Dear Friends--If you think peak oil and climate change are potential big problems here is one that trumps everything. Note that a couple of the illustrations are more than illuminating. Tom
"Regions with high percentages of at-risk capacity [like NY State] could experience long-duration outages that could extend multiple years." http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/21jan_severespaceweather.htm?list132363 ****************************************** Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [email protected] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 (Last updated 12-22-08.) http://www.facebook.com/129295929#/home.php (Just updated 1-14-09.) Compost Educator and Sustainability Scion Buy products in glass, not plastic! Recycle all of your glass bottles. The percentage of PET recycled is declining. PET Recycling Rages Graph Source: National Association for PET Container Resources, American Plastics Council Note: 39% of plastic recycled in 2003 was PET. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
