a chimney shaft to release it outdoors (still it doesn't smell.) Overall this new home improvement saves on your water bill up to 6,300 dollars on septic installtion and between 200-1500 dollars on water. The biolet, the inovating piece of technology that everyoneonce again should have especially if you want to aid in the world's recovery.
Commodities for March 27, 2009
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra, Kaylee
Type Price +/-Change
Light Crude Oil $54.34 +1.57
Heating Oil $1.48 -.01
Natural Gas $4.02 -.02
Unleaded Gas $1.53 +.04
Source: AAA
Type Price +/-Change
Light Crude Oil $54.34 +1.57
Heating Oil $1.48 -.01
Natural Gas $4.02 -.02
Unleaded Gas $1.53 +.04
Source: AAA
Turning Algae into America's New Energy
Whoa!! Hold on. the use of gas is over the top .More then ever befor. This is not good because it may not be poluting the atmosfear and we will run out soon. there,s a new energy in the form of algae. Yes Algea. It's simple the oil it produces is able to be harvested and turned into biodiesel and the algae’s carbohydrate content can be fermented into ethanol. Both are much cleaner-burning fuels than petroleum-based diesel or gas. The reality is more complex. Trying to grow concentrations of the organism is a bit like trying to balance the water in a fish tank. It’s also expensive. The water needs to be the right temperature for algae to proliferate, and even then open ponds can become killed with invasive species. Atmospheric levels of CO2 also aren’t high enough to spur exponential growth. So hopefuly this is a good direction we can good.
By Rico Javier and Paco
By Rico Javier and Paco
First "Green" Baseball Park
The Washington Nationals opened up their new stadium last year as the first stadium to recieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design." It features energy-saving light fixtures, water-conserving plumbing, drought-resistant plants, and a green roof. There will be air cooled concessins instead of water too. This will save an estimated 6 million gallons of water a year.
Earth Hour
After seeing several posters promoting a -light free- hour on Saturday night at my school entitled; Earth Hour! I wanted to know more. I found from 8:30 -9:30pm this Saturday, we, along with lots more people are supposed to turn off our lights. But why? After doing a little research I found the International Earth Hour is an event developed by the WWF - no not the World Wrestling Federation - the World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund and each year on the last Saturday of March, it is held. It asks businesses and households to turn off their non-essential lights and electronics to help the enviroment. It all started in Sydney, Australia and has been passed on to other cities. After researching the WWF, I found that is the largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide. It's a charity having 9% of it's funding from voluntary donations by individuals and businesses. Organizations like Coca-Cola are even turning off their signs to support Earth Hour. So Turn it off.
Friday, March 20, 2009
All Time Average Highs
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra, Kaylee
Grand Junction $4.22 July 15, 2008
Colorado $4.09 July 17, 2008
U.S. $4.11 July 17, 2008
Source: AAA
Grand Junction $4.22 July 15, 2008
Colorado $4.09 July 17, 2008
U.S. $4.11 July 17, 2008
Source: AAA
Gas Prices for the week of March 16-20, 2009
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra, Kaylee
US Average $1.91
Colorado Average $1.83
Colorado Springs $1.78
Denver $1.78
Durango $2.09
Glenwood Springs $2.09
Grand Junction $1.84
Greeley $1.82
Pueblo $1.77
Vail $2.16
Source: AAA
US Average $1.91
Colorado Average $1.83
Colorado Springs $1.78
Denver $1.78
Durango $2.09
Glenwood Springs $2.09
Grand Junction $1.84
Greeley $1.82
Pueblo $1.77
Vail $2.16
Source: AAA
Commodites for March 19, 2009
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra, and Kaylee
Light Crude Oil $49.16
Heating Oil $1.29
Natural Gas $3.81
Unleaded Gas $1.42
Source: AAA
Light Crude Oil $49.16
Heating Oil $1.29
Natural Gas $3.81
Unleaded Gas $1.42
Source: AAA
Commodities for Friday March 20, 2009
By: Trisha, Noelle, Kyra, and Kaylee
Light Crude Oil $51.61
Heating Oil $1.37
Natural Gas $4.24
Unleaded Gas $1.44
Source: AAA
Light Crude Oil $51.61
Heating Oil $1.37
Natural Gas $4.24
Unleaded Gas $1.44
Source: AAA
Friday, March 6, 2009
Commodities for the Week of 3-1-09
