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An aquarium in Japan has harvested a new source of alternative energy. The energy released from the eel has been used to power the lights on a Christmas tree.

“Two aluminum panels inside the eel’s tank work as electrodes to catch its power. Cables attached to the panels supply the lights on the nearby tree with electricity.”

The human imagination is definitely a powerful thing . With the inventiveness and application there is no doubt that we can all work together to help create cleaner and cheaper sources of energy.

Source: MSNBC.com

Energy Star Washers can save you time ,water, and energy . Energy Stra washers are aimed to save money in power and water use. Energy star washer use less water than regular washing machines and they also have a spin cycle the is supposed to get more water out of the clothes than other washing machines . Reducing the amount of water in the clothes during the end of the spin cycle will reduce the drying time and the amount of energy it takes to actually dry the clothes.

This is one way in which technology is helping to cut down on the use of our natural resouces.

Purchasers of enery star appliances can get rebates from manufacturers. Before purchasign an energy star appliance you can do som research on energystar.gov. They have lists of some manufacturer rebates and a lot of information on energy star appliances.

Al Gore traveled to Norway this weekend to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to fight global warming.

The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded in October to 59-year-old Gore and to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body of 3,000 scientists, for their work in highlighting global warming.

The film “An Inconvenient Truth”, showed Al Gore as he highlighted many of the dangers of global warming and what damage had already been done by mans disregard for the world in which we live. He also wrote the book by the same name that became a New York Times Bestseller.

Source: Yahoo News

Across the world protesters have been showing their distress and about the way the Earth’s environment is going. Global Warming is becoming less of some “tree hungers” anthem and more of what mainstreamers are seeing as a serious problem. When the environment and climate starts to have some dramatic changes people need to take notice and they have. Protesters on about every continent joined in the world climate protest and are determined to have their voices heard.

In Taipei, Taiwan, about 1,500 people marched through the streets holding banners and placards saying “No to carbon dioxide.” Hundreds marched outside the conference center in Bali. At a Climate Rescue Carnival held in a park in Auckland, New Zealand, more than 350 people lay on the grass to spell out “Climate SOS.”

Source: Yahoo News