Brummet's Conscious Blog

 Recommended Resources LifeForce  is based in Vancouver (BC, Canada) and was formed in 1981 in order to accelerate the development of a non-violent society, increasing compassion and understanding with the creatures we share this planet with. http://LifeForceFoundation.org  - Light Up The World helps remote, low income and impoverished areas gain access to off-grid low-tech solar and wind energy. Their actions help growing communities face the modern world and deal with this transition in an environmentally friendly manner.  https://lutw.org/ - Links for Greener Learning is an environmental charitable organization that promotes eco-friendly activities for the community - from community gardens, school gardening programs, sharing food and produce, this organization gets involved in a variety of ways. https://linksforgreenerlearning.org/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

   -- Solar Power News --  One of our readers directed us to this fantastic solar energy article put out by PV-Magazine.com that inspired me to write this post. The article was celebrating " the world's biggest solar/storage project " located in Northern Australia. Apparently the vast solar farm will also send energy to Singapore via a "submarine transmission link".   This is the largest current solar farm of our time, at 12,000 hectares in size. While powering more than 3 million homes annually, this project also brings 8 billion dollars to the region and creates about 1500 jobs for the area.  Dave and I once fantasized about winning the lottery and besides securing our future, helping family pay off their debts, and donating to cherished causes, we dreamed also of giving solar power to any one on our street that wanted it. Helping to create jobs, sustainability and both neighbourhood value and pride. Oh to dream - right? :) Here in the Kootenay Region th...

-- Positive News --  Today, I'd like to focus on the incredible advancements in green energy, starting with a shout out to: “ Fujitsu Ltd., a major Japanese information technology equipment and services provider, released its Fujitsu Group Environmental Report 2016 on August 9, 2016. In fiscal 2015, the provision of information and communication technologies (ICT) allowed Fujitsu to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by approximately 40 million tons ." - source: Japanfs.org - You may have read here on the blog about all kinds of new solar technologies including those that can be used as roadways, replacing asphalt. Many places have trialled these roads, testing them for wear and weather and more. I am pleased to hear that France has opened a one kilometer patch of road containing 2,880 solar panels - which is expected to produce enough electricity to power street lighting in the village (3,400 citizens). - The Netherlands has now ...

-- Recommended Resources --  I really enjoy sharing resources, links, networking opportunities here in this section for anyone interested in having a positive impact with their time on this earth. Lately, I've been studiously going through the thousands of lectures put out by the TED institute's participants. It's a popular site. I look at it as free education, but more on the enlightening, inspiring, awe-striking knowledge and possibilities for our future. There are a surprising number of online educational and inspiring sites like this. It is exciting to see how much work is being done to create a better world. We can do our part by sharing the info we enjoy. So - why don't you help me by spreading the word about this blog, or sharing links to specific posts you enjoy? Or leave a comment, question or invitation for networking on the wide array of topics our blog offers. Perhaps you have an article, resources you'd like to share, or quotes that have inspired ...

-- Quote of the Day --  "If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance."  ~ Andrea Boydston  -- Positive News --  Solar, wave and wind power - the top contenders in creating a greener global society. While advances in technology is enabling tighter, smaller, more efficient models, the fact that there is so much interest is helping too to bring the price down.  Helping this is the battery industry, who are sparked by the driving influence of the public demand for electric cars. The more people get on board, the more the price can come down and technology can improve.  Yet another tool that is advancing this cause is the increasing demand from consumers for LED and other energy conserving lighting and heating equipment. By reducing the home's need, and increasing technology's efficiency, offering alternative ways to get green homes greener - we can definitely (so the scientists say) speed up the...

-- Quote of the Day --   " If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations,  I must first see, at least,  that I do not pursue them  sitting upon another man's shoulders."   ~ Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience -- Recommended Resource --  Hey all - check out the Inhabitat website focusing on creating a better world... they have some ongoing, fresh, exciting topics there that I'm sure our readers would want to know about.   Inhabitat | Design For a Better World! Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!    

 -- Quote of the Day --    “Better to keep yourself clean and bright;  you are the window through which you see the world.”  ~ George Bernard Shaw -- Positive News -- Alternative power is picking up by leaps and bounds across the globe! It is an exciting time we live in. You know, one of the issues with peak oil effect is that greener energy sources, combined, have to replace all that oil does for us with the same or similar power behind it. So can we fly a plane on solar? Can we power a train? These kinds of questions are certainly being answered. Scroll through the archives on this topic and you'll see we've highlighted incredible experiments and trials and successes over the years.  Just recently I learned of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft which runs entirely on solar power and is leading the way to proving solar can indeed replace oil.  There are many ways of generating solar panels from the r...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still.”   ~ Svatmarama, Hatha Yoga Pradipika  -- Scotland's Green Power Project -- Some interesting numbers were recently released re: Scotland's fantastic efforts to green the country. They produced enough solar and wind energy in the month of October alone to power 3,045,000 homes. Yep - over 3 million homes, which is actually more than enough for the country.  Because of their climate, home owners in Scotland can actually produce 45% of their energy needs from the sun alone, simply by installing solar panels.  Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for cha...