Solar Energy For Music...Q-SOUND

A student from Romania, studying at the Transilvania University of Brasov, has designed a set of Bluetooth headphones that he called Q-Sound far nothing unusual, but these headphones are powered by solar energy through solar panels small that are installed on the front supeioara the ribbon that connects.

Q-SOUND were designed to be easily worn by all people, they can be adjusted according to their head.

Q-SOUND is a set of Bluetooth headset that can be used with any Bluetooth enabled device, like player/MP3, digital audio player.Look same picture, have a very interesting design.

How To...Save Energy!!!

How can we save energy:

a) the thermal rehabilitation of a building is a process from which the heat will be much easier in the apartments and how to do this:

- replace the windows and doors with classic PVC;

- the pad and the quality installation of the building;

- aims to avoid blocking by covering radiators with curtains or masking elements with "aesthetic"

-placing the stove wall and a sheet of aluminum or periodical cleaning facilities and heating bodies.

b) light -use bulbs "effective energy" leads to a consumption of five times less energy and lasts the life of ten times higher.

c) kitchen - cooking is another way to save energy energy and recommended :

-icing frozen natural products;

-avoiding smoked-rooms and vessels in case there is a risk of exploitation to the maximum energy resources and especially water

-also recommended by experts to limit the amount of water needed for boiling food, they also recommend using lids and reduce flame from the stove immediately boiled in da food.

Now here are some tricks available to everyone:

1. Try to use less laundry. Light clothes (shirts, blouses, socks) can be washed by hand. You will save water and electric current;

2.Chiar if PCs are customary in each house, using state of "latent" screen, so that energy consumption will be reduced to half;

3. Remove plug from outlet after you have finished working on the computer;

4. Avoid increasing the brightness of the screen and the TV volume high loudspeaker;

5. Avoid hot food was stored directly in the refrigerator, the device will need more energy to the poor.

You think you can save energy to protect the environment???

THINK...

The French produce biofuel from algae fed with trash

In hexagon was first inaugurated global platform for producing fuel from algae cross. Plants, grown in an artificial basin, are fed with carbon dioxide from the fermentation of household waste.

Séché Environnement Group inaugurated last week at Vigeant, common in southern region of the Vienne department of France Poitou-Charentes, the first global platform for production of biofuels based on algae, according to Associated Press. Plants are grown using a fermentation process of domestic waste.

Thierry Meunier, the scientific group, explained that algae proliferate are in a pool of water measuring 10 meters long and three meters wide. It has a depth of 50 centimeters. "Algae feed for five days with the carbon dioxide released from domestic waste and the liquid obtained is then converted into biofuel," said Thierry Meunier.

Surface platform will have a hectare

Construction of the platform, with an area of 200 square meters, which will soon spread on one hectare, cost 200,000 euros. Poitou-Charentes region contributed 50,000 euros. "This type of technology is the future. From now on, the waste can enter a circuit good for the environment. We do not make competitive products existing at present, such as biofuels made from rapeseed, "he said Meunier. "With one hundred kilograms of algae, we produce only 15 gallons of biofuel, but we will develop. We are still at the top, "he said Patrice Sarrazin, project coordinator.

Project Future

"It is a decisive step in the green revolution in the fight against climate change and preparing for our post-oil", specified Ségolène Royal, president of the regional council of Poitou-Charentes. "We invent the following century," concluded the former candidate for the presidency of France.

Increase of one meter of sea level would change the rotation of the planet and gravity field

Increase of only one meter of the ocean would affect planetary gravity field land in the southern hemisphere and the movement of rotation of the planet, shows a study published by U.S. magazine Science.

According to the study, an increase of the level meter ocean planet would be sufficiently important to affect the terrestrial gravity field in the southern hemisphere and change the rotation of the planet.

This change of rotation would lead to an accumulation of water in the Northern ocean, and could translate the important differences in the different oceans, the largest increase was expected in this case on the east and west coasts of the United States.

On the other hand, melting of Antarctic glacial cap causes an increase in sea level of 3.2 meters, the study shows, relying on new measurements of the geometry of the region's glacial cap, while previous studies estimated an increase of 5-7 meters. Even so, the estimated effects are dramatic. "The increase in ocean level does not depend on the speed and extent of glacial melting of the Antarctic cap of the West," warned lead author of the study, Jonathan Bamber of the University of Bristol, UK.

"Even if the glacial Calota of West Antarctica would not only contribute to an increase of one meter ocean level, displayed over a period of many years, the level of the oceans along the coasts of North America witnessed an increase of 25 % higher than average, "he writes.

In Antarctica is nearly nine times more than ice in Greenland and the region is considered a bomb late to the oceans.

