I Read The News Today

(Click on the picture to see a bigger version)

This was CNN.com news front page this morning. The combination of headlines just struck me as sad and ironic. China and Myanmar are in the wake of massive natural disasters and tragedies in which hundreds of thousands of people are dead or suffering. Meanwhile, George W. Bush of all people is demanding that Arab nations give their citizens more freedoms at the same time that a U.S. soldier is using the Quran for target practice in Baghdad. And of course, the celebrity-obsessed materialistic public MUST know the juicy details of Ashlee Simpson's fairytale wedding.

Salt Water As Fuel?

A man may have figured out how to convert salt water into fuel, instead of using oil or coal. He successfully figured out, on accident, how to burn salt water.

Check the link here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07252/815920-85.stm

or click the title of this post.

Ecological Footprint

Check out this link: www.myfootprint.org

It asks you a few questions and then determines your ecological footprint. It is pretty interesting.

For me, it said:

CATEGORY ACRES

FOOD 4

MOBILITY 1.7

SHELTER 7.2

GOODS/SERVICES 8.2

TOTAL FOOTPRINT 21



IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 4.7 PLANETS.


My ecological footprint is smaller than that of the average American, but 4.7 times bigger than it should be.