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Noelle, and Kyra
Light Crude Oil $38.44
Heating Oil $1.17
Natural Gas $4.10
Unleaded Gas $1.04
Source: Daily Sentinal/ Grand Junction newspaper
Light Crude Oil $38.44
Heating Oil $1.17
Natural Gas $4.10
Unleaded Gas $1.04
Source: Daily Sentinal/ Grand Junction newspaper
Gas Prices for the Week of 3.1.09
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Noelle, and Kyra
National avg. $1.91
Colorado avg. $1.82
Grand Junction $1.76
Denver $1.79
Salt Lake City $1.67
Los Angeles $2.25
Seattle $2.21
Pheonix $1.99
Chicago $1.97
Dallas $1.77
Houston $1.74
Miami $2.03
Atlanta $1.80
New York $2.21
Source: AAA
National avg. $1.91
Colorado avg. $1.82
Grand Junction $1.76
Denver $1.79
Salt Lake City $1.67
Los Angeles $2.25
Seattle $2.21
Pheonix $1.99
Chicago $1.97
Dallas $1.77
Houston $1.74
Miami $2.03
Atlanta $1.80
New York $2.21
Source: AAA
Commdities for the Week of 2-23-09
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Noelle, and Kyra
Light Crude Oil $43.61
Heating Oil $1.16
Natural Gas $4.09
Unleaded Gas $1.31
Source: Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction
Light Crude Oil $43.61
Heating Oil $1.16
Natural Gas $4.09
Unleaded Gas $1.31
Source: Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction
Gas Prices for the week of 2-23-09
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Noelle, and Kyra
National Avg. $1.93
Colorado Avg. $1.82
Grand Junction $1.78
Denver $1.77
Salt Lake City $1.69
Los Angeles $2.21
Seattle $2.19
Pheonix $1.97
Chicago $1.99
Dallas $1.82
Houston $1.77
Miami $2.04
Atlanta $1.84
Source: AAA
National Avg. $1.93
Colorado Avg. $1.82
Grand Junction $1.78
Denver $1.77
Salt Lake City $1.69
Los Angeles $2.21
Seattle $2.19
Pheonix $1.97
Chicago $1.99
Dallas $1.82
Houston $1.77
Miami $2.04
Atlanta $1.84
Source: AAA
Friday, February 20, 2009
The Future of Skyscrapers
Imagine a world where most buildings generate most of their own energy! That's the plan for the area around the Persian Gulf, Shawn Kila an architect wants to create not only one but several energy producer buildings. This one has several wind tourbines on it that has wind funneled into it. Perhaps someday all of our skyscrapers will be like this building.
Watch this video on this inovative construction, and engineering feat.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/man-made/3669/Overview#tab-Videos/05695_00
Watch this video on this inovative construction, and engineering feat.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/man-made/3669/Overview#tab-Videos/05695_00
The New Energy Movement
Rea and Mariah
There is an organization called The New Energy movement. This program supports and is dedicated to the study of clean, new resources and sustainable energy sources. This program's goal is to lead push our future toward an advanced, good economy and society that can be made possible by "exciting scientific advances in New Energy research and development." This program is doing a lot to get people all over the world interested in preserbing the earth. They are trying to encourage us to look diligently to find a solution to save our planet as many have done before us. We can make a difference. It's up to this and future generations when everyone else fails. This is the only planet capable of sustaining life at present and this is our chance to help it thrive. For more information check out The New Energy Movement at:
http://newenergymovement.org/movement.php
the bad and the good about oil
Did you know that if you water any plant with oil it dies instantly. In fact, in places where oil is close to the surface nothing can grow. If oil was left forever it would eventually kill all plant life on earth. I know that if you burn it, it puts off carbon dioxide but the real problem is there's not enough trees! I blame loggers.
Wind makes renewable energy!
By: Natalie, Lauren, Shayla, and Eden
Wind power is created by using wind turbines. A wind turbine is a machine that uses the kinetic energy in wind to make mechanical energy; it does this by rotating. Wind only produces about 1.5% of the energy used in the world but this number will hopefully increase in the near future. This percentage doubled in the last three years alone! Denmark is the country with the most wind energy use at 19%, Spain comes in second with 10%, and then Portugal with 7%. Hopefully the rest of the world will follow the lead of these countries to save energy in the future.
