Oh Baby - It's Cold Outside
Oh baby. It's definitely cold outside and snuggle weather is upon us again. Once we get that 'shiver' thing going, it's sometimes
difficult to stop. I guess it's to be expected in the morning when we get
in a cold car (love those vinyl seats) or when we take out the garbage in our
pajamas, but you know it's cold when you need to snuggle just to keep your teeth
from chattering when you go to bed at night. My wife kind of likes me this winter...
Shivering is involuntary muscle tensing that generates heat and offers a warming effect. When you first become slightly chilled, you'll find
yourself doing an isometric type of muscle tensing that can increase your metabolic rate two to four times.
The Greening of the American Office
Environmental Responsibility Doesn’t Stop at Home
(ARA) – April 22nd marks the 35th anniversary of Earth Day -- and the good news is that more and more Americans are thinking of creative ways to recycle, reuse and be more environmentally conscious. But once you leave the confinements of “home sweet home,” what can you do from 9 to 5 to continue your “green” way of life?
Just like your house, most offices consume water, energy, paper and other products -- the result of which produces a deluge of waste. But the office furniture industry is a prime example of a market segment that is quietly, but effectively, converting its product designs and manufacturing technologies to have a more positive environmental impact -- partially in response to government programs, but also because consumers are demanding products that are gentler on the environment. The industry, in fact, is responding to the green phenomena in some amazing, highly creative ways.
Re: Reducing global population simply
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Iran seeks to be gasoline exporter
Iran's oil minister Massoud Mirkazemi has said the country will become a gasoline exporter in the next four years, playing down the impact of new sanctions which are curbing its ability to import the refined fuel, Reuters has reported. The Islamic republic aims to avert any gasoline shortages by suppressing demand and increasing refining capacity, something which the minister said would reverse Iran's current position as a net importer. "It is predicted that Iran's gasoline production capacity will increase to 170 million litres per day by the end of (Iranian year) 1392 (March 20, 2014) and the country's need for gasoline in that year will not be more than 66 million litres per day. Therefore Iran will become a gasoline exporter," Mirkazemi said. [AMEInfo.com]
BP sends Hayward to Siberia
BP sends Hayward to Siberia Mail & Guardian - Business - 2010/07/30 - page 6 - Clark, Andrew BP has stunned the City of London by nominating Tony Hayward to
Thanks from WattBusters
From all of us at WattBusters, we would like to thank everyone who purchased
energy-saving products in 2004.
We've learned a lot about the reasons that
people change old products for new. The motivations were not as cut and dry as we had originally thought.
The main reasons that people bought energy efficient products was to save
money/energy.