Glacial Calota a West Antarctic raises concern especially because it is composed largely of gheţuri which relies on rocky layers under the ocean. Extensive areas of floating banchiza currently prevents the ice to reach the ocean, but scientists fear that this will happen at some point, if banchiza detaches.

Researchers do not know what speed will disappear of Antarctic glacial Calota, but if the melt rate constant for 500 years, the oceans will rise by 6.5 millimeters per year, ie two times faster than the current rate.

"Even if it is less important than previous estimates, the degree of instability is enormous," warns Erik Ivins, the Californian Institute of Technology, in an article accompanying the study.

"Total mass to be added to the oceans (...) will be nearly equivalent to the mass which would be designed to impact the Earth with 2,000 Comete Halley," he adds.

Coca-Cola bottle plant launch

Coca-Cola Company said it has developed a new plastic bottle for bottling of its products, which is made, in part, cane sugar and molasses, which raises the level of competition that companies have a domain, to achieve Packaging as a friendly environment.

Coca-Cola will test new packaging in North America, Dasani water and some brands of carbonated beverages in the course of this year, as Reuters reports. In 2010, tests will exstinde and water with vitamins.

The bottle will contain in proportion of 30% a material derived from cane sugar and molasses, as the company showed. Currently, plastic bottles are made of a substance derived from petroleum and can not be recycled.

Many companies in the food packaging is trying to make smaller and more friendly environment, especially after the giant Wal-Mart Stores has introduced a kind of "form of producers' ability to see providers to reduce the amount of waste produced and reduce the resources used by a smaller package.

The economic crisis is beneficial environmental obligation to reduce

Consumers worldwide are more aware of how their impact on the environment of cotton, stimulated by an awareness that the economic crisis, which causes decreased energy expenditure, according to a study published this week and quoted by AFP.

National Geographic magazine and the institute Globescan polls were held for the second consecutive year an online survey involving 17,000 consumers in 17 countries, assessing their behavior in four areas: housing, transport, food and consumer products.

India, Brazil and China shows the best results.

Americans and Canadians are in the tail ranking in terms of attention to how the impact of their living environment, while the Spaniards, Germans and French make progress.

In Russia and Mexico, but the situation has deteriorated compared to last year. Recession plays an important role in changing consumer behavior in most countries taken into account in the study, the authors noted.

"Economic Bulversarea seems to have been good news for the environment", commented Terry Garcia, vice president of National Geographic, in a press conference in Washington. "But these positive changes in behavior will survive the resumption of economic growth? We hope that the environmental attitudes that consumers take to make savings to become an integral part of their way of life, "he added.

Around 80% of those who took part in the survey explained that money is the main reason which causes them to consume less energy. Over half of them, 55%, it says "very concerned by environmental problems, while 14% are not concerned about them. Six in ten consumers consider that people should consume less, to preserve the environment for future generations. The greatest improvements were noted in terms of housing.

Indians, Chinese, mexicanii, Spanish and French have made progress in saving energy in homes in which they live. Brazilienii who use the most electricity produced from renewable sources. In transport, the Chinese are the ones showing the greatest changes in behavior: 85% of them say they use more bike or walk more, because of increased fuel prices. The study notes that in developing countries, consumers spend less on home maintenance and transport, having in general lower housing or using more bicycle transport or jointly going down more.

" In transport, the Americans remain in last place, although the number of miles traveled has fallen from the wheel well. In turn, followers are brazilienii car sharing with neighbors or friends for going to work. In food, Americans have made serious progress, urcând on the penultimate place on the 13th, and reducing consumption of bottled water and buying more local products.

As regards consumer products, is remarkable and an overall decrease of purchases for the house. Recycling habits have improved in Australia, Canada, France and Germany, while a ninth trend has emerged in the United States, is to repair broken items, instead of buying new ones.

Among consumers, the French are those who use less bags for single use their shopping, while the Chinese do the same thing that is four times lower than when the Government has banned free plastic bags in stores.

Hallucinogenic fish, found on the coasts of Great Britain

A species of roach, SARPA salpa, which may give hallucinations when eaten, has been discovered in UK waters because of global warming.

Species of roach can be found, usually in the warmer waters of the Mediterranean and South Africa. It was however found in British waters by Pescarul Andy Giles.

Giles admitted fish immediately after his golden stripes. Were only three appearances in his SARPA salpa in Britain, the last being in 1983. "This is a normal fish water in Tenerife, Malta or Cyprus, but is very rare in this area. It could be a single swimming with the other species, but most likely are such individuals in our waters, "said James Wright, a biologist at National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

SARPA salpa is found in many restaurants in the Mediterranean area, but if consumed head or other parts of the body can hallucinations. They install in minutes of use and may take several days.

It is likely that the species of flounder have migrated to the coldest waters of Great Britain because of global warming, southern waters become too warm for the fish.

