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		<title>Global Warming is a SCAM</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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How did &#8216;Global Warming&#8216; become such a huge and widely accepted scam? 
&#187; Could Al Gore the whore be the main culprit, was it part of his campaign  in the run-up towards trying to become  the next president of the United States! 
&#187; Perhaps the &#8216;global warming&#8217; campaign began it&#8217;s life when the [...]]]></description>
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<p>How did &#8216;<strong>Global Warming</strong>&#8216; become such a huge and widely accepted scam? </p>
<p><strong>&raquo;</strong> Could Al Gore the whore be the main culprit, was it part of his campaign  in the run-up towards trying to become  the next president of the United States! </p>
<p><strong>&raquo;</strong> Perhaps the &#8216;global warming&#8217; campaign began it&#8217;s life when the UN was presented with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_record_of_the_past_1000_years" target="_blank">hockey stick graph</a> by Michael Mann et al in 2001.</p>
<p><strong>&raquo;</strong> Or maybe the discussion on man-made global warming was made popular by Al Gore&#8217;s film, &#8216;An Inconvenient Truth&#8217;. </p>
<p>Al Gore bases his whole argument of global warming on one all important piece of evidence taken from ice-core surveys, where scientists drill deep into the ice to look back into Earth&#8217;s climate history. The first findings of the drill expedition in Vostock revealed as Al Gore correctly points out is the clear correlation between carbon dioxide and temperature. However his correlation is topsy-turvy to say the least.</p>
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<p>The problem lies in the fact that Gore&#8217;s assumption that CO2 and temperature rises are linked is in fact the wrong way round. </p>
<p>There have been several major ice-core surveys and every one of them shows the same thing: &#8211; </p>
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<blockquote>As temperatures rise or fall, and <em>then</em> after a few hundred years carbon dioxide follows.</p></blockquote>
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<p>In other words, carbon dioxide is NOT the cause of global warming. It is global warming which increases the levels of carbon dioxide. CO2 changes merely follow or lag after temperature changes have already occurred.</p>
<p>This now begs the question&#8230; </p>
<h3>&#8216;How do higher temperatures lead to more CO2 in the atmosphere?&#8217;</h3>
<p>In order to answer the question we must first understand that CO2 is a natural gas and it&#8217;s produced in all living things. Of all the living things here on Earth, the largest producer of CO2 into the atmosphere is not done by humans, not even industry, cars, or planes. <u>In fact the largest producers of CO2 comes from the oceans.</u> Other big players in the contribution of CO2 include volcanoes, animals, dying vegetation, and bacteria. Animals and bacteria alone produce some 150Gigatonnes of CO2 each year compared to a mere 6.5Gigatonnes produced from humans.</p>
<p>All global warming models assume that man-made CO2 is the main cause of climate change rather than the sun or the clouds. </p>
<p>As stated, the largest producer of CO2 is from the oceans. The more they warm up the more they produce CO2. Conversely, the cooler they are, the more they suck in. But why is there a time lag of hundreds of years between the change in temperature and the change in the amount of carbon dioxide going into or out of the sea?</p>
<p>The reasons is that oceans are so big and so deep they take literally hundreds of years to warm up and cool down. The current warming trend started way before people had cars or even lights. In the past 150 years the world&#8217;s temperature has risen just over half a degree Celsius, but most of that rise occurred before 1940. Between 1940 and 1975 the temperature actually dropped.</p>
<h3>If CO2 doesn&#8217;t drive the Earth&#8217;s climate. What does?</h3>
<p>The answer is simple: &#8211; The Sun. To be more exact there is close correlation between what the sun was doing and changes in temperature on Earth. In fact solar activity (sun spot cycles) rose sharply to 1940 and fell back until the 1970&#8217;s.</p>
<p>We are in a sense inside the Sun&#8217;s atmosphere. The intensity of the Sun&#8217;s magnetic field more than doubled during the 20th century.</p>
<p>Global warming is happening on Mars and Pluto as well.  Since there are no SUVs on Mars, CO2 can&#8217;t be causing global warming.</p>
<p>Believing that human activities can change the weather is like believing that the earth is the centre of the universe. Perhaps such topics such as global warming have been rammed down our throats in order to make the burden of carbon taxes more palatable when they are eventually forced upon us.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts? </p>
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		<title>99 Ways to &#8216;Save the Planet&#8217; – Part Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fourth post in the series: &#8211; 99 Practical Ways to Save the Planet.
