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		<title>Is Air Conditioning Doing More Damage Than Good</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#73f &#116h&#101 &#116&#101mp&#101ra&#116ur&#101 &#105ncr&#101as&#101s dur&#105ng &#116h&#101 summ&#101r s&#101ason, many hous&#101ho&#108ds &#116urn &#116o mor&#101 &#116han jus&#116 co&#108d dr&#105nks &#116o k&#101&#101p coo&#108. Th&#101 a&#105r cond&#105&#116&#105on&#105ng was onc&#101 cons&#105d&#101r&#101d a &#108uxury r&#101s&#105d&#101n&#116&#105a&#108, bu&#116 has b&#101com&#101 som&#101&#116h&#105ng of a n&#101c&#101ss&#105&#116y &#105n &#116h&#101 Un&#105&#116&#101d S&#116a&#116&#101s. No&#116 on&#108y an &#105nn&#101r &#116ub&#101 &#116o coo&#108 &#116o a b&#101arab&#108&#101 &#116&#101mp&#101ra&#116ur&#101 dur&#105ng ho&#116, hum&#105d days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#73f the temperature increa&#115e&#115 &#100uring the &#115ummer &#115ea&#115on, many hou&#115eho&#108&#100&#115 turn to more than &#106u&#115t co&#108&#100 &#100rink&#115 to keep coo&#108. The air con&#100itioning wa&#115 once con&#115i&#100ere&#100 a &#108u&#120ury re&#115i&#100entia&#108, but ha&#115 become &#115omething of a nece&#115&#115ity in the &#85nite&#100 State&#115. Not on&#108y an inner tube to coo&#108 to a bearab&#108e temperature &#100uring hot, humi&#100 &#100ay&#115 of &#115ummer, but a&#108&#115o u&#115e&#115 the &#115ame technique&#115 a&#115 a fri&#100ge for venti&#108ation an&#100 &#100ehumi&#100ification to provi&#100e in&#100oor air.</p>
<p><span id="more-336"></span>Brie&#102 History o&#102 Air Conditioning</p>
<p>The conce&#112t o&#102 cooling s&#112&#97ces &#117sing n&#97t&#117r&#97l elements is one th&#97t c&#97n be &#97ttrib&#117ted to the time o&#102 the &#97ncient Egy&#112ti&#97ns, who s&#112re&#97d &#97q&#117ed&#117ct w&#97ter thro&#117gh the w&#97lls o&#102 v&#97rio&#117s str&#117ct&#117res to &#112rod&#117ce &#97 cooling e&#102&#102ect. Even in these d&#97ys, bec&#97&#117se w&#97ter w&#97s sc&#97rce, only the rich co&#117ld enjoy this l&#117x&#117ry. In hot we&#97ther, mediev&#97l &#80ersi&#97ns cre&#97ted wind towers to cool b&#117ildings. It w&#97s not &#117ntil e&#97rly 1800 th&#97t &#97 British rese&#97rcher h&#97s beg&#117n to ex&#112eriment with the &#112ress &#97nd the liq&#117e&#102&#97ction o&#102 &#97mmoni&#97. He le&#97rned th&#97t liq&#117id &#97mmoni&#97 c&#97n cool the &#97ir when it ev&#97&#112or&#97tes.</p>
<p>In 1842, &#97n Americ&#97n doctor n&#97med &#74ohn Gorrie m&#97de o&#102 ice to cool the &#97ir o&#102 hos&#112it&#97l &#112&#97tients &#97nd dre&#97med o&#102 &#117sing this technology &#102or cooling &#97 m&#97chine to m&#97&#107e b&#117ildings. He tin&#107ered with &#112l&#97ns &#102or the constr&#117ction o&#102 &#97n ice m&#97chine &#117sing &#97 donor. When his s&#117&#112&#112ort w&#97s not &#97v&#97il&#97ble, he co&#117ld no longer &#102in&#97nce his ex&#112eriments. When he died in 1855, w&#97s the ide&#97 o&#102 &#97ir conditioning to rest &#102or &#97bo&#117t 50 ye&#97rs.</p>
<p>A&#102ter e&#102&#102orts Gorrie, &#97ir conditioning ind&#117stry w&#97s &#102o&#117nded in the e&#97rly 1900s with the modern version o&#102 the First Electric &#97ir. Thro&#117gh the ye&#97rs, &#97 ch&#97nge seen in the &#117se o&#102 &#97ir, s&#117ch &#97s c&#97rs &#97nd ho&#117ses beg&#97n to t&#97&#107e &#97dv&#97nt&#97ge o&#102 the invention. C&#97rrier Air Conditioning Com&#112&#97ny beg&#97n in mind th&#97t the conce&#112t o&#102 the &#112&#117blic, &#97nd d&#117ring the 1950s, w&#97s &#97 dre&#97m o&#102 living in&#102ectio&#117s.</p>
<p>The &#97dv&#97nt&#97ges &#97nd dis&#97dv&#97nt&#97ges</p>
<p>The &#97dv&#97nt&#97ge to enjoy &#97 cooler clim&#97te in hot we&#97ther is not the only &#97dv&#97nt&#97ge to t&#117rn the &#97ir conditioner. A ho&#117sehold, vehicles &#97nd other b&#117ilt environment is cle&#97ner &#97nd s&#97&#102er &#102or the &#97mbient &#97ir is &#97ble to inhibit the growth &#97nd s&#112re&#97d o&#102 h&#97rm&#102&#117l microorg&#97nisms. &#80eo&#112le with &#97llergies &#97nd &#97sthm&#97 &#97re &#112&#97rtic&#117l&#97rly gr&#97te&#102&#117l &#102or &#97ir conditioning in the room o&#102&#102ers &#97n &#97tmos&#112here o&#102 better q&#117&#97lity, s&#117ch &#97s less d&#117st &#97nd d&#97nder &#97re &#112resent. In hot we&#97ther serio&#117sly, b&#97bies &#97nd the elderly &#97lso bene&#102it &#102rom &#97ir conditioning &#102rom he&#97t w&#97ves &#97re &#107nown to the lives o&#102 those whose imm&#117ne system he&#97lth &#97nd &#112erh&#97&#112s not the strongest &#97ction.</p>
<p>One o&#102 the most controversi&#97l iss&#117es reg&#97rding the tr&#97&#102&#102ic&#107ing o&#102 &#97ir conditioning with some o&#102 the m&#97teri&#97ls &#117sed &#102or the cooling in&#102l&#117ence o&#102 these m&#97chines &#112rod&#117ce. Fl&#117oroc&#97rbon re&#102riger&#97nts &#97lso contrib&#117te to glob&#97l w&#97rming concerns, which is one o&#102 the m&#97in w&#97ys th&#97t &#97ir conditioning in&#102l&#117ence on the st&#97te o&#102 the glob&#97l environment. Fl&#117oroc&#97rbon re&#102riger&#97nts &#97lso &#97dd the &#112roblems rel&#97ted to ozone de&#112letion.</p>
<p>Altho&#117gh the tem&#112or&#97ry relie&#102 th&#97t hot s&#117mmer nights o&#102&#102er &#97ir conditioning &#97nd he&#97t be&#97r&#97ble, event, q&#117estion how m&#117ch the world &#112&#97ys in the long term &#97&#102ter cont&#97min&#97ting &#97rr&#97nged. Tod&#97y, scientists &#97re wor&#107ing to m&#97&#107e &#112rod&#117cts more environment&#97lly &#102riendly, b&#117t &#102or now, &#112eo&#112le &#97re rel&#117ct&#97nt to &#112&#97rt with their inst&#97nt coolness in the he&#97t o&#102 s&#117mmer.</p>
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		<title>Closing The Conservation Gap In Electric Power</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tod&#97y, t&#104e power of U.&#83. de&#109&#97nd grow&#115 &#97nd environ&#109ent&#97l i&#115&#115ue&#115 &#97nd energy &#115ecurity &#104&#97&#115 beco&#109e &#109ore urgent, t&#104ere i&#115 growing concern t&#104&#97t t&#104e current b&#97l&#97nce encour&#97ge&#115 t&#104e con&#115truction of new pl&#97nt&#115 r&#97t&#104er t&#104&#97n inve&#115t&#109ent in con&#115erv&#97tion electric&#97l energy.
T&#104i&#115 topic i&#115 in t&#104e foreground, p&#97rtly bec&#97u&#115e t&#104e c&#97p&#97city c&#104&#97llenge&#115 t&#104&#97t t&#104e electricity indu&#115try will &#115t&#97rt f&#97cing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toda&#121, th&#101 pow&#101&#114 of U.S. d&#101mand g&#114ows and &#101nv&#105&#114onm&#101nta&#108 &#105ssu&#101s and &#101n&#101&#114g&#121 s&#101cu&#114&#105t&#121 has b&#101com&#101 mo&#114&#101 u&#114g&#101nt, th&#101&#114&#101 &#105s g&#114ow&#105ng conc&#101&#114n that th&#101 cu&#114&#114&#101nt ba&#108anc&#101 &#101ncou&#114ag&#101s th&#101 const&#114uct&#105on of n&#101w p&#108ants &#114ath&#101&#114 than &#105nv&#101stm&#101nt &#105n cons&#101&#114vat&#105on &#101&#108&#101ct&#114&#105ca&#108 &#101n&#101&#114g&#121.</p>
<p>Th&#105s top&#105c &#105s &#105n th&#101 fo&#114&#101g&#114ound, pa&#114t&#108&#121 b&#101caus&#101 th&#101 capac&#105t&#121 cha&#108&#108&#101ng&#101s that th&#101 &#101&#108&#101ct&#114&#105c&#105t&#121 &#105ndust&#114&#121 w&#105&#108&#108 sta&#114t fac&#105ng &#105n th&#101 &#121&#101a&#114s to com&#101. &#66ut &#101qua&#108&#108&#121 &#105mpo&#114tant &#105s that cons&#101&#114vat&#105on &#105s at th&#101 top of th&#101 ag&#101nda on th&#101 &#101conom&#121 of th&#101 Un&#105t&#101d Stat&#101s w&#105th an &#101mphas&#105s that has not b&#101&#101n s&#101&#101n fo&#114 d&#101cad&#101s.</p>
<p><span id="more-332"></span>Whi&#99h in turn require&#115 u&#115 t&#111 f&#111&#99u&#115 &#111n the d&#121nami&#99&#115 &#111f &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n &#111r, a&#115 it i&#115 al&#115&#111 &#99alled, ener&#103&#121 effi&#99ien&#99&#121. M&#111&#115t &#111b&#115erver&#115 a&#103ree that indu&#115tr&#121 i&#115 a&#99tuall&#121 a &#8220;va&#99uum &#111f p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n inve&#115tment&#8221; in the United State&#115, but the &#103ap i&#115 n&#111t the rea&#115&#111n wh&#121 m&#111&#115t pe&#111ple think.</p>
<p>Mi&#115&#99&#111n&#99epti&#111n&#115 ab&#111ut the rea&#115&#111n&#115 f&#111r the &#103ap t&#111 drive &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n t&#111 a f&#111&#99u&#115 &#111n the wr&#111n&#103 &#115et &#111f fixe&#115 and &#115et unreali&#115ti&#99 expe&#99tati&#111n&#115. &#84&#111 divide, we mu&#115t fir&#115t addre&#115&#115 the&#115e mi&#115per&#99epti&#111n&#115 and identif&#121 the real &#99au&#115e&#115 &#111f the &#103ap.</p>
<p>&#84he fir&#115t err&#111r i&#115 that the p&#111tential f&#111r p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n i&#115 hardl&#121 expl&#111ited. &#84he realit&#121 i&#115 quite different, mu&#99h &#111f the p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n ha&#115 alread&#121 &#111&#99&#99urred. &#84he United State&#115 ha&#115 &#115l&#111wl&#121 but &#115teadil&#121 redu&#99ed it&#115 ele&#99tri&#99 inten&#115it&#121, the am&#111unt &#111f fl&#111w per unit &#111f e&#99&#111n&#111mi&#99 &#111utput &#111ver the la&#115t tw&#111 de&#99ade&#115.</p>
<p>&#71enerall&#121, the weather n&#111rmalized ele&#99tri&#99 inten&#115it&#121 &#111f the U.S. e&#99&#111n&#111m&#121 fell b&#121 18 per &#99ent &#115in&#99e the mid-1980&#115. And m&#111&#115t &#111f the&#115e effi&#99ien&#99&#121 &#103ain&#115 &#111&#99&#99urred durin&#103 a peri&#111d when the real pri&#99e &#111f p&#111wer ha&#115 &#103raduall&#121 dimini&#115hed.</p>
<p>&#84he &#99umulative effe&#99t i&#115 quite dramati&#99, if the ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 &#99&#111n&#115umed in the United State&#115 with the &#115ame inten&#115it&#121 it did in 1987, i&#115 the p&#111wer &#111f the &#99urrent &#115&#121&#115tem, the dail&#121 &#111perati&#111n &#111f additi&#111nal p&#111wer &#115uppl&#121 equal in &#115ize t&#111 the &#115&#121&#115tem &#99&#111mbined p&#111wer &#111f &#84exa&#115 and Calif&#111rnia.</p>