New solar cells discovered...Ultrathin

In this days the market condition end technological are prefered the cells photovoltaic, because they ar cheap.They are fragile because they are make by silycon; still to product this cells it means to consume much energy.

This new cells could be rolled tightly onto a pencil without doing them any damage.Possible used for this solar cell technology could be printing on glass, plastic, flexyble cloth materials and theoretically anything you could image ;).

Passive House Energy Independence

Passive house concept and the European trend A "passive house is a dwelling without heating system, heat is supplied by the ventilation system of housing.

A passive house standard outer jacket contains a highly insulated thermal windows thermo wood joinery and a ventilation system integrated which eliminates foul air in the building and it passes through a heat exchanger which recovers part of the heat transferring a the fresh air coming out of the housing.

A passive house can be built anywhere in the world because the concept is very simple but at the same time, intelligent. According to Passivhaus Institut in Germany there are several thousand passive houses built in Europe, especially Germany (3500), Austria (1000), Switzerland and Sweden.

What is a passive?

A "passive house is a dwelling in a separate heating system almost is not necessary or not necessary at all. Heat is provided by a special ventilation system, mounted in the housing. A passive house offers very comfortable living and healthy, both winter and summer. In a passive house is missing quite damp and cool summer in the interior is very nice. Those who suffer from various allergies (currently, dust, asthma, etc..) Can smoothly keep windows closed in spring or autumn, because housing is fed with filtered air prosperous.

A passive house standard outer jacket contains a very good insulator (usually less than 20 cm of expanded polystyrene of high density 30kg/mc), carpentry wood windows (or PVC) with double glazing windows thermo Lowe of 3 sheets and a system of integrated ventilation, which eliminates foul air in the building and it passes through a heat exchanger which recovers part of the heat transferring to a fresh air coming out of the housing.

In conclusion, passive house is defined by two basic elements: a jacket of the building very well heat and lack of heating. May be true that a home built in passive Romania requires no heating system? According to calculations made by Passivhaus Institute passive house needs only 10-15 kWh/m2 per year, equivalent to a maximum 1.5 cubic meters of natural gas or 1.5 gallons of fuel oil per 1 sqm of surface heating on the year.

For a standard housing, these figures are at least eight times higher. As mentioned above, the second element of a home is the lack of a passive heating system classic, being replaced by a simple but intelligent ventilation, whose costs do not rise much above the cost of heating a modern classic.

A passive house is always equipped with a mechanical ventilation system very effectively to maintain optimal air quality in housing, record without significant loss of heat. Thus we get much lower loss of energy when ventilated house (less warm air outwards) and more interior comfort (less cold air entering the house).

For most of the year that lead to maintaining a constant temperature inside delightful house, without the need for a heating plant. During winters with extreme low temperatures (-350C) requires an active heating (electric oil heater, etc.).

But one faorte little power so even in conditions of extreme minimum temperatures in passive house temperature will comfortable one. Usually, the investment used to implement an effective classical heating in a dwelling classic will be used for better thermal insulation and sealing of windows, and better ventilation of the passive house.

Conclusion German and Austrian specialists is that a passive house does not need installation of heating, but only a very good thermal insulation and a ventilation system with heat exchanger.

MAN, CHEAP ENERGY SOURCE...KINETIC ENERGY PRODUCED BY HUMANS CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO ELECTRICITY

Scientists seek ceaseless energy sources to replace gradually the conventionale.

The research went up there that it took more consideration in identifying alternative sources involving the human body.

Human body movements is an inexhaustible source of energy, the more they are carried out regularly, and some of them without work sporite.The process through which energy is absorbed in the human movements or stored to provide power to other devices is for researchers, a challenge, especially as the number of these devices can be impresionant.One most notable inventions of this is wristwatch, which operates based on arm movement carrier.

The daneflor, with modern technology to capture the mechanical impulses, may become important sources of energy.

The advantage of science and technology entitles us to talk today about performance devices that absorb energy generated by different parts of the human body when they made obisnuite.The expert movements seek to develop methods of obtaining energy generators of very small, whose purpose consists in transforming kinetic energy, wasted every day by the body in power, able to supply a seroe plants or mecanisme.

This technology recycling kinetic energy in the power is tested, at present, with various mechanisms such as biomechanical devices put into action knee.By using such a device, a tour running through the park can generate enough energy to load the battery or mobile phone ipod-ului.

The mechanism, which weighs 1.5 kilograms, is made a dint Aluminum wich is mounted on a generator, both elements being introduced into a device knee.This for dentures can transform one minute in 30 minutes of power for the phone mobil.

O another innovative method of obtaining power be ... on the dance floor. Platform in which dancers move all night in a club in London, were introduced several more devices based on crystals, in order to collect pulsurile results of steps in oamenilorsi have to turn in energie.The electricity thus obtained feed club and helps employers to pay less to the energy bill.

