Monday, November 03, 2008 |
Photosynthesis |
| Only 3 percent of Earth's sunlight is captured by plants through photosynthesis, enough to power all life on the planet. Imagine if photosynthesis could be harnessed and used by humans. "When we say artificial photosynthesis, we mean trying to do what nature does in green leaves: absorb light at room temperature and ultimately convert the light into chemical fuels," said Catherine Murphy, a chemist at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, a leader in artificial photosynthesis study. The world's scientific giants are focused on a few variations of the revolutionary technology. Tom Mallouk, a professor of chemistry and physics at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, is working on a "synthetic chemical system that's designed to do what photosynthesis does." "It's like natural photosynthesis on a chip," Mallouk said. This process is different from other renewable energies which generate energy that can't be stored. The device would breakdown water and sunlight into a hydrogen by-product which could then be stored indefinitely and even created on-sight to power a house or car without an electrical grid. "Practical artificial-photosynthetic systems are at least 10 years away," Mallouk said. "There are many technical problems to be solved to equal the efficiency of nature's way." |
Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
Urban Chickens |
| American cities around the country are recently seeing many more chickens raised within their boundaries, whether or not the law allows it. Many web sites like The Backyard Chicken and The City Chicken have fueled this underground residential backyard chicken movement. The first step in owning and raising chickens is checking whether it is legal to do so in your city. Some places have no laws and some are very specific. The chicken law index is a good place to start. In many cities, including San Diego, there is a campaign to legalize city chickens. Contact your local city councilman and let them know how you feel about chickens within the city. The rise of urban chickens has been supported by the local food and urban farming movements. It is part of an effort to eliminate pollution, carbon emissions, and the toxicity surrounding commercial food, which must be hauled a long distance to get to your table. A government report recently revealed that in the United States alone, industrial livestock generates 500 million tons of manure yearly. This hefty sum of waste, consolidated in a few small areas, is not environmentally friendly. There is risk to raising urban chickens in an incorrect or dirty environment. Some public health officials are concerned that backyard chickens could elevate avian flu risks. Chickens can be purchased online and sent to your doorstep. You can have your own homegrown eggs in a matter of weeks.  |
Friday, October 10, 2008 |
Supreme Court Hears Whale Advocates |
| Today the Supreme Court heard arguments over judges' authority to protect whales by preventing the Navy's use of sonar. Sonar is known to interfere with whales communication and navigation. The Navy has studied the possibility that sonar may be related to whales beaching themselves. Navy sonar training exercises seem to coincide with numerous whale beachings along the coast of Southern California. In February the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled "the Navy must limit sonar use when ships are near marine mammals." The Navy has restricted its training, but is not working fully within the court ordered injunction. President Bush says he has authority to override federal court rulings on environmental laws during emergencies. This led to the current court battle between the Bush administration and environmental advocates. The Court seems to be divided today. A decision should come soon.  |
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
25% of Mammals Threatened by Extinction |
| An international wildlife survey and report was released Monday highlighting that one in four mammalian species (the subgroup that humans belong to) on Earth are at risk of dying out in the near future. Of the 5,487 species of mammal, half were found to have populations in decline. The most startling find was that 80 percent of primates in Asia were under threat. Some mammals are doing well. The african elephant moved from "near threatened" to "vulnerable" and five percent of species were recovering due to conservation efforts. Climate and environmental changes and human interference such as destruction of habitats were cited as the major causes of the population declines. The leader of the survey team, Jan Schipper, said "governments urgently needed to work out ways to protect life on earth. Conservation action backed by research is a clear priority."  |
Friday, October 03, 2008 |
Ever Expanding Solar Power |
