A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE

• “WHEN THERE’S A HUGE SOLAR ENERGY SPILL, IT’S JUST CALLED A NICE DAY”

—Germany produced a record high renewable energy. As of today, 25% of the of the Fifth Largest Economy in the world comes from clean renewable sources.

◊ Germany is among the world’s largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles

◊ According to  the country’s energy industry association (BDEW), the largest renewable source is wind energy, accounting for 9.2% of all energy production.

Biomass, or material acquired from living organisms, accounted for 5.7

Solar technology for 5.3 percent.

◊ According to German law, renewable energy shall account for 35 percent of the electricity production by 2020, 50 percent by 2030, 65 percent by 2040 and 80 percent by 2050.

◊ Business Insider noted that in contrast, only 11.8 percent of US energy was from renewables last year. Four percent of US power came from hydro-electric power, 1.5 percent from wind, and only 0.2 percent from solar.

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• U.S COMPLETES WARMEST 12 MONTHS ON RECORD IN 117 YEARS

“According to new data released today by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), May 2011 to April 12 ranked as the warmest 12-month stretch over the U.S. since records began in 1895.”

—WASHINGTON POST

“The average temperature over the 12 month stretch was nearly three degrees Fahrenheit above last century’s average. In recent months, the United States has seen several notable signs of climate change.”

—DEMOCRACY NOW

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• “We have waited too long to develop alternative energy sources and there is also the likelihood that even all of these alternative energy sources put together would not be able to power industrial societies in the way we have been accustomed to with fossil fuels. People have to understand that we have created a way of life that it is fundamentally unsustainable, and that does not mean that it’s just, you know, ecologically irresponsible, it means that it cannot continue.” *

• “In short, we have to live within nature’s budget of renewable resources at rates of natural replenishment. Can we do it? We have no choice! Alternative energy sources are important but none can fully replace fossil fuels in the time we have. Also, we’ve designed and built our infrastructure for transport, electricity and farming to suit oil, coal and gas.”  *

• “Changing to different energy sources will require us to redesign cities, manufacturing processes, health care and more. We’ll also have to rethink some of our cultural values.”  *

• All industrial societies run on fossil fuels. 
• Our entire transportation (cars, trucks, ships and airplanes) and agriculture systems depends and consumes most of the world’s oil.
• Like all fossil fuels, petroleum is a limited sources of energy. Eventually oil scarcity will translate into higher food prices and less mobility.

Source:  BBC Documentary: Farm for the Future

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Did you know that as much as 20% of what we put into the atmosphere this year will remain there 1000 years from now? - Al Gore

(via climate-changing)

FRACKING (Hydraulic Fracturing)

“Fracking is controversial because it injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas. Many feel this extraction process raises a myriad of human health and environmental issues.”– Source @DemocracyNow –Friday, Nov 04, 2011

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/4/debate_on_fracking_was_syracuse_right

  “Are the health consequences worth the economic benefits”– Source @ LinkTV.org–Fracking Hell: The Untold Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEB_Wwe-uBM

“Water is a commodity, you might not think it is when you have ti but and its good. But when you loose it it’s gone […] Potential benefits need to be balanced against acceptable risks for that you need facts.”–Source @ BBC (World News America): Fracking 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPZqXGBlj10

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