<p>&#78umber &#84w&#111 mi&#115&#99&#111n&#99epti&#111n i&#115 that &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n and effi&#99ien&#99&#121 are free, the benefit&#115 f&#111r &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115 and pr&#111du&#99er&#115 far &#111utwei&#103h the &#99&#111&#115t&#115 and the &#99&#111&#115t i&#115 n&#111t a pr&#111blem. But &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n i&#115 n&#111t ju&#115t ab&#111ut turnin&#103 &#111ff lamp&#115 and turnin&#103 therm&#111&#115tat&#115 in winter and &#115ummer. Su&#115tained and &#115ub&#115tantial &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n &#111f p&#111wer require&#115 a real eff&#111rt and require&#115 u&#115 real up-fr&#111nt inve&#115tment and &#111n&#103&#111in&#103 &#99&#111&#115t&#115.</p>
<p>M&#121th number three i&#115 the re&#115p&#111n&#115ibilit&#121 &#111f u&#115er&#115 little pr&#111te&#99ti&#111n be&#99au&#115e the&#121 are &#99hr&#111ni&#99all&#121 ill-inf&#111rmed ab&#111ut the benefit&#115. &#84hi&#115 view i&#115 the m&#111&#115t &#99&#111mm&#111n publi&#99 p&#111li&#99&#121 f&#111r &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n underinve&#115tment t&#111da&#121 i&#115 fundin&#103 pr&#111&#103ram&#115 t&#111 edu&#99ate &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115.</p>
<p>Yet the idea that h&#111u&#115eh&#111ld&#115 make p&#111&#111r de&#99i&#115i&#111n&#115 &#111n &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n d&#111e&#115 n&#111t &#115quare with &#111b&#115erved data &#111n &#99&#111n&#115umer behavi&#111r. In re&#99ent de&#99ade&#115, &#115tati&#115ti&#99al data i&#115 quite &#99&#111nvin&#99in&#103 &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115 a&#99t rati&#111nall&#121 and kn&#111win&#103l&#121, &#99&#111n&#115i&#115tentl&#121 re&#115p&#111ndin&#103 t&#111 real in&#99rea&#115e&#115 in ener&#103&#121 pri&#99e&#115 b&#121 redu&#99in&#103 &#99&#111n&#115umpti&#111n. La&#115t &#121ear wa&#115 a &#103&#111&#111d example.</p>
<p>C&#111n&#115umer&#115 re&#115p&#111nded t&#111 &#115&#111me &#111f the bi&#103&#103e&#115t pri&#99e in&#99rea&#115e&#115 the&#121 have &#115een f&#111r &#115&#111me time, redu&#99in&#103 their ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 &#99&#111n&#115umpti&#111n. C&#111n&#115equentl&#121, demand f&#111r ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 ha&#115 remained &#115table while the inflati&#111n-adju&#115ted e&#99&#111n&#111mi&#99 &#103r&#111wth ab&#111ve 3 per&#99ent thi&#115 &#121ear.</p>
<p>&#78umber F&#111ur mi&#115&#99&#111n&#99epti&#111n i&#115 that p&#111wer en&#103ineer&#115 are ju&#115t &#103eneti&#99all&#121 &#99&#111nditi&#111ned t&#111ward buildin&#103 bi&#103 p&#111wer plant&#115 and pr&#111&#103re&#115&#115 rather than pur&#115uin&#103 &#111pti&#111n&#115 f&#111r &#115mall and beautiful &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n. &#84hi&#115 idea &#115tem&#115 fr&#111m the per&#99epti&#111n that if &#99&#111&#115t-effe&#99tive &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n p&#111tential exi&#115t&#115, then p&#111wer pr&#111du&#99er&#115 &#115h&#111uld naturall&#121 inve&#115t in &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n rather than pr&#111du&#99ti&#111n.</p>
<p>But when p&#111wer pr&#111du&#99er&#115 a&#99tuall&#121 inve&#115t in &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n, the&#121 have tr&#111uble pa&#121in&#103 f&#111r the inve&#115tment be&#99au&#115e the benefit&#115 are &#111f &#99&#111ur&#115e the &#99&#111n&#115umer wh&#111 ultimatel&#121 le&#115&#115 p&#111werful.</p>
<p>S&#111 even if re&#103ulat&#111r&#115 all&#111w pr&#111du&#99er&#115 t&#111 treat the&#115e inve&#115tment&#115 the &#115ame wa&#121 the&#121 treat pr&#111du&#99ti&#111n inve&#115tment&#115 that all&#111w&#115 the&#115e &#99&#111&#115t&#115 &#111n the balan&#99e<br />
&#115heet a&#115 the ba&#115i&#115 f&#111r appr&#111ved &#99&#111&#115t re&#99&#111ver&#121, the effe&#99t i&#115 that hi&#103her &#99&#111&#115t&#115 mu&#115t be re&#99&#111vered fr&#111m a &#115maller ba&#115e &#111f &#115ale&#115. &#84&#111 break even, the pr&#111du&#99er pri&#99e. And that i&#115 &#115&#111methin&#103 &#99u&#115t&#111mer&#115 and p&#111liti&#99ian&#115 t&#121pi&#99all&#121 re&#115i&#115t. And it &#103ive&#115 the &#99urrent be&#115t &#99a&#115e f&#111r pr&#111du&#99er&#115.</p>
<p>M&#111&#115t &#115tate&#115 d&#111 n&#111t pr&#111vide f&#111r &#99&#111&#115t re&#99&#111ver&#121, and n&#111 &#115tate in the United State&#115, the &#99&#111mp&#111&#115iti&#111n &#111f an in&#99entive pa&#99ka&#103e &#111f le&#103i&#115lati&#111n and p&#111wer pr&#111du&#99er&#115 t&#111 en&#99&#111ura&#103e the pr&#111per balan&#99e &#111f &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n and &#103enerati&#111n inve&#115tment f&#111r re&#115ear&#99h.</p>
<p>While the p&#111liti&#99&#115 &#111f the &#99&#111nventi&#111nal wi&#115d&#111m ab&#111ut underinve&#115tment p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n ma&#121 n&#111t be a&#99&#99urate and up t&#111 date i&#115 wantin&#103, there reall&#121 are rea&#115&#111n&#115 t&#111 expe&#99t a &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n &#103ap. P&#111wer dere&#103ulati&#111n ha&#115 led t&#111 lar&#103er and m&#111re liquid market&#115 f&#111r wh&#111le&#115ale ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 that expre&#115&#115 the &#99&#111&#115t &#111f ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 at an&#121 p&#111int in time. A le&#115&#115&#111n fr&#111m the emer&#103en&#99e &#111f p&#111wer market&#115 i&#115 &#99lear: the &#99&#111&#115t &#111f ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 varie&#115 &#99&#111n&#115iderabl&#121 thr&#111u&#103h time and i&#115 &#111ften well ab&#111ve the pri&#99e that m&#111&#115t &#99u&#115t&#111mer&#115 fa&#99e.</p>
<p>&#84hi&#115 i&#115 parti&#99ularl&#121 true durin&#103 peri&#111d&#115 &#111f p&#111wer demand peak where the &#99&#111&#115t &#111f ele&#99tri&#99 pr&#111du&#99ti&#111n (and &#99&#111nver&#115el&#121, the value &#111f &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n) i&#115 man&#121 time&#115 hi&#103her than the pri&#99e&#115 &#99u&#115t&#111mer&#115. &#84hi&#115 i&#115 intenti&#111nal-&#99&#111n&#115umer&#115, re&#103ulat&#111r&#115 and p&#111liti&#99ian&#115 want &#115table ener&#103&#121 pri&#99e&#115 and expe&#99ted n&#111t &#103ive the &#99&#111&#115t &#111f ener&#103&#121 durin&#103 time&#115 m&#111re expen&#115ive.</p>
<p>It i&#115 n&#111t &#115urpri&#115in&#103 that the&#115e &#115takeh&#111lder&#115 w&#111rk t&#111&#103ether at wh&#111le&#115ale pri&#99e&#115 with pri&#99e &#99ap&#115 Fetter and ener&#103&#121 pri&#99e&#115 at retail &#99&#111&#115t with a variet&#121 &#111f me&#99hani&#115m&#115 t&#111 di&#115&#99&#111nne&#99t them le&#115&#115 v&#111latile and m&#111re predi&#99table. &#84he net re&#115ult i&#115 that the pri&#99e&#115 &#99u&#115t&#111mer&#115 &#115ee are &#111ften l&#111wer than the &#99&#111&#115t &#111f the ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 the&#121 &#99&#111n&#115ume.</p>
<p>Cu&#115t&#111mer&#115 inve&#115t in &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n ba&#115ed &#111n the retail pri&#99e&#115 the&#121 fa&#99e. Yet the m&#111re v&#111latile &#99&#111&#115t &#111f p&#111wer that determine&#115 h&#111w the &#115t&#111ra&#103e i&#115 reall&#121 pr&#111fitable. When &#99&#111nfr&#111nted with t&#121pi&#99al pri&#99e&#115 &#111f retail in&#115tead &#111f ener&#103&#121 &#99&#111&#115t&#115, &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115 quite &#115en&#115ibl&#121 inve&#115t in &#115&#111me but n&#111t all the &#99&#111&#115t effe&#99tive &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n. &#84he unintended &#99&#111n&#115equen&#99e &#111f the&#115e well-meanin&#103 &#115&#121&#115tem &#111f retail pri&#99e&#115 i&#115 the &#99&#111ntinuin&#103 underinve&#115tment in p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n fr&#111m the &#99&#111n&#115umer &#115ide.</p>
<p>Fr&#111m thi&#115 p&#111int &#111f view, the &#99au&#115e &#111f the differen&#99e in p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n inve&#115tment i&#115 n&#111t an unedu&#99ated &#99&#111n&#115umer but rather an inf&#111rmed &#99&#111n&#115umer rati&#111nall&#121 re&#115p&#111ndin&#103 t&#111 the pri&#99e&#115 the&#121 fa&#99e.</p>
<p>&#84he impli&#99ati&#111n i&#115 &#99lear: there i&#115 a real va&#99uum &#111f p&#111wer &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n, and it i&#115 the &#99&#111n&#115umer &#115ide &#111f the ener&#103&#121 &#115e&#99t&#111r. In additi&#111n, the &#115imple &#115&#111luti&#111n f&#111r &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115 t&#111 experien&#99e real-time p&#111wer i&#115 n&#111t de&#115irable. &#84here are ver&#121 &#103&#111&#111d rea&#115&#111n&#115 n&#111t t&#111 live &#103randm&#111ther &#111n S&#111&#99ial Se&#99urit&#121 t&#111 pa&#121 f&#111r real p&#111wer t&#111 keep their air &#99&#111nditi&#111ner&#115 &#103&#111in&#103 in Au&#103u&#115t. &#84heref&#111re, if the &#111bje&#99tive i&#115 t&#111 inve&#115t in ele&#99tri&#99it&#121 &#99&#111&#115t&#115 &#111f effe&#99tive &#99&#111n&#115ervati&#111n that &#99&#111n&#115umer&#115 d&#111 n&#111t inve&#115t, then re&#103ulat&#111r&#121 p&#111li&#99ie&#115 mu&#115t be a pa&#99ka&#103e &#111f in&#99entive&#115 f&#111r them t&#111 d&#111. </p>
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		<title>Palm oil, Starsuckers and Media Manipulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What hi&#118e F&#108aming &#65my Winehouse an&#100 Guy Ritchie&#8217;s se&#108f-inf&#108icte&#100 b&#108ack ho&#108es ha&#118e in common?
Both stories appeare&#100 in the pages of tab&#108oi&#100s in Britain. Neither is true.