| Suntech, the world's largest global solar energy company, has finally moved into the American market in a big way. Until recently, most solar power was harnessed by cells on the rooftops of commercial and residential buildings, providing localized power. Instead, Suntech will focus on building photovoltaic power plants bigger than 10 megawatts. There are currently two main designs for converting solar rays into electricity. The industrial-scale solar plants in existence today use solar thermal technology, which uses mirrors to heat liquid, produce steam, and drive turbines. The newer technology is known as photovoltaic (PV) , and it converts the sun's rays directly into usable energy; a much more efficient model. The downside is that PV cells are expensive to produce. But, improvements in design are leading to thinner and cheaper cells. Just last summer the first PV solar power "farms"(http://greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/08/14/california-game-changing-solar-deal/) were marketed in California by SunPower and OptiSolar. California's power utility, PG&E, has agreed to buy as much as 800-megawatts from the "farms." The largest farm would about nine square miles, and pump 550-megawatts into California's system. According to PG&E, that's enough to power nearly 165,000 homes. The solar power market doesn't seem to have been hit hard by the economic crash. In fact, the bailout bill passed into law on Friday includes government investment into renewable energy and further tax credits for the industry. If these solar "farms" are successful, other utilities will likely follow PG&E and demand for the solar power industry will take off like wildfire in the next few years.  |
Friday, September 26, 2008 |
Half of European Amphibians Extinct by 2050! |
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Last night, at a meeting of the Zoological
Society of London, the world’s preeminent scientists warned that due to
climate change, disease, and habitat destruction, more than half of
Amphibians, mostly frogs, toads and newts, have a permeable skin that they breathe through, and are much more susceptible to toxic chemicals and disease. They have been forced away from natural habitats because of urbanization, and their habitats are drastically changing because of climate changes. Sir David Attenborough, a famous naturalist, explained that "amphibians are the lifeblood of many environments, playing key roles in the function of ecosystems, and it is both extraordinary and terrifying that in just a few decades the world could lose half of all these species." Species that feed on amphibians are already showing signs of decline, and there is an expected rise of insects that they feed on. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has already placed one-third of the world’s amphibians on the endangered species list. In the last three decades as many as 150 amphibian species have become extinct. Watch the YouTube Video |
Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
Buoy Energy |
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Our ocean’s waves endlessly cycle under the force of the moon’s pull, and Ocean Power Technologies harnesses that natural energy and “generates reliable, clean, and environmentally-beneficial electricity.” OPT is a publicly traded company on the frontier of making
alternative energy solutions commercially viable. Their main product is the
PowerBuoy, “
which captures wave energy using large floating
buoys anchored to the sea bed and converts the energy into electricity using
innovative power take-off systems.”
They currently have projects generating electricity for the
Navy, public sectors, and independent clients off the coast of
It is a great example of the variety of alternative energy resources which are being tapped and brought into regular use. |
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
2010: Electric Cars Arrive |
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Chrysler had kept their developments secret until today. The 2010 release date coincides with GM’s electric Volt release, while Ford is lagging in the game, waiting for technology to catch up and become affordable. This comes about at the same time that Congress is considering funding a “$25 billion loan program to help automakers and their suppliers modernize their plants to make more fuel-efficient vehicles.” It seems it won’t be long before we can plug our cars into a
regular outlet, and visit the pump much less often. |
Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
Clothing drive this Saturday! |
| This Saturday, Cash Crop Clothing will host another clothing drive for the San Diego Rescue Mission. Anyone that brings 10 pieces of reusable clothing will recieve one complimentary CCC t-shirt. Goes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3644 Midway Drive, 92110. See you there! |
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
Using light colors to reflect sunlight |
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Large cities are often the epicenter of heat absorption. The ancient practice of painting buildings light colors in order to reflect sunlight, and cool the building is now being used to fight global warming. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory in
A recent L.A. Times article claims that installing cool roofs and pavements would offset more than ten years of greenhouse-gas emissions, worth up to $1.1 trillion. It is doubtful that covering whole cities in reflective paint is at all feasible. The cost of attempting such a feat would most likely outweigh other global warming remedies. But, on a local level it will work in many situations. |
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
New documentary featuring overfishing |
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A recent National Geographic documentary, “Strange Days on
Planet Earth”, chronicles the consequences of overfishing on the ocean’s
delicate balance and the larger environment.
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Friday, September 12, 2008 |
Aussies campaigning to protect historic coral site |
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The Coral Sea Campaign has gone underway in Sydney,
proposing for the creation of a 400,000-square-mile Coral Sea Heritage Park.
