How do we….

…move toward world peace?

…move toward collaboration on climate change?

…move toward economic and environmental responsibility?

…become energy independent and a member of the world community?

Here is a huge step in the right direction…

I just had to share this wonderful new video “Sol Solution” with all of you!

An inspiring combination of youth, hope, and solar energy… what’s not to love!

We need more uplifting solution oriented videos like this to empower our youth and all the big kids too!

In-joy,
Bruce

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This new technology is going beyond ideas and into reality. There is a huge potential and it is not as farfetched as it might sound. Idaho-based Solar Roadways is one of the trailblazers. The solar roadway is a series of interconnected Solar PV road panels that you can actually drive on. Electrical engineer Scott Brusaw was inspired to start the company when he heard Caltech solar energy expert Nate Lewis suggest that covering just 1.7 percent of continental U.S. land surface with photovoltaic (PV) solar collectors could produce enough power to meet the nation’s total energy demand.

The heart of the solar roadway concept is the solar road panel. Each individual panel consists of three basic layers, the road surface layer, which is translucent and high-strength yet rough enough to provide traction. The surface layer is capable of handling today’s heaviest loads under the worst of conditions and protect the electronics layer beneath it.

The three layers (top, middle, and bottom) of a solar road panel.
Next is the electronics layer, which contains a large array of cells, the bulk of which contain solar collecting cells with LEDs for “painting” the road surface. These cells also contain the “Super” or “Ultra” caps that store the sun’s energy for later use. Batteries are not used in the solar roadway. Since each solar road panel manages its own electricity generation, storage, and distribution, they can heat themselves in northern climates to eliminate snow and ice accumulation.

The third layer is the base plate layer, which distributes power (collected from the electronics layer) and data signals (phone, TV, internet, etc.) “downline” to all homes and businesses connected to the solar roadway. The power and data signals are passed through each of the four sides of the base plate layer. The base plate layer is directly attached to vertical risers, pneumatic or hydraulic pistons that raise or lower different points of individual solar road panels. Riser bases are installed beneath the frost line to avoid the “heaving” phenomenon common in colder climates where the ground freezes and thaws. This provides a natural earth ground for the electronics layer of the Solar Road Panels. The risers are controlled (raised, lowered, or locked) by the solar road panel’s microprocessor board. The microprocessor board communicates with each adjacent panel to ensure a seamless road surface.

The skeptics main concern is the surface. Solar Roadways has approached the nations top materials research labs. “Penn State University’s Materials Research Institute and the University of Dayton’s Research Institute [are] working of figures for developing the top layer,” Brusaw says. He has also said they could easily make the surface to the specs needed… i.e. durable enough for long term use of fully loaded 18 wheelers, non glare, transparent enought for PV, good traction for braking etc.

The possible “extras” from this technology are impressive…
•The first and best is power…. enough for the entire country.
•Rather than paint and markers on the road you would have colorized substrate that would even light up at night like a runway… no guessing where the road is.
•The roads would defrost themselves in northern climates
•All the other wires could be integrated, power, cable tv, internet, phone etc.
•Plug in or wireless microwave on board charging of electric vehicles… charge while you are parked. •Monitoring of traffic for safety and law enforement.
•Power all the street lights and intersections for safety
• Save hundreds of millions of animals lives by built in wildlife warning devises to keep the animals using the under roadway pathways built for them instead of on top of the roads.

“It looks like 2008 is going to be our year. Everything seems to be falling into place at just the right time,” says Brusaw.

solarroadways.com

article on renewableenergyworld

Happy PV trails,
Bruce

An amazing new technology cuts CO2 emissions 99.5%. Once you see this video you may ask the same question as I… Why was this not part of the conversation and discussion among those in this country pushing a new technology to make coal fired plants less polluting? Or for that matter any fossil fuel buring power plant? If this technology comes to market here in the US it will make the highly experimental and expensive coal sequestering technologies a moot point.
This new technology converts gases from industries burning fossil fuels into energy. Very cheap, visit www.absalutecology.com for more details.
The technology makes burning coal, oil, rubbish with nearly 0% pollution possible. Recycling has never been a more profitable and environmentaly friendly possiblilty then it is now. Spread the news and avoid a nuclear future. Not excatly sustainable living, but at least we’ll avoid the worst of climate change if we act soon. This technology cleans toxic gasses of impurities such as CO2, SO2, Nitrogen gas, and dust particles. Keeping the air clean at a very low cost.