Wind power is created by using wind turbines. A wind turbine is a machine that uses the kinetic energy in wind to make mechanical energy; it does this by rotating. Wind only produces about 1.5% of the energy used in the world but this number will hopefully increase in the near future. This percentage doubled in the last three years alone! Denmark is the country with the most wind energy use at 19%, Spain comes in second with 10%, and then Portugal with 7%. Hopefully the rest of the world will follow the lead of these countries to save energy in the future.
Gas Prices for the week of 2/20/2009
By Trisha,Kaylee,Kyra,and Noelle
National Average $1.94
Colorado Average $1.85
Grand Junction $1.81
Denver $1.82
Salt Lake City $1.67
Los Angeles $2.26
Seattle $2.23
Phoenix $2.01
Chicago $2.02
Dallas $1.18
Houston $1.78
Miami $2.06
National Average $1.94
Colorado Average $1.85
Grand Junction $1.81
Denver $1.82
Salt Lake City $1.67
Los Angeles $2.26
Seattle $2.23
Phoenix $2.01
Chicago $2.02
Dallas $1.18
Houston $1.78
Miami $2.06
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Biochar- Extended
By Rico
Picture thanks to www.treehugger.com/Biochar_Answer.jpg
This plant was grown by Biochar.
This plant was grown by Biochar.
Around 1200 A.D., the Guarita people, who lived in the lower Amazon delta, discovered a dark soil known as terra preta. When corn was planted in this soil, they noticed extreme plant growth, which could only be explained by planting in the unique soil. They found the soil was excellent to use for pot making. Such pots still exist today. Archaeologists discovered these pots, on which art work told the story of the special soil.
Scientists learned of the special soil, and decided to test the uniqueness of its properties. They learned that substances in the soil are a type of charcoal, consisting mostly of carbon, which is produced from biomass. The biomass is produced via pyrolysis (the process of subjecting carbon compounds to very high temperature, in the absence of oxygen, and the resulting decomposition). The scientists declared this soil to be “biochar”. Biochar can store carbon-dioxide in the ground, which increases the productivity of the earth’s soil, thus explaining the extreme plant growth when this type of soil is used.
Biochar is a high carbon, fine grained, residue which can be produced in large quantities by smoldering biomass (that part of a habitat consisting of living matter, measured in per unit volume of habitat), or through modern pyrolysis action. The solid form of the biomass is biochar, the liquid form is bio-oil, and the gas form is syngas. The energy produced by biochar is higher than the energy produced by corn ethanol, per unit.
Biochar is thought to be more beneficial than fertilizers because it increases the soil content of carbon without the residual and harmful chemicals found in fertilizer. It also has many other co-benefits such as preventing nutrient leach from soils, increasing the available nutrients for plant growth, increasing the soil’s water retention, thus decreasing the amount of any type of required fertilizer. More in importantly, it has recently been shown that biochar decreases nitrous-oxide and methane emissions from the soil, thus reducing green house gases.
The modern day production of biochar consists of burning wood and/or heating it to 500 degrees Celsius, in an inert atmosphere, forcing decomposition to either a gas, liquid or solid matter. The solid matter has proved to be usable in farming practices, as fertilizer; the oil and gases can be used to fuel space heaters, furnaces and boilers; the oil and gases can also be “upgraded” for transportation use as gasoline or as bio-diesel substitutes. More exciting is the “waste” product, bio-oil, from biochar.
Biochar is slowly finding its way to market. Agrichar, T.M., produces farm fertilizers, which are available to the general public. As the country’s energy needs increase and natural resources such as petroleum oil decrease, bio-fuel production appears to be a viable alternative, without the harmful byproduct of green house gases.
Scientists learned of the special soil, and decided to test the uniqueness of its properties. They learned that substances in the soil are a type of charcoal, consisting mostly of carbon, which is produced from biomass. The biomass is produced via pyrolysis (the process of subjecting carbon compounds to very high temperature, in the absence of oxygen, and the resulting decomposition). The scientists declared this soil to be “biochar”. Biochar can store carbon-dioxide in the ground, which increases the productivity of the earth’s soil, thus explaining the extreme plant growth when this type of soil is used.