The Austrailian park would ban fishing and protect a large area of the
To read more about the Coral Sea Campaign, click here. |
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
A cool new hobby: saving rainwater |
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In San Francisco, Taru Hui is collecting rainwater and reusing it. To collect rainwater, she made a pond in the back yard of her house and she uses it to water plants, flushing toilets and washing laundry. Now, Hui has a daisy chain of 25 linked barrels under her back deck with a combined capacity of nearly 1,250 gallons. She made this system by herself and searched components on the Web site. And, in the end she only paid $200 to complete it. Scientists said that climate change could result in severe droughts or big storms. Moreover, this spring was the driest period in California since they have kept records 114 years ago. In addition, according to the research, the average American uses 101 gallons of water a day at home and in the yard and if we add in agricultural and industrial water use, the number is 1,430 gallons per day, per person. In this situation, we have to save our water and collecting rainwater to reuse is one of the best. Read more about collect rainwater, here
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Friday, September 05, 2008 |
Climate change threat in the islands of the South Pacific |
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Climate extremes have been causing many changes to the Earth and it has created havoc in the small island states of the South Pacific; including rising seawater and severe storms. Already, there have been large and strong winds from the Cyclone - causing many deaths. In addition, some small islands even disappeared under water. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that
climate change is not science fiction anymore. It means we can not control, and
we need efforts to prevent these disasters. So the U.N. and the Pacific state
of Samoa are working to establish a Climate Change Center to support the
Pacific Island countries.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
Woman rows across the Pacific to make a statement |
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The purpose of the trip was to let people know about the plastics that are polluting the ocean and urge people to use biodegradable bags instead. "I'm not saying I've changed the world, but I've started creating a few ripples. I'm a real believer in the ripple effect. The message will spread," she told the media.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
Glaciers melting for the first time |
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By now, many of us have assumed that glaciers are immune to global warming. But on Aug 21, scientists have discovered the opposite. There is giant crack on a glacier in northern Greenland, a part of the Arctic. The crack is 7 miles long and about half a mile wide. It is about half the width of the 500 square mile floating part of the glacier. If this situation continues, it could make the sea level rise faster, which is already increasing because of the melting in southern Greenland.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
CCC Host Environmental Lecture on Friday |
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CCC is prepping for their environmental lecture this Friday!
The event will take place at the rooftop of
The event is free and will feature two spectacular environmentalists. Here is a
short bio about both:
Dr. David Larom was born in Rupert, Idaho and grew
up in Oregon, New Mexico, Kenya and Eritrea. He has a BA in Liberal Arts, an MS
in Civil Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences. His doctoral
thesis on elephant communication won the 1995 University of Virginia Sigma Xi
Society Award for Best Dissertation. Dr. Larom did post-doctoral whale research
with
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Friday, August 22, 2008 |
CCC heads to the beach for a clean-up |
| CCC employees will be down at Pacific Beach, bright and early tomorrow morning, for a beach clean-up. The clean-up will be hosted by Coastkeeper and will begin at 9 a.m. Participants should meet at the end of Pacifc Beach Drive. See you there! |
Friday, August 22, 2008 |
Dead Zones on the rise |
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Experts have recently discovered more dead zones in the world’s oceans, topping the number at nearly 400. The newest dead areas found are in the Southern Hemisphere, South America, Africa and parts of Asia. And the largest U.S. dead zone is at the mouth of the Mississippi River and some part of New Jersey. In addition the Earth's largest dead zone is in the Baltic Sea, the researchers said, and experiences hypoxia year-round. A dead zone is classified as a marine area that does not contain a sufficient amount of oxygen for its species. The journal Science said this number has approximately doubled each decade since 1960s. In these ocean dead zones, there is hypoxic problem, so if
this situation goes on, we could end up crab-less and shrimp-less.
