Brummet's Conscious Blog

Fuel & Emissions www.BrummetMedia.ca All over the world people are experiencing air quality changes due to vehicle emissions. Particularly in the peak of summer, cities have worsening air quality to the point where it has become "normal" to hear air quality warnings. In some regions of the world vehicle emissions are responsible for 90% of their air quality issues. Traffic congestion is one part of the issue, as it is responsible for wasting 7.3 million gallons of fuel annually while cars sit idling in gridlock. Some feel the solution is to build more roads, while others feel enough land is already devoted to roads and parking lots. Blacktop contributes to global warming as it traps the sun’s heat and causes the area around it to become blazing hot and dry. In some areas, tollbooths have been used as a powerful persuader for people to opt for alternative transit and car-pooling. Increasing taxes on pollution causing items and decreasing those that ...

-- Quote of the Day --  Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your life with smiles and not the tears that roll.  ~Author Unknown -- Positive News --  Toyota came up with a more efficient compact hybrid vehicle (37 KM per Liter), this is said to be the one of the most efficient hybrids out there. Interesting!  My aunt also invested in a hybrid, and I'm seeing more and more of them on the roads. It is inspiring to see the changes we have seen in our lifetime... and hope to see much greater changes in the next few years. When manufactures see the desire they will build and sell what we want  - as such consumers have a huge impact on the direction of the world's future.  Buy only what you believe in, what you can stand behind, and what leads to the kind of world you want to see.      Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, th...

-- Prize Draw -- Congratulations to Virginia - last week's prize winner - who won a copy of Rick Niece's memoir novel: The Side-Yard Superhero This next prize draw is for June 22 - July 5. Deadline July 5, 12 noon (pacific). Prizes to be won: Rick Glaze's novel: Middle Fork & Dawn Menge's children's book: Queen Vernita's Visitors (book one of a series) To enter in the random draw for these prizes simply email me with the word "prize" in the subject line at: ldbrummet@yahoo.com... it is that easy! -- Vehicle Emissions -- All over the world people are experiencing air quality changes due to vehicle emissions. Particularly in the peak of summer, cities have worsening air quality to the point where it has become “normal” to hear air quality warnings. In Pakistan, vehicle emissions are responsible for nearly 90% of their air pollution. That is no wonder when you consider that 500 mature trees are needed to combat the emissions for every 20,000 km drive...

-- Eco-Event ! -- Save The Frogs Day - April 28th, 2009 http://savethefrogs.com/day Frog populations have been declining worldwide at unprecedented rates, and up to 200 species have completely disappeared in recent decades. In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of frogs, the scientific community has declared April 28th, 2009 the 1st Annual ' Save The Frogs Day '. Please get involved and help spread the word! Save The Frogs Day is a perfect time for teachers and students to focus on amphibian conservation, learn about amphibian extinctions, and discuss ways that we can all contribute to amphibian conservation efforts. http://savethefrogs.com/day -- Conscious Discussions -- Today's episode focuses on Eco-Vacations & Clean Green Spaces : Sheryl Kayne – is a syndicated columnist, radio & TV personality, travel workshop facilitator & consultant and the author of 4 books. Today we will be learning about Leave No Trace ethics to employ when enjoying green spac...