Biochar is a high carbon, fine grained, residue which can be produced in large quantities by smoldering biomass (that part of a habitat consisting of living matter, measured in per unit volume of habitat), or through modern pyrolysis action. The solid form of the biomass is biochar, the liquid form is bio-oil, and the gas form is syngas. The energy produced by biochar is higher than the energy produced by corn ethanol, per unit.
Biochar is thought to be more beneficial than fertilizers because it increases the soil content of carbon without the residual and harmful chemicals found in fertilizer. It also has many other co-benefits such as preventing nutrient leach from soils, increasing the available nutrients for plant growth, increasing the soil’s water retention, thus decreasing the amount of any type of required fertilizer. More in importantly, it has recently been shown that biochar decreases nitrous-oxide and methane emissions from the soil, thus reducing green house gases.
The modern day production of biochar consists of burning wood and/or heating it to 500 degrees Celsius, in an inert atmosphere, forcing decomposition to either a gas, liquid or solid matter. The solid matter has proved to be usable in farming practices, as fertilizer; the oil and gases can be used to fuel space heaters, furnaces and boilers; the oil and gases can also be “upgraded” for transportation use as gasoline or as bio-diesel substitutes. More exciting is the “waste” product, bio-oil, from biochar.
Biochar is slowly finding its way to market. Agrichar, T.M., produces farm fertilizers, which are available to the general public. As the country’s energy needs increase and natural resources such as petroleum oil decrease, bio-fuel production appears to be a viable alternative, without the harmful byproduct of green house gases.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Commodities For Energy For the Week of Valentine's Day
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Kyra, Noelle
Light crude oil $33.98
Heating oil $1.32
Natural gas $4.51
Unleaded gas $1.26
Source: AAA
Light crude oil $33.98
Heating oil $1.32
Natural gas $4.51
Unleaded gas $1.26
Source: AAA
Nike Trash Talks
Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns and Nike created a new basketball shoe. You may just think it is just another basketball shoe but it is actually made out of waste materials! The upper is pieced together from leather and synthetic leather waste from the factory floor using zig-zag stitching. The mid-sole uses scrap-ground foam from factory production. The outsole uses environmentally-preferred rubber that reduces toxics and incorporates Nike Grind material from footwear outsole manufacturing waste. The Phoenix Suns’ colorways will have shoe laces and sockliners which use environmentally-preferred materials and will be packaged in a fully recycled cardboard shoe box.
NextEra Going Green
Rea and Mariah
NextEra Energy Resources (the nation's #1 Green energy producer), operates in 25 deregulated states and Canada and NextEra can invest shareholder capital in renewable resources that help states meet increasingly high demands and green-energy quotas. Its also includes the world's largest wind farm, the 735-megawatt Horse Hollow which is located in Texas, and it includes the world's largest solar-thermal plant, the 310-megawatt Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert located in California.
Nike Trash Talks
If you haven't heard recently, top shoe company Nike, has come out with the first basketball shoe made of recycled materials. They are called the Trash Talks and are composed of material scraps and they are endorsed by Pheonix Suns star player Steve Nash. The top of the shoe is composed of leather and synthetic scraps while the sole is made up of factory foam waste. The shoes feature the Suns colors and come with a box made of completly recycled cardboards.
Gasoline Prices For The Week Of Valentine's Day
By: Trisha, Kaylee, Kyra, & Noelle
National Average $1.95
Colorado Average $1.84
Grand Junction $1.86
Denver $1.80
Salt Lake City $1.66
Los Angeles $2.12
Seattle $2.18
Pheonix $1.96
Chicago $2.02
Dallas $1.83
Houston $1.80
Miami $2.06
New York $2.12
Source: AAA
National Average $1.95
Colorado Average $1.84
Grand Junction $1.86
Denver $1.80
Salt Lake City $1.66
Los Angeles $2.12
Seattle $2.18
Pheonix $1.96
Chicago $2.02
Dallas $1.83
Houston $1.80
Miami $2.06
New York $2.12
Source: AAA
Friday, January 30, 2009
Halliburton 4th-quarter profit falls 32%
By: Trisha, Kyra, Kaylee, and Sydney
Halliburton Co. posted that they were going to have stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Monday but said that lowere energy prices will mean diminished spending on production and exploration this year.
