We need to create a cleaning environment if our marvels of science and technology are going to be matched, and not outweighed, by many current tragedies, including human starvation in some parts of the world and extinction of other life forms. Global warming is taking place and is an increase in the Earth\’s average temperature. This, in turn, causes climate changes. Global warming also could cause droughts and disrupt agriculture.
A cleaning environment means not despoiling the remaining parts of the world which are still undeveloped. Globally, indigenous people inhabit areas with some of the highest remaining biodiversity on the planet and are actively being engaged as partners in biodiversity conservation. Issues of sustainable development, resource management and ecological restoration all include native stakeholders. Global harmony is possible, yet confrontations take place more often than meaningful dialogues for peace. Our science and technology has done much good, but if we are not careful its unimagined polluting effects will be matched, if not outweighed, by the many, including depletion of resources which is destroying the possibility for people to bring up children in a clean environment.
In some parts of the world extinction of other life-forms is growing apace. It is ironic that exploration of outer space will now only take place at the same time the earth\’s own oceans, seas, and freshwater areas while they grow increasingly polluted and their life-forms are still largely unknown and where known are probably misunderstood.
However, it is not impossible to return to a green and clean environment. Obama will soon take over the Presidency and clearly intends to take very positive action. .The world became weary that would ever Bush rein in the polluters and close the so-called grandfather loophole as the air in Texas becomes ever smoggier. Never forget though that Bush may have had his arm twisted, but he did concede that humans are causing climate change. It may have taken many a sleepless night in Bali, but his representatives did agree to draw up a post-Kyoto treaty by 2009.
In the US the general public are beginning to take on-board their profligate use of energy. Just look at recent statistics in the US for big car sales. SUV sales are down by 50%, car sales are down 50%, but small, fuel efficient cars, hybrid cars, diesel cars are up 40%.
So here we can start to shift our thinking. The US may soon start to take her place among the nations seeking a clean, or if not clean, then cleaning environment
Greenhouse emissions do not poison people, or lakes or woods, in the direct or obvious way that noxious chemicals do. But at least in the medium term, they clearly alter the earth in ways that harm the welfare of all and the poor more than the affluent.
One relatively clean energy technology cited as a possible stop-gap while renewable energy sources can be fully developed is nuclear power. It is the rich industrialized countries like France, Sweden, Japan (and many others) who are the biggest users of nuclear energy. Although new nuclear technologies reduce the problem of nuclear waste-management, and make it much more manageable, many in the west prefer to force oil-based energy use in oil-poor countries like India.
A method of cleaning technology is carbon sequestering of CO2. Carbon sequestering is obtained by chemically binding the CO2 in a material that will not dissolve in water or release CO2 with time. This eliminates the need to sequester pure CO2. IF the power generators sequester their CO2 they won’t need to buy carbon credits. Carbon credits have been called the modern day Papal indulgences for rich people. We don\’t accept hypocrisy from our preachers, they say, so I don\’t give eco-preachers an easy ride on this hypocrisy. Carbon credit administration is so bureaucratic and expensive that it is hard to justify perpetuating, on that basis alone, but in reality it will not bring us the cleaning environment we need and seek.
We talked about Nuclear energy as a part of cleaning the environment. Is it really so bad? It brings economic benefits from new jobs created to run new plants. It is like adding $500 million a year to the economy for each new plant brought on line. Nuclear currently accounts for about 20% of electricity generation in the UK. When all nuclear plants except Sizewell B in Suffolk are closed by 2020, the nuclear contribution will fall to some 4%. Many say that to burn coal would mean replacing this capacity would be a backward move and far from moving to a cleaning environment be the opposite.
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Creating a Cleaning Environment
Sunday, June 20th, 2010Secured Home Improvement Loans: Creating A Haven For Yourself!
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010With the pride of owning the perfect home, comes the hard work of it’s maintenance and furnishing – which is not always a very easy job. Transforming your house into a home or rather – your “haven”, requires not only additional creativity and time, but also an outsized fraction of those saved finances. This may not always be possible with all the regular monthly bills, other debts, household expenses and chores and any additional urgencies that require financial attention. For those of us who feel that home improvements and enhancements are equally important and not just a luxury, but who are at the same time faced with a financial constraint, there is a solution – “Secured Home Improvement Loans.”
Just as the name suggests, Secured Home Improvement Loans are loans or financial solutions taken to assist us in making certain required home improvements. Secured Home Improvement Loans are taken to beautify your home either for your own tastefulness or to add to the current value of your home. Improvement is usually a permanent addition or modification of real property. Home improvements could include house painting, redecoration, repair, refurnishing or renovation. It can also include adding a storey to the house or certain additional home developments to increase the capital value of the house in terms of real estate.
Secured Home Improvement Loans are usually given to home owners. Secured Home Improvement Loans are like regular personal loans where you have to be knowledgeable with regard to interest rates, credit history, collateral, etc. Being secured, this loan entails the presence of collateral. Collateral is some kind of security put up by a borrower that remains in the possession of the loan lender until complete repayment of the loan. Collateral can be in the form of a home, other property in the borrower’s name, a bank account, automobiles, jewellery or any securable asset of the kind. It is important to mention, here, that in case a borrower defaults in his monthly payments or makes incomplete repayments, a lender can pursue the borrower through the legal system, simultaneously seizing the collateral.