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So how do we help to save the planet and our environment! &#8211; Continued 


 Little Helpers


Put your children in charge of some of the energy saving and green tasks around the home &#8211; such as checking that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fourth post in the series: &#8211; 99 Practical Ways to Save the Planet.</p>
<p>To read Part One, <a href="http://solreka.com/blog/environment/save-our-planet-part-one/" target="_top">Click here</a></p>
<p><strong><u>So how do we help to save the planet and our environment!</u></strong> &#8211; Continued </p>
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<h3> Little Helpers</h3>
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<p>Put your children in charge of some of the energy saving and green tasks around the home &#8211; such as checking that lights and appliances are switched off, looking after the composting or feeding the birds &#8211; and reward them for doing well. </p>
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<p align="center">&quot;<strong>Find something children enjoy and these habits are likely to last a lifetime.</strong>&quot;</p>
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<h3> Energy Smart Schoools</h3>
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<p>  Ask the staff at your childs school to match your green efforts at home by cutting back on energy waste on campus. Some energy saving and environmental tips include;<span id="more-307"></span> set up a community garden, vegetable patch for the children at school, turn off lights in classrooms when not in use, get rid of vending machines stocked with sugar rich canned drinks and overpackaged snacks. </p>
<p>Get the children and teachers involved in energy saving projects which the school as a whole can take part in.</p>
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<h3> Decondition Yourself</h3>
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<p>    Minimize your energy dependence on energy-hungry air conditioning by tackling heat the natural way. For example; shade sunny windows with curtains or blinds, and place trees and climbing plants outside. Open windows at night to allow cross-ventilation, install a large fan in the attic, and run it in the evening only. </p>
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<h3>Eat Before You Shop</h3>
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<p>    It&#8217;s frightening how much food the average household throws away. Studies show that we buy more food if we shop when hungry. So eat a hearty meal, and prepare a concise shopping list before frequenting the shops. Help reduce this gluttoneous and frivolous act of food waste by simply avoiding impulse shopping on an empty stomach.</p>
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<h3>Dishwashers are Go</h3>
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<p>    Running a dishwasher can actually have less impact on the environment than doing dishes by hand if you choose a water and energy-efficient model and put it on only when there&#8217;s a full load, using a low-temperature setting and eco-friendly dishwasher powder or tablets. Also with a dishwasher, there is no need to pre-rinse items. To maintain an energy saving and environmentally friendly dishwasher ensure that the filter is regularly maintained to avoid any build up of limescale. </p>
<p>What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions or practical tips on how to save our planet?</p>
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		<title>99 Ways to &#8216;Save the Planet&#8217; – Part Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Think Outside the Box: -


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Third post in the series: &#8211; 99 Practical Ways to Save the Planet.</p>
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<p><strong><u>So how do we help to save the planet and our environment!</u></strong> &#8211; Continued </p>
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<p>Our children are the generation of tomorrow. For this simple reason we must nurture, educate, and pamper  to their every need.</p>
<p>A bored child can be brought to life by a simple cardboard box, which a fertile imagination can turn into anything from a den to a spaceship. Before you recycle the box, let your child have endless hours of fun with a simple cardboard box and some paint. Of course, this simple concept can be used for most household items which we throw away without even thinking twice about (milk cartons, cereal boxes, etc). You get the idea. </p>
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<p>It requires much more land, water and energy to extract food from animals, than from vegetables. For example, in the USA it takes 140 litres of water to produce one kilogram of wheat, but a whopping 4,400 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef. </p>
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<p>If the idea of becoming a vegetarian is too unpalatable, then at least try and cut down on your meat consumption to one or two times a week. </p>
<p>Promote your local community and try to source locally raised, organic meat specialists. Help put a stop to the corporate rot  that is the supermarket and their disgusting trade policies.</p>
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<p>In this dumbed down world we are moving towards, it is now more important than ever to keep all communication channels open. If you have a good idea which you&#8217;d like to share, if you need something, or if you&#8217;ve got something to offer, then put up a notice in your local shop, or your community website.</p>
<p>Promote togetherness and well being for both yourself, others and the <strong>environment</strong>.</p>