Such technology could become extremely useful as applied in subway stations or train, because you might get a significant amount of energy from these busy places. American scientists and British attempts to put up a similar technology for the military-shoes is a smart, able to transform kinetic energy into electricity to recharge the various devices, for now, operates on batteries.

Researchers working on pacemakers able to upload their own energy produced by the beating heart. The scientists from Imperial College in London working on modelde a cardiac stimulant that can be loaded with energy produced by the beating heart of this device Carrier. Documentor Paul Mitcheson said that the patient who wears such a device need not be subjected to the operation of the periodical replacement of pacemakers, which intervention takes place once in seven years.

Light ecological...eco bulbs...wofi

You know that a light bulb compared with one ecological normal, even if they have the same number of watts, seems to not offer the same amount of light.

It is better to buy green light bulbs with more watts, without worry that they will consume more electricitate.Them work longer and not emit heat, while normal lamps also consume a lot of electricity and emit a large quantity of heat, which is not just ecological, also lamps normal depreciation quckly end must to be disposed, and in their composition into different substances that are not too friendly with the environment, they should be collected after it burned, in special, because besides the substances that enter the thread, they contain glass and alloys metalice.

The sistem of lighting of wofi with the LEDs to a Additionally, besides a low energy consumption, with their help can get a very ambient lighting, light intensity can be controlled through a variety of light or even the remote.

Eco light bulbs have already started and new technology requirements and make possible the revolution green lighting.

For all the luminaires in ecological new collection, the company provide a guarantee of ten years.

The first electric car on the streets of the European Union ... TH!NK CITY

Car TH!NK CITY has been approved for circulation on public roads in Europe.

Petite model produced by Norway, 100% electric autonomy has almost 180 miles and can run up to 108 kilometers per hour.

Size car designed for urban areas are 3.1 meters long and 1.6 meters wide.

He was released early last year, the car created by the Norwegian company Think can be sold in all European Union countries, after it was approved early this week. Th!Nk City became the first car hundred percent electric homologated for road traffic in Europe.

The certificat issued on May 1 by the Dutch certification RDW, remove trade barriers. Meanwhile certificate guarantees that the vehicle comply with the European braking ability, resistance to the accident, location and performance of lighting, mirrors and the emission of pollutants.

Is smaller than a Smart, the car was designed for traffic in large cities. The car is hundred percent electric, folosinf lithium-ion batteries which give a maximum power of 30 kilowati.

The batteries can be loaded at any outlet in the normal maximum of 10 ore.Car has an autonomy of almost 180 kilometers and can run with a speed maximum of 108 kilometers per hour. Production processes do not involve car polluted, and the vehicle is built in proportion of 95% of plastic materials reciclabile.The bodywork it is by plastic ABS, Dashboard, upholstery, adhesives, they can all be recycled.

The price of a car TH!NK CITY is 40 thousand euros in the Netherlands.

Sydney could die of heat in the summer of 2060

According to information brought to public attention by the press agency Reuters, the year 2060 could be meant as a black Australian city to Sydney. Due to global warming and smog, the summer of stated could be a hot, polluted and deadly.

On Tuesday, March 24, held Greenhouse 2009 conference, with the major theme of climate change. In the latter, Martin Cope, a researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), drew attention to increasing temperatures during the summer, a phenomenon caused by global warming, but the smog and drought. The effects will be felt faster the older population, but also those persons who suffer from asthma or heart disease. The investigator has explained that the number of persons hospitalized with respiratory problems are will triple.

"There will be more hot days and nights and an aging population. It is certainly something that we want to plan ahead ', said Cope. He added that to change these predictions in the right direction, Australians need to understand that life and the industry must change and be based on the reduction of carbon. Researchers have used to study computer models, by which were made weather forecasts, thus testing the effects of average temperature increase of 1 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Thus, the number of days in which temperatures would pass 30 degrees Celsius would increase by 20%, but the days with extreme temperatures, ie over 40 degrees Celsius, would increase by 100%. Results show that this increase in temperatures will lead to increased pollution of air, sand storms and fire.

Cope stressed that the most toxic emissions are dependent on temperature, because with things as heat, are issued with both becoming more gas liquids. The conclusion of researchers and the message is clear: the need to act against pollution! The first step recommended by Cole would reduce carbon beneficial measure to reduce air pollution.

Hamburg and Stockholm, the first green capital

Surrounding Hamburg and Stockholm have managed to steal the title of "green capital" of Europe for the years 2010 and 2011. This new award created by the European Commission aims to "recognition and reward" efforts of cities, in terms of sustainable development. Greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by the inhabitants in Stockholm by 25% in 1990 and is continuously decreasing. Hamburg has reduced CO2 emissions by 15% in 1990 and wish them a drop by 40% by 2020. Every year the city will be chosen for performance and objectives in the field of environment. Thirty-five cities and have submitted the application for this first edition, of which two French, Bordeaux and Montpellier. Among the eight finalists are Bristol, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Friborg, Munster and Oslo. All cities in northern Europe.

