Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- 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 ...

-- Quote of the Day --  Re: bullying   “When you start hearing people being blamed for something and called names – you know this is gone beyond teasing and is now bullying. Just step in, or tell someone so that people know about the incident, tell many people so that you know that someone will step in. Even sometimes teachers will ignore what is happening – people – you need to step in, you need to make a difference… say something about it.” ~ Josey Milner Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on June 30… titled: Musicians Making a Difference   (*Click on the title to access the full discussion)  -- Positive News -- Online news sites have recently been talking about some amazing innovations in the solar power industry. Network Rail for instance has opened the world’s largest solar powered bridge. This b...

--  Quote of the Day --    “Cultivate your curiosity. Keep it sharp and always working. Consider curiosity your life preserver, your willingness to try something new. Second, enlarge your enthusiasm to include the pursuit to excellence, following every task through to completion. Third, make the law of averages work for you. By budgeting your time more carefully than most people you can make more time available. Does the combination of curiosity, enthusiasm, and the law of average guarantee success? Indeed it does not! …Success in the final analysis always involves luck or the element of chance.”  ~ John Hanley   -- Positive News -- I love celebrating green initiatives especially in the construction industry because this is a significant contribution to the future of society.  I learned of a special solar tunnel that was under construction and just had to share it with you.   Apparently this European tunn...