Both inci&#100ents were fa&#108se tips phone&#100 showbiz news in the newspapers by the makers of the new &#100ocumentary &#8220;&#83tarsuckers,&#8221; to see if they cou&#108&#100 be use&#100 without &#118erification of facts. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wha&#116 hiv&#101 F&#108amin&#103 Amy Win&#101ho&#117s&#101 and &#71&#117y &#82i&#116chi&#101&#8217;s s&#101&#108f-inf&#108ic&#116&#101d b&#108ack ho&#108&#101s hav&#101 in common?</p>
<p>&#66o&#116h s&#116ori&#101s app&#101ar&#101d in &#116h&#101 pa&#103&#101s of &#116ab&#108oids in &#66ri&#116ain. N&#101i&#116h&#101r is &#116r&#117&#101.</p>
<p>&#66o&#116h incid&#101n&#116s w&#101r&#101 fa&#108s&#101 &#116ips phon&#101d showbiz n&#101ws in &#116h&#101 n&#101wspap&#101rs by &#116h&#101 mak&#101rs of &#116h&#101 n&#101w doc&#117m&#101n&#116ary &#8220;S&#116ars&#117ck&#101rs,&#8221; &#116o s&#101&#101 if &#116h&#101y co&#117&#108d b&#101 &#117s&#101d wi&#116ho&#117&#116 v&#101rifica&#116ion of fac&#116s. Th&#101 fac&#116 &#116ha&#116 &#116his is par&#116 of &#116h&#101 fi&#108m&#8217;s ar&#103&#117m&#101n&#116 &#116ha&#116 &#116h&#101 c&#117&#108&#116&#117r&#101 of c&#101&#108&#101bri&#116y jo&#117rna&#108ism has s&#116andards and va&#108&#117&#101s dis&#116or&#116&#101d soci&#101&#116y compromis&#101d.</p>
<p>I&#116 is sad &#116ha&#116 &#116h&#101 m&#101dia ar&#101 &#103&#117i&#108&#116y of &#116h&#101 sam&#101 &#108&#101v&#101&#108 of jo&#117rna&#108is&#116ic n&#101&#103&#108i&#103&#101nc&#101 on &#116h&#101 &#108obby an&#116i-pa&#108m oi&#108, which of&#116&#101n &#117s&#101 s&#116ori&#101s &#116o b&#101 pow&#101r&#101d by &#8220;&#101nvironm&#101n&#116a&#108 N&#71Os, inc&#108&#117din&#103 &#71r&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and Fri&#101nds of &#116h&#101 Ear&#116h (FOE) on pa&#108m oi&#108 and d&#101for&#101s&#116a&#116ion wi&#116ho&#117&#116 ch&#101ckin&#103 &#116h&#101 fac&#116s.</p>
<p><span id="more-330"></span>One of t&#104e worst offenders in t&#104is res&#112ect, t&#104e ta&#98loids and &#112a&#109&#112&#104lets in t&#104e &#85nited Kingdo&#109, &#109onke&#121s and &#112u&#98lis&#104ing &#8220;T&#104e N&#71O re&#112orts, alleging t&#104at t&#104e industr&#121 of &#112al&#109 oil is t&#104e &#109ost destructive to t&#104e environ&#109ent.</p>
<p>But w&#104en t&#104e Britis&#104 ta&#98loid &#112ress and &#98roc&#104ures &#104ave &#98ot&#104ered to do an&#121 fact c&#104ecking t&#104e&#121 discovered t&#104at t&#104e trut&#104 is far fro&#109 t&#104e &#104&#121&#112e!</p>
<p>Mala&#121sia is a s&#109all countr&#121. But t&#104e fact t&#104at t&#104ere were &#109ore t&#104an a centur&#121 is t&#104e world&#8217;s largest &#112roducer of &#112al&#109 oil s&#104ould &#98e warned t&#104e &#109edia to t&#104e &#112oignant a&#98surdit&#121 of &#71reen&#112eace and FOE c&#104arges t&#104at &#112al&#109 oil is res&#112onsi&#98le of an alar&#109ing degree of environ&#109ental degradation, adverse i&#109&#112act on t&#104e &#104a&#98itats of orang-utans and ot&#104er ani&#109als.</p>
<p>T&#104e fact of t&#104e &#109atter is t&#104at &#112al&#109 oil does not require as &#109uc&#104 a&#98out si&#109ilar unit of edi&#98le oil to &#112roduce as its co&#109&#112etitors, suc&#104 as so&#121&#98ean, ra&#112eseed and sunflower. It is in large &#112art to oil &#112al&#109 cultivation is re&#109arka&#98l&#121 &#112roductive tree, so t&#104at &#112roduction of one &#104ectare &#112lanted wit&#104 oil &#112al&#109 can &#112roduce 4.5 tonnes of edi&#98le oil. It is al&#109ost 10 ti&#109es t&#104e revenue of its nearest co&#109&#112etitor.</p>
<p>T&#104is ex&#112lains w&#104&#121 Mala&#121sia s&#104ould, after &#109ore t&#104an a centur&#121 &#112lantation of &#112al&#109 oil still &#109aintain &#112er&#109anent forest cover of 56%, &#109uc&#104 &#104ig&#104er t&#104at forests cover 20 &#112ercent t&#121&#112icall&#121 found in ot&#104er countries of t&#104e industrial West, w&#104ere &#104&#121&#112ocris&#121 grinding FOE and &#71reen&#112eace &#104ail! (Mala&#121sia &#104as a lien on t&#104e Rio, t&#104ere are a&#98out 15 &#121ears to kee&#112 50% of its land as natural forest.)</p>
<p>&#83a&#121s t&#104e &#67EO of Mala&#121sian Pal&#109 Oil &#67ouncil, Tan &#83ri Dr Yusof Basiron: &#8220;Mala&#121sia &#112la&#121s an i&#109&#112ortant role in a green energ&#121 future. Our land use, co&#109&#98ined wit&#104 additional tree cover due to oil &#112al&#109, Ru&#98&#98er, &#67ocoa and &#67oconut Industries &#109eans t&#104at t&#104e nation a net car&#98on sink. T&#104is is in &#109arked contrast wit&#104 &#109an&#121 countries in Euro&#112e t&#104at t&#104e net e&#109itters of &#6702. &#8221;</p>
<p>He continues: &#8220;T&#104e industr&#121 Mala&#121sian &#112al&#109 oil &#104as a strong su&#112&#112orter of &#104is countr&#121&#8217;s efforts to &#112rotect its natural &#104eritage, w&#104ile &#104el&#112ing t&#104e countr&#121 grow and raise t&#104e standard of living was. Indeed, Mala&#121sia was not an environ&#109ental o&#98jectives ac&#104ieved wit&#104out t&#104e coo&#112eration of industr&#121.</p>
<p>&#8220;T&#104e industr&#121 of &#112al&#109 oil re&#109ains an i&#109&#112ortant engine of sustaina&#98le econo&#109ic growt&#104 and jo&#98 creation. T&#104e industr&#121 e&#109&#112lo&#121s over 400,000 &#112eo&#112le &#8211; against 80,000 in 1980 &#8211; alt&#104oug&#104 t&#104e &#109ajorit&#121 of t&#104e countr&#121&#8217;s forests are still &#112rotected &#98&#121 t&#104e govern&#109ent. If t&#104is is not t&#104e ver&#121 &#109odel of sustaina&#98le develo&#112&#109ent and res&#112onsi&#98le environ&#109ental stewards&#104i&#112, so no &#109odel exists in t&#104is world, &#8220;&#104e said.</p>
<p>In t&#104e o&#112inion of t&#104e Foundation Pal&#109 Oil Trut&#104 is, t&#104e &#109edia are war&#121 of t&#104e fact t&#104at allegations of &#71reen&#112eace and Friends of t&#104e Eart&#104 is actuall&#121 a &#112rox&#121 war s&#109art trade secret struggle against t&#104e oil industr&#121 of &#112al&#109 &#98&#121 t&#104e Trojan environ&#109ental issues! T&#104e fact t&#104at &#112al&#109 oil is t&#104e c&#104ea&#112est and fastest growing of edi&#98le oil in t&#104e world &#104ave contri&#98uted to t&#104e su&#112&#112ression of &#112rices of co&#109&#109odities are rival?</p>
<p>Is t&#104is t&#104e origin of t&#104is nonsense, unco&#109&#112ro&#109ising and inco&#109&#112re&#104ensi&#98le attack on a &#112roduct t&#104at is ulti&#109atel&#121 one of t&#104e &#109ost in&#104erentl&#121 sustaina&#98le, &#98ased on its &#112roductivit&#121.</p>
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		<title>Grass Compost. Natures Secret For A Flourishing Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Th&#101 b&#101&#115t orga&#110ic &#102&#101rtiliz&#101r &#102rom your gard&#101&#110. Do &#110ot thro&#119 gra&#115&#115. &#73&#102 prop&#101rly ma&#110ag&#101d, th&#101 gra&#115&#115 may b&#101 th&#101 a&#110&#115&#119&#101r to your compo&#115ti&#110g probl&#101m&#115. With a littl&#101 &#101&#102&#102ort a&#110d car&#101 you ca&#110 k&#101&#101p th&#101 gra&#115&#115 &#102rom rotti&#110g. All you hav&#101 to do i&#115 tak&#101 a &#102&#101&#119 pr&#101cautio&#110&#115 to &#115ucc&#101&#101d i&#110 your goal o&#102 maki&#110g th&#101 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Th&#101 b&#101&#115t or&#103anic f&#101rtiliz&#101r fro&#109 yo&#117r &#103ard&#101n. Do not throw &#103ra&#115&#115. If prop&#101rly &#109ana&#103&#101d, th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 &#109ay b&#101 th&#101 an&#115w&#101r to yo&#117r co&#109po&#115tin&#103 probl&#101&#109&#115. With a littl&#101 &#101ffort and car&#101 yo&#117 can k&#101&#101p th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 fro&#109 rottin&#103. All yo&#117 hav&#101 to do i&#115 tak&#101 a f&#101w pr&#101ca&#117tion&#115 to &#115&#117cc&#101&#101d in yo&#117r &#103oal of &#109akin&#103 th&#101 p&#101rf&#101ct co&#109po&#115t h&#101ap.</p>
<p>Wh&#101n yo&#117 tri&#109 yo&#117r lawn and th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 to fall on th&#101 lawn. Yo&#117r &#109ow&#101r &#109ay b&#101 for yo&#117 if yo&#117 &#109ak&#101 a &#115&#109all chan&#103&#101. Tak&#101 th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 catch&#101r and &#109ow yo&#117r lawn a&#115 &#117&#115&#117al. Th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 i&#115 a&#117to&#109atic, r&#101&#103ardl&#101&#115&#115 of wh&#101r&#101 it i&#115 c&#117t. Mak&#101 &#115&#117r&#101 th&#101 &#109ow&#101r blad&#101 i&#115 &#115harp and th&#101 &#103ra&#115&#115 i&#115 co&#109pl&#101t&#101ly dry b&#101for&#101 yo&#117 b&#101&#103in yo&#117r op&#101ration, if th&#101 &#109ow&#101r i&#115 clo&#103&#103&#101d.</p>
<p><span id="more-328"></span>You &#110ow ha&#118e your ow&#110 &#110atural &#102ertilizer. Thi&#115 proce&#115&#115 i&#115 k&#110ow&#110 a&#115 gra&#115&#115 cycli&#110g. It i&#115 eco&#110omical a&#110d &#115a&#118e&#115 you time a&#110d trou&#98le cleari&#110g the gra&#115&#115 or put gra&#115&#115 i&#110 &#98ag&#115. Howe&#118er, thi&#115 &#115trategy i&#115 &#110ot po&#115&#115i&#98le i&#102 you ha&#118e &#115mall childre&#110 a&#110d pet&#115.</p>
<p>I&#102 you wa&#110t to make thi&#110g&#115 more co&#110&#115er&#118ati&#118e tha&#110 u&#115i&#110g the &#98ike gra&#115&#115, here&#8217;&#115 how to create a pile o&#102 gra&#115&#115 compo&#115t e&#102&#102ecti&#118ely. The &#102re&#115hly mow&#110 gra&#115&#115 co&#110tai&#110&#115 moi&#115ture a&#110d i&#115 rich i&#110 &#110itroge&#110. There i&#115 a te&#110de&#110cy to wet gra&#115&#115 to &#115tay together, which pre&#118e&#110t&#115 oxyge&#110 &#102rom e&#110teri&#110g.</p>
<p>I&#102 you ju&#115t pile gra&#115&#115 tur&#110 &#115limy a&#110d rot. The &#115mell i&#115 o&#102&#102e&#110&#115i&#118e to &#115ay the lea&#115t. The &#98e&#115t way to pre&#118e&#110t the gra&#115&#115 i&#115 too low caki&#110g with material&#115 that ha&#118e a car&#98o&#110 co&#110te&#110t. The&#115e i&#110clude &#98row&#110 lea&#118e&#115, &#98ra&#110che&#115 or wood chip&#115. The&#115e are placed &#98etwee&#110 layer&#115 o&#102 gra&#115&#115 a&#110d gi&#118e hope to relea&#115e the oxyge&#110 with which to pe&#110etrate.</p>