Read more about the dead zones, here |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
CCC goes back to school too |
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CCC is joining the “back to school” frenzy and has organic attire for kids to return to class in style! From bamboo, to hemp, to simple organic cotton – CCC has created a wide variety to earn an A+. Click on the “STORE” tab, to check out the supplies. And, to see other back-to-school goodies, click here |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
Baikal lake is threatened |
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In Russia, there lies the oldest, biggest and deepest lake in the world. Its name is Baikal and it has many values. Various kinds of plants and animals which we can’t be found anywhere in the world inhabit here. This lake is also a limitless reserve and source for water that all the people can drink without any purification. But the greatest lake is now endangered. Because of polluting factories, a uranium enrichment facility, timber harvesting and Earth's warming climate – the lake has been rising in temperature and becoming more and more filthy. In this situation two women, Lyubov Izmestieva and Marina Rikhvanova, are attempting to save Baikal. They have been studying Baikal and collecting data, with Izmestivas’s family research dating back 60 years. to collect data. Read more about endangered Baikal, here |
Friday, August 15, 2008 |
The Zenn is here. |
But different from past electric cars, Zenn is the first one which looks, feels and drives like a real car. Zenn can run 254 miles with one gallon. It costs less than two cents per mile to drive. Whereas, regular cars cost about 10 cents a mile to drive, according to a 2006 report from the Energy Information Administration. Despite of
these
merits and interests from people, it has some weak points. It is Zenn’s range
on a single charge. It can run 35miles with one charge and takes eight hours to
fully recharge.
Read more about Zenn, here |
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
Green books for your cool vacation |
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On sunny day, we can see many people on the beach. They
usually get a tan or swim in the water. Now, there’s another option: loading up
on your knowledge of the environment and ways you can be pals with Mother
Nature. Here are 2 books for your cool vacation.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
Not so Olympic air |
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In these Olympics, a total of 204 countries and about 15,000 players are participating, the largest since the start of the games. And, to accommodate their guests, the Chinese government has taken various steps – environmentally-wise. But, despite the dramatic effort they couldn’t solve this problem. A “haze” of smoke and pollution is currently filling the lungs of many guests and distracting for some.
Read more about cleaning the air in Beijing here
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Friday, August 08, 2008 |
Desalination plant will be built in San Diego for water |
| In north part of San Diego, a desalination plant will be built to obtain fresh water. The California Coastal Commission approved this plan.
According to this project, it will be in construction next year and
begin delivering drinking water in 2011. In spite of the merits about the
plant, some opponents disagree to the project: They think it could
raise their water bills and the ocean water that will be diverted could
kill millions of
fish. Local business and political leaders from San Diego had a meeting and they urged commissioners to green light the project. Read more about the desalination plant, here. |
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |
Dinosaur descendent becomes an expectant father |
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A New Zealand reptile, who is the last descendent of the dinosaurs, will soon become a father. According to an Associated Press article, Henry the Tuatara, who is 111, and his partner produced 12 eggs in July. Tuataras are a type of reptile that has lived for nearly 225 million years, alongside dionosaurs, according to the article. Gorillas in the Congo growing and now this 100+ year-old tuatara becoming a father – good stuff! |
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 |
The discovery of gorillas in the Republic of Congo. |
| On July 31, 125,000 western lowland gorillas were discovered deep in
the forests of the Republic of Congo. Previous estimates, in the 1980s, put
the number of western lowland gorillas at less than 100,000 but now the numbers are up. The news comes as a pleasant surprise since the number of most species have been reduced. Read more about Gorilla discovery here |
Monday, August 04, 2008 |
The emergency of the Artic Park in Canada |
| One of the famous national parks in Canada's Artic is going to close because of the high temperature. The average temperature of the Artic park was 54 degree Fahrenheit, but recently, it has been as high as 81. This has thus. cause floods, melting permafrost and erosion. A few days ago, the extent of the damage had become clear when 21 visitors were evacuated by helicopter. Read more about the emergency of Artic park, here |
Friday, August 01, 2008 |
Penguins found on Brazil's shore |
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Hundreds of penguins have been found along the coast of Bahia, Brazil. According to an article by the Associated Press, experts say that penguins have been found close to the shore because of the “stronger-than-usual” ocean currents. The majority of the penguins found have been young and on the search for food, without realizing how close they are to the shore. Adelson Cerqueria Silva of Brazil’s federal environmental agency told AP that 90 of the penguins found alive are now dead, after being taken care of in one of its bird centers. Read more about the penguins washing up to the shore, here.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
