http://newlygreens.com Walking Green for a Sustainable Garden State Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:30:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://newlygreens.com/feed/ Stories of green living from the early adopters walking the walk. Produced in NJ just outside New York City the show gives an East Coast flavor to implementing more balanced choices. Hosts Greg and Connie, "newlygreens" and not so newlywed, try take the stories to heart and and bring practical change into their own lives. It may not be about being the ideal, but it is definitely about finding inspiration and working toward something better. Kaizen Productions LLC clean Kaizen Productions LLC info@newlygreens.com info@newlygreens.com (Kaizen Productions LLC) 2010 Kaizen Productions LLC Eco Friendly Tales of Going Green from the Northeast sustainable, environmental, earth, nature, solar, wind, recycle, organic, green, eco, eco-friendly http://newlygreens.com/_content/_images/powered_by_podpress_small.jpg http://newlygreens.com http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-june-10-2010/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-june-10-2010/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:00:18 +0000 RisaP http://newlygreens.com/?p=2851 The Headlines: Fish affected by a different kind of pollution Madagascar’s rosewood rainforests ravaged EPA to crack down on factory farms Robot fish to help schools in need Freshwater wind farm in the works UK’s waste to become Euro fuel The Details: Fish affected by a different [...]]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-june-10-2010/feed/ 0 animal waste,BBC,Britain,China,CITES,EPA,Europe,factory farms,fish,freight transport,freshwater wind farm,fuel pellets The Headlines: Fish affected by a different kind of pollution Madagascar's rosewood rainforests ravaged EPA to crack down on factory farms Robot fish to help schools in need Freshwater wind farm in the works UK's waste to become Euro fuel - The Headlines: Fish affected by a different kind of pollution Madagascar's rosewood rainforests ravaged EPA to crack down on factory farms Robot fish to help schools in need Freshwater wind farm in the works UK's waste to become Euro fuel The Details: Fish affected by a different kind of pollution We're not talking about oil, and we're not talking about trash. We're talking about sound. A new study published in ScienceDirect finds that fish have a very well developed sense of sound, and over the last 100 years, humans have increasingly used the oceans of Earth, to the detriment of sea life. According to the BBC, 80 percent of global freight transport is done by motorized shipping, and the global shipping fleet is made up of around 1.2 million vessels! That's a lot of noise under the sea, and one effect of that is that fish are fleeing from the loud noises, causing an unequal distribution of fish across the oceans. There are also problems for the fish that don't flee from loud human sounds: they can't hear the sounds they need to hear to function properly. Fish make noises to define territory, to court mates and to find food. They need to hear each other and their surroundings to live and thrive, but shipping noise is so loud that it's disrupting their ability to do so. Madagascar's rosewood rainforests ravaged You may know rosewood from high-end furniture or from the necks of guitars. But not many people know where rosewood comes from, or what the environmental impact of rosewood might be. Most rosewood comes from Madagascar and it's being plundered from the countryside on orders from Chinese furniture makers, who buy the wood to craft expensive furniture for Americans and Europeans. It's been going on in small illegal operations for years now, but this past year, it has increased at least 25-fold, according to environmental groups. They estimate the value of trees felled this past year at $167 million or more! Malagasy timber barons have stepped up operations because of a military coup that took place last year. The new government is weak and can't really enforce rules against felling these increasingly rare trees. Some environmental groups even claim that the government of Madagascar is getting a cut of the profits. Some scientists are recommending the few remaining rosewood trees in the rainforest of the island deserve the protection of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. We hope they get it. EPA to crack down on factory farms Due to a recent lawsuit settlement with environmental groups, the EPA is proposing a new policy in dealing with factory farms. It doesn't have anything to do with animal treatment, however. This rule is about animal waste. Animal waste, bacteria and parasites from chickens, pigs and cows drain into streams and rivers, posing a threat to human health. The EPA's response? Their new policy proposal would require factory farms to report the type and capacity of manure storage facilities, quantity of manure generated, available land acreage to apply manure and how excess manure is disposed of to the EPA. This is a nice first step, but the EPA's proposal only requires farms to report this information every five years. Robot fish to help schools in need There are robots in the seas! They monitor ocean