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Quiet Wind Turbines For UK Businesses
By: John Suarez - 
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A UK company called Quiet Revolution has developed a unique model capable of blending into a business center creating not only a great visual display but also work as a renewable energy device.
The vertical axis wind turbines are a good answer to gathering wind near buildings, which can vary in direction. The turbines come in three sizes and can vary in cost floating around the price 60,000 including installation.
Approximately 10,000 kWh per year can be generated from an average Read More »
Britain To Ban Gas and Diesel Cars?
By: M.L. Card - Print This Post
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In effort to move along the environmental message, British Liberal Democrats announced plans to abolish both gasoline and diesel powered vehicles by 2040.
To reach this goal, the politicians proposed increasing Britain’s car tax by £2000 or about $4000 US Dollars for larger vehicles like SUVs and lower emission vehicles would be taxed with less or no tax. The plan would also include talks with car manufacturers in providing vehicles using alternative technologies such as electric batteries. The politicians have also suggested switching completely to alternative fuel sources, raise highway tolls to fund a national rail system and increase use of green taxes to reduce pollution.
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Clean Ocean
By: Susan Suarez - Print This Post
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Trash in the ocean is created by littering, oil, pesticides, accidents, and improper disposal of chemicals. This debris not only hurts our environment but also the marine life by ingesting or entanglement. Trash reaches the ocean from far distances such as the trash on the street that may ned up in our waterways and eventually into the ocean or enter storm drains which are not filtered before arriving into the water.
Plastic, glass, metal (aluminum cans) and paper make up the majority of items found as trash in the ocean. Plastic makes up almost 90% of the marine debris and poses the most harm because of its durability and ability to concentrate toxins by absorption. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down.
There are programs available to participate and clean up our beaches. Try checking out Adopt-A-Beach programs for more details in your area. San Diego, CA has a great program to check out and here are a couple more programs, CleanSD and Coastal Commission.
