The LOOP Newsletter - Issue 41 Sep/Oct, 2006 www.closetheloop.com 2nd Annual PA Renewable Energy Festival September 22-23, 2006 | Kempton, PA If you've ever dreamed of powering your home or business from solar or wind energy, don't miss this opportunity to learn how to make your dream a reality! Join us for our 2nd annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival September 22-23, 2006. A two-day festival about renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices in general. Features dynamic speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, vendors, live music and entertainment, children's activities, food, read more. Advancing Renewable Energy: An American Rural Renaissance October 10-12, 2006 | St. Louis, Missouri Advancing Renewable Energy presents a unique opportunity to meet with the leaders of the renewable energy sector at a critical moment of its development. Participants will include federal, state, and local officials; utility and energy company executives; investors; farmers; as well as members from non-governmental organizations, read more. Clean Energy Solutions E-Journal USA In the first decade of this new century, clean energy technologies are transforming the way we power our homes, our businesses, and our vehicles. New technologies promise to raise standards of living around the world and are giving us the tools to build a brighter, cleaner, and more prosperous future, read more. RECYCLOPEDIA Alternative Reuse/Recycle Suggestions for Hundreds of Unwanted Items: These reuse and recycling resources are listed to assist you in your efforts to reduce material going to our landfills and conserve natural resources. By clicking on the items listed, you will be directed to a table with reuse and/or recycling resources, read more. Commentary on "Recycling is Garbage": Recycling saves energy, conserves resources, reduces the need for new landfills and incinerators, and stimulates the development of green technologies. Recycling is not just an alternative to traditional solid waste disposal, it is the foundation for large, robust manufacturing industries in the United States that use recyclable materials. These businesses are an important part of our economy and provide the market foundation for the entire recycling process. The volume of the major scrap materials sold in domestic and global markets is growing steadily, read more. Indiana farming town tries for all-renewable energy Reynolds, Ind., hopes to become the nation's first community run largely on renewable energy in a project called Biotown. Biotown officials hope the project will save residents money on their utility bills More than 150,000 hogs live within 15 miles of Reynolds. Organizers estimate the animals, along with other organic waste in the area, are enough to produce 74 times the energy Reynolds' 500 residents need. Researchers say wood, paper, sawdust, cornstalks, wheat straw, plant materials, human waste, alcoholic drinks, waste baked goods and used vegetable oils also can be converted to fuel, read more. Who Killed the Electric Car? What are Plug-In's? In an all-electric car, high performance batteries store cleaner, cheaper, domestically produced electricity, and an electric motor provides propulsion with zero emissions. Electric cars are very reliable. No oil changes, no tune ups. EVs have fewer than 1/10th as many parts as a gas car. There's no engine, transmission, spark plugs, valves, fuel tank, tailpipe, distributor, starter, clutch, muffler or catalytic converter. Visit: http://www.pluginamerica.com/ The film "Who Killed the Electric Car" is now playing. Visit the movie website see the "NOW" interview with the director on youtube.com: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Recycled Products Close the Loop's rubber tiles were featured on ABC's Extreme Home Makeover for the Hebert family's castle check it out! For rubber mulch, tiles, timbers; recycled plastic fencing, landscaping garden glass and more high quality recycled products, please visit us online or email us your feedback First to Receive Hybrid School Buses Most people might associate "hybrid" with smaller vehicles like the Toyota Prius, but hybrid technologies are now finding their way into large, heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, read more. Changing the Way Transportation Moves Us Imagine an urban based electric vehicle that has no emissions, noise, odors, requires no trips to the gas station or foreign oil, releases no CO2 in operation, and is nearly maintenance free. The base price would start under $10,000 and for 50 cents of electricity would go 25-40 miles before needing to be recharged out of standard wall outlet. It is weather proof and was designed in Detroit for winter use as well. EcoV needs help with funding to commercialize thier product & create the "buzz"! Visit: www.EcoVElectric.com Burn Rubber, Not Gasoline Recently introduced: the Tesla Roadster: 100% electric 0-60 in about 4 seconds 135 mpg equivalent 250 miles per charge Read more Recycled Art & Fine Craft Show In celebration of America Recycles Day, artists are invited to apply for the third Déjà Vu All Over Again, an art and fine craft show featuring artists who reuse and recycle materials. This juried show will be held November 11 in Columbus, Indiana, read more. Inspirational Quotes "There is just one way to bring up a child in the way he should go, and that is to travel that way yourself." Abraham Lincoln "A ship in harbor is safe . . . but that is not what ships are for." -- Thomas Aquinas "And I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something's got to break up I've been asleep And I need to wake up now" Melissa Etheridge "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean itself does not become dirty. "-- Mohandas Gandhi "All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today." Author Unknown |