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<p>Attention all speed freaks! Driving at 56mph is 25 percent more fuel-efficient and environmental than driving at 70mph. Not to mention you&#8217;re much less likely to wrap your car around a tree. </p>
<p>Other methods for increasing fuel efficiency include regularly checking tyre pressures, removing roof racks, extra loads when not in use, coasting (not recommended), and of course not being a speed junky and pressing down too hard on the accelerator.</p>
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<p>If you try to take on too many of these &#8216;<strong>Save the Planet</strong>&#8216; and environmental suggestions at once, then you may end up doing most of them only a few times before lapsing. To avoid eco-warrior burnout, try to add a few of your favourite suggestions to your routine each week and build up your portfolio of lifestyle changes gradually. </p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Remember to pursue your eco-journey in <u>baby steps</u>. Little but often is a far more effective way of producing results, than trying to save the planet </strong> <strong>in one afternoon.</strong> </p>
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<p>What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions or practical tips on how to save our planet?</p>
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		<title>Renewable Energy &#8211; What&#8217;s the Point!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>99 Ways to &#8216;Save the Planet&#8217; – Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second post in the series: &#8211; 99 Practical Ways to Save the Planet.
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It&#8217;s a Jungle Out There: -


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Second post in the series: &#8211; 99 Practical Ways to Save the Planet.</p>
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<p><strong><u>So how do we help to save the planet!</u></strong> &#8211; Continued </p>
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<p>Modern furniture and electronic gadgets and gizmo&#8217;s can emit enough chemicals to make the air in our homes and offices more hazardous than the air outdoors. To ensure the air you breath isn&#8217;t toxic, why not surround yourself with vibrant and life enhancing plants.</p>
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<p>Some plants are particularly effective absorbers of these harmful pollutants. Recommended plants include peace lilies, spider plants, Boston ferns, rubber plants and palms, to name but a few. </p>
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<p>The future is ultimately in the hands of our children. It is therefore critical for us to teach and educate our children about the world in which they live, and how to live a sustainable life. One great method for involving children is to encourage them to write a poem about the wonders of nature, or get them to draw their favourite tree, plant, animal, etc. </p>
<p>As they write their poems, and draw their favourite pictures, why not help them to create an eco-tree. The poems and pictures make up the leaves of the tree.</p>
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<h3>Say No to Plastic: -</h3>
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<p>The next time you go shopping, when you approach the checkout, most cashiers automatically start placing your goods into a plastic carrier bag. Most of the time these plastic bags are totally unnecessary. When I am offered a plastic bag, I simply decline and explain to each and every single cashier  that I do not require a plastic bag, as they are both wasteful and destructive to our planet. </p>
<p>If enough people adopt this simple step then one day, the message (meme) will take effect, and plastic bags will become a thing of the past.</p>
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<p>Covering food (and ice cubes) in your fridge or freezer (ideally with a plate rather than using cling film or foil) not only stops your food from drying out, but also prevents the residual moisture from condensing as ice on the walls of your fridge/freezer. A fridge with iced-up walls uses more energy and needs defrosting more often.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Fridges and freezers are probably the most expensive electrical items to run in your home.</strong><strong> So make sure they&#8217;re not using more energy than they need.</strong></p>
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<p>Choose real corks rather than plastic ones. Not only are natural corks easier to get out of the bottle, but they&#8217;re made from a renewable resource, grown in forests that support a huge variety of wildlife, including endangered species, such as the lynx. Once you&#8217;ve finished with the cork, why not collect them and use as fire-lighters or put them on your compost heap.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions or practical tips for saving our planet?</p>
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		<title>Only 3% of the Earth&#8217;s Water is Drinkable&#8230; Why?</title>
		<link>http://solreka.com/blog/wordless-wednesday/earth-water-not-drinkable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SolReka</dc:creator>
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		<title>99 Practical Ways to &#8216;Save the Planet&#8217; – Part One</title>
		<link>http://solreka.com/blog/environment/save-the-planet-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SolReka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[99 Ways to Save the Planet &#8211; Part One
How can I protect the rainforest &#8211; the lungs of our planet?  How can I conserve energy around the home &#8211; and save money at the same time? Is  nuclear power a threat to our world or the answer to its problems?
