Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."  ~ Epictetus  -- no electricity…no fossil fuels – but drive your car anyway!-- Toyota Industries Corp ., one of the Toyota Group companies, announced that the members of " Yume no Kuruma Kobo ," or " Dream Car Factory, " have developed a compressed air-powered car. This design looks like a funky three-wheeled eco-car, but does not require fossil fuels or electricity to run.  It is interesting to note that the members of the Dream Car Factory are all volunteers who join to create and brainstorm about alternative vehicles. Find out more at: http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/031495.html Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brumme...

-- Quote of the Day -- " A culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists ." ~ L. Ron Hubbard -- Positive Eco-News -- *Source: Japanfs.org : A Japanese manufacturer of small wind power systems released a general-purpose small wind turbine "Airdolphin GTO" on November 1, 2009 on a global scale. This model can be connected to the utility grid through commercially available solar inverters without any modification. The manufacturer's suggested price of the turbine is 450,000 yen (about US$5,000) including tax. -- Did You Know? -- *stats from: globalstewards.org : The world's temperate forests absorb 2 billion tons of carbon annually to help keep the planet cool and healthy. Junk mail produces more greenhouse gas emissions than 2.8 million cars. 55% of all paper fibers come from trees (17% of this is from old-growth forests). -- Conscious Living Event -- Event : 29th Annual Guelph Organic Conference Date : Jan. 30 - 31, 2010 L...