Trashion – The new trend of fashion |
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In
This trend is kind of main-stream in the fashion area. In 2008 during
Even though it’s a small contribution to reducing pollution, they think small things can cause some big changes.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
Environmental Lecture and Networking Event! |
Stay tuned for more details about our guest speakers |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
UN cools down |
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Plan “Cool UN” is underway with the United Nations headquarters in New York City turning down its air conditioning by five degrees. Aside from turning down the thermostat, employees will also be allowed to wear lighter attire rather than formal biz attire. According to The Daily Green, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named himself the environmentally friendly secretary-general with hopes to implement other green-friendly ways. |
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
Put sunscreen on fruits and vegetables to protect them from getting sunburn. |
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
4 endangered vacation spots |
In the world, there are a lot of beautiful places to travel. And it's easier than before to find somewhere to travel to. But ironically there are fewer beautiful things to see. Environmental pollution causes global warming, climate change and so on. As the result our nice travel places are disappearing now! Here are four of 10 amazing places which are endangered.
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Friday, July 25, 2008 |
Oil spills threatens lives of many |
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Over 419,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into the Mississippi River Wednesday, polluting up to 98 miles of the river and threatening the lives of New Orleanians. In a report by the Associated Press, a barge and tanker collided – causing the accident. Coast Guard Captain of the port of New Orleans Lincoln Stroh said the pilot in charge of the barge was not properly-licensed. What are your thoughts on the oil spill? Send them to info@cashcropclothing.com |
Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
11 ways to be an earth-friendly couple |
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Do you want to be an earth-friendly couple? Here are 11 projects to be nice to nature. It’s easy to follow them, but it’s going to need some effort. Just give it a shot with your lovely partner! Keeping only 1 or 2 projects could save our energy! You could feel full in your heart. Isn’t it awesome to be an earth-friendly couple? Here are some tips.
Bring your own mug to Starbucks. We can save money by burying used paper cups in landfills and you will get a 10-cent discount when you buy a coffee. Reuse plastic bags. If you follow this tip, you can save a mount of oil to make 14 plastic bags and you can run your car for one mile. Plant a tree. Just planting a tree can help make clean air, and it can protect our planet from carbon dioxide. Cancel catalogs. Many unwanted junk mail make 240,248 tons of paper waste. To save paper cancel unwanted catalogs and magazines.
Read more on how to be an earth-friendly couple.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
Adventurer prepares for a 4-year round trip |
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Horn, who has been known for taking distinctive ventures, is currently preparing for the four-year trip that will include: walking, kayaking, cycling, skiing and sailing among other things. Horn told the Associated Press that he hopes his adventure
will encourage young people to take better care of the environment. Read the article here  |
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
CCC Will Host Clothing Drive for Homeless |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 |
Nissan has a new green-pal |
The car company has developed a new concept car called "Nissan Pivo 2." The car is green-friendly rolling on electricity.   Get more info about the new concept car at Nissan Pivo 2 |
Friday, July 18, 2008 |
Pope Benedict talks environment |
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At a festival in Sydney, Australia yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the popular issue of environmentalism. The Pope made the speech at a festival celebrating “World Youth Day.” He asked the world to work on strengthening natural resources and noted that the environment was crucial to humanity. What do you think about Pope Benedict’s views of the world and the environment? Do you think the religious leader’s speech will make a difference in environmental policy making? Send your thoughts into info@cashcropclothing.com Read the article about the speech |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
The ultimate and sweet couture purse |
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America’s favorite candies can now do more than fulfill our sweet tooth’s…or at least the wrappers of it can, anyway. Ecoist, an eco-friendly company, has been producing purses out of old candy wrappers for almost five years. And, it has every style from clutches to coin purses to
full-on handbags. Purses are even created from other materials other than candy
wrappers – such as rice paper bags and Cocal-Cola bottle wrappers. Worth checking out…Ecoist. |