This video is not directly supported by greenpeace, although its aim is to provide a simlar service as greenpeace, to protect the environment while accomodating the needs of human expansion and growth.

Absalutecology: Creating a solution to the global environmental and economic problem of air pollution.

Webby: http://www.absalutecology.com

This exciting new technology has the potential to revolutionize national electircal grids using the simple principle of hot air rising.

The concept is simple…. use the sun to provide air movement which pushes turbines that create electricity and do it with a design that makes no impact on the quality of our air, water or soil…. what’s not to love?

I have provided a number of the videos detailing existing test installations and projects hoping to go forward.

Enviro-Mission - Roger Davy’s Solar Power Tower…

1800′ - 3100′ tall

a base of glass 6 times larger than New York’s central park.

Powering over 100,000 - 200,000 homes with no fossil fuel burning.

This would be the equivalent of taking over 90,000 cars off the road.

The Enviro-Mission proposed project in Mildura, Austraila desert 3281ft tall!

http://www.enviromission.com.au

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An Opportunity to Reduce Global Warming and CO2? -Discovery Channel

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Test installation Solar Tower Energy in Spain, Madrid

We all care about our children and their future. The issue of Global Warming is more important than any political party or country. Indeed it is probably the mose important issue of our time. The arguing solves little and the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle.

This “must see” video is valuable for you regardless of which side of the fence you are on.
The report is from CBC in Canada. It is worth keeping an open mind on the issue of Global Warming as it has become so full of rhetoric.

The Denial Machine (With Updates)

“In the past few years, a rhetorical firestorm has engulfed the debate about global warming, pitting science against spin, with inflammatory words on both sides. That debate only intensifed recently when former Vice-President Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize for his populist environmental campaign.

Last season, the fifth estate’s Bob McKeown investigated the roots of another kind of campaign–one to negate the science and the threat of global warming. You can watch The Denial Machine again, more timely than ever, with new, updated information.”

The final thoughts are from an improbable source…

“If you really care about Global Warming…
Take it out of the politiacl sphere,
Take it out of trying to beat each other up over the head,
Be Honest,
Do not yell,
Focus on solutions that will actually make a difference.
Not everything in life is about politics!”
-Frank Luntz - Republican Guru
(Once a staunch denier and word smith for GWB playbook on GW…
now a Global Warming believer)

Hope this helps some folks balance all the heated debate out there.
In-joy,
Bruce

P.S. Here is the same scenario in a different light…

I guy walks up to the bar and says to the fella (a.k.a. Denier) sitting there… hey bro’ can you put that cigarette out.. it is not the best for my lungs or yours?

The fella gives him the finger and says I got a right to smoke here and anywhere I choose… don’t you dare restrict my freedoms. I’ve got plenty of doctors that will tell you there is no link proving that smoking causes cancer! Heck if your alarmist points of view were provable don’t you think the FDA would shut down the tobacco industry? And don’t give me that surgeon general (aka. IPCC) warning hype. That is just a conspiracy of pro-health, anti-freedom, liberal, fear mongering A-holes. Just look at the money trail of who funds those cancer research (a.k.a. Pro-GW) think tanks. Those doctors (a.k.a. scientists) are making a mint on that research. My freedoms and the economy of the tobacco industry (a.k.a. Fossil Fuel industry) is suffering. And when they suffer we all suffer. It is just wrong. They have no idea the damage their ideology will do to the economy of this country and the world.

The Bro’ (aka. alarmist) says, whooo dude peace and love…. you just keep doing what you want but my wife, little boy, and little girl are sitting at the table over yander and they have been diagnosed with asthma . Plus the example you are setting really is not the best for future generations. Since I can’t cite the Surgeon General’s Warning I will assume you don’t care about the other research pertaining to the link between second hand smoke (a.k.a. CO2) and asthma or lung cancer (a.k.a. Global Warming). The corrupt doctors that are telling you that smoking does not cause cancer are funded by the tobacco industry. The doctors have told me is was from the second hand smoke they have been exposed to. Furthermore the sign above the bar says… No Smoking. So since you are smoking, I’ll have to assume you are on fire and put you out!