<p>To help the oxyge&#110 circulate, it would &#98e prude&#110t to aerate the pile &#98y tur&#110i&#110g the co&#110te&#110t o&#102te&#110. You would &#110ot hope to &#98ecome &#115ticky, ma&#115&#115 putrid!</p>
<p>I&#102 you ha&#118e more gra&#115&#115 tha&#110 other material&#115, you &#115hould a&#118oid &#115tacki&#110g o&#110 the gra&#115&#115 to &#102orm a pile o&#102 u&#110ruly that could go wro&#110g &#98ecau&#115e the a&#98u&#110da&#110ce o&#102 gra&#115&#115. Your po&#115t&#115 would &#98e much ea&#115ier to ma&#110age. I&#102 you tur&#110 regularly duri&#110g the &#115ummer, you &#102i&#110d the compo&#115t at that time you ca&#110 reduce the &#110um&#98er o&#102 pole&#115 &#98y com&#98i&#110i&#110g them.</p>
<p>I&#102 your &#115pace i&#115 limited a&#110d you &#102i&#110d it di&#102&#102icult to &#115imulta&#110eou&#115ly ma&#110age a &#110um&#98er o&#102 pile&#115, &#102re&#115hly cut gra&#115&#115 dryi&#110g i&#110 the &#115u&#110 Spread the gra&#115&#115 arou&#110d your garde&#110 a&#110d let the &#115u&#110 &#98ake it all day. O&#110ce the moi&#115ture a&#110d acidity to go out, you ca&#110 &#115tart your compo&#115t pile.</p>
<p>The o&#110ly chemically treated to pre&#118e&#110t the gra&#115&#115 o&#110 the compo&#115t heap. I&#110 ca&#115e you u&#115e pe&#115ticide&#115 or her&#98icide&#115 to promote the growth o&#102 gra&#115&#115 o&#110 your law&#110, do &#110ot &#98reak the gra&#115&#115 &#102or &#102ertilizer, u&#110le&#115&#115 a good rai&#110 ha&#115 wa&#115hed the re&#115idue o&#102&#102.</p>
<p>The additio&#110 o&#102 lime i&#110 the heap o&#102 gra&#115&#115 &#102or compo&#115t i&#115 a good idea to accelerate the proce&#115&#115 o&#102 rupture. It i&#115 al&#115o the &#115ure&#115t way to mold, which i&#115 re&#115po&#110&#115i&#98le &#102or the odor to a&#118oid.</p>
<p>The&#115e tip&#115 ca&#110 make your ow&#110 &#102ertilizer &#102or gra&#115&#115 clippi&#110g&#115. &#78ot o&#110ly eco&#110omical method, &#98ut it al&#115o gi&#118e&#115 you a &#102eeli&#110g o&#102 &#115ati&#115&#102actio&#110 whe&#110 you &#115ee your garde&#110 &#102louri&#115h.</p>
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		<title>Greenpeace: A Hired Economic Hitman on Palm Oil?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the f&#97bul&#111us success &#97nd, in s&#111me qu&#97rters revered, &#8220;&#67&#111nfessi&#111ns &#111f &#97n Ec&#111n&#111mic Hitm&#97n,&#8221; &#97uth&#111r &#74&#111hn Perkins, tells h&#111w &#97 c&#97b&#97l &#111f evil men like him h&#97ve &#97ll&#111wed U.&#83. c&#111m&#112&#97nies t&#111 t&#97ke &#111ver the &#112l&#97net. But in &#97 series c&#97lled &#8220;&#83ecret Hist&#111r&#121 &#111f Americ&#97n Em&#112ire, Perkins is c&#111m&#112letel&#121 cle&#97n &#97b&#111ut his hist&#111ric r&#111le in tri&#112&#112ing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#73n &#116h&#101 fabulous succ&#101ss and, &#105n som&#101 quar&#116&#101rs r&#101v&#101r&#101d, &#8220;Conf&#101ss&#105ons of an Econom&#105c H&#105&#116man,&#8221; au&#116hor John P&#101r&#107&#105ns, &#116&#101lls how a cabal of &#101v&#105l m&#101n l&#105&#107&#101 h&#105m hav&#101 allow&#101d U.&#83. compan&#105&#101s &#116o &#116a&#107&#101 ov&#101r &#116h&#101 plan&#101&#116. Bu&#116 &#105n a s&#101r&#105&#101s call&#101d &#8220;&#83&#101cr&#101&#116 H&#105s&#116or&#121 of &#65m&#101r&#105can Emp&#105r&#101, P&#101r&#107&#105ns &#105s compl&#101&#116&#101l&#121 cl&#101an abou&#116 h&#105s h&#105s&#116or&#105c rol&#101 &#105n &#116r&#105pp&#105ng poor coun&#116r&#105&#101s, on b&#101half of s&#101v&#101ral pow&#101rful na&#116&#105onal soc&#105&#101&#116&#105&#101s of &#116h&#101 Un&#105&#116&#101d &#83&#116a&#116&#101s &#116o &#116h&#101 Un&#105&#116&#101d &#83&#116a&#116&#101s ma&#121 &#101nd b&#121 b&#101&#105ng &#116h&#101 onl&#121 sup&#101r pow&#101r &#105n &#116h&#101 world &#116oda&#121.</p>
<p>&#73n a r&#101c&#101n&#116 &#105n&#116&#101rv&#105&#101w w&#105&#116h &#65l Jaz&#101&#101ra T&#86, P&#101r&#107&#105ns &#101xpla&#105ns how a &#116rul&#121 global &#65m&#101r&#105can &#101mp&#105r&#101 has b&#101&#101n cr&#101a&#116&#101d: &#8220;W&#101 m&#101n pl&#101dg&#101s &#101conom&#105c succ&#101ssfull&#121 cr&#101a&#116&#101 &#116h&#101 f&#105rs&#116 &#116rul&#121 global &#101mp&#105r&#101 &#105n &#116h&#101 world, and w&#101 d&#105d &#105&#116 mos&#116l&#121 w&#105&#116hou&#116 &#116h&#101 m&#105l&#105&#116ar&#121 , unl&#105&#107&#101 o&#116h&#101r &#101mp&#105r&#101s &#105n h&#105s&#116or&#121. &#8220;&#8221; W&#101 hav&#101 don&#101 much &#105f &#116h&#101 &#101conom&#121, v&#101r&#121 sub&#116l&#101, &#8220;h&#101 sa&#121s.</p>
<p><span id="more-324"></span>&#80&#101&#114&#107ins &#119as a job, aft&#101&#114 all, a fi&#114m Boston &#67onsulting, &#119&#104ic&#104 &#104as adv&#101&#114s&#101 multinationals to plund&#101&#114 Indon&#101sia. It &#119as t&#104&#101 acquisition of &#80&#101&#114&#107ins fo&#114-you&#114-&#101y&#101s-only data f&#114om t&#104&#101 myst&#101&#114ious D&#114. Asim &#104as &#101nabl&#101d t&#104&#101 S&#101c&#114&#101t Am&#101&#114ican Empi&#114&#101 to ta&#107&#101 ov&#101&#114 Egypt. It &#119as also &#80&#101&#114&#107ins s&#101c&#114&#101t missions in Saudi A&#114abia &#119&#104ic&#104 ultimat&#101ly s&#101al&#101d t&#104&#101 fat&#101 of Saddam &#72uss&#101in, and t&#104&#101 inv&#101ntion &#80&#101&#114&#107ins &#8220;an ing&#101nious syst&#101m of paym&#101nt &#119&#104ic&#104 di&#114&#101ctly l&#101d to t&#104&#101 d&#101st&#114uction of t&#104&#101 &#101conomy of Bolivia. (i)</p>
<p>In t&#104is s&#101&#114i&#101s, &#80&#101&#114&#107ins z&#101&#114o&#101s in on &#104ot spots a&#114ound t&#104&#101 &#119o&#114ld and is bas&#101d on int&#101&#114vi&#101&#119s &#119it&#104 m&#101n &#104it ot&#104&#101&#114s, jac&#107als, jou&#114nalists and activists and &#101xamin&#101s t&#104&#101 cu&#114&#114&#101nt g&#101opolitical c&#114isis. T&#104&#101 Am&#101&#114ican milita&#114y adv&#101ntu&#114&#101 in Afg&#104anistan and I&#114aq to inf&#114ast&#114uctu&#114&#101 d&#101v&#101lopm&#101nt in Indon&#101sia to jac&#107als in V&#101n&#101zu&#101la, &#80&#101&#114&#107ins &#101xpos&#101s a conspi&#114acy of co&#114&#114uption t&#104at fu&#101ls instability and anti-Am&#101&#114icanism in t&#104&#101 &#119o&#114ld.</p>
<p>T&#104&#101 most sinist&#101&#114 of all &#114&#101v&#101lations &#80&#101&#114&#107ins is t&#104&#101 s&#101c&#114&#101t and &#104idd&#101n &#114ol&#101 of t&#104&#101 National S&#101cu&#114ity Ag&#101ncy o&#114 NSA, a s&#101c&#114&#101t U.S. ag&#101ncy t&#104at som&#101 p&#101opl&#101 claim t&#104&#101y a&#114&#101 s&#101v&#101&#114al tim&#101s la&#114g&#101&#114 t&#104an t&#104&#101 &#67IA. &#80&#101&#114&#107ins said: &#8220;It is muc&#104 mo&#114&#101 impo&#114tant t&#104an t&#104&#101 &#67IA. And t&#104&#101y a&#114&#101 v&#101&#114y s&#101c&#114&#101tiv&#101. &#8220;T&#104&#101y claim to only &#119o&#114&#107 in c&#114yptog&#114ap&#104y, &#101ncoding and d&#101coding m&#101ssag&#101s,&#8221; says &#80&#101&#114&#107ins. &#72o&#119&#101v&#101&#114, cont&#114a&#114y to app&#101a&#114anc&#101s, &#80&#101&#114&#107ins t&#101lls &#104o&#119 &#104&#101 &#119as s&#101c&#114&#101tly cont&#114oll&#101d by t&#104&#101 NSA b&#101fo&#114&#101 it is s&#101nt initially to s&#101&#114v&#101 &#119it&#104 t&#104&#101 &#80&#101ac&#101 &#67o&#114ps in Ecuado&#114 and ultimat&#101ly plac&#101d &#119it&#104 &#67&#104as T. &#72and, t&#104&#101 Am&#101&#114ican consulting fi&#114m &#119it&#104 &#119&#104ic&#104 &#80&#101&#114&#107ins &#119as doing most of t&#104&#101 di&#114ty &#119o&#114&#107 to &#101xploit t&#104&#101 &#101conomi&#101s of t&#104i&#114d &#119o&#114ld: &#8220;T&#104&#101y pass&#101d a s&#101&#114i&#101s of t&#101sts, v&#101&#114y &#101xt&#101nsiv&#101 t&#101sts, li&#101 d&#101t&#101cto&#114 t&#101sts, psyc&#104ological t&#101sts du&#114ing my last y&#101a&#114 of coll&#101g&#101! &#8221;</p>
<p>Wit&#104 any conc&#101&#114t&#101d action by a my&#114iad &#8220;Envi&#114onm&#101ntal NGOs, suc&#104 as G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and t&#104&#101 &#101n&#101my, &#119&#101 must as&#107 ou&#114s&#101lv&#101s &#119&#104at &#114ol&#101 t&#104&#101 NSA &#104as to play &#119it&#104 t&#104&#101 plann&#101d att&#101mpt to d&#101&#114ail t&#104&#101 jugg&#101&#114naut of oil palm .</p>
<p>Aft&#101&#114 all, it &#119as a commodity t&#104at &#104as b&#101&#101n, by its natu&#114&#101, a &#104ig&#104ly p&#114oductiv&#101 &#119it&#104 a mo&#114&#101 fo&#114midabl&#101 c&#104all&#101ng&#101 fo&#114 t&#104&#101 oils&#101&#101d indust&#114y in t&#104&#101 Unit&#101d Stat&#101s and Eu&#114op&#101 &#8211; a commodity t&#104at &#119as in&#104&#101&#114&#101ntly good &#104&#101alt&#104 as &#101dibl&#101 oil and inc&#114&#101dibly &#101ff&#101ctiv&#101 as a f&#101&#101dstoc&#107 in t&#104&#101 p&#114oduction of bio-fu&#101l/bio-di&#101s&#101l.</p>
<p>It s&#104ould b&#101 not&#101d t&#104at p&#114oduc&#101&#114s of oils&#101&#101ds in t&#104&#101s&#101 count&#114i&#101s, including soyb&#101an and &#114ap&#101s&#101&#101d a&#114&#101 und&#101&#114min&#101d by t&#104&#101i&#114 lac&#107 of p&#114ic&#101 comp&#101titiv&#101n&#101ss and p&#114oductivity vis-à-vis oil palm, a situation t&#104at j&#101opa&#114diz&#101s funding aim&#101d at Am&#101&#114ican and Eu&#114op&#101an p&#114oduc&#101&#114s of oil s&#101&#101ds, &#101sp&#101cially if t&#104&#101 palm oil &#119&#101&#114&#101 to &#101njoy t&#104&#101 sam&#101 subsidi&#101s as sustainabl&#101 f&#101&#101dstoc&#107 fo&#114 bio-fu&#101ls.</p>
<p>W&#101 must as&#107 &#104o&#119 all t&#104is too &#119ould &#104av&#101 play&#101d if t&#104&#101 oil palm &#104as b&#101&#101n plant&#101d in t&#104&#101 U.S. o&#114 Eu&#114op&#101 and not in t&#104&#101 &#101m&#101&#114ging &#101conomi&#101s of Indon&#101sia and &#77alaysia.</p>
<p>T&#104&#101 volum&#101 of t&#104&#101s&#101 bas&#101l&#101ss attac&#107s against palm oil by a&#114&#114ogant and opaqu&#101 &#8220;Envi&#114onm&#101ntal NGOs, suc&#104 as G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and F&#114i&#101nds of t&#104&#101 Ea&#114t&#104, s&#101&#101ms to advanc&#101 t&#104&#101 political p&#114oc&#101ss in t&#104&#101 count&#114y &#119&#104&#101&#114&#101 oil palm is &#114&#101v&#101al&#101d b&#101 a t&#104&#114&#101at o&#114 s&#101&#114ious in&#114oads against t&#104&#101 p&#114oduc&#101&#114s of oils&#101&#101ds in t&#104&#101 count&#114y to a c&#101&#114tain typ&#101 of policy t&#104at &#114&#101st&#114icts impo&#114ts of oil palm &#8211; but insidiously and cl&#101v&#101&#114ly disguis&#101d as polici&#101s to p&#114&#101v&#101nt d&#101fo&#114&#101station and climat&#101 c&#104ang&#101.</p>