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
Wildlife refuge in danger |
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The Chandeleur and Breton islands, the country’s second oldest national wildlife sanctuary, are in danger of never restoring. According to an article released by the Associated Press today, the islands outside of New Orleans were devastated from Hurricane Katrina and have not yet been restored. AP reports that the area is home to various animals including: the endangered brown pelicans and the threatened bald eagle And, was designated as a national wildlife refuge in October 1904 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Although, the restoration of the area would cost the nation millions of dollars, experts say its renovation is necessary. Read the AP article Information from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Monday, July 14, 2008 |
New study shows the effects of coal-burning on children |
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A recent report in the Environmental Health Perspectives Journal found that children in China born after the closing of a coal-burning plant had fewer developmental problems. The report was featured today in an Associated Press article, stating that the developmental problems were about 60 percent less for those living near the Tongliang coal-burning plant. The study was conducted among two groups of nearly 100 children – half born during the run of the coal plant and the other half, after. “This study provides direct evidence that the Chinese government’s action to shut down a polluting power plant had measurable benefits on the development of children. These findings have major implications for environmental health and energy policy in China and elsewhere,” leader of the study Frederica Perera told AP. AP also interviewed World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for Research on Children’s Environmental Health leader Peter Sly, who said that the coal-burning plant didn’t have then “pollution control equipment” that many plants have these days. Nonetheless, the study does further question the environmental ethics of the Chinese government. To read the article, click here |
Friday, July 11, 2008 |
There's more to the high oil prices |
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The Associated Press reported today that the price oil has
set a new, record high at $147 a
barrel.
AP business
writer Madlen Read states that although Americans are beginning to use their
money sparingly, other factors for rising oil costs come into play: the weak
dollar, refinery cut backs and the rising conflicts in the Middle East.
Oil highs also
affect other areas other than gas prices – the price for using heaters this
coming winter will also rise. “Heating oil futures surged on the New York
Mercantile Exchange to a record of more than $4.15 a gallon, and natural gas
also rose,” writes Read.
So, what else
can we do besides save our dollars, take a few more walks and use public
transportation more?
A campaign has
recently begun titled “Stop Oil Speculation Now.” Members of the campaign,
including the CEOs of 12 major airline companies, state that oil barrels are
being purchased and sold various times, before they hit the local gas stations
for us, consumers.
The campaign
writes on its Web site, “
As speculators continue to dominate the market, the
volume of oil traded ‘on paper’ has been as high as 22 times greater than the
volume of oil consumed. As prices rise, institutional investors have become
active traders, turning commodities into just another asset class. This has
caused severe market imbalance and upset the natural relationship between
supply and demand.”
The campaign is asking Americans to join and write letters to their senators. For more information follow the below links: Read the AP article Check out SOS Now |
Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
IZZY Plastic City Bike for Your Green Solution to Personal Travel |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
Keeping it Green! |
| In keeping up with my new traditions, being as green as we can and spending all day stubling on websites, I found one the combines my love for both. The follwoing is a link that takes you to a cool webpage that gives you 50 ways to be more green, and reduce your global footprint. http://www.50waystohelp.com/ I actually found that I follwo quite a bit of these already and it gives good goals for things to work on, and they are all pretty simple tasks.  |
Monday, May 12, 2008 |
Organic Urban Apparel/Sreetwear now Shipping |
| Cash Crop Clothing is Proud to announce the release of our new Organic Apparel Line. Check the website for all the new styles. All the new stuff is made of Bamboo, Hemp, and organic cotton. Cash Crop is shifting focus to a more earth friendly line all while keeping the designs and apparel grounded and inline with the current styles and trends of today. What this means is that you can still be fashionable and eco freindly at the same time! |
Monday, April 21, 2008 |
San Diego Earth Fair 2008 |
We set up a booth at the San Diego Earth Fair 2008. We were there to promote the new Cash Crop Organic Line. We also made a shirt that we sold for $5 and a large % of the funds will go back to the Earth fair to help keep it going.  \We met a bunch of great people and green compaines that really are trying to make a difference. Thanks to all who came out to support us and the Earth. When I say everyone I mean everyone.   |
Friday, April 04, 2008 |
Cabesa Hats In Stock and very Limited |
The New Cash Crop Cabesa Flex fits are in stock now. They are limited to only 75 pieces so when they are gone thats it. Three colors and 2 sizes to choose from. 
