Saving Planet Earth

Electric and hybrid cars are getting fast into the limelight as more and more people get concerned with the environment. That I say is a good thing. However, there are those who, for the sake of profit, try to oppose “green things” by spreading lies saying that hybrid and electric cars will cause more problems than solutions. Well that’s all they are - lies.

Fact is hybrid cars are very effective in defending this planet against global warming. So, how do hybrid cars help the environment? They help by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere as well by reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. They also help individuals financially by getting more mileage for each gallon of fuel used. Honestly, the only thing I can think of that doesn’t benefit from hybrid cars are the oil companies and the corrupt government officials who milk the oil companies for money.

Believe it or not, hybrid technology has been around for decades and we’ve been watching it on the news for a long time now. Is it a mature technology? By all means it is and the only reason why we’re not seeing it a lot is probably because governments around the world don’t want it to be seen - again for financial reasons.

Is it bad for the economy? Of course not! The only thing that it’ll damage are the personal financial gains of a few people who depend on the oil industry to sustain their vampire-like blood-sucking habits.

So I say let’s do our best to get rid or at least reduce our dependency on oil. Let’s go and convert our cars to hybrid! A couple of sites that might help you in this are:

• Burn Water - with Video
• Water Car Pro - with Video

Watch the videos on these sites and see water power in action.

Though I can afford to buy a car, I still haven’t decided to do so mainly for environmentally reasons. I keep on telling people that the car I want to buy is either an electric car or at least a hybrid. Problem is none of these two are being sold in my country at an affordable price which made me think. What if I just buy an ordinary gasoline powered car and convert it to a hybrid? The question therefore of how to convert a car to a hybrid came to mind.

I made a few searches online and found two different approaches. The more traditional method is to have a small electric generator installed to your car that charges a set of batteries while running on gasoline. When enough power is stored in the batteries, it then switches to “electric mode” by turning off the gasoline engine and switching on the electric motor. The problem with this is that there’s no way to do it easily.

The other method on the other hand can be achieved by installing a device to the car engine that extracts hydrogen from water and mixes the produced hydrogen with the existing fuel-air mixture. This approach is way lot easier and can be done by any experienced mechanic. The idea behind this method is based on the fact that hydrogen is a flammable gas that is abundantly stored in ordinary water. The beauty of this method is that it does not require much modification to the car that is to be converted.

There are a few who offer such a device on the internet. I’ve listed a couple below just in case you’re interested:

• Burn Water - with Video
• Water Car Pro - with Video

So, how do you convert your car to a hybrid? Apparently, it’s not that difficult. With proper knowledge, the right tools and some water, it can actually be done.

Who’s Daniel Dingel? Well he’s just another ordinary Filipino with a very extra-ordinary dream! 30 years ago, he created what I believe is the first water-powered car in the world only to find out that his government (which is also my government) won’t support him in his dreams because of some agreement with the IMF and the World Bank. He’s got an invention that works and holds lots of promise not just to the Filipinos but to the world.

Daniel Dingel and his water-powered car

It saddens me to hear that a German company is the one supporting him and not one of the huge Filipino companies. Nonetheless, kudos and thanks to Ethos World GmbH Schweiz - the German company who so kindly helped Daniel Dingel realize his dream. Through a strategic alliance between the Daniel Dingle Foundation and Ethos, Daniel was finally able to sell his products.

I think this is a wake-up call for Filipino inventors and investors alike. I think we should finally take action and not just reminisce in the success of fellow Filipinos. I think we should be pro-active in turning this third-world country called the Philippines into an economic giant.

But what can we do? Is that your question? My dear kababayans, there are a million things that you can do to help this country get up on its feet. No help is coming from the outside because we have all the help we need. You can start by changing the way you think.

One of the most common problems in electric cars today is the fact that an 8-hour charge can only travel about 40 miles. While that would suffice for city-driving, it’s not enough for most drivers. But those days may be gone pretty soon as a student from University of Delaware managed to create an electric that travels 150 miles for only 2 hours of charging!

According to Scott Baker, a graduate student of the University of Delaware said that this car will cost only 3 cents per mile of travel while typical gas vehicles would cost 10 to 12 cents per mile. That already is a good incentive to drive this electric car. It’s name is Scion and it costs $70,000 at the moment but mass production will probably lower the price dramatically.

Is the car a hybrid? No, it’s a full electric car that gets plugged into an ordinary outlet for charging. Part of the reason for its awesome 150-mile range is the fact that its brakes actually recharge the battery while driving. (Honestly, I’ve already been thinking about that before). An added prep is that you can use to make money because it also becomes a storage device for the power grid when you plug it in and you’d be surprised to know that the power companies would actually pay you to store their energy in your car until they need it. The income from that could add up to $2500 or more per year.

Umm, now where do I get one?

Click here for info on How to Build an Electric Car

Story based on NBC News

How does one make the world a better place to live in? Have you ever thought of that question? As for me, I’ve been asking this question from time to time in my life, especially in moments when I am alone and pondering on my family’s future. How do I help make the world better?