To breathe better with green plants!!!

Green plants are not purely decorative ago. Not since the world we live in is so polluted. Now, they are precious few allies in our fight daily against pollution interior. Why do not we know is that the air in our dwellings is actually May polluted than outside. Even in cities. Are to blame various chemicals released from carpets, paintings, furniture, cleaning products. In other words, our bodies are invaded daily by micropoluanti which can sometimes be carcinogenic. The danger is even higher as nearly 90% of the air we breathe comes from closed spaces. Good news though: each of us has the opportunity to fight pollution inside! How? Primarily through ventilation daily for 10 minutes. Then, by introducing in the home of our power plants depoluante. Numerous studies have demonstrated some ability to dissolve most molecules that prevent us how to breathe. How does the depollution? Pollutants in the air are first absorbed by the leaves, stalks and roots, followed by the transformation process, and in a end elimination. Due to this ingenious discovery by researchers at NASA, who all wanted a solution to clean air navetele space. Later, other discoveries were made by the Phyt'air in France, which showed the position depurativa plants. In total, it seems that over a fifth of the plants have purifying properties. If you want to clean the air in your house, you must first know what pollution you exposed. Benzene or ammonia? Formaldehyde or carbon monoxide? Prior to act against them, have to give your house a little diagnosis. How do this? By analyzing and scoring of all pollutants in the home (appliances, smoke, deodorants, carpets, cleaning products and maintenance materials from which it is built house / room). Identifying sources, you can find the solution, ie plants that match your interior. For each source of pollution, plants depoluante Not all plants operate on the same pollutants and should therefore be to vary the species. Against waves of electro-magnetic data of electro-domestic products: cactusii excels. Against volatile organic compounds (acetone, ethanol, benzene, toluene, xylene, trichlorethylene) data of different foams, furniture, paintings: Spathiphyllum (known as crinul peace), such as Areca palmierii, dracenele (especially Dracaena margin), the Phoenix family (such as Phoenix roebelenii). Against ammonia, the waste products: Athurium or flamingo flower, or Rhapis Palms Lady. Against carbon monoxide and toluene, created by cigarette smoke, heat, water heater aragazm, glue, carpet, carpets, oje: dracenele (Dracaela margin), Chlorophytum bride or veil, Pothos. Against benzene, disposed of perfume, scented candles, paintings, plastics, detergents, you can use the Chrysanthemums, Pothos.Impotriva palm bambou and formaldehyde, in the insulating, painting, glue, more wood, glass wool, rock: Boston fern, weeping ficus (Ficus benjamina), Gerber, ivy, palm Nain.

100,000 electric cars will go on the streets of London

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced the decision to transform the capital city of electric cars in Europe. He said he wants to bring the 100,000 electric cars on the streets of the capital and to build an infrastructure of 25,000 points of food in the streets, in parking lots or stores. Johnson has said it will pay for one third of the 60 million pounds in London and the budget has caused the government to finance the rest and to promote enthusiasm on electric cars. Gordon Brown has announced that it will take account of this request to the following discussion on the budget. "It ended when just talk about electric cars - must act to actually make the electric cars to become a simple option for London", supported Johnson. "I am willing to spend millions to build the infrastructure necessary for you in just a few years, these vehicles will become widely accessible." Among the proposals include changing the plan and London, ensuring that all new buildings to install power points and at least one in five parking spaces for us to be equipped with power options. He wants, too, to replace at least 1000 vehicles from the fleet of the London car cars electric by 2015. "It is a package of unprecedented measures to make London the capital of electronic machines in Europe," he told Johnson. "Following these steps, we will not only create environmental jobs, but will ease the way for the options of less polluting transport that will improve air quality, reduce noise pollution and will contribute enormously to the achievement levels set by me to reduce carbon emissions. It is time for government money to go where and to support my plan to make electric cars the most efficient option for London. " In January, Secretary of State for Transport, Geoff Hoon, said that the government wants to use 250 million pounds to boost the market for electric cars in Britain. Johnson said he will attract support as a part of this large amount for London, the largest market for cars in England. In February, Johnson said that wants to take a consistent part "of these funds. Executive Director of the "Friends of the Earth, Andy Atkins, is of the opinion that the Mayor of London's vision is admirable, even if you lose sight of one thing:" Electric cars are as green as the energy they use and the elergia renewable sources is not supported in the UK. Government should support the renewable energy to ensure that these machines, like our homes, use energy "green" clean and efficient. Boris Johnson must invest in public transport, bicycles and in electrical machines. Only this approach will help reduce emissions in London by 60% by 2025 and to make London the EU pollution limits. "

China, choking dust

Clouds of yellow dust and sand have covered today in the northern regions and north-west China have caused ambuteiaje and breathing difficulties for people, announced the meteorological office.