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<p>How can I protect the rainforest &ndash; the lungs of our planet?  How can I <strong>conserve energy</strong> around the home &ndash; and save money at the same time? Is  nuclear power a threat to our world or the answer to its problems?</p>
<p>These are just some of the questions we need to be asking  ourselves when it comes to looking at ways to  <strong>save the planet</strong> and our <strong>environment</strong>.</p>
<p>During this twenty part series of posts, you will learn  practical and different ways of making not only your life more sustainable, but  also easing the burden on our planet&rsquo;s resources. </p>
<p><strong><u>So how do we help to save the planet!</u></strong></p>
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<p>Too many people make assumptions.  If you see something you think might be pollution; it could be litter left on  the roadside, or foamy scum frothing on the surface of a river &ndash; then notify  your local authority or environmental agency. Perhaps somebody has already  pointed out the problem, but you are not to know that. It is far better to  report the problem twice than not at all.</p>
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<p>Newspaper is one of the easiest  materials to recycle. It has a multitude of uses, including; insulation,  composting, cleaning windows along with vinegar, papier mache dolls, swatting  flies, and so on.<br />
  Did you know that every time you  recycle a pile of papers one metre high, you save a tree from the chop.</p>
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<p>Heating water to near boiling  point for the purpose of washing and bathing is both pointless and wasteful.  Once you fill the basin with hot water, you only end up mixing it with cold  water. So conserve energy and only wash in tepid water, unless you like the  lobster look of course.</p>
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<p>Radiators can be quite efficient  if a few tips are adopted. Firstly, make sure you are heating your rooms rather  than your walls. This is achieved by fitting reflective foil behind them. Also  bleed your radiators regularly to remove any trapped air and ensure they&rsquo;re  working at maximum efficiency.</p>
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<p>Toilets use about 30% of the total water used in a  household. An old style single flush toilet can use up to 13 litres of water in  one flush. Newer toilets use only six litres for a full flush and four litres  with a reduced<br />
  flush.<br />
  This seems excessive to say the  least. </p>
<p>  Why not put a brick in the  cistern, this helps reduce the amount of water needed for each flush.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>When using the toilet. Remember this simple motto: &ndash; </strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong><u>If it&rsquo;s brown  flush it down, if it&rsquo;s yellow, let it mellow.</u></strong></p>
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<p>What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions or practical tips for saving the planet?</p>
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		<title>Amazing Green Ad &#8211; Award winning clouds commercial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great advert from GE - General Electric. The beauty of humanity never ceases to amaze me.]]></description>
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<p><img src="http://solreka.com/blog/wp-content/spacer.png" width="1" height="30" />The beauty of humanity and the diversity and rich culture in which we all live never ceases to amaze me. This video is a stroke of genius. Similar to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb8P7dfjVw" target="_blank"><strong>Sony Bravia</strong> advert</a> with the millions of balls rolling down the hill and the most amazing, beautiful soundtrack I have heard in a long long time &#8211; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4_4abCWw-w"><strong>Jose Gonzales &#8211; Heartbeats</strong></a>. This advert is on the same par if not better.</p>
<p>The boys at GE &#8211; <strong>General Electric</strong> have come up with a real humdinger advert. Elegant, beautiful and a must view. In a lot of cases the adverts on TV are typically a lot better than the content of the programmes they are filling out for. <img src='http://solreka.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  This advert is no exception. <span id="more-210"></span></p>
<p>GE claim that just as nature reuses water, GE water technology has turned billions of gallons of into clean water each year, rain or shine.</p>
<p><strong>What are your thoughts about GE? Do you think they are doing their bit for the environment?</strong></p>
<p>Anyway, here is the advert for your viewing delight. Enjoy.</p>
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