Eat This, Not That! took a look at what is found in bottled water.

I don’t know about the rest of the world, but for Americans and Japanese, what comes out of the tap is just as good if not better for you than what comes in the plastic bottles, and better for the environment, too! No recycling, no plastic, no contaminants!

Dasani of Coca-Cola is selling Philadelphia tap water that has been purified. The Natural Resources Defense Council found that about 22% of  brands tested contained contaminants ABOVE state health limits.

Let’s see, tap water that meets state, federal and local guidelines or trendy bottled water with fancy names that costs more than gasoline. Hmm…

I’ll put a purifier on my tap water and go with that and be kinder to the environment and my wallet as well. How about you?

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The agreement reached at the recent summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations (the G8) held in Italy to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) could help a post-Kyoto Protocol treaty materialize in December 2009.

According to Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission (EC), an agreement on the global temperature target, especially by the developing economies like the United States, could form the global benchmark and catalyst for the crucial negotiations on climate change to be held in Copenhagen in Denmark in December 2009.

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The summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations – the G8 – being held in Italy has agreed to try limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) and also cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the member-nations by 80%.

The goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius was adopted, for the first time, by the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada. This target had already been agreed on in 1996 by the European Union and its G8 member-countries, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy.

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The United Kingdom, France and Italy have called upon major developing economies such as India and China to sign up for the goal of halving the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050, from 1990 levels.

Foreign Minister Franco Frattini

At the summit of the G8 (Group of Eight industrialized nations) held in Italy, some developed nations like the United States and Japan have asked for a more recent base year, which would make cuts of greenhouse-gas emissions less difficult.

However, the United Kingdom and France urged industrial countries to aim even higher and set a goal of 80% cuts in their emissions of greenhouse-gases by 2050.

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There are job chances galore in green sector and help wanted ads are bristling.

In the midst of the  global economic recession, one good opportunity has showed up in the United States in the form of what may be described as green careers. Even as most other companies are struggling to survive, green companies are seeing a bright future.

Green jobs not only are long-term but also cut across all economic lines.

Here are a few of the top green jobs:

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The emissions target scheme announced by Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev recently aims at slashing emissions by 10%-15% from Russia’s emissions in 1990 when the country was a part of the Soviet Union. At that time, Russia’s greenhouse-gas emissions were far higher than they are at present.

Environmentalists, who are not happy Russia’s target for emissions reduction, argue that the target fell short of expectations from developing countries.

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Houston Dome – The fourth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in Texas, Houston is vulnerable to killer hurricanes, extreme heat and other natural disasters. And the problem is only getting worse as the city is forced to spend a fortune in a losing battle against nature. Hence why a team of engineers decided that the most viable solution for the moment is to “move the city indoors”.

The Houston Dome is supposed to protect the city from category-5 hurricanes

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When mamma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.

When Mamma Nature ain’t happy, it can get real ugly, or pretty depending on your perspective.

Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times in one night. The volcano sent ash plume more than 9 miles into the air. It was the volcano’s first emissions in nearly 20 years. (Yeah, trying to hold your anger in for 20 years will make you blow your top seriously, eh?)  Fine gray dust fell Monday morning on small communities north of Anchorage.

Alaska’s volcanos’ ash is used as an industrial abrasive. It can also injure skin, eyes and breathing passages.  Ash can cause damage to engines in planes, cars and other vehicles.

There were reports of a quarter-inch of ash in Trapper Creek and up to a half-inch at a lakeside lodge near Skwentna.

“This morning we will have a half-inch snow, um, ash fall…”

“The heavier stuff drops out very quickly, and then the other stuff filters out. There’s going to be a very fine amount of it that’s going to be suspended in the atmosphere for quite some time,” said one meteorologist. “The finer ash is going to travel farther, and any ash can affect aviation safety.”

Redoubt Volcano is 10,200 feet high and roughly 100 miles southwest of Anchorage. It last erupted during a four-month period from 1989-90.

The last time Redoubt erupted it sent ash 150 miles away into the path of a KLM jet.  The jet’s four engines flamed out and dropped more than 2 miles before the crew was able to restart all engines and land safely. It cost $80 million to repair the plane.

So, my question is – If we don’t start taking care of our planet and Mother Nature gets really really angry, what do you think might happen?

Perhaps we don’t want to find out.

Via: Sina

As you know, Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore has been consistently campaigning for the environment, and in the process he has evoked plenty of interest in issues that surround global warming.

Image by World Economic Forum

Al Gore’s book— An Inconvenient Truth, and the subsequent documentary that was made based on it, has reached out to millions and even won Gore an Academy Award. Now the former US Vice-President is coming up with a sequel of sorts with a new book— Our Choice, slated for release in November this year.

The latest book penned down by Gore is set to come up with the solutions to the problems discussed in the first book and also offer a clear direction as to what we need to do for a greener future. The book goes all out in its effort to promote green by practicing what it preaches.

Our Choice will be printed on 100% recycled paper, has locally produced and sourced editions, uses low VOC inks, and will be carbon neutral. Add to all these the fact that all profits will go towards the Alliance for Climate Protection and it shows Gore’s commitment towards the green cause once again. So will there be another award winning documentary on this one as well? Probably!

Via: Reuters

Japanese stars are into the Green spirit.

Olympic marathon silver medalist Yuko Arimori is one.

Former major league baseball player Tsuyoshi Shinjo is another.

And, model Yuri Ebihara, also known as “Ebi-chan” is the third (left to right.)

The three posed for the press during a promotional event for a mobile phone carrier KDDI au.

KDDI in Tokyo launched its “Green Road Project.” au users can donate 1 yen for each 1 kilometer they walk or run AFTER downloading the company’s online service “au Smart Sports Run&Walk.”

The money raised will go towards buying seeds of bitter gourd and morning glory. Those seeds will be distributeed for free at au shops to promote KDDI’s greening project.

Ebi-chan gushed: “It is so cool and I like men who give it their all when they try something.”

Where do I sign up?