EZ-Bey Electronic Industries, L.L.C Earth Day Resolution
March 16, 2008
Earth Day Resolution
WHEREAS, a sound natural environment is the foundation of a healthy society and a robust economy; and
WHEREAS, human activities around the world are causing severe environmental damage that threatens human health and our planet’s ability to sustain a diverse community of life; and
WHEREAS, the knowledge of ways to live in harmony with our environment and methods and technologies to accomplish this end already exist; and
WHEREAS, local communities can do much to reverse environmental degradation and contribute to building a healthy society by addressing issues such as energy use, transportation, waste prevention, and sprawl; and
WHEREAS, there are sound economic, environmental, and social reasons for local governments to initiate energy efficiency and renewable energy practices; and
WHEREAS, the environmental realities of our time require humans to make a dramatic shift in our relationship to the earth; and
THEREFORE, let it be known that EZ-Bey Electronic Industries, L.L.C.
recognizes April 22, 2007 as "EARTH DAY" and commits itself to undertaking
programs and projects that enhance our community’s natural environment; and
FURTHERMORE, let it be known that EZ-Bey Electronic Industries, L.L.C.hereby encourages community residents, businesses and institutions to...
Thousands Expected at Oakland U. on Saturday, April 19
Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center, Oakland University Energy Office and OU Complementary Medicine & Wellness program are pleased to announce that third annual Earth Day Expo will be held at the Oakland Center on Saturday April 19th from 11am-6pm. The expo is open to the public and free of charge. It will provide a wide variety of fun and informative activities including:
100+ exhibits of earth-friendly, healthy products and services
dozens of expert presentations by leading educators and policymakers;
alternative fuel, electric & hybrid vehicles, mass transit, and other transportation displays
an Earth Day film festival including award-winning films
free product samples, handouts, and door prizes
unique exhibitor services and products for sale
solar & wind electric, solar hot water and air, geothermal, and other renewable energy displays
kid's corner with natural arts & crafts, and other fun hands-on activities
natural and delicious food to sample and to purchase
green music & entertainment, and keynote presentations, in a relaxed Cafe' setting
free services including free massages and yoga classes
The Earth Day Expo is the place to celebrate Earth Day, to discover healthy...
The official date of Earth Day is April 22, 2008. Earth Day Celebrations are scheduled for the weekend before or after April 22, 2008. regardless of when you hold your celebration the most important thing to keep in mind is: Earth Day is every day for Everybody.
A Brief History of earth Day!
Earth Day was started on April 22, 1970 by Gaylord Nelson (ex-Senator from Wisconsin). This day is the birth of the modern environmental movement in the United States due to American powering their massive V8 sedans with leaded gasoline. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or even bad press. Air pollution in the 70's was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity.
Earth Day is a day of celebration for all the groups who have been working together for a healthy, sustainable environment. These groups have been fighting against oil spills, raw sewage, toxic dumps, heavily-polluting factories, and power plants, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wildness and the extinction of wildlife.
The first Earth Day led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the passing of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species...
Make improvements to your lighting is one of the fastest ways to cut your energy bills. An average household dedicates 11% of its energy budget to lighting. Using new lighting technologies can reduce lighting energy use in your home by 50% to 75%. Advances in lighting controls offer further energy savings by reducing the amount of time lights are on but not being used.
Indoor Lighting
Use tube fluorescent and energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFL's) in fixtures throughout your home to provide high-quality and high efficiency lighting. Fluorescent lamps are much more efficient than incandescent (standard) bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. Today's CFL's offer brightness and color rendition that is comparable to incandescent lights. Although fluorscent and compact fluorescent lamps cost a bit more than incandescent bulbs, they pay for themselves by saving energy over their lifetime. CFL's fixtures are now available that feature dimmers and opearte much like incandescent fixtures.
Outdoor Lighting
Many homeowners use outdoor lighting for decoration and security. When shopping for outdoor lights, you will find a variety of products, from low-voltage pathway lighting to motion-detcor floodlights. Lights powered by small photovoltaic (PV) modules that convert sunlight directly into electricity; consider PV-powered...
You have many options for using renewable energy at home from solar-powered outdoor lights to buying renewable energy to even producing solar electricity at home with photovoltaic (PV) cells.
A new home provides the best opportunity for designing and orienting the home to take advantage of the sun's rays. A well-oriented home admits low-angle winter sun to reduce heating bills and rejects overhead summer sun to reduce cooling bills.
Many U.S. consumers buy electricity made from renewable energy sources like the sun, wind, water, plants, and Earth's internal heat. This power is sometimes called "green Power".
If you've made your home as energy efficient as possible, and you have very high electricity bills and a good solar resource, you might want to consider generating your own electricity using PV cells.
To invest in PV cells for generating your own electricity the following conditions must be right for you: Your site has adequate solar resources,and a grid connection is not available in your area or can be made only through an expensive power line extension.
Did you know that the typical U.S. family spends more than $1,600 a year on home utility bills? Unfortunately, a large portion of that energy is wasted. And electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars.
the good new is that there is a lot you can do to save energy and money. Start with making small changes today.
The key to achieving these savings in your home is a whole-house energy eficiency plan. Taking a whole-housse approach to saving energy ensures that dollars you invest to save energy are spent wisely.
Energy-efficient improvements not only make your home more comfortable, they can yield long-term financial rewards. Reduced utility bills more than make up for the higher price of energy-efficient appliances and improvements over their lifetimes. In addition, your home could bring in a higher price when your sell.
The incandescent light, bulb one of the most venerable inventions of its era but deemed too inefficient for our own, will be phased off the U.S. market beginning in 2012 under the new energy law just approved by Congress. Although this will reduce electricity costs and minimize new bulb purchases in every household in America, you may be feeling in the dark about the loss of your old, relatively reliable source of light. The incandescent light bulbs are being taking away due to the industry moving to more efficient lighting. One of the lowest-cost ways for the nation to reduce electricity use and greenhouse gases. In fact, it actually will save households money because of lower utility bills. 90% of the energy that an incandescent light bulb burns is wasted as heat. And yet, sales of the most common high -efficiency bulb available(compact fluorescent-CFL) is amount to only 5% of the light bulb market.
Earlier this year, Australia became the first country to announce an outright ban by 2010 on incandescent bulbs. The change over for the U.S. will take into effect until 2012 and phased out through 2014. However, don't be surprised if some manufacturers phase out earlier.
