Going Green

The report includes new local climate projections for 10 national parks in California. With what the California Climate Change Center calls “medium-high” future emissions of heat-trapping gases, the average of six climate models is for Yosemite National Park to get 7.5 degrees hotter by 2070-2099 than it was in 1961-1990. That would be enough to make the national park 0.3degrees hotter than Sacramento historically has been.

A trend for employing efficient energy – as well as more traditional energy saving strategies – for your home has grown into something increasingly preferred as a result of pricey power bills plus increasing knowledge of the environment. Through using such alternative energy, most people could very well live life while not destroying our basic world. Renewable energy can certainly …

Some of the green alternatives that can help you get good gas mileage include keeping your tire pressures at optimal levels and having regular tune-ups. You might not be able to buy a newer, more energy efficient automobile today, but you can still help protect the environment. Conversion kits are available that allow people to changethe fuel that their vehicles …

So you are devoted to living a green lifestyle. You have gone over your own home with a fine toothed comb. You have connected high efficiency toilets, thrown away the bottled water, plus unplugged the auxiliary refrigerator in the basement. Now you are ready to expand your horizons. So, what is your next step? Why the office logically! But where …

1 asked: I would think that NOW one would realize how big of an effect human pollution has on the environment, even if we are not the cause of global warming, landfills and wastes, the effects of not recycling, using too much energy and oil still takes a lot out on the environment and our civilization. So are conservatives STILL …

ilove nick asked: i have two questions on this. first if you turn off your computer but leave it plugged in will it still be like taking up energy. and second my famil.y is going green, so does anyone know wat the sight is called that has like al gores video and stuff and it has like tips on going …

Confused Little Flower asked: With every thing “going green” is there a craft magazine that has projects made from recyclables? Is there a magazine that has projects that are made from old items that you would normally throw out? Preferably projects that are fun and easy to make. Solar power

The Joker asked: Are there any good schemes for me to make money off these stupid going green people? I think most of them are stupid enough and liberal enough to believe in just about anything. And most of them are probably well off financially. Water 4 Gas

GuyPerfect asked: Can a person work legally going to US as a dependant of a green card holder? coz a person going to US on a dependant visa (H-4) cannot work legally. Solar power

Kristen H asked: I am the marketing manager in a small multimedia company (under 20 people). We are looking to get involved environmentally, going GREEN. How can we get involved in a local community with little budget? Also, we are self-serving in the fact that we would like to get some recognition out of this. Water 4 Gas

armagowolf asked: I would like to know what the normal going cost of a green horse is. She is a registerd QH, going to be three soon. The most handleing she has had is I think one tie lesson and some leading and grooming. Its my nighbor that is selling her, he said to make an offer. I was looking …

Life in the slow lane asked: Sometimes going green winds up costing you more/less in the long run. How about you? Is it worth the trade off financially? Solar power

Green and the Green economy are not just ideas or fringe movements anymore. The Green Economy is real and thriving. Find out about the Green Festivals that celebrate this green economy.

Biotech for food, fuel Bioengineer: Corn to ethanol is wrong conversion At the GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., J. Craig Venter says going from food to fuel–corn to ethanol–is taking resources in the wrong direction. He discusses oil palm and the jatropha genome as future fuel possibilities, and talks about algae as a way to convert carbon back into a …

Steve Jurvetson: Green nano solutions Decoding DNA from the ocean At the GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson describes the acceleration of computer and genetic technology through Moore’s law, and then outlines nature-inspired methods for building nanotech. He also explains why decoding DNA from the ocean is important to green tech’s future. What do you …

Making the case for green IT For CIOs, does energy-efficient mean cost-efficient? At the GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., technology executives discuss the motives behind going green. Jim Swartz, chief information officer of Sybase, says smaller and more energy-efficient technology is cost-effective. Rob Ober, an LSI fellow, says the issue is more complicated: IT managers can buy a more efficient …

Tony Perkins Editor of AlwaysOn puts on the Going Green Conference each year and bills it as “Where Green Entrepreneurs take on big business”. This years event was held at fabulous Cavello Pt in the Marin Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. We spoke with Tony about the befit of bringing together this group of businessmen and money guys to …

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

We all feel guilty at times buying books and paper products when we don’t need them to be physical products or if we really want to save some dough and buy used textbooks for classes and cannot find them. Well leave it to the internet and some innovation. iChapters is a an online book store that sells used textbooks, ebooks, …

Clean Technology Startup Offers 100% Green Solar-Powered Web Hosting for Business and Consumers AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greenest Host, a pioneer of green powered Internet services, today announced worldwide availability of its 100% solar powered web hosting plans. Like most web hosting companies, Greenest Host offers a suite of services that allow users to host websites, register domains, host …