Iron Man Windmills are used to provide water for agricultural and village water supply in China. These large and powerful windmills start pumping in very low wind speeds of 3 to 5mph, as are commonly found across China. They are being used to lift water 500M, but have the power to pump to much higher [...]
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in water rural | No Comments
a film by Student Government at Broward Community College North Campus.
Hosted by Patricio Gonzalez
Directed by Sarah Murr
Edited by Randy Lisk & Sarah Murr
Duration : 0:1:40
September 12th, 2009 | Posted in environmental sustainability | 1 Comment
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Clintons_Asia_Society_Address
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Obama Administration’s approach to global environmental sustainability, and rejects the notion that environmentally-conscious policies must negatively impact American lifestyles and economic freedom. “Changing to compact fluorescent bulbs is not the kind of sacrifice that is going to undermind the quality of our life,” she [...]
September 12th, 2009 | Posted in sustainability | 25 Comments
Research From Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that human thoughts are directed at water before it is frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of [...]
September 6th, 2009 | Posted in water | 25 Comments
The Chair of Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative and Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power, Michael G. Morris, discusses what his company is doing to promote sustainability. This video is part of a series released on Earth Day 2009 in conjunction with Business Roundtables Enhancing Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future: 2009 Progress [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in sustainability report | 1 Comment
http://www.mum.edu/sustainable_living/ Sustainable Living students at Maharishi University build a wind generator from scratch. The design was largely based on the axial-flux design found on www.otherpower.com Some other helpful sites are www.windstuffnow.com and http://www.scoraigwind.com/.
Maharishi University of Management (MUM) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, sciences, business, and humanities. [...]
August 22nd, 2009 | Posted in sustainability | 25 Comments
The Johnson & Johnson 2008 Sustainability Report is available at http://www.jnj.com, Click on Our Caring to find the report. This video illustrates how Centocor Biologics (Ireland), part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies in Cork, Ireland, is reducing its carbon footprint. A “biomass” boiler that uses woodchips for fuel is replacing [...]
August 13th, 2009 | Posted in sustainability report | 5 Comments
David Holmgren is co-originator (with Bill Mollison) of the permaculture concept and author of the recent book, PERMACULTURE: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. He talks about the need to move beyond the lulling hope that ‘green tech’ breakthroughs will allow world-wide ’sustainable consumption’ to the recognition that dwindling oil supplies inevitably mean a mandatory [...]
August 10th, 2009 | Posted in sustainability | 25 Comments
ACCIONA is a Spanish company and a pioneer in sustainable development
Created in 1997 as a result of the merger between Entrecanales & Tavora and Cubiertas & MZOV, ACCIONA inherited its philosophy of profitability, quality and technical rigour.
ACCIONA develops and manages energies, infrastructures and services that share common customers, and has a management philosophy geared [...]
August 7th, 2009 | Posted in water urban | 1 Comment
http://seedsource.org
UN Food Crisis http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/06food.html?hp
California Drought - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/us/05drought.html?hp
Energy - http://archive.wn.com/2008/06/07/1400/wnenergy/
http://www.designersaccord.org
http://sfoilspill.blogspot.com/
Duration : 0:6:40
August 1st, 2009 | Posted in sustainability report | No Comments