temperatures and scan for pollutants. But there's a new robot fish on the block, and it's there to actually help the fish. Maurizio Porfiri, assistant professor at Brooklyn laboratories at Polytechnic Institute of New York University, created this new robot fish that can mimic the actions of 'leader' fish, who dart quickly around other fish to lasso them into a school which they then lead. The idea is that the robot fish could take over a school and lead it away from boat motors and power plant turbines. Laboratory experiments with fish in aquariums have proved successful, Kaizen Productions LLC clean 14:03 http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-dec-10-2009/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-dec-10-2009/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:14:46 +0000 RisaP http://newlygreens.com/?p=1987 Headlines: EPA Regulates Carbon Inhofe Shows His Ignorance Gorillas in the Midst UK Gets with the Climate Program Tidal Power in Oregon Coke Reduces it’s Footprint Well Played, EPA In a bold move well timed to coincide with the US Climate Summit decision at Copenhagen,  the EPA [...]]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-dec-10-2009/feed/ 0 Coke,EPA,Gorilla,Inhofe,Oregon,Tidal Power,UK Headlines: EPA Regulates Carbon Inhofe Shows His Ignorance Gorillas in the Midst UK Gets with the Climate Program Tidal Power in Oregon Coke Reduces it's Footprint Well Played, EPA In a bold move well timed to coincide with the US Climate Summit dec... Headlines: EPA Regulates Carbon Inhofe Shows His Ignorance Gorillas in the Midst UK Gets with the Climate Program Tidal Power in Oregon Coke Reduces it's Footprint Well Played, EPA In a bold move well timed to coincide with the US Climate Summit decision at Copenhagen,  the EPA has declared carbon dioxide a “Public Danger” - - triggering the certainty of regulation for big greenhouse gas emitters such as power stations, cement kilns, crude-oil refineries and chemical plants. Jim Inhofe, Senator from Oklahoma, is going to Copenhagen with some of his politician friends, a posse he is calling the "truth squad", to boycott the Climate Change summit and make a general nuisance of himself. But with the EPA essentially demanding legislation by naming CO2 a Public Danger, Senator Inhofe and all the other Congressmen who take money from fossil fuel lobbyists are much less likely to make a dent at the Summit. Gorillas and Humans BFF Again Years of protecting the mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwest Uganda nearly unraveled four years ago when gorillas began to destroy farm crops outside the reserve. Villagers in Nkuringo, located outside the Bwindi boundary, quickly turned against the endangered species. Recently, in an effort to stave off the possibility of gorilla killings, villagers and wildlife officials have partnered up to ensure that the community receives economic benefits for helping to conserve Bwindi's mountain gorillas. The agreement has furthered efforts to ensure the apes' safety and could serve as a model for protecting gorillas across central Africa. 320 individuals, about half of the wild global gorilla population, live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and they are resting a bit easier now thanks to those that care about them, and those that actually live with them. Oregon Making Waves to Make Energy Within two years, barring any unforeseen problems, the first wave power station will be up and fully operational off the coast of Oregon, generating about 1.5 Megawatts of energy. Wave power company Ocean Power Technologies just signed a contract with Oregon Iron Works to start building buoys which harness the energy produced by waves. If all goes well with these first ten buoys, Ocean Power Technologies might get the go ahead to create a 200-buoy project in the area. The project's success could mean great things for the future of wave power in America.  Studies have shown that wave power could power the world twice over. More on that as the project progresses. UK Prime Minister Lays the Smack Down on Climate Change Haters Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, launched an outspoken attack on climate-change skeptics amid growing signs of public doubts about the scientific and political consensus on the environment, insisting that the science on climate change was settled, and accusing those who questioned the consensus of being outdated. He said: "With only days to go before Copenhagen we mustn't be distracted by the behind-the-times, anti-science, flat-earth climate skeptics. We know the science. We know what we must do.” Climate skeptics around the world are using the crisis to argue that man made global warming is not proven and therefore there is no need for a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions or pay to help poor countries adapt. Coca Cola Green Vending Machines Coke has announced that it will turn all of its 10 million vending machines worldwide hydrofluorocarbon-free by 2015. This is a major, ambitious move, as those machines emit 15 million tons of greenhouse gases annually and comprise 40% of Coke's carbon footprint. By switching to using carbon dioxide as the gas in vending machines rather than more carbon-intensive hydrofluorocarbons, the company expects to save as much as 53 million tons of CO2 emissions over a 10-year-period Yet again, Coke is taking a step in the right direction. However, Kaizen Productions LLC clean 9:10 http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-oct-22-2009/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-oct-22-2009/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:17 +0000 RisaP http://newlygreens.com/?p=1748 Dude, Check out These Killer Reefs! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/asr-reef-restoration-loved-by-surfers-and-sea-life-alike.php?dcitc=th_rss For our underwater listeners, if your reef is dying, there is hope! ASR Ltd, a coral reef ecosystem recreation company, is making a new multi-purpose reef system that will decrease beach erosion and give marine critters a new place to live. [...]]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/reusable-news-oct-22-2009/feed/ 1 ASR Ltd,Chamber of Commerce,reef,Sean Hannity,UK,Wind Dude, Check out These Killer Reefs! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/asr-reef-restoration-loved-by-surfers-and-sea-life-alike.php?dcitc=th_rss For our underwater listeners, if your reef is dying, there is hope! ASR Ltd, Dude, Check out These Killer Reefs! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/asr-reef-restoration-loved-by-surfers-and-sea-life-alike.php?dcitc=th_rss For our underwater listeners, if your reef is dying, there is hope! ASR Ltd, a coral reef ecosystem recreation company, is making a new multi-purpose reef system that will decrease beach erosion and give marine critters a new place to live. Here's the kicker: these new reef systems make killer waves! With projects planned in the US, Europe and India, ASR plans to bring their surfing reef to communities around the world. Their current project in southern England is making progress already, and it's not even complete yet. Around this particular reef, the local towns have already noticed an increase in tourism, providing huge socio-economic benefits to the area. Even the ocean can bring economic relief! Don't Worry, We're All OK. NOT! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/hannity-no-global-warming.php?dcitc=th_rss Apparently, all of our efforts at informing the world about Global Warming were completely unnecessary. Why? Because Global Warming doesn't exist....according to Sean Hannity. Taking partisanship to new, unrealistic heights, the FOX pundit covered a confrontation between a journalist and Al Gore at the Society of Environmental Journalist conference in Madison, WI. The journalist went after Gore over inconsistencies in his film "An Inconvenient Truth." Hannity, apparently trying to simplify the issue for his viewers, said,  "The debate's over. There's no global warming." Well that would make our job easier, Mr. Hannity, except that Global Warming is completely real. Just to clear that up. Brits Ahead in the Race to Decency http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6867046.ece From the New York Times, our friends in merry old England have once again used their eloquent words and charming accents to get the edge on us. In a recent survey, 74% of Brits said they would be willing to change their lifestyles in order to help get the planet back on track. As far as we know, citizens of the U.S. have made no such statements. The government in the U.K. has also implemented a new advertising campaign designed to make the Brits feel absolutely naughty about their wasteful habits. Maybe scare tactics about Global Warming would work here, but until the government really decides to crack down on American wastefulness, we'll never know. Dropping Like Flies Redux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/13/another-company-may-leave_n_319782.html Last week we reported that several companies had dropped out of the United States Chamber of Commerce and very soon, another company could make its relationship with the Chamber bite the dust. The Huffington Post reports that MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, a company owned by the 18th richest man in America, Ronald Perelman, is seriously considering leaving the Chamber of Commerce because of its stance against the Clean Air Act. MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, which holds owns a significant amount of several complanies including Revlon, is currently holding internal discussions about whether or not to leave the Chamber of Commerce. For those who don't remember, the Chamber of Commerce shot itself in the foot with an August court petition filed by the chamber demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency subject itself to an open debate over whether credible scientific evidence exists that global warming endangers public health. For the vast majority of scientists and experts, it's a foregone conclusion that Global Warming is not only bad for the globe, but most certainly the people in it. Maybe the Commerce employees should get outside the Chamber every once in awhile! Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/13/another-company-may-leave_n_319782.html New Jersey Works on Wind http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2972 East Coast represent! From EcoGeek.org, Kaizen Productions LLC clean 5:47