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 |
Cash Crop Organic coming soon! |
| Stay tuned for pictures and details about the new Cash Crop Clothing Organics line for spring 08.... |
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
Kontrol Wheels Spring 08 Line |
| Sorry I have not updated the blog in a while. I have been hibernating for the winter. I got a peek at the new Kontrol line and i think its looking good. Rumor has it the they added SD local David McCray and brazilian powerhouse Vitor Borger
to the Am squad. (
Sponsors: forestskateboards (flow),Orisue Clothing, Banned Skateshop, eS (flow) Force(flow)
Look out for these kids! 
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
Hats are In Stock Now!!! |
cash crop Is now fully stocked up on flex fits! get while they are around to be got! |
Friday, November 30, 2007 |
Kontrol Wheels x Nomis Clothing Collabo |
Shippng Next week the first Collabo wheel from Kontrol Wheels and Nomis Clothing. Look for more things in the future from both these Companies
 Also check out the Nomis Website http://www.nomisdesign.com |
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
FAll/Holiday 07 |
All the new fal/Holiday 07 gear is dropping now. Everything is in stock and starting to flood your local shops!  The new Cabeza hemp T.  New 3D Hoodie  Seal Hoodies  and the LTD Edition Cabeza Hood... |
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
The Fires are over |
Alot has happened in the past week or so, and I was not able to fill you all in on the final fire news. Our house is ok. We have some smoke damage, but mostly ash and soot, so I would say over all we are looking pretty good. I drove around abit and got some pics without trying to offen anyone.  the air quality in Fallbrook was unbelieveable..      by product of the fires. San Diego Bay and Airport  |
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
The House we built! |
Well I recieved the word today that the house is still there. We are going to wait until tomorrow to go back and let the air clean up a bit. From what we know there is also power and water so I guess we were extremly lucky. 400 homes in Rancho Bernardo alone were completely destroyed. We experienced the cedar fires a few years back, but were nowhere near those. We only had ashes at the beach. This was definatly an emergency type situation, and it really shows you how unprepared we (and by we I mean me) are in times of crisis. Regardless we truly are lucky, and a lesson has been learned. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who lost anything during this tragedy.  This Photo was taken of Rancho bernardo rd just west of the 15 freeway. This is maybe 4 blocks or so from my condo. |
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
the single largest movement of americans at peacetime since the civil war |
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
California is still burning |
| We woke up this morning with still no word on our house. The amount of devistation and destruction is un real. I am hoping to get back into the neighborhood later and get some more information. Evacuees at Qualcomm Stadium  Lake arrowhead  Halloween decorations blowing in the wind are all thats left at one of many Rancho Bernardo Homes  |
Monday, October 22, 2007 |
What a Day |
| I woke up this morning at 5 am to reverse 911 calls and the neighbors knocking on doors. We had 5 min to grab our posessions and leave. The scene look similiar to this as highways were closing and people were diverted elsewhere.  There are over 250k people that had to evacuate their homes so far. Below is just one of many houses in our neighborhood. I am unsure if our condo is even still there, and if this was only a few hundred yards away I can only imagine what the place will look like when we can go back. 
 Ironically just last week I was admiring the beauty of San Diego and thinking how lucky we are to live here.Know I am thinking how lucky we are to have been evacuated. thanks to all the emergency personell, and godbless you! more updates and pictures to come soon!  this was the sunset from downtown san diego on Monday 10.22.2007 you can see all the smoke that surrounded the city blowing west over the Pacific ocean |
Friday, September 28, 2007 |
I have a blog!!! |
| I am so stoked because I have a blog! This is my very first entry. It's friday. |
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