Brummet's Conscious Blog

Positive News  I'm sure you've read my articles or posts here on this blog re: biofuels, in the form of manure, compost, and others. Today I'd like to mention sewage... yup sewage. Before you turn green and close the window, let me assure you it is possible to get a great deal of energy out of plain old sewage in a safe and sanitary way.   There are many exeprimental programs in place around the world, such as a large biomass power generation project in Japan that focuses on using sludge from sewage plants - this one in particular is so new it doesn't actually open for operation until 2019. However, this plant does expect to generate just about 13 million cubic meters of methane gas annually (enough to power 5,000 homes).  There are other projects out there that use sludge in a slightly different way - they collect hydrogen from the methane gas and that helps in the production energy to fuel cell vehicles, forklifts and other such machines.  The "waste...

-- Quote of the Day -- " There is no way  One can help another Without helping ourselves ." ~ Anonymous -- Conscious Living Events -- Yesterday marked the start of Veterans Week - a celebration of the ultimate sacrifice. This awareness holiday takes us from the 7th to the 13th , with both Remembrance Day (Canada) and Veterans Day (USA) falling on the 11th. Watch for events in your area via newspapers and community events announcements.  Nov 8-11th:   Third International Symposium on Energy from BioMass and Waste Location : Venice, Italy - Cini, S. Giorgio Maggiore Info : www.venicesymposium.it Nov 9-11th: World Scrap Metal Congress  Location : Shanghai, China - Gran Melia Shanghia Info : www.terrapinn.com/2010/scrap -- Did you Know?? -- ...that you can sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show via: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144 Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their ra...

-- Living Clutter Free -- Barbara Tako is a motivational clutter clearing speaker and the author of: Clutter Clearing Choices – Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life . Join us for this fascinating discussion on how clearing clutter is part of living green and can create sustainable communities, while benefiting your emotional well-being, ... Airs live at 10 AM (pacific) this morning and will be archived for your convenience - Click on the show title here: Living Clutter Free  - or look to the side bars on this blog for recent and upcoming Conscious Discussions Talk Radio programing.  -- Recommended Resources --  Green Energy Explained provides information and tips on green energy - everything from biomass to solar, and many technologies few of us know of. Check it out at: www.greenenergyexplained.com Go Save Power offers honest reviews of "green" products and power saving technologies: www.gosavepower.com Move On is a powerful organ...

-- Quote of the Day -- "… I was able to apply my back ground in music and theater as a therapy …to help people where they are shut down to find out how they want to open up and connect with the community. …There are so many benefit that music has to our entire being. …We are educated through logic and reason – the left brain is dominant and we marginalize the importance of the right side of the brain, which is the side of the brain recognizes patterns, metaphors, connections between things. …When we hear (or play) music our brain is responding with both sides of the brain. …It makes their memories sharper, math scores go up… music helps us deal with change, helps us learn faster… respond quickly with an agile mind that can grasp many things on multiple levels. …All the arts are beneficial in this way, but music has this unique feature …of lighting up the brain in many, many ways. ” Nov 5, ’09 – Judy Treder-Wolff Today's quote comes from an interview with Judy...