Upon thinking on the things that I can do, I came up with the following criteria. It has to:

• be easy for me to do
• be something that my family can participate in
• have a visible impact in my community
• be viral
• be either cheap or free to do

Based on the above criteria, I came up with the following ideas:

• Clean up our front yard and our neighbor’s front yard
• Give food to the poor people nearby
• Tell people about global warming
• Conserve water and electricity
• Recycle household junk and either re-use them, sell them or give them to friends

These are the top 5 items on my list which I think I can do to make the world better. What about you? What’s in your “How to Make the World Better” list?

This summer, the ice on the north pole has a high probability of melting allowing ships to sail right through it. This is a first in human history and is a definite proof that global warming is getting worst. The north pole has been covered with ice for as long as we can remember.

There is no land on the north pole as shown by the image on the left but it has been pretty much solid until maybe this summer. We may have solved the ozone problem but here’s another thing that we must start fixing. I can’t imagine a North Pole with no ice. Where will Santa live?

Seriously, I find it disturbing that global warming is getting much worse everyday and if we don’t do anything about it then things might just get out of hand. Who do we expect to fix this problem? The animals? I don’t think they have the capability of doing such a great project but we humans, with all our intelligence and technological prowess can do something.

Can we fix it? Of course we can. If we can fix the hole in the ozone then we can bring back ice on the north pole. It took a global effort to fix the ozone and it’s definitely gonna require a global effort to bring ice to the north pole again. It’s gonna be a huge project but it can be done if we all just work together.

The above image of the North Pole covered
with ice might end up being just a memory
for our children

I find this really worrying and my feelings are properly expressed by the following words:

“From the viewpoint of science, the North Pole is just another point on the globe, but symbolically it is hugely important. There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water,” said Mark Serreze of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado. Source: The Independent, Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

Laws needs to be passed and personal gains have to be set aside. We have to think as a single organism. I want my children to enjoy their time on this planet but that won’t happen unless we do our part in this global effort of saving our dear planet earth. It’s the only home we got.

With the world currently in the high-gear towards saving the planet, lots of inventors all over the globe are now looking for ways to produce green energy as well as for new ways to satisfy the world’s hunger for more electricity. There are many ideas and some of them are already being put into good use. One such idea is called Cangrier-M1 or C-M1 for short.

The invention was brought to my attention by a friend months ago but I didn’t have a chance to look more into it until today when he told me that C-M1 has a website. But first, what is C-M1?

The inventor of C-M1 claims that the machine can produce 25 watts of power for every watt it consumes. The first time I heard about it made me think if it was possible. It makes use of what they call the “WATER RECYCLING CONCEPT” wherein water us pumped up to a reservoir by the C-M1 machine. The water is then poured down into a turbine which then produces energy. The water is then recycled back up using only 1/25 of the power produced.

Is it impossible? Well, I think only time can tell. Currently, it’s now in the USPTO Patent Pending status and looking for investors who are willing to partner with them. If this is for real, then I think this is definitely going to be the machine of the century.

More about this machine can be found at cangrier-m.com.

We can save the planet starting at this very moment if we really want to and I believe that saving planet Earth is not a steep task for us human beings. A little self-discipline and a little vigilance is probably all we need to get started.

I remember my wife telling our maid not to burn rubber because that’s bad for the air. Our maid replied, “Nah, that’s not true.” Obviously, our maid has no idea of what the effects of her actions are to our planet. Either she haven’t heard about it or she simply doesn’t believe. If we however become vigilant in telling teaching people about the hard times our planet is going through right now then perhaps they will begin to take action to save it.

I’m sure you have ideas on what we should do. As for me, I do my own little thing by not polluting my own neighborhood. I also take the extra mile by sharing my ideas to others on how to save the planet. If they too have thoughts in saving Earth then they too share their their ideas to me. This way, our awareness grows even better which in turn encourages us to do the right thing.

What about you? What are your ideas? What’s your share in this global effort to save the planet?

Did you know that LED Light Bulbs can actually replace incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps? They can shine just as bright but consume much less electricity and we all know that saving on electricity is not just saving money but also saving our planet.

The downside is that they’re still a bit expensive (about $20 for a descent bulb) but that can easily be covered by the savings you make in your money electric bills because LED bulbs can consume as low as 1 watt and still produce an enormous amount of light. You can save as much as 90% on lighting costs if you use LED instead of other bulbs.

I’d say that if incandescent bulbs are a thing of the past and fluorescent lights are the thing of the present, then LED is the future and will soon be the norm.

Now, where can I get one of these LED lights…

The North American Bison is making a comeback and is expected to be totally restored in about 100 years. This is good news for nature lovers like us.

Used to number in the tens of millions, relentless hunting and widespread habitat devastation caused the bison population to drop to about 1,000 individuals in 1889. In other words, they were almost wiped out into extinction. Good thing that there are people who took action and slowly the bison population grew.

Due to the starting efforts of the American Bison Society back in 1905 and those who joined them afterwards, the Bison population is now estimated at 500,000 with around 20,000 considered wild. The rest of the population are in private ranches doing farm work. If the population continues to grow then in just 100 years or so, the North American Bison will be really back.

This just shows that no matter how small we are, we can achieve something big if we join our hands together.