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Green Options » Derek Markham http://greenoptions.com/author/naturalpapa/ Post archive of Derek Markham Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://greenoptions.com/author/naturalpapa/ http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c229703154329f80626d20d0faef45cb?s=65&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32 Green Options » Derek Markham Top 10 Solar Technologies to Watch Out For http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/11/top-10-solar-technologies-to-watch-out-for/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/11/top-10-solar-technologies-to-watch-out-for/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:34 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/11/top-10-solar-technologies-to-watch-out-for/

Solar power technology is moving forward by leaps and bounds, with some new advancements being built out into usable installations virtually every day. Design concepts once thought to be ‘pie in the sky’ ideas are being implemented, and making a simple solar panel array look like old-school technology.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/11/top-10-solar-technologies-to-watch-out-for/feed/ $5 Billion for Burma Military Regime comes from Chevron, Total http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/10/5-billion-for-burma-military-regime-comes-from-chevron-total/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/10/5-billion-for-burma-military-regime-comes-from-chevron-total/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:56:39 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/10/5-billion-for-burma-military-regime-comes-from-chevron-total/

A gas project of Chevron and Total is responsible for major funding of the military junta in Myanmar, allowing Burmese generals to accumulate billions of dollars in Singapore banks, and human rights abuses have been linked to the Yadana Pipeline, says human rights group EarthRights.

EarthRights claims that both Total and Chevron have tried to dismiss the abuses, which include forced labor and killings, by Myanmar troops along the Yadana Pipeline. The group also maintains that the $4.8 billion in revenue from the project has allowed the ruling military junta to continue to exist.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/10/5-billion-for-burma-military-regime-comes-from-chevron-total/feed/ Get Outside Even After School Starts http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/09/09/get-outside-even-after-school-starts/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/09/09/get-outside-even-after-school-starts/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:38:35 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/09/09/get-outside-even-after-school-starts/

Once school starts, sports and band practice begins, and vacations are over, it seems there is never enough time in the day to just get outside with our kids.

I’m a firm believer in getting lots of nature time - anything, as long as it includes plenty of fresh air, surrounded by trees and plants and dirt. The National Wildlife Federation’s campaign, “Be Out There” has a list of 10 ways to get outside, even after school starts.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/09/09/get-outside-even-after-school-starts/feed/ Lose 30 Pounds with Facebook and Native Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/31/lose-30-pounds-with-facebook-and-native-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/31/lose-30-pounds-with-facebook-and-native-energy/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:04:38 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/31/lose-30-pounds-with-facebook-and-native-energy/

Take part in the “weight loss” challenge from Native Energy and you can lose 30 pounds while helping to build the greenest town in America.

“Our ‘weight-loss’ challenge is a simple, fun way to get people thinking about how
they can easily join in the fight against global warming.”

-Regina Farrell, Native Energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/31/lose-30-pounds-with-facebook-and-native-energy/feed/ Bahamas Outlaws Killing of All Sea Turtles http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/30/bahamas-outlaws-killing-of-all-sea-turtles/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/30/bahamas-outlaws-killing-of-all-sea-turtles/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:31:32 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/30/bahamas-outlaws-killing-of-all-sea-turtles/ Sea Turtle

Sea Turtle

The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources gives full protection to all marine turtles found in Bahamian waters, outlawing the killing, possession, and sale of the turtles.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/30/bahamas-outlaws-killing-of-all-sea-turtles/feed/ Wegmans Grocery Gets $1 Million Grant for Fuel Cell Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/26/wegmans-grocery-gets-1-million-grant-for-fuel-cell-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/26/wegmans-grocery-gets-1-million-grant-for-fuel-cell-technology/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:32:29 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/26/wegmans-grocery-gets-1-million-grant-for-fuel-cell-technology/

hydrogen fuel

Wegmans Food Markets is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to install material handling equipment powered by hydrogen fuel cells at its Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/26/wegmans-grocery-gets-1-million-grant-for-fuel-cell-technology/feed/ Fashionable Activism and Fundraising: I’m Tired of Coal http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/24/fashionable-activism-and-fundraising-im-tired-of-coal/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/24/fashionable-activism-and-fundraising-im-tired-of-coal/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:50:38 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/24/fashionable-activism-and-fundraising-im-tired-of-coal/

Tell the world how you feel about our dirty coal addiction by wearing your message right on your arm: I’m Tired of Coal.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/24/fashionable-activism-and-fundraising-im-tired-of-coal/feed/ Going Green in the Bedroom: Astroglide’s Video Contest http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/24/going-green-in-the-bedroom-astroglides-video-contest/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/24/going-green-in-the-bedroom-astroglides-video-contest/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:33 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/24/going-green-in-the-bedroom-astroglides-video-contest/

Everybody does it.