"This sixth sandstorm crossing north of our country is the strongest this year, announced the weather in China. Visibility dropped to less than 100 meters in some regions. Many highways were closed and some flights were canceled. Local health authorities have asked people not to leave the house. Scientists said that sand storms in China have multiplied due to intense deforestation.

Air pollution

Air that is inspired in the atmosphere, the mixture of gases covering the globe. This mixture of gases ensure life on earth and protects us from harmful rays of the Sun. The atmosphere consists of about 10 different gases, mostly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). That left 1% consists of argon, carbon dioxide, helium and neon. All these gases are neutral, ie not enter into reaction with other substances. There are traces of sulfur dioxide, ammonia, carbon monoxide and ozone (O3) and noxious gases, smoke, salt, dust and volcanic ash. Natural balance of atmospheric gases which was maintained for millions of years, is now threatened by human activity. These dangers would be the greenhouse effect, global warming, air pollution, thinning of the ozone layer and acid rain. In the last 200 years industrialization global cranky the gas needed to atmospheric equilibrium. Burning coal and methane gas resulted in the formation of enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and other gases, especially after the end of the last century show car. Agricultural development has led to accumulation of large amounts of methane and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect: Existing gases in the atmosphere must withhold the heat produced by the sun reflected on the surface of Earth. Without it Earth would be so cold it froze inat oceans and the people, animals and plants would die. But when pollution increases because the proportion of gases called greenhouse gases, it is noted too much heat and the whole earth becomes warmer. For this reason, in our century, global average temperature has increased by half a degree. Scientists believe is that this temperature increase will continue, and after all expectations, to the next century will reach the value of 1,5-4,5 degrees Celsius. By some estimates, today over one billion people inspire air very polluted, especially with carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, from industrial processes. For this reason, the number of those chest-pulmonary diseases, especially among children and the elderly, is growing. So are frequent cases of skin cancer is increasing. The reason the ozone layer is damaged, no longer retain harmful ultraviolet radiation. Holes in the ozone layer: The ozone layer in the stratosphere protects us retaining the sun's ultraviolet rays. Because nowadays greatly increased use of hydrocarbons clorinate, fluorinated bottles in aerosols, refrigerators, detergents and polystyrene, they have enough gas in the air in quantities greater than those which might be incurred by the atmosphere. As the lift is down, the train cloridioni, which attack and destroy the ozone layer. The question was first reported there in 1985 by scientists working in Antarctica, when they observed the formation of holes in the ozone layer. Researchers were concerned that the ozone layer could rarefy in other parts of the world, raising the level of harmful radiation. Unfortunately in 1995 noted that the area Arcticii and N Europe were formed holes in the ozone layer. Acid Rain: Acid rain is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides, both results of industrial pollution, the atmosphere is mixed with water steam. Acid rain destroys plants and animals. Whole forests have disappeared due to acid rain. Worse is if the rains arrive in acidic lakes or rivers which lead to distance and killing the small bodies. After the estimation of scientists until 2001 will be only in the United States and 50,000 lakes when biological death. Disturbance of natural equilibrium atmosphere can not only harm the Earth. Because global warming will increase sea level, located below the regions being swallowed by water. It is expected that water swallow cities London or New York. Pollution of water resources may result in the outbreak of epidemics, the occurrence of serious illness and death. And relationships are changed precipitation distribution: entire regions can be completely dry, resulting in famine and the loss of many lives. In 1995 in Britain of children under 18 years, every seventh suffered from asthma. Alveolelor inflammation of the lungs and cause respiratory difficulties, sensations of choking. Is not yet proven that this disease would be produced by air pollution, but one thing is certain: the symptoms worsen pollution. Main guilty are both exhaust and gases formed under the effect of solar radiation from fuel combustion products. Syrups and improving accesses inhalatiile curative, preventive medication is effective, but research continues in the direction of halting these diseases, which took worrisome proportions. Nowadays attention is focused increasingly more towards environmental issues, many governments take green issues into consideration. In preserving the world energy resources is an acute problem. Throughout the world are on campaigns trying to persuade governments to stop the destruction of equatorial forests. Population contribute to these campaigns, because not buy products made from tropical wood, somewhat reducing the demand for it. Countries that are helping to restore balance, through the planting of young trees. One thing is sure: today we can no longer breathe clean air. Freonii were removed from industrial processes and have been replaced with other substances. Atmosphere but is dangerous as it is in danger the whole environment of life. It requires a rigorous control and radical measures for the future of air to be sure.

WATER POLLUTION

Water is an important factor in ecological equilibrium, and pollution is a problem with the current consequences more or less serious about the people.

