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If you pay close attention to the news it will begin to dawn on you that we are on a one-way highway to a series of disasters that will probably alter the course of human history in a way that will be detrimental to our way of life. Vice president Al Gore finally managed to make us aware of the dangers we are facing after a long and hard-fought campaign.

His opponents were the nay-sayers who insisted that everything was a-okay and that environmentalists were deranged tree huggers, and of course the indifferent public who were too preoccupied to pay attention. Isn’t it interesting the way the spin doctors manage to demonize anyone they dislike or opposee “Tree hugger” why doesn’t she find a boyfriend to huge

Being “green” is the theme these days and doing so will help you bring in more customers to your business. But it’s not all about money. Making your business green will better your entire community by helping to save the Earth from pollution and waste. And community thinking is no new thing for a small business like you, so why not start taking the steps to make your business green now.

Before you decide to become sustainable or “go green,” take a look at what exactly that means for your business.

Plastics products are ubiquitous throughout the world. As dependency upon these light weight and durable products increased, so too has the need for global innovation in recycling technologies. Over the decades recycling companies developed a variety of processes to turn discarded plastics into hundreds of products from paint brushes to rugs and pillows, boat hulls and railroad ties.

Calling the Consumer

The greatest challenge to recycling manufacturers is educating and engaging the public. About 75 percent of Americans recycle newspaper and cardboard while little more than 25 percent recycle plastic. Industry analysts think this low response rate might be due to a lack of understanding about the coding on recyclable plastics - the small triangle with a number in the center - that identifies what kind of plastic an item is.

The environment has new champions: Hollywood stars who walked down a biodegradable green carpet with eco-activists at the first screening of The 11th Hour in Canada. The documentary, produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio encourages political action to deal with environmental issues. Marlee Matlin was just one local star who sent a postcard to British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell urging him to save the province’s temperate forests, home to the endangered mountain caribou at the premiere. Other activists followed suit.

A private screening was followed by an after-party with organic beer and finger food from all organic ingredients was served.

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) international tree planting campaign, “Plant for the Planet:Billion Tree Campaign”, aimed at recovering forests globally has begun garnering support. One nation that has embraced the concept is Cuba, which will plant 135 million trees this year to recover forests in the Caribbean country. National Forest Director Elias Linares Landa said that Cuba hopes to cover 12.6% of the total planned by all countries and the project will involve social organizations and children.

Linares explains, “Plant your tree is the name of the crusade which began this past June 21 and will end in mid December.”

The cerrado, a wooded grassland that once spanned 204 million hectares, half the size of Europe, is quickly being changed into croplands to meet rising demand for soybeans, sugarcane, and cattle.

According to a Brazilian expert on the savannah ecosystem, the cerrado is now disappearing at a breakneck rate, twice that of the Amazon rainforest.

The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever be Builte

Everyone knows about the Panama Canal, and how it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. However, not everyone knows that the United States originally wanted to build this canal through Nicaragua, information on which can be found in nicafsbo.com. It was only through the efforts of a few lobbyists and the French intention to sell their interests on the Panama Canal that this plan was diverted.

Early Proposals

Baselining–Stress Testing–Performance Testing–OH MY–Part One–Environments. by Barry Koplowitz.

This article is available as a podcast on “The ROOT Cause” podcast series available at iTunes.

This is the first article of a series of two and lays out where you test–not the details of how. The second article is, “Baselining–Stress Testing–Performance Testing–Oh My–Part Two–Differences.” It drills down in the goals and processes of the various types of testing strategies–not where they are done.

What testing environments does your organization maintaine DEV, QA, UAT, Parallel Productione There is great variation in the way different organizations use and design these environments. Some are more useful than others.

People of a certain generation remember when a neighbor whispered a hot tip into the Graduate’s ear, “Plastics.” That was a reflection of the 1960’s excitement over the material that promised to revolutionize manufacturing, industry and household living.

To a large part, that prediction came true. It’s hard to imagine daily life without plastic. I type on my Think Pad made of light and durable plastic; plastic medical instruments, building materials, automobile parts, cell phones, toys and tools make things in America affordable, convenient and portable. A world without plastic is almost unimaginable.

Environmental Impacts

With energy prices on the rise and global resources diminishing, more and more people are making efforts to conserve energy, water, and other resources. While some of the ways you can conserve can be expensive, below are some great, low cost ways to reduce your consumption.

1. Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - $3.50/bulb

Compared to traditional incandescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent light bulbs use 75% less energy, produce 75% less heat, and can last 10 times longer. According to Energy Star, if each household replaced just 1 light bulb in their home, we could save enough energy to power 3 million homes for a year, save more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.