<p>T&#104&#101 singula&#114 &#114&#101putation of G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and t&#104&#101 FOE st&#101m f&#114om t&#104&#101i&#114 suppo&#114t of t&#104&#101 amazing lobby calling fo&#114 a ban on palm oil, bot&#104 as a sou&#114c&#101 of &#101dibl&#101 oil in good &#104&#101alt&#104 and as id&#101al &#114a&#119 mat&#101&#114ial fo&#114 biofu&#101ls? &#67ompl&#101x &#104av&#101 b&#101&#101n t&#104&#101i&#114 position t&#104at palm oil is blam&#101d fo&#114 an astounding asso&#114tm&#101nt of &#101nvi&#114onm&#101ntal p&#114obl&#101ms, &#101ac&#104 mo&#114&#101 absu&#114d t&#104an t&#104&#101 last!</p>
<p>F&#114om an &#101nvi&#114onm&#101ntal g&#114oup, G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 &#104as div&#101&#114t&#101d into a foy&#101&#114 &#119it&#104 a s&#104am&#101l&#101ss and t&#119ist&#101d &#101xt&#114&#101mism so obviously s&#101&#114v&#101 comp&#101ting lobbi&#101s &#101dibl&#101 oil s&#101&#101ds. It is an &#101t&#101&#114nal s&#104am&#101 of G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and t&#104&#101 madn&#101ss t&#104at t&#104&#101 g&#114oup &#101nvi&#114onm&#101nt onc&#101 &#114&#101sp&#101ct&#101d, &#104as d&#101g&#101n&#101&#114at&#101d into a lobby t&#119ist&#101d, &#101vil and un&#101t&#104ical &#8211; on&#101 b&#101&#104old&#101n to comm&#101&#114cial int&#101&#114&#101sts, &#119it&#104 a &#104ostil&#101 &#114&#101action to palm oil all t&#104&#101 t&#104ings t&#104at no&#119 p&#101&#114m&#101at&#101s t&#104&#101i&#114 most vit&#114iolic and poisonous &#8220;R&#101po&#114ts.&#8221; R&#101c&#101ntly, t&#104&#101y &#104av&#101 to us&#101 t&#104&#101i&#114 boats to bloc&#107 a tan&#107&#101&#114 ca&#114&#114ying ov&#101&#114 30,000 tonn&#101s of palm oil f&#114om l&#101aving an Indon&#101sian po&#114t.</p>
<p>Today, G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 is fa&#114 f&#114om t&#104&#101 standa&#114ds &#114&#101qui&#114&#101d of a g&#114oup &#114&#101sponsibl&#101 fo&#114 &#101nvi&#114onm&#101ntal cons&#101qu&#101nc&#101s. Unfo&#114tunat&#101ly fo&#114 G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101, t&#104&#101i&#114 subs&#101&#114vi&#101nc&#101 to busin&#101ss int&#101&#114&#101sts is no&#119 so t&#114anspa&#114&#101nt t&#104at t&#104&#101 av&#101&#114ag&#101 man in t&#104&#101 st&#114&#101&#101t can sm&#101ll it!</p>
<p>Finally, if G&#114&#101&#101p&#101ac&#101 s&#104ould continu&#101 in t&#104is v&#101in, it is mo&#114&#101 a matt&#101&#114 of tim&#101 b&#101fo&#114&#101 G&#114&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 c&#114&#101dibility sin&#107s to suc&#104 d&#101pt&#104s t&#104at t&#104&#101y &#119ould join t&#104&#101 pant&#104&#101on of NGOs t&#114ivial and incons&#101qu&#101ntial t&#104at populat&#101 t&#104&#101 pa&#114ts N&#101t&#104&#101&#114most da&#114&#107&#101&#114 and t&#104&#101 NGO &#119o&#114ld!</p>
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		<title>Some Solar Powered Product Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With pe&#111ple increa&#115in&#103ly take int&#111 acc&#111&#117nt the effect&#115 &#111f &#103l&#111&#98al warmin&#103, it i&#115 n&#111t &#115&#117rpri&#115in&#103 that many &#111f &#117&#115 have &#115een &#115&#111lar panel&#115 &#111n the r&#111&#111f&#115 &#111f the pe&#111ple. M&#111&#115t pe&#111ple d&#111 n&#111t have them, de&#115pite the fact that m&#117ch ha&#115 &#98een written &#111ver the la&#115t tw&#111 decade&#115. Since &#111nly a &#115mall percenta&#103e &#111f h&#111me&#115 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>W&#105th pe&#111ple &#105nc&#114eas&#105ngly take &#105nt&#111 acc&#111unt the effects &#111f gl&#111&#98al wa&#114m&#105ng, &#105t &#105s n&#111t su&#114p&#114&#105s&#105ng that many &#111f us have seen s&#111la&#114 panels &#111n the &#114&#111&#111fs &#111f the pe&#111ple. M&#111st pe&#111ple d&#111 n&#111t have them, desp&#105te the fact that much has &#98een w&#114&#105tten &#111ve&#114 the last tw&#111 decades. &#83&#105nce &#111nly a small pe&#114centage &#111f h&#111mes equ&#105pped w&#105th s&#111la&#114 panels, pe&#111ple tend t&#111 shy away f&#114&#111m them th&#105nk&#105ng they w&#105ll c&#111st m&#111&#114e m&#111ney than they a&#114e w&#111&#114th. The pe&#111ple als&#111 c&#111ns&#105de&#114 techn&#111l&#111gy as the futu&#114e &#105nstead &#111f what they ca&#114&#114y.</p>
<p>Yet y&#111u d&#111 n&#111t just s&#111la&#114 panels &#111n the &#114&#111&#111f. The&#114e a&#114e plenty &#111f &#111the&#114 ways that y&#111u can p&#114&#111v&#105de s&#111la&#114 ene&#114gy &#105n y&#111u&#114 l&#105fe and n&#111t &#111nly d&#111 g&#111&#111d f&#111&#114 the planet, &#98ut y&#111u&#8217;&#114e als&#111 g&#111&#111d f&#111&#114 y&#111u&#114 p&#111cket. The&#114e a&#114e als&#111 p&#114act&#105cal &#114eas&#111ns f&#111&#114 &#98uy&#105ng p&#114&#111ducts w&#105th s&#111la&#114 ene&#114gy &#105n them. &#65nyway, he&#114e a&#114e s&#111me &#105deas f&#111&#114 d&#105ffe&#114ent p&#114&#111ducts y&#111u can &#98uy w&#105th s&#111la&#114 ene&#114gy.</p>
<p><span id="more-322"></span>Everyo&#110e is &#102amiliar &#119ith the sight o&#102 a solar simulator. We see this as a major problem a&#110d thought a &#99al&#99ulator &#119ithout this little solar pa&#110el &#119ould be very stra&#110ge. &#78ot o&#110ly &#99al&#99ulators that &#99a&#110 be po&#119ered by solar e&#110ergy, other gadgets are also &#119it&#110essi&#110g the i&#110trodu&#99tio&#110 o&#102 solar e&#110ergy, su&#99h as laptops a&#110d radios.</p>
<p>I&#102 you are a kee&#110 garde&#110er, you are more i&#110terested i&#110 the &#119orld tha&#110 most. I&#102 you are looki&#110g &#102or a produ&#99t that &#99ombi&#110es &#99o&#110ve&#110ie&#110&#99e a&#110d solar e&#110ergy, a&#110d la&#119&#110 lights &#102or you. &#84hese lights are mou&#110ted o&#110 a pole that is i&#110serted i&#110to the grou&#110d. &#84he reaso&#110 they&#8217;re so ha&#110dy that you do &#110ot have to &#119orry about the &#119iri&#110g, be&#99ause they are &#99ompletely &#119ireless. Be&#99ause the e&#110ergy o&#102 the su&#110 a&#110d &#110ot the i&#110dustry, it is easy to see &#119hy people &#119ould buy them, &#119hether they are E&#99o &#102rie&#110dly.</p>
<p>Some homeo&#119&#110ers should also i&#110stall a&#110 ele&#99tri&#99 &#102e&#110&#99e to keep a&#110imals i&#110 or outside their property. &#65lthough a&#110 ele&#99tri&#99 &#102e&#110&#99e may seem &#99ruel, te&#110sio&#110, they are very &#119eak, so the a&#110imal &#119ill &#102ear more tha&#110 a&#110ythi&#110g else.</p>
<p>I&#102 you already have spe&#99i&#102ied i&#110 your atti&#99 to &#102i&#110d that u&#110bearable, you may &#119a&#110t to buy a&#110 atti&#99 &#102a&#110. &#84here is ple&#110ty o&#102 &#99hoi&#99e, but i&#102 you have a model that uses a solar pa&#110el, this mea&#110s that there is &#110o &#110eed &#102or &#119iri&#110g.</p>
<p>&#84his is really just the tip o&#102 the i&#99eberg i&#99e &#119he&#110 it &#99omes to solar e&#110ergy. &#84here are so ma&#110y appli&#99atio&#110s a&#110d i&#110 &#99ertai&#110 &#99ir&#99umsta&#110&#99es, you &#119ill &#102i&#110d that you &#110eed po&#119er, but &#110o a&#99&#99ess to ele&#99tri&#99ity. Si&#110&#99e the middle o&#102 &#110o&#119here a&#110d &#110eed o&#102 po&#119er, i&#110&#99ludi&#110g a solar-po&#119ered devi&#99e &#119ould a&#99tually be use&#102ul. Hope&#102ully it &#119ill &#110ot take lo&#110g be&#102ore almost every ele&#99tri&#99al devi&#99e has a ki&#110d o&#102 solar pa&#110el.</p>
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		<title>Palm Oil and the Crowned Prince of Hyperbole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hea&#100&#115 up, fol&#107&#115. Sean Whyte, execut&#105&#118e &#100&#105rector of Nature Alert &#105&#115 a new rampage. Wr&#105te to new&#115 me&#100&#105a &#105n Malay&#115&#105a &#105&#115 a man &#105n h&#105&#115 cru&#115a&#100e aga&#105n&#115t palm o&#105l, Mr. Whyte wa&#115 not help&#105ng h&#105&#115 cau&#115e w&#105th h&#105&#115 &#115trange penchant for exaggerat&#105on. In fact, &#105&#115 roote&#100 &#105n &#105t&#115 nee&#100 for exaggerat&#105on that Mr. Whyte, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#97ds up, fol&#107s. Se&#97n W&#104y&#116e, execu&#116ive direc&#116or of N&#97&#116ure Aler&#116 is &#97 ne&#119 r&#97mp&#97ge. Wri&#116e &#116o ne&#119s medi&#97 in M&#97l&#97ysi&#97 is &#97 m&#97n in &#104is crus&#97de &#97g&#97ins&#116 p&#97lm oil, Mr. W&#104y&#116e &#119&#97s no&#116 &#104elping &#104is c&#97use &#119i&#116&#104 &#104is s&#116r&#97nge penc&#104&#97n&#116 for ex&#97gger&#97&#116ion. &#73n f&#97c&#116, is roo&#116ed in i&#116s need for ex&#97gger&#97&#116ion &#116&#104&#97&#116 Mr. W&#104y&#116e, &#116&#104e undispu&#116ed le&#97der of &#116&#104e environmen&#116&#97l &#67ro&#119ned Prince of &#104yperbole.</p>
<p>&#73f Mr. W&#104y&#116e is &#116&#104e self-&#97ppoin&#116ed spo&#107esm&#97n for &#116&#104e environmen&#116&#97l movemen&#116, i&#116 s&#104ould no&#116 m&#97&#107e &#116&#104e movemen&#116 smoo&#116&#104.</p>
<p>Mr. W&#104y&#116e &#119ro&#116e: &#8220;W&#104&#97&#116 &#104&#97ppens is &#116&#104&#97&#116 &#97f&#116er millions of ye&#97rs of freedom of &#104ec&#116&#97res of r&#97infores&#116 logging in &#116&#104e er&#97dic&#97&#116ion process of m&#97&#107ing &#116ens of millions of &#119ild &#97nim&#97ls, &#116&#104e indus&#116ry of p&#97lm oil is ul&#116im&#97&#116ely responsible for &#116&#104e de&#97&#116&#104 &#97nd des&#116ruc&#116ion &#97re obvious c&#97used rel&#97&#116ively e&#97sy, un&#116il no&#119. &#8221;</p>
<p><span id="more-318"></span>&#73&#116 &#105s &#116h&#101r&#101f&#111r&#101 &#116&#111 ask h&#111&#119 palm &#111&#105l can k&#105ll &#116&#101ns &#111f m&#105ll&#105&#111ns &#111f &#119&#105ld an&#105mals, s&#105nc&#101 &#116h&#101 numb&#101r &#111f kn&#111&#119n sp&#101c&#105&#101s &#111f all an&#105mals l&#105v&#105ng &#111n &#116h&#105s plan&#101&#116 &#111&#116h&#101r &#116han ar&#116hr&#111p&#111ds, &#111nly ab&#111u&#116 250,000!</p>
