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FAB

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:43:00 +1200

Hey guys the new site looks amazing, good job. Good to see you have stuck with it cheers.

NEWS: US says wind could power 20% of Eastern Grid

Fri, 14 May 2010 09:37:00 +1200

Date: 21-Jan-10Country: USAuthor: Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON – Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed by households and businesses in the eastern half of the United States by 2024, but it would require up to $90 billion in investment, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
For the 20 percent wind scenario to work, billions must be spent on installing wind towers on land and sea and about 22,000 miles of new high-tech power lines to carry the electricity to cities, according to the study from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
"Twenty percent wind is an ambitious goal," said David Corbus, the project manager for the study. "We can bring more wind power online, but if we don't have the proper infrastructure to move that power around, it's like buying a hybrid car and leaving it in the garage,"
The private sector cannot fund all the needed spending, so a big chunk would have to come from the federal government through programs such as loan guarantees, Corbus said.
The Obama administration is already dedicating billions of dollars to double the amount of electricity produced by wind and other renewables energy sources by January 2012... [[/news/us-says-wind-could-power-20-of-eastern-grid/|Read...

Well done Greenpages!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:17:00 +1200

Just wanted to say well done Greenpages on a fantastic website. There is finally a reputable place to list your business and promote green initiatives and business practice. I think this site has the potential to inspire other businesses to do their best to be environmentally responsible and considerate. Great work.

Green Education

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:42:00 +1200

Wow am really pleased to have found this site. Our son frequently comes home from school all charged up with ideas on how we can leave a lighter footprint on the earth, now I can easily find options for our family to do this in one place. Thanks

NEWS: Chickens in the city

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:50:00 +1200

Chickens in city gardens

By Dave Harcourt

The scratching chickens that are found in and around many rural households provides cheap food at practically no cost – now its also happening in city and town houses in Europe and more recently the USA.

Homes across Europe are being encouraged to keeps hens using new and innovative Chicken housing Eggs from the Eglu

The Eglu is based on a plastic, waterproof box,where the hens shelter and lay their eggs. The box is attached to an enclosed run which can be placed on a lawn allowing the chickens to scratch for insects and grass. The run has a door to allow the hens a free range in the garden when its safe.

The supplier provides organically raised hens a few weeks away from laying age and in the UK will donate 20 pounds to the Battery Hen Rescue Trust if you save a battery hens using you Eglu

Is living green only for kermit the frog?

Tue, 11 May 2010 10:38:00 +1200

With global warming being such a huge concern in the news these days, are you actually living more "green" now? If so, what steps have you taken to become more environmentally conscious?

Jonah and The Whale

Tue, 11 May 2010 10:48:00 +1200

If Jonah was swallowed by a whale today, would he be surrounded by human garbage instead of seaweed?...and then rescued by a Japanese whaler?

The chances are good today that Jonah would be swallowed up by human detritus...instead of seaweed. Most of the trash being found in our oceans are being broken into bite-sized plastic bits, and it is sickening or killing the small fish, plankton and birds that ingest it. It will go into the food chain and eventually lead to mutations in the gene pool of living things. Plastic sea trash doesn't biodegrade and often floats at the surface. Bottlecaps, bags and wrappers that end up in the ocean from the wind or through overflowing sewage systems can then drift thousands of miles.

Seeing that product of modern human civilization just floating out here in the middle of nowhere makes our power painfully obvious, and the consequences of the industrial age plain. It's definitely not a pretty sight.

Txt reading rude?

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +1200

Hey Wow COOL site, I love the look and feel.
Topic for discussion. When did "beep beep" from a mobile phone mean "excuse me" I cannot believe 99% think its find to glance away to read a txt they have just received while we were in conversation. Am I wrong to find this to be an extremely rude habit