The company also said that it has agreed to pay $559,000,000 to settle corruption charges with the United States Government.
As a result of that potential settlement, Halliburton incurred a one-time charge of $303,ooo,ooo, or 34 cents a share, in the most recent quarter, contributing to a 32% reduction in year-over-year profit.
Source:
Halliburton Co. posted that they were going to have stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Monday but said that lowere energy prices will mean diminished spending on production and exploration this year.
The company also said that it has agreed to pay $559,000,000 to settle corruption charges with the United States Government.
As a result of that potential settlement, Halliburton incurred a one-time charge of $303,ooo,ooo, or 34 cents a share, in the most recent quarter, contributing to a 32% reduction in year-over-year profit.
Source:
Diesel Prices
By Trisha, Kyra, Noelle, And Kaylee
Place: Price:
National Average $2.38
Colorado Average $2.31
Source:AAA
Place: Price:
National Average $2.38
Colorado Average $2.31
Source:AAA
Cars That Run on Water?
Ty Burtard
Can you imagine a car running partially on water? This is probably the second best approach to saving energy and keeping less pollution out of the air. This works by using an electrical charge to separate the atoms of H2O into HHO, a gas called Aquagen. Aquagen produces large quantities of energy and it's safe. This HHO has the ability to bond to any fuel. This would decrease air pollution dramatically and the gas coming out of the car would be burned or used. They have also been working on a car that runs purely on H2O but this would take lots of engineering. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea though, they think it's far to dangerous. The people that are investing in this say it's going to go mainstream eventually and the critics will look foolish.
Can you imagine a car running partially on water? This is probably the second best approach to saving energy and keeping less pollution out of the air. This works by using an electrical charge to separate the atoms of H2O into HHO, a gas called Aquagen. Aquagen produces large quantities of energy and it's safe. This HHO has the ability to bond to any fuel. This would decrease air pollution dramatically and the gas coming out of the car would be burned or used. They have also been working on a car that runs purely on H2O but this would take lots of engineering. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea though, they think it's far to dangerous. The people that are investing in this say it's going to go mainstream eventually and the critics will look foolish.
The Air Powered Car
Bastion
Hobbit
The Air Powered Car
India’s largest automaker has a new challenge. To produce the first fully air powered car. Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI which means uses compressed air came up with a design for a car that runs on compressed air. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles and it only takes a few minutes on an air compressor to refuel and it only costs $2 to refuel. There are also many versions of the Air Cars like the air pod which seats 3 people while others even seat more!
India’s largest automaker has a new challenge. To produce the first fully air powered car. Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI which means uses compressed air came up with a design for a car that runs on compressed air. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles and it only takes a few minutes on an air compressor to refuel and it only costs $2 to refuel. There are also many versions of the Air Cars like the air pod which seats 3 people while others even seat more!
Gas Prices in America
By Trisha, Kyra, Noelle, and Kaylee
Place Price
National Average $1.84
Colorado Average $1.70
Grand Junction $1.72
Denver $1.66
Salt Lake City $1.59
Los Angeles $2.07
Seattle $2.07
Phoenix $1.86
Chicago $1.96
Dallas $1.73
Houston $1.69
Miami $1.95
Source: AAA
Place Price
National Average $1.84
Colorado Average $1.70
Grand Junction $1.72
Denver $1.66
Salt Lake City $1.59
Los Angeles $2.07
Seattle $2.07
Phoenix $1.86
Chicago $1.96
Dallas $1.73
Houston $1.69
Miami $1.95
Source: AAA
Energy Book
Rae and Mariah
"Earth: The Sequel" (Norton) is a great book out! It is all about sources of energy! It tells of many uses that energy like solar energy and lots of other types that can be used to help benefit the Earth. An idea is turbinelike buoys that transform ocean waves into electricity.According to Fread Krupp (the author with Miriam Horn), ideas like that could greatly influence our lives now and for future generations to come.
Water Purifier
By Rico
Over a billion die each year from contaminated water. That's 1/6 of the world's total population. Well there has been a breakthrough on purifiying water. It's called PUR. It is a combanation of top secret ingredients that when sturred into water it collects all the contaminating items into the center. Let it sit for awhile for all the items to settle to the bottom. Then you filter it it out. The website for more information is http://www.csdw.com/csdw/index.html Donating 10 cents equals 2 1/2 gallons of purified water for any country. Especially those in poverty.