Yea, like you and what army Bro’? The next thing ya know they will put those damn signs up everywhere. Then they’ll probably even ask me to go outside like a someone’s dog. What do you think those alarmist doctors motivation is? The health of the people and the air they breath?… The goodness of their hearts? … Not!… they are just jumping on the next cash cow… cancer research. Look and the dollars funding that industry. It’s huge. There is the corruption!

Now the sad thing about this scenario and how it relates to our discussion about global warming is that the risks are far far greater. How we manage the risk assessment of the two possible outcomes is huge. It is a far greater challenge than any other generation has ever faced.

So… let’s say the “deniers” are right and we still move forward with climate change solutions that the vast majority of the planet agrees with. The most we would have to loose is some changes in our ways of using the earth’s resources and money. Even that is questionable with new technologies coming on line with the renewable energy markets being very profitable. This is a WIN-WIN outcome.

Then…. let’s say the “deniers” are wrong and we still move forward with climate change solutions that the vast majority of the planet agree with. We save world economies, we save millions of lives, we have better health through cleaner air, water and soil. This is a WIN-WIN outcome.

The Shameful and Shameless Links Between Big Tobacco and Global Warming Deniers

The global warming deniers aren’t just a creation of fossil fuel companies, like ExxonMobil. British author and environmental activist George Monbiot exposes their links to the tobacco industry in an extract from his new book, Heat.
Monbiot lays out the case that “corporate funding of lobby groups denying that manmade climate change is taking place was … started by the tobacco company Philip Morris.” For instance, in 1993, Philip Morris created a phony citizens group to discredit EPA research showing the dangers of second-hand smoke, the Orwellian-named, “the Advancement of Sound Science Coalition.” That coalition launched the career of well-known denier, Steve Milloy, publisher of Junkscience.com, dedicated to misleading the public on a host of critical science issues, especially global warming.
Tobacco smoke harms both those who generate it and those nearby. Greenhouse gas emissions are far less discriminating, and will leave no part of the planet unscathed if they continue to grow unchecked. Anyone who continues to deny the dangerous reality of global warming, who continues to blow smoke in the face of the American public, should be ashamed.

Still not concerned about the link between fossil fuel and deniers?
Here is an interesting link.
“The denial industry - For years, a network of fake citizens’ groups and bogus scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. They set back action on climate change by a decade. But who funded them? Exxon’s involvement is well known, but not the strange role of Big Tobacco. In the first of three extracts from his new book, George Monbiot tells a bizarre and shocking new story”

 Citizenre is part of the new wave of ‘GREEN’ economies… and it is happening on a global scale. Just like the Climate Changes…

“Increasingly, combating climate change is being perceived as an opportunity rather than a burden and a path to a new kind of prosperity as opposed to a brake on profits and employment.”

United Nations - More and more companies are embracing environmentally-friendly policies and investors are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into cleaner and renewable energies, according to a new publication released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

While the impacts of climate change range from the melting of permafrost and glaciers to extreme weather events, UNEP’s Year Book 2008 shows that it is also causing a shift in the mind-sets, policies and actions of leaders of governments, companies and the UN itself.

continue reading the article…

How will “U” make a difference in your world ?

Can we each make a difference in the defining issue of our generation… Global Warming?

“You are the center of creation… and everyone else is the center of their universe as well… thus we are all equal, and we are all one.” -Nassim Haramein (Unified Field Therory)

“Could the marriage of science and spirituality answer the deepest mysteries of our past, while solving the problems that threaten our future? A growing body of evidence suggests that the answer to this question is an empowering “YES!” -Gregg Braden

“Your work is to go forth into this physical environment looking for things that are a vibrational match to joy, connecting to Source Energy, and then following with the inspired action.” — Abraham

“A renaissance in scientific awareness is rewriting our fundamental perceptions about life and evolution. Weaving together the elements of the new physics (quantum mechanics), the new biology (epigenetics) and the new math (fractal geometry) reveal that today’s crises are not signifying an end to civilization, rather they are portents of an astounding new beginning, the emergence of a new Phoenix—global humanity.” - Bruce Lipton

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.” - Dalai Lama

One Sky…One Climate… One Future… One Chance…
“U”… have the power to change your world. http://www.1sky.org

I believe the good new is a resounding YES!!!
I know the answers lie not so deep within each of us. Our passion for life through love and compassion will change our own worlds. The gravitiy of how each of our worlds impacts the collective conciousness is emense. We are all co-creators. The collective conciousness is effected by each one of us. But even more importantly is that for any movement to happen we each need to be happy, joyous and awake to our potential.