Secured Home Improvement Loans are ideally better off than their unsecured counterpart because of the interest rate. As we all know, interest is what makes a loan attractive and feasible. When loans are secured, as in the case of Secured Home Improvement Loans, the interest rate is comparatively lower. This is because the lender can be assured of repayment when collateral of sizable value is placed against it. The interest rate for Home Improvement Loans varies with the amount you wish to borrow, your credit history, the equity in your home and collateral.
With high value collateral, the amount that can be loaned to a borrower is raised, the repayment term is further extended and the repayment options are made more flexible. Good credit history will add impetus to all these benefits while bad credit can do just the opposite.
One of the key factors in availing an inexpensive Secured Home Improvement Loan is the equity of your house or real estate, which refers to a measure of how much of the mortgage on the property, has been paid. Thus, higher the equity better is your chance of locating a cheap Secured Home Improvement Loan and getting a decent amount of loan.
When in the turf to get yourself a good Secured Home Improvement Loan, remember to clarify all details before signing on the dotted line. After all – it’s your money and your home. Comparing interest rates offered on Secured Home Improvement Loans from different lenders gives you a good idea of how competitive they are and familiarizes you with interest rates. Finalize on a Secured Home Improvement Loan only once you are sure that you can meet it’s demands, in terms of interest, monthly payments and collateral necessities. These loans could take a little longer to process because Secured Home Improvement Loan necessitates valuation of collateral. But one thing is for sure, the time it takes is well worth the money saved on interest.
The Importance of Creating the Right Environment for your Business Success
Saturday, February 27th, 2010What kind of environment is the right environment for your business success? Are you someone who likes to work in a relaxed, calm, quiet environment, or someone who likes a more interactive, invigorating, exciting environment?
There is probably a range of environments you can put up with and get by in. But, have you ever thought about what kind of environment is optimal if you want to create success? Most of us haven’t thought about how our environment affects our business success. Instead, we’ve learned to adapt to less-than-favorable conditions, blaming our sagging energy, increased body aches, and decreased productivity on other factors.
The Effects of a Negative Environment
Psychologists and industrial engineers have long reported that a negative work environment adversely affects our health, sleep habits, interactions with people, sex life, tolerance levels, ability to cope, and ability to process new information.
The longer we are exposed to a negative environment, the more our productivity and success decrease. It also takes its toll on our psychological, emotional, and physiological well-being.
The problem is that researchers have not been able to come up with a single work environment that is best for everyone. Human beings are such a complex, multifaceted group. It is impossible to take into account everyone’s changing needs to create a work environment that is ideal for every individual.
Whether you work from the comfort of your home as a solo preneur or go to work in an office building, it’s up to you to create the perfect environment for your business success. If not, you will find yourself gulping for air.
Are You Gulping For Air?
I have a small pond in my back yard. It’s a modest pond, home to five gold fish, two shubunkins, and two koi, Jack and Casper. It’s a peaceful little pond where birds and deer come to drink and neighborhood cats come with high hopes. There are benches nearby for quiet reflection, and the beauty of nature surrounds.
Not too long ago, the pond wasn’t so peaceful. We were in the middle of a heat wave when I went out to feed my fish. Much to my surprise and alarm, all the fish were at the surface of the pond bunched together and gulping for air. I could see they were in distress, though I didn’t know why. Until . . . I dipped my hand into the pond and felt the temperature of the water. It was very warm.
I immediately flew into action and began pumping warm water out of the top of the pond while simultaneously adding cold water to it. Within a couple of hours the water temperature had stabilized and my fish were back to swimming tranquilly around the pond.
When you are working in an environment that is detrimental to you, you soon end up like my fish on that hot day. You end up gulping for air. Gulping for air leaves us exhausted, depleted, and in desperate need of relief. We’ve all had times when we have felt as if we were just barely making it, scarcely holding it all together, and stressed beyond our limit.
Are you gulping for air? Here are some ways to know.
Top 10 Ways to Tell If You Are Gulping For Air
1. You’re too busy for your family and friends.
2. You do a lot of explaining about why you are so busy.
3. You find yourself just trying to keep your head above water.
4. You’re feeling unheard, misunderstood, and devalued.
5. You’re feeling overwhelmed.
6. You’re caught up in the drama of your business.
7. You’re still at work in your head after you’ve physically left your office.
8. You’re making do by making excuses.
9. You’re not sleeping, exercising, or eating to your benefit.
10. You’re emotionally maxed out.
What do you do if you find yourself gulping for air?
3 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Environment
1. The first thing to do is acknowledge where you are.
2. The second is to create some space to move around. Whether that be actual physical space (like taking a walk) or psychological and emotional space (such as meditating, journaling, or reading a book for pleasure), it’s important to create space.
3. Next, go within and ask, “What environment is in my highest good and greatest well-being right now?” This one question will open up even more space for you to begin creating the perfect environment for your personality, needs and goals.
You will know what that right environment is because in it you will feel expansive, open, allowing, and inviting. You will feel as if you have plenty of room to explore, maneuver, and swim around. You will have time for family, friends, and for yourself. You will thrive, flourish, and prosper.
Why merely put up with or get by in your environment? Instead, stop gulping air and focus on creating just the right environment for your business success.