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Hairy Man in My Backyard!

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Earth Day Pacific Beach Cleanup

Tomorrow morning (Tuesday April 22, 2008) digital-telepathy and StayClassy.org are sponsoring the Earth Day 2008 2nd Annual Beach Cleanup Extravaganza!

We’re inviting all Earth-lovers to come help us clean up the beach this Earth Day 2008. We all love our San Diego beaches so come be a part of Earth Day cleanup and show how much you care!

Meet for breakfast at 9am at Cafe 976 and then help with the cleanup at 10:30am at Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach.

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Largest Free Annual Environmental Fair - EarthFair 2008

This coming Sunday, April 20th, brings EarthFair back to Balboa Park (San Diego). It is is the largest free annual environmental fair in the world. EarthFair 2008 is the 19th anniversary of the event. Each year, the EarthFair draws around 60,000 visitors.

EarthFair has traditional conservation organizations, wildlife preservation groups, products made from natural and organically grown crops, organic gardening information, alternative energy vehicles, ecotourism opportunities, many alternative and traditional health care products and services, pet adoption services, clean air and clean water products, rainforest preservation groups … the list goes on and on.

If you arrive after about 10:30 am, there is often no parking immediately adjacent to the Park. If you drive and plan to arrive after 11 am, don’t drive directly to the Park. A free shuttle service will take you between the Fair and an off-site parking location at City College. From the 163 freeway exit follow the signs. From Park Blvd., you will turn on Russ. Go to the end and turn right. You can park in the lots opposite Garfield Jr. High School; the shuttle stop is marked with a sign. The shuttle runs from 10:30 am to 6 pm.

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Hummer Versus Prius

There’s something alien about the concept of a Prius hybrid being less eco-friendly than a Hummer. I’m not making that observation from a lesser of two evils alien vs predator point of view. It’s more about debunking false claims and breaking the endless cycle of dependency on foreign (alien) oil.

Contrary to George Will’s disinformation, the Prius has not morphed into a sort of traveling toxic-waste dump trailing clouds of diabolical fossil-fuel exhaust. The reality is hybrids can significantly cut global-warming pollution, reduce energy use, and save drivers thousands at the pump.

The irony of this debate is that you might be better off getting a really fuel-efficient regular car.

Tags: Prius, Hummer

Free Mini-Community Cleanup and Recycling Event

I contacted the Environmental Services Department to set up this free mini-community cleanup and recycling event up for my neighborhood. Conserved time, gas and dump fees. Yeah!

Park Your Hummer

If you’re driving a Hummer, consider parking it for a week and donate the gas money you saved to an environmental charity.

• GreenPeace
• The Nature Conservancy
• National Wildlife Federation
• The Sierra Club
• The Conservation Fund

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Green Computer

Zonbu is selling a simplified, environmentally responsible Linux-based PC for $99 and a $12.95 monthly subscription charge. The company says the 15-watt PC can save up to $10 a month in electricity compared with a standard 200-watt PC.

The computer is the size of a cigar box and uses a low-power, Intel-compatible microprocessor. It comes with 4 gigabytes of flash memory instead of a disk drive. It also lacks a fan, another big energy user. By eliminating fans and hard drives, the device is completely silent.

The Zonbu PC uses a Gentoo version of the Linux operating system and will come with a range of software applications such as the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, Skype voice-over-Internet service, OpenOffice software suite and a number of games. With your subscription to the Zonbu service, you gain access to an additional 25 gigabytes of online storage space, where your files are automatically encrypted and stored on backed up servers.

The concept here is that companies can sell the PC the same way cell phones are sold, subsidizing the cost of the hardware with the revenue from the monthly service charge.

Tags: Green Computer, environmentally responsible Linux-based PC