<p>&#73n cas&#101 &#111f d&#111ub&#116 &#111n &#116h&#101 &#105nna&#116&#101 &#116&#101nd&#101ncy Mr.&#87hy&#116&#101 s&#8217; &#105s &#105mm&#101d&#105a&#116&#101ly d&#101l&#101&#116&#101d &#101xagg&#101ra&#116&#105ng &#119h&#101n h&#101 &#119arn&#101d &#116ha&#116 &#8220;ab&#111u&#116 20 y&#101ars fr&#111m n&#111&#119, &#116h&#101r&#101 &#119&#111uld b&#101 l&#105&#116&#116l&#101 &#111r n&#111 m&#111r&#101 f&#111r&#101s&#116s &#105n Malays&#105a and &#73nd&#111n&#101s&#105a.&#8221;</p>
<p>P&#101rhaps, Mr. &#87hy&#116&#101 &#105s a&#119ar&#101 &#116ha&#116 plan&#116a&#116&#105&#111ns &#111f palm &#111&#105l fr&#111m Malays&#105a f&#111r &#111v&#101r a hundr&#101d y&#101ars and y&#101&#116 &#116h&#101 c&#111un&#116ry s&#116&#105ll has f&#111r&#101s&#116 c&#111v&#101r &#111f 56%. Y&#101s, r&#101ad aga&#105n. 100 y&#101ars &#111f &#111&#105l palm and &#105ncr&#101as&#105ngly Malays&#105a s&#116&#105ll has 56% f&#111r&#101s&#116 c&#111v&#101r!</p>
<p>&#73s &#105&#116 als&#111 r&#101c&#111gn&#105z&#101s &#116ha&#116 Malays&#105a had alr&#101ady c&#111mm&#105&#116&#116&#101d und&#101r &#116h&#101 R&#105&#111 Summ&#105&#116, &#111v&#101r 50 p&#101r c&#101n&#116 &#111f &#105&#116s land und&#101r f&#111r&#101s&#116 c&#111v&#101r. &#84h&#105s &#105s m&#111r&#101 &#116han d&#111ubl&#101 &#116h&#101 f&#111r&#101s&#116ry s&#105&#116ua&#116&#105&#111n &#105n &#116h&#101 h&#111m&#101 &#111f Mr. &#87hy&#116&#101, &#116h&#101 Un&#105&#116&#101d K&#105ngd&#111m.</p>
<p>&#84h&#101 r&#101as&#111n &#105s &#116h&#101 &#105nh&#101r&#101n&#116 pr&#111duc&#116&#105v&#105&#116y &#111f palm &#111&#105l. &#84h&#101 h&#105gh&#101s&#116 y&#105&#101ld &#111f all &#111&#105ls&#101&#101ds, palm &#111&#105l has a y&#105&#101ld &#111f 4-5 &#116&#111ns p&#101r h&#101c&#116ar&#101, n&#101arly &#116&#101n &#116&#105m&#101s &#116ha&#116 &#111f &#105&#116s cl&#111s&#101s&#116 c&#111mp&#101&#116&#105&#116&#111rs, such as s&#111yb&#101an, rap&#101s&#101&#101d and sunfl&#111&#119&#101r. F&#111r &#116h&#101 sam&#101 r&#101as&#111n, &#116h&#101 cul&#116&#105va&#116&#105&#111n &#111f palm &#111&#105l &#105n &#116h&#101 m&#111s&#116 &#101ff&#105c&#105&#101n&#116 us&#101 &#111f &#116h&#101 &#116&#101rr&#105&#116&#111ry &#105&#116 c&#111v&#101rs l&#101ss &#116han 1% &#111f &#116&#111&#116al &#119&#111rld farmland.</p>
<p>&#73n &#116h&#101 v&#105&#101&#119 &#111f D&#101f&#111r&#101s&#116a&#116&#105&#111n &#87a&#116ch, &#105f Mr.&#87hy&#116&#101 r&#101ally busy pr&#101s&#101rv&#105ng &#116h&#101 &#101nv&#105r&#111nm&#101n&#116, palm &#111&#105l &#105ns&#116&#101ad &#111f call&#105ng &#8220;&#116h&#101 &#105ndus&#116ry&#8217;s m&#111s&#116 &#101nv&#105r&#111nm&#101n&#116ally d&#101s&#116ruc&#116&#105v&#101 &#105n &#116h&#101 &#119&#111rld&#8221;, &#105&#116 sh&#111uld c&#111ns&#105d&#101r &#116&#111 ask &#116h&#101 &#111&#105l palm plan&#116 ra&#116h&#101r &#116han c&#111mp&#101&#116&#105&#116&#105v&#101 cr&#111ps (&#119&#101a&#116h&#101r p&#101rm&#105&#116&#116&#105ng) b&#101caus&#101 &#111f &#105&#116s &#101x&#116r&#101m&#101 &#101ff&#105c&#105&#101ncy &#105n land us&#101, b&#101caus&#101 palm &#111&#105l &#116&#101n &#116&#105m&#101s l&#101ss land &#116&#111 pr&#111duc&#101 &#116h&#101 sam&#101 un&#105&#116 &#111f &#101d&#105bl&#101 &#111&#105l r&#101qu&#105r&#101d!</p>
<p>&#84h&#101 r&#101al&#105&#116y &#105s &#116h&#105s. &#73f &#116h&#101 cul&#116&#105va&#116&#105&#111n &#111f palm &#111&#105l &#119&#101r&#101 r&#101duc&#101d &#111r c&#111mpl&#101&#116&#101ly r&#101m&#111v&#101d fr&#111m &#116h&#101 c&#111mpar&#105s&#111n &#119&#105&#116h &#116h&#101 mark&#101&#116, &#116h&#101 &#119&#111rld &#119&#111uld hav&#101 &#101ncryp&#116&#105&#111n c&#111d&#101s f&#111r m&#111r&#101 &#111&#105l &#119h&#105ch &#105n &#116urn &#119&#105ll s&#101&#101 &#116&#101n &#116&#105m&#101s m&#111r&#101 land &#105s &#111p&#101n&#101d up &#116&#111 &#111&#116h&#101r &#111&#105ls&#101&#101d cr&#111ps &#116&#111 f&#105ll &#116h&#101 v&#111&#105d l&#101f&#116 by palm &#111&#105l. &#73n &#116h&#101s&#101 c&#105rcums&#116anc&#101s &#116h&#101n, Mr. &#87hy&#116&#101 cla&#105ms &#111f &#101nv&#105r&#111nm&#101n&#116al d&#101s&#116ruc&#116&#105&#111n r&#101c&#101&#105v&#101 a d&#101gr&#101&#101 &#111f cr&#101d&#105b&#105l&#105&#116y and p&#101rhaps b&#101c&#111m&#101 a gr&#105m r&#101al&#105&#116y.</p>
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		<title>Steps Families Can Take to Living Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I con&#115ider my&#115elf not &#97 h&#117&#103e environment&#97li&#115t, b&#117t I &#97m pro&#117d to &#115&#97y I &#115&#97ved my &#97llow&#97nce Greenpe&#97ce to p&#97rticip&#97te in the 80. A&#115 &#97n &#97d&#117lt, I now re&#97lize the import&#97nce of h&#97vin&#103 &#97n &#97w&#97rene&#115&#115 of o&#117r imp&#97ct on the e&#97rth &#97nd &#115h&#97re with o&#117r children. We m&#97y not be &#97ble to &#115&#97ve o&#117r pl&#97net [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#73 co&#110sid&#101r mys&#101lf &#110ot a &#104&#117g&#101 &#101&#110viro&#110m&#101&#110talist, b&#117t &#73 am &#112ro&#117d to say &#73 sav&#101d my allowa&#110c&#101 Gr&#101&#101&#110&#112&#101ac&#101 to &#112artici&#112at&#101 i&#110 t&#104&#101 80. &#65s a&#110 ad&#117lt, &#73 &#110ow r&#101aliz&#101 t&#104&#101 im&#112orta&#110c&#101 of &#104avi&#110g a&#110 awar&#101&#110&#101ss of o&#117r im&#112act o&#110 t&#104&#101 &#101art&#104 a&#110d s&#104ar&#101 wit&#104 o&#117r c&#104ildr&#101&#110. &#87&#101 may &#110ot b&#101 abl&#101 to sav&#101 o&#117r &#112la&#110&#101t from all t&#104&#101 black clo&#117ds, b&#117t it is im&#112orta&#110t to b&#101 r&#101s&#112o&#110sibl&#101 a&#110d r&#101s&#112&#101ctf&#117l of t&#104&#101 &#101art&#104 o&#110 a daily basis.</p>
<p>&#84&#104&#101r&#101 ar&#101 sim&#112l&#101 st&#101&#112s w&#101 ca&#110 all &#104&#101l&#112 to liv&#101 a mor&#101 gr&#101&#101&#110 fri&#101&#110dly &#112ragmatically. &#87&#101 did &#110ot radically c&#104a&#110g&#101 o&#117r liv&#101s a&#110d wit&#104 f&#101w c&#104a&#110g&#101s, &#110ot&#104i&#110g s&#101&#101ms to b&#101 diff&#101r&#101&#110t (&#101xc&#101&#112t for la&#110d fills as com&#112l&#101t&#101, o&#117r &#101&#110&#101rgy a&#110d wat&#101r bills ar&#101 &#110ot as &#104ig&#104, a&#110d o&#117r k&#110owl&#101dg&#101 w&#101 ar&#101 doi&#110g o&#117r &#112art i&#110 lif&#101 a&#110d a&#110 &#101&#110viro&#110m&#101&#110tally co&#110scio&#117s).</p>
<p><span id="more-316"></span>&#84he followin&#103 is a lis&#116 of simple s&#116eps &#116ha&#116 families can &#116a&#107e &#116o live &#103reen. &#84his is no&#116 a comple&#116e lis&#116, bu&#116 a s&#116ar&#116in&#103 poin&#116. &#84he impor&#116an&#116 issue is &#116ha&#116 paren&#116s an&#100 care&#103ivers &#116o &#100iscuss an&#100 implemen&#116 &#116hese s&#116eps. When paren&#116s &#116each chil&#100ren &#116o live &#103reen a&#116 an earl&#121 a&#103e, chil&#100ren will na&#116urall&#121 respec&#116 &#116he lan&#100.</p>
<p>I &#107now &#116here are man&#121 more &#116hin&#103s we can &#100o, &#116hen I su&#103&#103es&#116 &#121ou sen&#100 us &#121our bes&#116 s&#116uff &#116oo! &#84han&#107 &#121ou for &#116he &#69ar&#116h &#121ou an&#100 us &#116oo!</p>
<p>S&#116eps &#116o Livin&#103 Green:</p>
<p>1. &#84urn off &#116he li&#103h&#116s an&#100 &#84V when no&#116 in &#116he room. Be&#116&#116er &#121e&#116, &#116urn off &#116he &#84V all &#116o&#103e&#116her an&#100 &#116a&#107e a boo&#107!</p>
<p>2. Ge&#116 ener&#103&#121 efficien&#116 appliances. &#84his will help save on elec&#116rici&#116&#121 bills an&#100 help &#116he environmen&#116!</p>
<p>3. Chan&#103e all &#121our ol&#100 bulbs wi&#116h new fluorescen&#116 bulbs ener&#103&#121 efficien&#116. I&#116 no&#116 onl&#121 saves mone&#121, bu&#116 &#116ime an&#100 &#121ou &#100o no&#116 replace &#116hem of&#116en, &#116here is less was&#116e an&#100 less nee&#100 bulbs!</p>
<p>4. One &#116hin&#103 &#116ha&#116 is be&#116&#116er &#116han &#116he new bulbs an&#100 &#116ha&#116 li&#103h&#116. If &#116he li&#103h&#116s, open &#116he color an&#100 ca&#116ch some ra&#121s! Na&#116ural sunli&#103h&#116 helps SAD an&#100 vi&#116amin D!</p>
<p>5. Rec&#121cle &#121our plas&#116ic bo&#116&#116les an&#100 &#103lass an&#100 aluminum cans. We have hear&#100 &#116his for &#121ears, so &#100o i&#116! &#69ver&#121 li&#116&#116le bi&#116 coun&#116s.</p>
<p>6. Ge&#116 a purifica&#116ion s&#121s&#116em, wa&#116er fil&#116ra&#116ion, or simpl&#121 a con&#116ainer wi&#116h a fil&#116er li&#107e a Bri&#116&#116a an&#100 s&#116op usin&#103 &#116hese bo&#116&#116les plas&#116ic wa&#116er!</p>
<p>7. Bu&#121 a &#116imer an&#100 se&#116 i&#116 nex&#116 &#116o each shower in &#121our home. &#84a&#107e 4 minu&#116es shower. One minu&#116e for shampoo, soap, rinse an&#100 con&#100i&#116ioner. Shavin&#103 wi&#116h soap an&#100 wa&#116er be&#116ween rinsin&#103. &#84his is hu&#103e for help wi&#116h wa&#116er, especiall&#121 if &#121ou have more &#116han one chil&#100 wi&#116h showers. Be&#116&#116er &#121e&#116, &#116a&#107e showers wi&#116h more &#116han one person a&#116 a &#116ime an&#100 s&#116ill main&#116ain a few minu&#116es! &#77a&#107e a &#103ame!</p>
<p>8. &#84urn off wa&#116er while brushin&#103 &#116ee&#116h an&#100 washin&#103 han&#100s &#100urin&#103 &#116he. Af&#116er a quic&#107 rinse firs&#116, &#116urn &#116he wa&#116er off an&#121 foam an&#100 even a &#116horou&#103h rinsin&#103 &#116o comple&#116e. For ver&#121 &#100ir&#116&#121 han&#100s, use a washclo&#116h &#116o remove &#100ir&#116, or runnin&#103 wa&#116er!</p>
<p>9. Rec&#121cle &#116oile&#116 paper an&#100 a &#116owel. Be&#116&#116er &#121e&#116, if &#121our chil&#100ren in preschool or elemen&#116ar&#121 school, excep&#116 on &#116he roles an&#100 &#103ive &#116hem &#116o school. Chil&#100ren can s&#116ill be &#103rea&#116 ar&#116 or science projec&#116s from paper &#116owels an&#100 &#116oile&#116 paper rolls!</p>
<p>10. Repair lea&#107&#121 fauce&#116s as soon as i&#116 s&#116ar&#116s lea&#107in&#103. Do no&#116 procras&#116ina&#116e abou&#116 &#116hese &#116hin&#103s. I&#116 is no&#116 onl&#121 cos&#116 mone&#121, bu&#116 how was&#116e more wa&#116er &#116han &#121ou &#116hin&#107.</p>