By water pollution is the alteration of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water, produced directly or indirectly by human activities and making the water unfit to become normal use for the purposes for which such use was possible to intervene before the alteration. The effects of pollution of water resources are complex and varied, depending on the nature and concentration of the substances impurificatoare. Solving these problems posed by water pollution is done by treatment, to ensure the necessary conditions for consumption. Pollution may be natural or artificial. Pollution due to natural sources of pollution and natural produce from the interaction of water with the atmosphere when there is a gas dissolved in it, with the lithosphere, is produced when soluble rocks dissolve and the living organisms in water. Pollution due to artificial sources of wastewater of any kind, water meteors, sludge, residue, etc. navigation. We can talk about controlled and uncontrolled pollution. Pollution control (organized) refers to pollution due to wastewater being transported through the sewage and discharged at points set by some projects. Uncontrolled pollution (unorganized) comes from sources of pollution that reach the emissary naturally, most often through rain water. Normal and accidental pollution categories impurification is used to define groups of sources of wastewater. Pollution comes from normal sources of pollution are known, collected and transported through the sewage treatment plant at the station or directly to the receiver. Accidental pollution occurs, for example, as a result of industrial processes dereglării when large amounts (abnormal) of harmful substances get into the sewerage network or as a result of disruption of targets preepurare station or treatment plant. It can talk about primary and secondary pollution. Pollution is primary, for example, on submission of suspended substances in waste waters, discharged into a receiver on the bed. Secondary pollution occurs, for example, once the gases resulting from fermentation of organic material deposited substances involve suspension and the remaining suspension to bring the water surface, where are then transported downstream by water current.

SWINE INFLUENZA...SYMTOMPS...GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS...THE VIRUS AH1N1

Swine influenza virus AH1N1 involved in this epidemic has not been detected before in people or pigs.The virus contains genes from human viruses, avian and prcine in a combination was not identified until now.The virus isolated until now has been sensitive to OSELTAMIVIR, but resistant to AMANTADINA and OMANTADINA.

Symptoms of swine influenza in humans are similar to seasonal flu symptoms are:
-fever (37.8) with sudden onset
-respiratory symptoms, cough and / or rhinorrhoea
-headache
-muscle pain
-shiver
-fatigue
-diarrhea and / or vomiting, symptoms that are not typical seasonal flu, but have been recorded in some recent cases of swine flu.

Until now no vaccine to protect people against this respiratory infection. Seasonal influenza vaccine offers no protection against swine influenza in humans.

General Recommendations
-avoid near contact with sick people.
-keeping rules of individual hygiene: frequent washing of hands, use the personal handkerchief in case of sneezing and coughing, which fall after use.
-congestion avoidance
-ventilation of rooms and jobs
-presentation to a GP at the first signs of disease and avoid the self, especially the use of antibiotics without medical advice.
-proper nutrition, including fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins.
-in case of occurrence of an acute respiratory disease fever, you do the following things: home insulation, wear a mask to cover both mouth and nose (including home), announcing the immediate family doctor, in case doctor can not be contacted, the patient will be presented to the emergency room of a guard unit for infectious diseases (hospital for infectious diseases, division of infectious diseases).

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Green buildings, in 2019 binding

Since 2019, all newly constructed buildings in the European Union should produce the same amount of energy that you consume. Parliament voted to end last week as the deadline for achieving this goal should be 2019. For public buildings, the term is established in 2016.

"The potential of buildings to consume less energy and produce renewable energy is huge," said Arianna Vitali Roscini, responsible for European Policy of the World Wide Fund. "Promoting energy efficiency is an extremely beneficial for Europe. By implementing energy efficiency measures to improve energy security, reduce emissions, encouraging technological development and creating new jobs ", and showed Vitali Roscini. A quarter of the buildings date from the first half of the twentieth century Voting has revised previous legislation regarding energy efficiency of buildings. New energy efficiency standards will apply to all buildings refurbished, not only those with over 1,000 square meters, as the previous law provided. This is important because a large part of the European building stock is the existing buildings, of which 25% were built before 1945. In Europe, energy consumption of buildings is 40% of the total, of which 36% is energy-producing emissions. Much of this energy can be saved through insulation, heating and cooling best with double windows, lighting or economically smart meters to monitor energy consumption.

"The lamp flower" from Philips - the new concept of street lighting

The concept developed by Philips has the advantage of collecting solar energy and wind. At night, the light shines not when anyone's around and when strong lighting detects motion.

