Energy Bill boosts Fuel-economy Standards
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The Energy bill passed Congress which includes the first increase in vehicle fuel-economy standards in 32 years.

It also includes the ability to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume. You will see stickers on new cars that specify not only how many miles they get per gallon but how much greenhouse gas emissions they produce. And when you pull up to the pump, you will fill your car with a mixture of gasoline and made-in-the-USA biofuel.

It is projected that the bill will reduce energy use by 7% and carbon dioxide emissions by 9% in 2030.
 
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Silk SoyMilk Environmentally Friendly
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Many people drink soy milk and "Silk Soymilk" is the most popular. Sisters Elaine Tavani & Carol Jenson drink it.
This appears on the carton "A Plus for the planet"
"Did you know that your Silk purchase helps support organic farmers? In fact Silk is the world's largest user of US certified organic food grade soybeans. Plus, every delicious drop of Silk is powered by clean, renewable wind energy. That's two more reasons to sip with a smiile."

And on their website
"Silk Soymilk purchases wind power, an environmentally friendly electricity source, to offset 100 percent of the energy used in the production of its products. "
Our Thanks to Carol for pointing it out to Green Tavani
 
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Gore Wins 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Al Gore accepted his 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by telling the world in straight-forward language: "Climate change is a real, rising, imminent and universal threat to the future of the Earth. "
Quoting the new York Times in repeating Al Gore statement that :
“our world is spinning out of kilter” and that “the very web of life on which we depend is being ripped and frayed,” Mr. Gore warned that “we, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency — a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here.” But, he added, “there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst — not all — of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly.”
 
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