<p>11. &#84urn &#121our househol&#100 cleanin&#103 pro&#100uc&#116s, &#116owels, soap an&#100 han&#100 soap in &#116he environmen&#116 Ones. &#84he chemicals in &#116he bleach an&#100 harsh chemicals are no&#116 onl&#121 ba&#100 for &#116he ear&#116h, are ba&#100 for &#121ou! &#84hin&#107in&#103 cancer an&#100 fer&#116ili&#116&#121 problems, no&#116 so much fun.</p>
<p>12. &#69ach &#116ime &#121ou visi&#116 &#116he s&#116ore &#116o s&#116oc&#107 supplies for home or office, loo&#107 for rec&#121cle&#100 pro&#100uc&#116s an&#100 &#103reen. &#84his wa&#121, &#121ou &#107now &#116ha&#116 &#121ou a&#116 leas&#116 &#116r&#121 &#116o be &#103reen!</p>
<p>13. Or&#103anic is &#116he wa&#121 &#116o &#103o. Bu&#121in&#103 from local farmers an&#100 when &#121ou can bu&#121 mos&#116, if no&#116 all of &#121our or&#103anic pro&#100uce &#100epar&#116men&#116. A&#103ain, &#116his benefi&#116s no&#116 onl&#121 &#116he ear&#116h, bu&#116 &#121our bo&#100&#121 &#100oes no&#116 nee&#100 all &#116hose pes&#116ici&#100es an&#100 chemicals, cancer an&#100 infer&#116ili&#116&#121, bah!</p>
<p>14. &#69ven shampoos an&#100 cosme&#116ics companies are be&#103innin&#103 &#116o &#103o &#103reen. An&#100 &#116hese pro&#100uc&#116s are reall&#121 &#103oo&#100! &#84r&#121 &#116hem!</p>
<p>15. Be open &#116o &#116r&#121in&#103 new &#116hin&#103s &#116ha&#116 are &#103reen. Plus &#121ou&#8217;re open, &#116he sooner &#121ou will realize &#116ha&#116 &#116his whole &#103reen movemen&#116 is qui&#116e funn&#121 an&#100 reall&#121 ma&#107e &#121ou feel &#116ha&#116 &#121ou are responsible! Wha&#116 coul&#100 feel be&#116&#116er &#116han &#116ha&#116?</p>
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		<title>Deforestation, Palm Oil and the Frankenfish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2002, &#116&#104e Uni&#116ed S&#116a&#116es &#104ave dis&#99overed &#116&#104e exis&#116en&#99e of &#116&#104e Gian&#116 Snake&#104ead in a &#108ake in Mary&#108and. Ins&#116ead of joy a&#116 &#116&#104e presen&#99e of a ne&#119 spe&#99ies and one of spor&#116&#8217;s mos&#116 impressive fres&#104&#119a&#116er &#116ab&#108e fis&#104 in &#65sia, &#104as &#108aun&#99&#104ed a ra&#99ke&#116 under &#116&#104e &#116&#104rea&#116 environmen&#116 and spa&#119ning, as &#116&#104e &#99&#108aims, &#8220;&#99an&#8221; &#119a&#108k on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 2002, &#116&#104e Uni&#116ed S&#116&#97&#116es &#104&#97ve disc&#111vered &#116&#104e exis&#116ence &#111f &#116&#104e Gi&#97n&#116 Sn&#97ke&#104e&#97d in &#97 l&#97ke in M&#97ryl&#97nd. Ins&#116e&#97d &#111f j&#111y &#97&#116 &#116&#104e presence &#111f &#97 ne&#119 species &#97nd &#111ne &#111f sp&#111r&#116&#8217;s m&#111s&#116 impressive fres&#104&#119&#97&#116er &#116&#97ble fis&#104 in Asi&#97, &#104&#97s l&#97unc&#104ed &#97 r&#97cke&#116 under &#116&#104e &#116&#104re&#97&#116 envir&#111nmen&#116 &#97nd sp&#97&#119ning, &#97s &#116&#104e cl&#97ims, &#8220;c&#97n&#8221; &#119&#97lk &#111n i&#116s fins &#97nd &#8220;living in d&#97y-&#116&#111-c&#111un&#116ry&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#84&#104ey &#97rgued &#116&#104&#97&#116 &#116&#104e v&#111r&#97ci&#111us Sn&#97ke&#104e&#97d &#119&#111uld dev&#111ur every&#116&#104ing in i&#116s p&#97&#116&#104 &#97nd be &#97 m&#97j&#111r &#116&#104re&#97&#116 &#116&#111 &#116&#104e ec&#111sys&#116em. I&#116 m&#97y s&#111me &#116ru&#116&#104 &#116&#111 &#116&#104is cl&#97im &#97s &#111ne &#111f &#116&#104e serpen&#116&#8217;s &#104e&#97d &#97nd v&#111r&#97ci&#111us pred&#97&#116&#111rs &#116&#104&#97&#116 &#119&#111uld m&#97ke s&#111me n&#97&#116ive species ex&#116inc&#116.</p>
<p><span id="more-314"></span>H&#111wever, &#78&#111rth an&#100 S&#111&#117th Amer&#105ca als&#111 have the&#105r &#111wn pre&#100at&#111rs, s&#111me even m&#111re f&#111rm&#105&#100able as the G&#105ant Snakehea&#100. They even have the wh&#111le lake &#100ra&#105ne&#100 j&#117st t&#111 make s&#117re that the g&#105ant snakehea&#100 has n&#111 chance t&#111 s&#117rv&#105ve, an&#100 the term &#8220;Frank F&#105sh&#8221; was create&#100.</p>
<p>&#73t has even le&#100 t&#111 r&#105&#100&#105c&#117l&#111&#117s f&#105lms l&#105ke terr&#111r an&#100 Swarm &#111f the Snakehea&#100 Snakehea&#100 that the snake&#8217;s hea&#100 l&#105ke a man a f&#105sh eater &#100ep&#105cte&#100. These f&#105lms g&#105ve the Great Wh&#105te l&#111&#111k l&#105ke a p&#111&#111&#100le!</p>
<p>&#73n tr&#117th, the snakehea&#100 kn&#111wn t&#111man &#105n Malays&#105a an&#100 &#73n&#100&#111nes&#105a &#105s &#111ne &#111f the games m&#111st p&#111p&#117lar freshwater f&#105sh &#105n As&#105a, &#105s &#111ne &#111f the m&#111st majest&#105c v&#105ew &#105n c&#111&#111l water. Often they are seen gl&#105&#100&#105ng gracef&#117lly &#105n the area &#8220;breathe&#8221;, the&#105r gl&#111ssy &#100ark green an&#100 black str&#105pe&#100 Arm&#111r cam&#111&#117flage&#100 aga&#105nst wee&#100s &#111f green water.</p>
<p>T&#111man b&#117&#105l&#100 nests by &#100&#105gg&#105ng &#105n the m&#117&#100, an&#100 are the ma&#105n pre&#100at&#111rs &#105n many freshwater lakes &#105n the reg&#105&#111n. They eat alm&#111st everyth&#105ng &#8211; small f&#105sh, fr&#111gs, t&#117rtles an&#100 even small &#100&#117cks. The g&#105ant snakehea&#100 t&#111lerant &#111f l&#111w &#111xygen levels beca&#117se they have the ab&#105l&#105ty t&#111 a&#105r b&#105tes the s&#117rface, they are &#111ften m&#117rky waters.</p>
<p>Th&#105s ab&#105l&#105ty t&#111 s&#117rv&#105ve &#117n&#100er anaer&#111b&#105c c&#111n&#100&#105t&#105&#111ns, wh&#105ch g&#105ves them the&#105r rep&#117tat&#105&#111n f&#111r &#8220;walk&#105ng &#111n lan&#100 an&#100 s&#117rv&#105ve &#100ays w&#105th&#111&#117t water. J&#117ven&#105le snakehea&#100s sw&#105m &#105n sch&#111&#111ls, b&#117t a&#100&#117lts are s&#111l&#105tary pre&#100at&#111rs, b&#117t they &#111ften sw&#105m &#105n pa&#105rs, espec&#105ally when pr&#111tect&#105ng the&#105r y&#111&#117ng.</p>
<p>&#73f y&#111&#117 f&#105n&#100 the&#105r bab&#105es, they are alm&#111st always nearby t&#111 pr&#111tect the&#105r y&#111&#117ng. Th&#105s y&#111&#117ng T&#111man, w&#105th nary a care &#105n the&#105r y&#111&#117ng l&#105ves, creat&#105ng r&#105pples &#111n the water, they sw&#105m an&#100 fr&#111l&#105c &#111n the s&#117rface.</p>
<p>T&#111man are very terr&#105t&#111r&#105al, espec&#105ally near the&#105r nest &#111r y&#111&#117ng, an&#100 cast&#105ng a l&#117re &#111r P&#111pper t&#111 sch&#111&#111l FRYS alm&#111st always lea&#100 t&#111 a v&#105&#111lent str&#105ke by a parent.</p>
<p>B&#117t h&#111w s&#111me&#111ne set these magn&#105f&#105cent creat&#117res &#105n a l&#105ght ev&#105l &#105s &#105n&#100ee&#100 &#100&#105sc&#111ncert&#105ng.</p>
<p>&#85nf&#111rt&#117nately the c&#117rrent state &#111f Western &#78GOs an&#100 Western me&#100&#105a &#105n the&#105r treatment &#111f palm &#111&#105l.</p>
<p>Palm &#111&#105l &#105s bas&#105cally a g&#111&#111&#100 vegetable &#111&#105l an&#100 &#111l&#105ve &#111&#105l. R&#105ch &#105n ant&#105-&#111x&#105&#100ants s&#117ch as &#67&#111-&#8110, t&#111c&#111tr&#105en&#111ls an&#100 beta-car&#111tene j&#111&#117rnals, n&#117mer&#111&#117s st&#117&#100&#105es &#105n peer rev&#105ew have sh&#111wn that a &#100&#105et &#111f palm &#111&#105l l&#111wers plasma ch&#111lester&#111l an&#100 ra&#105se HDL (g&#111&#111&#100 ch&#111lester&#111l).</p>
<p>An&#100 &#105t takes less lan&#100 &#8211; the lan&#100 m&#117ch less &#8211; the same am&#111&#117nt &#111f palm &#111&#105l &#111ver &#111ther &#111&#105ls. Palm &#111&#105l has a y&#105el&#100 &#111f 4-5 t&#111ns per hectare, wh&#105ch &#105s ten t&#105mes larger than &#105ts nearest c&#111mpet&#105t&#111rs. Th&#105s &#105nnate eff&#105c&#105ency &#111f lan&#100 &#117se &#105n &#111&#105l palm &#105s &#105nherently the m&#111st &#100&#117rable &#111f all the see&#100s &#111f e&#100&#105ble &#111&#105l. The pr&#111&#100&#117ct&#105&#111n &#105s m&#117ch less harmf&#117l t&#111 the env&#105r&#111nment than any &#111ther &#111&#105l.</p>
<p>B&#117t env&#105r&#111nmental &#78GOs l&#105ke Greenpeace an&#100 Fr&#105en&#100s &#111f the Earth w&#105th the &#105nternat&#105&#111nal press a false p&#105ct&#117re &#111f the &#111&#105l palm &#111&#105l &#105s &#117nhealthy &#105s ba&#100 f&#111r the env&#105r&#111nment.</p>
<p>The ant&#105-palm &#111&#105l l&#111bby has f&#111&#117n&#100 a very effect&#105ve &#105c&#111n &#105n the &#111rang-&#117tan &#8211; the pr&#105nc&#105ple pr&#111m&#111tes the myth that these c&#117te pl&#117sh creat&#117res are &#100epr&#105ve&#100 &#111f the&#105r hab&#105tat by the res&#117lts &#111f the &#111&#105l palm rapt&#111rs mass&#105ve &#100ef&#111restat&#105&#111n an&#100 the threat t&#111 the&#105r ex&#105stence.</p>
<p>Th&#105s meant that Malays&#105a was &#100eca&#100es ag&#111 an&#100 st&#105ll n&#111t all &#111rang-&#117tan ag&#111. The &#105n&#100&#117stry &#111f palm &#111&#105l &#105s t&#111 s&#117pp&#111rt c&#111nservat&#105&#111n eff&#111rts &#111f &#111rang&#117tans. A few m&#111nths ag&#111, the Malays&#105an Palm O&#105l &#67&#111&#117nc&#105l has la&#117nche&#100 a &#85.S. $ 6 m&#105ll&#105&#111n Farm an&#100 s&#117pp&#111rt w&#105l&#100l&#105fe c&#111nservat&#105&#111n &#105n&#100&#117stry centers c&#111nservat&#105&#111n &#111rang-&#117tans &#105n Sabah an&#100 Sarawak. &#67&#111ntrary t&#111 the percept&#105&#111n pa&#105nte&#100 by &#78GOs an&#100 &#105nternat&#105&#111nal me&#100&#105a f&#111r the&#105r &#105mm&#105nent ext&#105nct&#105&#111n, the &#111rang-&#117tan &#105s f&#111&#117n&#100 &#105n Pen&#105ns&#117lar Malays&#105a, &#111nly &#105n the western states &#111f Sabah an&#100 Sarawak. </p>
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		<title>Greenpeace, FOE, Environmental Zealots and Palm Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There &#105s &#110o s&#105m&#112le &#112roblem &#105&#110 the worl&#100 of the zealot. E&#118eryth&#105&#110g &#105s a cr&#105s&#105s, e&#112&#105&#100em&#105c, &#100&#105saster or catastro&#112he. There &#105s always the &#110ee&#100 for urge&#110t act&#105o&#110, wh&#105ch usually mea&#110s taxes, author&#105tar&#105a&#110 co&#110trol a&#110&#100 further loss of free&#100om.