Celebrating our wonderous co-creation!
May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.

Please join me with your exciting cutting edge thoughts about this subject!

Namasté,
In-joy,
Bruce

http://empowured.net/allowing-joy/

Food for thought…

WARNING: this international presentation may open your mind about the world’s consensus about Climate Change through the 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos.

Davos 2008: - Climate Change Divide

Davos 2008: A Unified Earth Theory

Davos 2008: The World is Getting Better! - Bill Gates

There is much more there check it out!

I also wanted to share a wonderful resource to bring understanding about the real debate about the IPCC, Global Waming etc. I have no intention of re-inventing the wheel here. Others have done a very good job of putting the facts together.

Just visit this site…

I you are still a skeptic… that is perfectly fine. The vast majority of the planet’s people will continue to more forward to solve this problem. Hopefully sooner than later.

The Citizenre REnU solution is one of those “unifying” products that provides an economic solution as well as an environmental solution or vice versa. It does not matter which angel you come at it… it still benefits everyone.

The evidence and the facts are overwhelming. In fact, it seems every few weeks we are finding out about new scientific evidence that the climate crisis is significantly worse and unfolding more rapidly that even the most skeptical points of view from the IPCC.

Like this article from Harvard Science

and this article from Science Daily

The debate about Global Warming will continue, there are those who will always disagree. The “no consensus” argument is just plain uninformed. The real debate is not about if it is happening it is about how quickly and in what ways we will make the changes to solve it.

We Can Do This.
Visualize World Peace.

In-joy,
Bruce

This is great news about the solar industry and our market. It also gives a picture of the scale and scope of our first 500 megawatt manufacturing plant considering this huge jump in 2007 was only 314 megawatts! The excerts from the article below also raises valid concerns about the ramifications of congress not getting the extension to the renewable tax credits passed.

In-joy,
Bruce

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January 23, 2008
Solar Energy is Economic Engine for U.S. Economy

Statement by Rhone Resch, SEIA President:

“Over the past few years, the solar energy industry, which includes manufacturers and distributors of photovoltaic, concentrating solar power and solar heating technology, has witnessed unprecedented growth. 2007 was a record year for solar energy, with 314 megawatts of new solar installed in the U.S. This is an increase of 125 percent from 2006. This growth pumped over $2 billion into the U.S. economy and created 6,000 new jobs. And Wall Street invested billions of dollars in solar energy companies, foreseeing the growing global demand for clean, renewable energy sources.

“In addition to manufacturing, solar creates development jobs. As of today, there are 80 utility-scale solar energy projects in the planning stages that represent about 56,000 megawatts of new electric power and 20 thousand permanent jobs. As these projects move forward, they will create hundreds of thousands of construction jobs.

“We recently conducted a survey of our members and found that developing solar energy is an economic engine for America. From 2006 to 2007, their collective revenue grew by 116 percent and their job base grew by 103%. For 2008, the industry projected 60% growth in jobs and a 108% increase in revenues. Almost all of this growth is directly attributable to the solar investment tax credits created in the 2005 Energy Bill that are scheduled to expire at the end of this year.

“Specifically, if the investment tax credit for solar energy is not extended and expanded early in 2008, we will see a net job loss of over 40,000 high quality jobs by 2009.

“I want to echo the words of my colleagues and ask Congress to make an investment in renewable energy. Make an investment that will create jobs, improve our energy independence, ensure American energy security, and begin to address the biggest environmental issue that we face today - global warming. Extending the tax credits for solar energy is timely, targeted and temporary and will help stimulate the US economy.

“It is time for Congress to listen to the will of the American people and pass common-sense policies like the solar investment tax credit.”

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http://www.seia.org/solarnews.php?id=158