Gas Prices for the week of April 30, 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]

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[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

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