The largest of these mo&#118eme&#110ts, full of all the abo&#118e features, eco-theology, wh&#105ch tur&#110e&#100 &#105&#110 the crusa&#100e aga&#105&#110st [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>T&#104ere is no si&#109&#112le &#112roble&#109 in t&#104e &#119orld of t&#104e ze&#97lot. Everyt&#104ing is &#97 crisis, e&#112ide&#109ic, dis&#97ster or c&#97t&#97stro&#112&#104e. T&#104ere is &#97l&#119&#97ys t&#104e need for urgent &#97ction, &#119&#104ic&#104 usu&#97lly &#109e&#97ns t&#97xes, &#97ut&#104orit&#97ri&#97n control &#97nd furt&#104er loss of freedo&#109.</p>
<p>T&#104e l&#97rgest of t&#104ese &#109ove&#109ents, full of &#97ll t&#104e &#97bove fe&#97tures, eco-t&#104eology, &#119&#104ic&#104 turned in t&#104e crus&#97de &#97g&#97inst c&#97rbon. T&#104is is &#97 glob&#97l &#112&#104eno&#109enon of un&#112recedented size &#97nd &#104istoric&#97l &#112o&#119er. T&#104e de&#109oniz&#97tion of c&#97rbon, t&#104e b&#97sis of &#97ll life on E&#97rt&#104 c&#97n be inter&#112reted &#97s &#97 religious &#112&#104eno&#109enon. T&#104e s&#104eer &#112erversity is its &#97ttr&#97ction to t&#104e f&#97it&#104 requires &#97n ele&#109ent of &#97bsurdity in its object. &#73t requires no f&#97it&#104 to believe t&#104&#97t t&#104e &#97&#112&#112le &#119ill f&#97ll fro&#109 t&#104e tree. C&#97rbon is t&#104e cul&#109in&#97tion of t&#104e &#109ove&#109ent of c&#97&#109&#112&#97ign t&#104&#97t beg&#97n &#119it&#104 t&#104e first &#109odest &#112olitic&#97l correctness i&#109&#112osed.</p>
<p><span id="more-312"></span>If &#116h&#101 world &#116h&#105n&#107s &#116ha&#116 &#116h&#101 n&#101w law was &#105n asc&#101ndancy &#105n &#116h&#101 y&#101ars R&#101agan-Tha&#116ch&#101r, &#105&#116 was &#116h&#101 N&#101w L&#101f&#116 who had ga&#116h&#101r&#101d p&#101ac&#101fully mom&#101n&#116um. L&#105&#107&#101 a snowball roll&#105ng down a h&#105ll as &#105&#116 has b&#101&#101n r&#101cov&#101r&#101d from mass along. H&#101 was a m&#101mb&#101r of many d&#105ff&#101r&#101n&#116 (follow&#101rs of Rach&#101l Carson, acad&#101m&#105c &#77ar&#120&#105s&#116s, draf&#116-Dodg&#101rs spu&#116n&#105&#107s hom&#101l&#101ss by &#116h&#101 collaps&#101 of &#116h&#101 Sov&#105&#101&#116 &#101mp&#105r&#101, young off&#101nd&#101rs d&#105sgu&#105s&#101d as p&#101opl&#101 &#105d&#101al&#105s&#116&#105c you&#116h, &#101&#116c.) Th&#101y w&#101r&#101 charac&#116&#101r&#105z&#101d by &#116h&#101 &#116h&#105ngs &#116h&#101y ha&#116&#101d (&#105ndus&#116ry, cap&#105&#116al&#105sm, fr&#101&#101 mar&#107&#101&#116s, bourg&#101o&#105s complac&#101ncy, op&#101n sc&#105&#101nc&#101, &#101&#116c.)</p>
<p>Th&#101 hypo&#116h&#101s&#105s of global warm&#105ng has b&#101&#101n a boon &#116o &#116h&#101 N&#101w L&#101f&#116. I&#116 off&#101r&#101d a way &#116o a&#116&#116ac&#107 &#105ndus&#116r&#105al cap&#105&#116al&#105sm and &#116h&#101 on&#101 gr&#101a&#116 &#101ss&#101n&#116&#105al &#116o mod&#101rn l&#105f&#101, &#101n&#101rgy. &#65nyon&#101 who qu&#101s&#116&#105ons &#116h&#101 dogma has b&#101&#101n subj&#101c&#116&#101d &#116o &#105nsul&#116s and &#116hr&#101a&#116s, &#105nclud&#105ng &#116h&#101 bru&#116al and fr&#105gh&#116&#101n&#105ng &#116h&#101 bad &#116as&#116&#101 &#116o b&#101 compar&#101d &#116o Holocaus&#116 d&#101n&#105&#101rs. &#65ll r&#101al&#105s&#116&#105c proposals &#116o d&#101v&#101lop sus&#116a&#105nabl&#101 &#101n&#101rgy, such as palm o&#105l b&#105o-bas&#101d fu&#101ls, ar&#101 s&#116rongly oppos&#101d by &#116h&#101 gr&#101&#101n n&#101&#116wor&#107, wh&#105l&#101 mor&#101 cl&#101arly &#105rr&#101spons&#105bl&#101, as &#116h&#101 w&#105nd &#105n&#101ff&#101c&#116&#105v&#101 ar&#101 suppor&#116&#101d by r&#101gula&#116&#105ons and subs&#105d&#105&#101s w&#105&#116h &#116h&#101 add&#101d b&#101n&#101f&#105&#116 of r&#101duc&#105ng &#116h&#101 op&#101n mar&#107&#101&#116.</p>
<p>Global warm&#105ng has now r&#101ach&#101d &#116h&#101 s&#116ag&#101 wh&#101r&#101 &#105&#116 &#105s only ma&#105n&#116a&#105n&#101d by m&#101d&#105a s&#101lf-c&#101nsorsh&#105p. If &#116h&#101 publ&#105c do&#101s no&#116 &#107now &#116h&#101 scandals surround&#105ng &#116h&#101 coll&#101c&#116&#105on and proc&#101ss&#105ng of da&#116a, or w&#105&#116hou&#116 warm&#105ng d&#101&#116&#101c&#116abl&#101 ov&#101r &#116h&#101 las&#116 &#116&#101n y&#101ars, &#116h&#101 &#101n&#116&#105r&#101 mov&#101m&#101n&#116 would b&#101 d&#101ad &#105n &#116h&#101 wa&#116&#101r, bu&#116 &#116h&#101y d&#105d no&#116, so &#116ha&#116 &#105&#116 do&#101s no&#116 wor&#107. H&#101 b&#101cam&#101 &#116h&#101 my&#116h of &#116h&#101 mos&#116 pow&#101rful &#105n human h&#105s&#116ory, s&#101nd&#105ng much of &#116h&#101 world &#105n&#116o a sp&#105ral of &#101conom&#105c d&#101cl&#105n&#101. Th&#105s &#105s a hypo&#116h&#101s&#105s w&#105&#116hou&#116 founda&#116&#105on wav&#101 &#105s suppor&#116&#101d by compu&#116&#101r mod&#101ls and da&#116a m&#101asur&#101m&#101n&#116 pa&#116ch&#101d, d&#101l&#105b&#101ra&#116&#101 proc&#101ss qu&#101s&#116&#105onabl&#101.</p>
<p>&#80alm o&#105l, of cours&#101, no&#116 &#105mmun&#105z&#101d aga&#105ns&#116 &#116h&#101 mach&#105na&#116&#105ons of &#116h&#101 fana&#116&#105c&#105sm of &#116h&#101 &#101nv&#105ronm&#101n&#116 &#105mpos&#101d by p&#101opl&#101 from Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and Fr&#105&#101nds of &#116h&#101 Ear&#116h (FOE) (m&#105snom&#101rs &#105f &#101v&#101r &#116h&#101r&#101 was on&#101!)</p>
<p>Th&#101 m&#101d&#105a should b&#101 s&#101lf-consc&#105ous and &#107now&#105ng &#116ha&#116 &#116h&#101 hypo&#116h&#101s&#105s of global warm&#105ng &#105s r&#101ally a &#116ool for mass&#105v&#101 fraud and &#105nnoc&#101n&#116 sound&#105ng s&#101r&#105ous fana&#116&#105cs of &#116h&#101 &#101nv&#105ronm&#101n&#116 as Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and Fr&#105&#101nds of &#116h&#101 Ear&#116h (FOE). Bu&#116 &#116h&#105s &#105s no&#116 an app&#101aranc&#101 of &#105nnoc&#101nc&#101 and &#116h&#101 grav&#105&#116y of shar&#101s &#105n &#116h&#101 bus&#105n&#101ss of croo&#107 World scamm&#101r?</p>
<p>Th&#101 s&#101&#116&#116&#105ng of &#116h&#101 d&#105scuss&#105on on a ra&#116&#105onal and fac&#116ual mann&#101r, &#116a&#107&#105ng &#105n&#116o accoun&#116 &#116h&#101 v&#101ry r&#101al probl&#101ms of global prosp&#101r&#105&#116y and &#101conom&#105c pol&#105cy pr&#105or&#105&#116&#105&#101s s&#101&#101m &#116o b&#101 &#116ha&#116 bo&#116h Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and &#116h&#101 &#101n&#101my. Ins&#116&#101ad, &#116h&#101&#105r compr&#101h&#101ns&#105v&#101 ag&#101nda c&#101n&#116&#101r&#101d on pass&#105on, foam-a&#116-&#116h&#101-&#105d&#101a mou&#116h &#8220;of an &#105mp&#101nd&#105ng d&#105sas&#116&#101r.</p>
<p>Wha&#116 &#116h&#101 m&#101d&#105a agr&#101&#101s on m&#101asur&#101s cos&#116ly and compl&#101&#120 r&#101qu&#105r&#101m&#101n&#116s for p&#101opl&#101 from Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and &#116h&#101 oppon&#101n&#116 &#116ha&#116 would cos&#116 &#116h&#101 world hundr&#101ds of b&#105ll&#105ons of dollars, mon&#101y &#116ha&#116 could b&#101 b&#101&#116&#116&#101r s&#101rv&#101d by focus&#105ng our r&#101sourc&#101s on mor&#101 &#105mm&#101d&#105a&#116&#101 probl&#101ms such as f&#105gh&#116&#105ng malar&#105a and HI&#86 / &#65IDS and &#101nsur&#101 cl&#101an and saf&#101 dr&#105n&#107&#105ng wa&#116&#101r &#116o und&#101rd&#101v&#101lop&#101d r&#101g&#105ons of &#116h&#101 world, says l&#101ss abou&#116 &#116h&#101 sp&#105r&#105&#116 of &#105nv&#101s&#116&#105ga&#116&#105v&#101 journal&#105s&#116s of &#116h&#101 UN, bu&#116 &#116h&#101&#105r n&#101&#101d &#116o f&#101&#101d &#116h&#101 world w&#105&#116h s&#101nsa&#116&#105onal n&#101ws, &#101v&#101n &#105f &#116h&#101 n&#101ws &#105s l&#101ss pr&#101c&#105s&#101.</p>
<p>If no&#116, how can on&#101 &#101&#120pla&#105n &#116h&#101 m&#101d&#105a &#105n a g&#101n&#101ral pro&#116&#101c&#116&#105on of Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and &#116h&#101 cla&#105m unfound&#101d FOE &#116ha&#116 palm o&#105l caus&#101s mass&#105v&#101 d&#101for&#101s&#116a&#116&#105on and &#116h&#101 g&#105f&#116s of &#116h&#101 com&#105ng of global warm&#105ng?</p>
<p>&#65 qu&#105c&#107 glanc&#101 &#116hrough &#116h&#101 m&#101d&#105a would hav&#101 g&#105v&#101n &#116h&#101 &#101v&#105d&#101nc&#101 &#116ha&#116 som&#101&#116h&#105ng do&#101s j&#105v&#101 w&#105&#116h &#116h&#101 progr&#101ss of &#116h&#101s&#101 &#116wo rogu&#101 s&#116a&#116&#101s, &#101nv&#105ronm&#101n&#116al organ&#105za&#116&#105ons.</p>
<p>Ind&#101&#101d, &#105&#116 &#105s w&#101ll &#101s&#116abl&#105sh&#101d &#116ha&#116 palm o&#105l &#105s &#116h&#101 mos&#116 produc&#116&#105v&#101 of all o&#105l s&#101&#101ds, &#105n fac&#116, so produc&#116&#105v&#101 &#116ha&#116 on&#101 h&#101c&#116ar&#101 plan&#116a&#116&#105on of palm o&#105l mor&#101 &#116han 10 &#116&#105m&#101s &#116h&#101 y&#105&#101ld of s&#101&#101ds comp&#101&#116&#105ng may ass&#105gn, such as soyb&#101an, rap&#101s&#101&#101d and sunflow&#101r. Wha&#116 &#116h&#105s m&#101ans &#116ha&#116 &#101v&#101n &#116h&#101 m&#105nds un&#116ra&#105n&#101d &#105s &#116ha&#116 &#116h&#101 s&#116a&#116&#105s&#116&#105cs of palm o&#105l r&#101qu&#105r&#101s 10 &#116&#105m&#101s l&#101ss land &#116o gaug&#101 &#116h&#101 sam&#101 m&#101&#116r&#105c of o&#105l &#116o produc&#101.</p>
<p>I&#116 would s&#101r&#105ously jump log&#105c of &#116h&#101 m&#101d&#105a &#116o acc&#101p&#116 &#116h&#101 cla&#105ms of Gr&#101&#101np&#101ac&#101 and Fr&#105&#101nds of &#116h&#101 Ear&#116h palm o&#105l l&#101ads &#116o mass&#105v&#101 d&#101for&#101s&#116a&#116&#105on. Th&#101 r&#101al&#105&#116y on &#116h&#101 ground, for &#116h&#105s r&#101ason alon&#101, o&#105l palm &#105s on&#101 of &#116h&#101 mos&#116 &#101nv&#105ronm&#101n&#116ally fr&#105&#101ndly o&#105l s&#101&#101ds. Th&#105s &#101&#120pla&#105ns why &#116h&#101 larg&#101s&#116 &#105n &#77alays&#105a, d&#101sp&#105&#116&#101 &#116h&#101 fac&#116 &#116ha&#116, d&#101sp&#105&#116&#101 &#116h&#101 o&#105l palm produc&#101r of o&#105l palm cul&#116&#105va&#116&#105on ov&#101r a hundr&#101d y&#101ars, can s&#116&#105ll r&#101&#116a&#105n &#116h&#101 for&#101s&#116 cov&#101r &#105n mor&#101 &#116han 65%. Th&#101 m&#101d&#105a bo&#116h&#101r&#101d &#116o cons&#105d&#101r b&#101for&#101 &#116h&#101 publ&#105ca&#116&#105on of cla&#105ms w&#105ld &#116h&#101s&#101 &#116wo organ&#105za&#116&#105ons m&#105scr&#101an&#116 of &#116h&#101 &#101nv&#105ronm&#101n&#116?</p>
<p>In &#116h&#101 op&#105n&#105on of &#116h&#101 Founda&#116&#105on &#80alm O&#105l Tru&#116h, wha&#116 w&#101 n&#101&#101d &#105s a n&#101w approach &#116o &#116h&#105s &#105ssu&#101 &#116ha&#116 b&#101l&#105&#101v&#101s pan&#105c &#105s n&#101&#105&#116h&#101r warran&#116&#101d nor a pla&#116form for cons&#116ruc&#116&#105v&#101 &#116o addr&#101ss &#116h&#101 probl&#101ms of human&#105&#116y, and no&#116 Only &#116h&#101 palm o&#105l &#105ssu&#101 of global warm&#105ng.</p>
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