Now do it a little greener, make a 2 minute video and win a chauffeured night on the town for two, compliments of Astroglide, along with two gift baskets full of sexy, eco-friendly goodies and Astroglide gear to spice up the night.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/24/going-green-in-the-bedroom-astroglides-video-contest/feed/ Announcing the Top 10 Green Toys Test: Nominate Your Favorite Eco Friendly Toy http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/20/announcing-the-top-10-green-toys-test-nominate-your-favorite-eco-friendly-toy/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/20/announcing-the-top-10-green-toys-test-nominate-your-favorite-eco-friendly-toy/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:00:51 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/20/announcing-the-top-10-green-toys-test-nominate-your-favorite-eco-friendly-toy/

The search is on for the Top 10 Eco Friendly Toys of 2009, and we need your help!

Goddard Child Development Centers and EcoChildsPlay are proud to sponsor the Second Annual Eco-Friendly Toy Test, which will evaluate the best green toys for preschool and early elementary-aged children based on the creative, child-engaging qualities, the interactive qualities, the price, and the eco friendliness of the product.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/20/announcing-the-top-10-green-toys-test-nominate-your-favorite-eco-friendly-toy/feed/ Coal Strip Mine Would Destroy Salmon Streams in Cook Inlet http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/17/coal-strip-mine-would-destroy-salmon-streams-in-cook-inlet/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/17/coal-strip-mine-would-destroy-salmon-streams-in-cook-inlet/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:19:48 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/17/coal-strip-mine-would-destroy-salmon-streams-in-cook-inlet/ Cook Inlet

Cook Inlet

PacRim Coal’s plan to strip mine coal right through 11 miles of salmon-bearing streams in Alaska would destroy critical wetlands and headwater streams beyond the point of restoration, according to three new studies by scientists.

The salmon fisheries along the Chuit River would be severely damaged, so much so that the researchers say that restoration would be “virtually impossible”.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/17/coal-strip-mine-would-destroy-salmon-streams-in-cook-inlet/feed/ Fundraising for Schools, Charities, and Nonprofits with Freelanthropy Toolbar http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/14/fundraising-for-schools-charities-and-nonprofits-with-freelanthropy-toolbar/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/14/fundraising-for-schools-charities-and-nonprofits-with-freelanthropy-toolbar/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:35:05 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/14/fundraising-for-schools-charities-and-nonprofits-with-freelanthropy-toolbar/

If you’re looking for an easy, free way to raise money for your favorite environmental group, nonprofit, school, or charity, the new Freelanthropy toolbar can turn your searches into cash!

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/14/fundraising-for-schools-charities-and-nonprofits-with-freelanthropy-toolbar/feed/ Australia Plans Airstrikes to Kill 650K Camels in Outback http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/12/australia-plans-airstrikes-to-kill-650k-camels-in-outback/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/12/australia-plans-airstrikes-to-kill-650k-camels-in-outback/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:01 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/12/australia-plans-airstrikes-to-kill-650k-camels-in-outback/ Australia Camel

Australia Camel

Australia’s wild camel population is out of control. An estimated 1 million roam the outback, destroying fragile ecosystems, fouling water holes, and causing a threat to endangered wildlife.

They are Australia’s largest invasive species, and the government is spending $19 million AUD to deal with the excess population of desert dwellers. The country’s solution? Slaughter them from helicopters and serve them up as camel burgers, camel pies, camel sausages, camel steaks, and camel mince.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/08/12/australia-plans-airstrikes-to-kill-650k-camels-in-outback/feed/ Got Chicken Parts? Make Biodiesel http://gas2.org/2009/07/23/got-chicken-parts-make-biodiesel/ http://gas2.org/2009/07/23/got-chicken-parts-make-biodiesel/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:43:14 +0000 Derek Markham http://gas2.org/2009/07/23/got-chicken-parts-make-biodiesel/

11 billion pounds of chicken feather meal are accumulated annually by the poultry industry in the U.S., and if a process developed by scientists in Nevada moves forward, those chicken parts could be used to produce 153 million gallons of biodiesel a year, and 593 million gallons worldwide.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/07/23/got-chicken-parts-make-biodiesel/feed/ Pakistan Plants Half Million Trees in One Day, Breaks Guinness World Record http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/16/pakistan-plants-half-million-trees-in-one-day-breaks-guinness-world-record/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/16/pakistan-plants-half-million-trees-in-one-day-breaks-guinness-world-record/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:21:26 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/16/pakistan-plants-half-million-trees-in-one-day-breaks-guinness-world-record/

300 volunteers in Pakistan planted 541,176 mangrove trees by hand in a single day, setting the Guinness World Record for tree planting.

