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Comment on Top Ten Cleantech Trucking Companies by Mary Davis

Mary Davis — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:02:30 +0000

It’s great to see so many trucking companies striving to be green. You can compare really reputable movers and get a moving quote at Moveboxer. Hope this helps.

Comment on Japan Goes Nuclear-Free For the First Time in Four Decades by Tim

Tim — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:26:47 +0000

Thanks for the link. Nice to read the article at an age that I understand the problem. I was in my teens at the time..

Comment on Engage to Change: Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan Seeks to Shift Consumer Behavior by Meirav Even-Har

Meirav Even-Har — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:39:21 +0000

Hi Sarah,

I really like Practically Green in offering ideas and products that can help consumers reduce their environmental footprint and encourage behavioural shift. Technology has a major role to play but so does our behaviour. A more efficient appliance can sometimes make us – the consumer – less careful about how we use it because it is more efficient.
While I wrote about Unilever’s goals to change consumer behaviour as unexpected, and a bit confusing.. it is nevertheless an important step. If we are to rethink consumerism in the face of global resource depletion, companies such as Unilever are integral, technology has its part, governments must be more active and consumers take responsibility for their purchasing patterns and behaviour.

Comment on Japan Goes Nuclear-Free For the First Time in Four Decades by Tom G.

Tom G. — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:17:45 +0000

Tim:

I think the plant you are thinking of is the one in the following Wikipedia article. It was a high temperature gas cooled reactor design. Enjoy the article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._Vrain_Generating_Station

Comment on Japan Goes Nuclear-Free For the First Time in Four Decades by Tom G.

Tom G. — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:08:10 +0000

Rizwan:

I think this paragraph from the original Reuters article is a good example of what happens when you shut down lots of nuclear plants.

“Having boomed in recent decades on the exports prowess of big brands like Sony, Toyota and Canon, the economy suffered its first trade deficit in more than three decades in 2011 as power producers spent billions of dollars on oil-and-gas imports to fuel extra generation capacity.”

Comment on NY’s Empire State Building Gets a Colorful LED Makeover by Hari

Hari — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:32:46 +0000

Wonderful! I wish all the buildings in the Big Apple would follow to save a lot more energy. What more, they should power these lights from solar panels. Good work NY.

Comment on Energy Policy’s Difficult Choices by sheckyvegas

sheckyvegas — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:29:36 +0000

What’s more, those tortoises make a pretty tasty soup. We could feed the homeless with that!

Two birds with one stone. Whaddya say, Craig?

Comment on Solar Gaining Momentum Among Churches by GreenZu

GreenZu — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:13:29 +0000

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Comment on Major Natural Gas Project Approved for Uinta Basin, Utah by ZTamble

ZTamble — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:16:40 +0000

Ouch, another fracking nightmare. Hooray for cheap energy = quicker climate change.

Comment on Japan Goes Nuclear-Free For the First Time in Four Decades by Tim

Tim — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:53:33 +0000

My brother also worked in a Colorado Nuclear plant until they shut it down. It was a “new” design and had lots of problems. Digging in to old memory here, but I believe the best they ever achieved was 35% of performance and the decision finally was to shut it down.

That was a lot of taxpayer money for a failure. France apparently uses the same design every time.

There was a recent report that the NRA had a report able incident once a month. Granted some of those incidents may not have been serious but with every plant we have storing rods that they should not be because of waste problems. We are asking for trouble.

My mama told me “never ever make a mess you cannot clean up”. Seems like really good advice anytime you are dealing with energy.