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Sea World Trainer Death kind of freaks me out by Jerry Hart

Really good content on this episode of Larry King Live

Really good content on this episode of Larry King Live

Ever since the Killer Whale Trainer death at Sea World, my heart keeps pulling me to understand where I stand with Americans frothing over killer whales in a big bathtub and most of all,   are they happy flapping thier fins to thousands of spectators in captivity.

After watching a heated episode of Larry King Live, I’m still seeking truth.  It’s easy to say we know what these Killer Whales feel, think or believe.

Are the trainers complete wackos when we see them love the whales and the whales love back? That can’t be fake and these are smart animals.

Are these myth?

  • Killer Whales at Sea World are hungry, they eat spools and spools in the ocean each day.
  • Killer Whales in the ocean only travel far for food, not excersize and peace of mind.
  • If Astronauts lose thier life for research, then whale trainers ought to be exempt from the risk of the occupation, like Astronauts?
  • Killer Whales are happy.  They were born into captivity
  • The Circus can be equated to Sea World in terms of abuse to animals.
  • Sea World provides the largest amount of research and spending on research than any other park like Sea World.

I am so confused by who’s telling the truth.

Is there a shot in hell we can believe Killer Whales are happy because they were born into captivity?

Perhaps, the latest trainer death explains how pissed off they really are at we human beings, the human race, self centered for the sake of entertainment.

I was repelled that Sea World had the whale that killed the trainer back in the spotlight performing within 4 days of the trainers death. Wow.

Watch the KILLER WHALE FIGHT on Larry King Live. What a show of rock throwing. No resolution but good TV.

Really good content on this episode of Larry King Live

Really good content on this episode of Larry King Live

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Coming out of the dark and into the green by Jerry Hart

Bloomberg Box Technology GreenYou won’t believe it. If you founded a company, then, you secretly invent a revolutionary green product that makes everyone gasp for air.  Yes, that would be staggering.

Now, take it to another level.  You’re not ready to show your cards, your hand, your invention, and your staff spills the news to 60 minutes on CBS. You won’t believe that a box you hold in your hand can power a Wal-Mart.

The MountainView pioneer of Bloomberg Box, is  Sridhar, and he’s going public with his product  now? Turns out it wasn’t his idea – his customers are forcing him to show his hand. “They are pushing,” he admits. “They are saying if you’re not going to say anything we’re going to go out and say we’re doing this.”

Check out the video from CBS. It was pretty cool.

Click it to watch the video of Bloomberg Box Innovation

Click it to watch the video of Bloomberg Box Innovation

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The Green Police Eco-Whacky Audi spot during the Super Bowl, by Jerry Hart

audi-green-policeThe global warming industry is imploding from scientific scandals, inconvenient weather, economic anxiety and surging popular skepticism (according to a Pew Research Center survey released in January, global warming ranks 21st out of 21 in terms of the public’s priorities).

I guess a 21st ranking is enough for Audi to spend a million + bucks to persuade you during the SuperBowl

The moral of the story is that we should welcome our new green tyrants and, if we know what’s good for us, surrender to the New Green Order.

Audi’s “Green Police” depicts an America where citizens are arrested — roughly — for even minor environmental infractions. A man at the supermarket asks for a plastic shopping bag and has his head slammed against the counter as he’s cuffed by a Green Police officer. “You picked the wrong day to mess with the ecosystem, plastic boy,” quips the cop. When officers find a battery in the wrong suburban garbage bin, one big cop yells, “Battery! Let’s go! Take the house!”

Some eco-bloggers disliked the ad because it reinforces the association of undemocratic statism or PC bullying with environmentalism. Perhaps that’s why the New York Times dubbed it “misguided.”

Meanwhile, some conservatives didn’t like it because it makes light of what they believe is actually happening. After all, in America and Europe, the list of environmental crimes is growing at an almost exponential rate. The ad is absurd, of course, but not nearly as absurd as Audi thinks.

What was Audi’s intent? Presumably, to sell cars.

“The ad only makes sense if it’s aimed at people who acknowledge the moral authority of the green police,” writes Grist magazine’s David Roberts on the Huffington Post. The target audience, according to Roberts, are men who want to “do the right thing.” He’s certainly right that the ad isn’t aimed at people (whom he childishly mocks as “teabaggers”) who worry that their liberties are being slowly eroded.

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Who knew that being nice to the environment could look so naughty? by Jerry Hart

skivviesIs it just me?  It’s kind of embarrassing to always end up at the grocery store on the 14th looking at cheesy mylar balloons, bad greeting cards with no matching envelope, and half dead roses. Those mylar balloons sure help me feel green,  yeah right… and to boot, buying anything romantic online has never happened in my world.

But going green this Valentines Day, doesn’t mean you have to suck all of the fun out of giving gifts to your sweetie! Why not turn this Hallmark holiday into an opportunity to support ethical and eco-conscious businesses with your dollars while simultaneously showing your special someone just how you feel? From sexy sustainable skivvies to gorgeous green jewelry, check out our Valentine’s Day Eco Gift Guide for everything your main squeeze wants.

You might want to TAKE YOUR BABY’S BREATH AWAY

babys-breath-heart-wreathThis breathtaking heart-shaped wreath made of wisps of organic baby’s breath and preserved roses sends all of the right signals with none of the yucky pesticides or overseas shipping.

Go check out more titillating surprises. It’s worth your perusing our friends blog for more Valentines Day eco-gifts for your honey.

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Bank ATM’s going green, by Jerry Hart

These ATM machines accept stacks of up to 50 cash bills of various denominations or a stack of up to 30 checks. The machines take an image of the bills and checks and immediately provide the check images to the user.

No envelopes or deposit slips are required for the deposits, and so far companywide the ATMs already have saved about 460 tons of paper or 8,331 trees.

I’m talking about Wachovia Bank, bought by Wells Fargo in 2008,  going “green” starting with 12 bank locations in Georgia.

I used to be surprised to hear GREEN NEWS from our southern folk friends, well, not anymore. Even Chattanooga is considered one of the greenest small towns in America and can prove it with the first Green LEED Certified Movie Theater.

Installation of the ATMs is expected to go nationwide rapidly.

The banks and gas stations need to also stop criminals from swiping our ATM card numbers. The hackers are like inmates and sometimes it feels like they’ve taken over the jail!

Just last week, a friend of mine went to use the local Chase ATM to get some cash money. When he walked up to the ATM something struck him as funny.

If you had a couple drinks you may not notice

If you had a couple drinks you may not notice

He told me, “I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but the card reader didn’t look right, like it wasn’t completely attached. I grabbed and pulled at the card reader and, lo and behold, it came off! It was actually a card skimmer attached to the ATM over that actual card reader. On the back there is a battery,  flash memory card, and a mini USB port it was set up so that ATM cards would first go through the skimmer and then into the ATM itself so you’d never know the difference.

Fortunately I’d seen a news story about this sort of thing a couple of years back and have been paranoid ever since.”

If the card reader on an ATM seems like it doesn’t belong—and especially if it looks fragile or misaligned—go to another ATM. And let someone at that bank or store know that they may want to double-check their ATM for skimmers.

these are attached to ATM's everyday. BEWARE

these are attached to ATM's everyday. BEWARE

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