The design of lighting solutions stad of urban areas is a challenge for urban managers. Too much light results in light pollution - not just blurred but admirarea stars involved in normal development cycle of plants and animals. On the other hand, too little light falls safe districts. One solution is this new concept called "Light Blossom," designed by Philips Electronics. This is a smart LED system that provides near different lighting intensity and can eliminate the usual electricity network and is an energy efficient device. As throughout the day, the device operates like a flower opening its "petals" to collect solar energy and shift them according to their position, so either "front" to it and achieve maximum efficiency (such as sunflower) . During cloud with strong winds, automatically raise their petals in a position that allows the capture of wind energy. As spinning, petals of a transfer motion impeller incorporated which will turn into energy. Lamp flower continuously change the power source depending on weather conditions and it shows the flow of energy collected by a decor of any visible trunk past. At sunset, the device is activated automatically iluminand around. Philips claims that it minimizes light pollution and light only when motion detection is the move from stand-by at high intensity. Philips also said that ledurile of energy efficient lamps use only half the energy used by traditional street lamps to produce the same light intensity. Since the network does not require electricity, can be installed in rural areas without infrastructure investment. In urban areas can even send the excess energy generated by classical electrical infrastructure which it transforms more haste in producing energy than the consumer. Philips concept inaugurated in October in the Philips Simplicity Event event which took place in Moscow.

The glaciers come off to the Ice Cap Wilkins

More iceberguri began to leave the great ice age Calota Wilkins, following broke, from the beginning of April, a bridge connecting the Antarctic ice to Charcot Island, announced today, Tuesday, European Space Agency (ESA).

“Imaginile din satelit arata ca icebergurile au inceput sa se desprinda din partea de nord a calotei glaciare Wilkins, evidentiind faptul ca aceasta placa imensa a inceput sa devina instabila”, precizeaza ESA intr-un comunicat, citat de AFP.

Data from satellites show that the first iceberguri began to leave the Calota on April 24. ESA estimates that, until now, have been lost in the 700 km2 Calota Wilkins, whose total area is 16,000 km2.

"Eight glacial plates which are of the Antarctic Peninsula over gave signs of attenuation during recent decades. Not fit doubt that these changes have the Climatic warming due to the Antarctic Peninsula, which was the fastest in the southern hemisphere, "explained David Vaughan of British Antarctic Survey, quoted by the ESA.

Researchers have shown that arctic surface ice field reached its lowest level in September 2007, when he recorded only 4.13 million km2, and its thickness increasingly makes little more vulnerable to rapid melting. Each increase of one meter sea level will cause 100 million "climate refugees".

Among the long-term actions to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the conference participants from Tromso have identified a series of quick actions to slow melting ice. They aim at reducing other pollutants such as soot, which, together with fine particles, is transported to the Arctic wind, which deposited on the lid and increase their capacity to absorb solar energy.

Animals of Galapagos, about extinction

Unique species of animals living in the Galapagos Islands, such as penguins, seals, iguana and birds that inoata not fly, are threatened because of climate change.
Animals and plants in this area could be faced with numerous threats due to the emergence of new species of animals that have changed because of habitat or climate changes because of the emergence of new diseases, to decline the amount of food and water to increase . "If we want unique biodiversity of the Galapagos in the future there will be a help to adapt to climate change," said Emily Pidgeon, from Conservation International, who organized the workshop on the impact of global warming on biodiversity in the Pacific Islands . Galapagos Islands, located about 1000 kilometers away from the coast of South America, are volcanic islands, and home to many species of animals. One of the most affected foca with fur, which may be endangered if the number of fish declines, these are the main source of food. Of Galapagos penguins could be forced to find new places in which to forbid the predators, because they need space in which to lay eggs and defend itself and the sun. And recifele of corals are in danger, being affected by climate change and acid rain, while heating water fishes in the Pacific cause to change their habitat north towards Galapagos archipelago. Iguanele of Galapagos could face the death penalty, while the cormorant may face floods that destroy nests.

Better batteries for electric vehicles

Recently, one of the companies producing electric vehicles, ZENN Motor, launched a project to build a battery to store more energy.
The secret lies in using ultracapacitoarelor, electrical devices that can stockpile electricity from a single outlet. With their green machines can operate over distances of up to 500 kilometers. The gadget will initially be used to model cityZENN from ZENN Motor, which will be soon available on the market. If the results are as expected, these devices will revolutionize the industry of clean cars.

Buy an electric car end you have a discount by 5500 euro

The UK Government proposed the introduction in 2011, a state aid of up to 5,000 pounds (about 5500 euros) for the purchase of electric vehicles, announced the press London. The initiative, presented today, is part of a plan for five years (with a budget of about 230 million pounds), which aims to reduce the level of pollutants that are responsible automotive sector. To receive discount, the customer will not be forced to give up an older car, as the "piece".

Target program registration number is 50,000 electric cars, which will be powered by connecting to the outlet. A national network points to recharge the batteries to be created by 2011. Also by then, it is hoped, cars 100% (or 100%) power will become as common as those whose engines operate on hydrocarbons.