Over a billion die each year from contaminated water. That's 1/6 of the world's total population. Well there has been a breakthrough on purifiying water. It's called PUR. It is a combanation of top secret ingredients that when sturred into water it collects all the contaminating items into the center. Let it sit for awhile for all the items to settle to the bottom. Then you filter it it out. The website for more information is http://www.csdw.com/csdw/index.html Donating 10 cents equals 2 1/2 gallons of purified water for any country. Especially those in poverty.
car of the future
studys show that in the future gas will be replaced with water and baking soda and oil will be replaced with peanut juice. Insted of gas stations there will be energy stations. Cars will go from 1 to 80 miles an hour. I sure hope that happens soon!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Current Buzz Words
Biomass- Living or recently dead plant or animal matter.
Biofuel- Fuel derived from biomass.
Biodiesel- Fuel made from oily plants or cooking wastes.( An early diesel engine ran on peanut oil, demostrating that farmers could run their vehicles on their on crops)
Biocrude- An undefined petroleum-like substance produced from argriculture or municipal waste.
Butterball- The famous brand of turkey, gobbled up since 1954.
-Rae
Biomass- Living or recently dead plant or animal matter.
Biofuel- Fuel derived from biomass.
Biodiesel- Fuel made from oily plants or cooking wastes.( An early diesel engine ran on peanut oil, demostrating that farmers could run their vehicles on their on crops)
Biocrude- An undefined petroleum-like substance produced from argriculture or municipal waste.
Butterball- The famous brand of turkey, gobbled up since 1954.
-Rae
Worst Cool Cars
by Austin BrattYou may think the Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys, and Aston Martins are the best cars, but really, they are all included in the Top 10 worst gas guzzlers.
The Lamborghini Murcielago is ranked first for getting the worst gas mileage at only 13 HWY MPG. In fact Lamborghini has 5 cars on the top 10 list.
Ferrari's 612 Scaglietti only gets 16 HWY MPG.
Not only do these supercars cost more than most people will make in a decade, gasoline will cost thousands of dollars per year. Instead of paying the usual $200,000 or more for the car, you will also be stuck paying even more with gas....if you can afford to insure it.
By: Noelle, Kyra, Trisha
Gasoline Prices
Place Thursday Wednesday Year ago
National avg. $1.79 $1.79 $3.05
Colorado avg $1.59 $1.58 $2.88
Grand Junction $1.56 $1.54 $2.91
Denver $1.52 $1.52 $2.82
Salt Lake City $1.59 $1.59 $2.98
Place Thursday Wednesday Year ago
National avg. $1.79 $1.79 $3.05
Colorado avg $1.59 $1.58 $2.88
Grand Junction $1.56 $1.54 $2.91
Denver $1.52 $1.52 $2.82
Salt Lake City $1.59 $1.59 $2.98
The Other!!!
Taylor, Shayla, Eden, Chelsey
What do you you think of when we say greenhouse house gasses? Most people say carbon dioxide which is correct, but a growing percent of emissions are from nitrogen triflouride. These emissions are man made and some main causes of this gas come from microchips and flatscreen Tv's. The amount of gasses in our atmosphere is going up do to the suddden rise of flatscreen Tv purchases; growing by eleven percent each year. This gas stays in the atmosphere at average five-hundred-fifty years! It also is 17,000 times better at trapping heat then Carbon Dioxide! Right now it is only 0.04 % of the emissions of C02 but if more companies start using nitrogen triflouride in the production of equipment, a bigger problem could arise.
What do you you think of when we say greenhouse house gasses? Most people say carbon dioxide which is correct, but a growing percent of emissions are from nitrogen triflouride. These emissions are man made and some main causes of this gas come from microchips and flatscreen Tv's. The amount of gasses in our atmosphere is going up do to the suddden rise of flatscreen Tv purchases; growing by eleven percent each year. This gas stays in the atmosphere at average five-hundred-fifty years! It also is 17,000 times better at trapping heat then Carbon Dioxide! Right now it is only 0.04 % of the emissions of C02 but if more companies start using nitrogen triflouride in the production of equipment, a bigger problem could arise.
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