The volunteers, using no mechanical equipment, planted the mangroves in the Indus River Delta wetland ecosystem in the Southern Sindh Province of Pakistan, beating India in a friendly competition which seeks to preserve endangered forests and help temper the global warming effects of deforestation.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/16/pakistan-plants-half-million-trees-in-one-day-breaks-guinness-world-record/feed/ San Francisco Bay Overrun by Alien Seaweed Forest http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/15/san-francisco-bay-overrun-by-alien-seaweed-forest/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/15/san-francisco-bay-overrun-by-alien-seaweed-forest/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:19 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/15/san-francisco-bay-overrun-by-alien-seaweed-forest/

A fast growing invasive seaweed that grows up to an inch a day is turning San Francisco Bay into a ‘jungle’ of kelp.

When you think of wakame (if you do at all), you’re probably imagining miso soup or a macrobiotic diet, but this variety of kelp (Undaria pinnatifida) is one of the world’s worst invasive species. Native to Japan, China, and Korea, wakame was found to be inhabiting New Zealand about 20 years ago, and recently has been making itself at home in coastal areas of Europe. San Francisco Bay is its latest victim, and the alien seaweed is posing a threat to native species there.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/15/san-francisco-bay-overrun-by-alien-seaweed-forest/feed/ Proposed Pesticide 5000x More Potent Greenhouse Gas than CO2 http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/13/proposed-pesticide-5000x-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-than-co2/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/13/proposed-pesticide-5000x-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-than-co2/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:55:45 +0000 Derek Markham http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/13/proposed-pesticide-5000x-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-than-co2/ Sulfuryl flouride

Sulfuryl flouride

Dow AgroScience’s proposed use of sulfuryl fluoride to sterilize soil in farm fields would release large amounts of a potent greenhouse gas, increasing the global warming effects of agricultural practices, says a group of scientists and activists.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/13/proposed-pesticide-5000x-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-than-co2/feed/ Win a $5000 Ecotourism Package: Green Challenge Contest http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/12/win-a-5000-ecotourism-package-green-challenge-contest/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/12/win-a-5000-ecotourism-package-green-challenge-contest/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:45:40 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/12/win-a-5000-ecotourism-package-green-challenge-contest/

Are you already greening up your life? Ready to take some green challenges for a chance to win an ecotourism adventure? The rules are pretty easy, and you might end up with a $5000 ecotourism package for 2.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/12/win-a-5000-ecotourism-package-green-challenge-contest/feed/ Green Grease: Environmentally Friendly Industrial Lubricant Developed http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/12/green-grease-environmentally-friendly-industrial-lubricant-developed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/12/green-grease-environmentally-friendly-industrial-lubricant-developed/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:40:13 +0000 Derek Markham http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/12/green-grease-environmentally-friendly-industrial-lubricant-developed/ Green Lubricant Grease

Green Lubricant Grease

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly, biodegradable lubricant based on castor oil and cellulose derivatives.

The new grease, which does not contain any of the pollutants that traditional petroleum and synthetic lubricants have, may lighten the toxic load from manufacturing and industry on our water and soil.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/12/green-grease-environmentally-friendly-industrial-lubricant-developed/feed/ Demand for Rhino Horn Drives Poaching to 15 Year High http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/09/demand-for-rhino-horn-drives-poaching-to-15-year-high/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/09/demand-for-rhino-horn-drives-poaching-to-15-year-high/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:45 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/09/demand-for-rhino-horn-drives-poaching-to-15-year-high/

Poachers in Africa and Asia are killing rhinos at an alarming rate to meet the demand for rhino horns, which are believed to have medicinal value in some countries. According to new research, the level of rhino poaching is about to hit a 15 year high, and is “the worst rhino poaching we have seen in many years.”

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/07/09/demand-for-rhino-horn-drives-poaching-to-15-year-high/feed/ How Safe is Your Sunscreen? 1500 Sunscreens Ranked for Safety, Effectiveness http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/02/how-safe-is-your-sunscreen-1500-sunscreens-ranked-for-safety-effectiveness/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/02/how-safe-is-your-sunscreen-1500-sunscreens-ranked-for-safety-effectiveness/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:03:48 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/02/how-safe-is-your-sunscreen-1500-sunscreens-ranked-for-safety-effectiveness/

With summer now in full swing, our kid’s exposure to the sun is at its highest, and the stores are full of many different products purporting to protect children from sun damage. But how can you be sure that the sunscreen that you choose is actually effective without being harmful to them? The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) new sunscreen rankings can help you decide.

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