Mr. Heater MRHF273400 Buddy Portable LP Gas Heater

"The Portable Buddy propane heater gives you instant heat indoors or out. At eight pounds, the heater can be taken just about anywhere. The high/low setting allows you to conserve fuel at 4,000 Btu or to heat larger spaces (up to 200 square feet) at 9,000 Btu. The heater works with one- or 20-gallon propane cylinders, and you also have the option of using hose connectors (not included). The unit may be operated free-standing or as a wall-mount, and it includes a low-oxygen shut-off switch for safe indoor operation. CSA certified. One-year warranty.--Josh DettweilerWhat's in the Box
Heater (piezo igniter, igniter wire, ground wire, RH plastic cover, fuel control knob, rear cover, LH plastic cover, two base support tubes, guard wire, handle tube, burner-mount screw, regulator, owner's manual, control valve, pilot ODS/ tip-switch assembly, burner orifice, burner orifice o-ring, burner plenum, burner tile clip (2), burner tile gasket, burner tile, burner reflector, regulator hold-down)
Five Tips for Buying a Heater
Choosing a space heater is a matter of sifting through a bewildering array of types, power ratings, and fuel sources. Let's break it down a little to make the process easier.
What are the different types of space heaters?

• Radiant heaters emit infrared radiation that directly warms the objects in front of the heaters (rather than the surrounding air). If you only need heat by a desk or in a small section of a room, a radiant heater is quiet and will use very little power.
• Forced-air heaters use a fan to blow air that has been warmed by metal or ceramic heating elements. A forced-air heater is appropriate for quickly heating up a small- to medium-sized room, but can be noisy.
• Convection heaters draw cold air from the floor; the air is warmed by heating coils and emitted from the top of the heater. A convection heater is appropriate for quickly heating up a small- to medium-sized room, but also can be noisy.
• Radiators work by heating oil enclosed in a reservoir, gradually heating the surrounding air. If heating speed isn't an issue, you might want to opt for a radiator. These are extremely quiet and effective--perfect for bedrooms.

Should I buy an electric or a combustion model?
If you want a heater that will be available in emergencies, or that can heat areas larger than a single room, choose a "combustion" model--one that is powered by a gas or fuel like propane, kerosene, natural gas, or diesel. Which fuel type you choose depends largely on convenience and local availability. For example, diesel would be appropriate for a heater you take with you on long car trips.
How powerful a heater do I need?
Heaters are rated by BTU, which stands for British Thermal Unit (the amount of heat needed to heat one pound of water by 1 degree F). To find out how many BTU you need:

• Calculate the volume of the space to be heated by multiplying square footage by height.
• Multiply that number by 4 if your insulation is poor, 3 if it's average, or 2 if it's good.

The resulting number is a ballpark figure for how many BTU you'll need.Do space heaters cost a lot to operate?
As a general rule, electric space heaters are more expensive to use than combustion models. To ensure energy efficiency, a thermostat is a must-have feature for any heater. For radiant heaters, models with a 360 degree heating surface can heat larger spaces. If you need a forced-air heater, models with ceramic elements tend to be more efficient.
Are space heaters a fire hazard?
Space heaters are implicated in about 25,000 residential fires every year. To ensure proper safety, always follow the manufacturer's usage instructions and fill out the warranty card to receive informational updates from the manufacturer. Also, look for extra safety features such as an automatic shutoff switch that can shut down the unit if, for example, it gets upended. In addition, choose a model where the heating element is adequately enclosed within the unit."(Amazon Description)
Mr. Heater MRHF273400 Buddy Portable LP Gas Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat

Perfect for those chilly days in the home or at the office, this ceramic heater features easy manual controls, three settings, and an adjustable thermostat for personalized comfort. Wait for the heater to warm up before turning the thermostat knob from low to high. The second control knob allows for selecting a 1500-watt high setting (5118 BTUs), a 900-watt low setting (3070 BTUs), and a fan-only option, which produces general, no-heat air circulation. Other highlights include a self-regulating ceramic element, quiet operation, and automatic overheat protection for safety. The unit's smaller size ensures effective, consistent heating without getting in the way, while its convenient carrying handle makes it simple to transport from the floor to the table or room to room. The heater grill can be cleaned with the vacuum brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner, which will remove lint and dirt from the inside of the heater. Clean the body of the heater with a soft cloth as needed. The UL-listed ceramic heater measures 7-2/5 by 6-3/5 by 10 inches and carries a three-year warranty.(Amazon description)
Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat

DeLonghi DFH132 SafeHeat Fan Heater

With the DeLonghi DFH132 SafeHeat Fan Heater you will not need to worry about anything overheating and starting a fire. It has a cut off mechanism that is able to shut down the heater if it is ever tipped over or becomes covered by something. It has a dual flow setting which makes it very easy to adjust. There are two settings 'hi' and 'lo' with hi using 1500 watts and the lo setting using 750 watts. There is also a thermostat included that can be adjusted to save energy and set the temperature to your preference. You will also have no need of storing this away because during the summer you will be able to use this heater without the heat and just the fan, to cool the air during the summer. It is very portable and stable.
DeLonghi DFH132 SafeHeat Fan Heater

This is a very cheap heater, retailing at around $19.99, and is very quiet. Most other heaters use up a lot of energy, but this heater has that lo setting that can save you a lot of power.

It is ideal to use in office setting while working at your desk, because of it's portability.

Product Features

• Portable fan/heater
• Adjustable thermostat; extra-quiet operation
• PTC ceramic thermal cut-off automatically shuts unit off
• Dual heat-flow setting regulates warm air output; fan without heat option
• Anti-freeze setting for minimal heat temperature

Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.8 x 7.1 inches ; 3 pounds

DeLonghi TCH8590ER 34-Inch Ceramic Tower Heater - Alternate Way To Heat Your Home

There are a lot of options out there for heating our homes that are good for the environment that can also save us money. An example would be ceramic tower heaters, such as the DeLonghi TCH8590ER 34-Inch Ceramic Tower Heater. It is a very easy to use tool to use and is very energy efficient. It has a user friendly control panel that can be activated with a remote control which comes with the heater. There are three modes heating, anti-freeze, and ventilation mode.

Heating Mode
-    Adjustable thermostat
-    Three power levels min, with little noise and energy consumption, max for heating a room quickly, and auto which automatically chooses an operating power based on the conditions.
-    Can be set to oscillate to evenly distribute the heat
-    Turns off automatically if it tips over

Anti-Freeze Mode
-    Keeps room temperature at 45 degrees F
-    Prevents the room from freezing temperatures

Ventilation mode
-    Can choose from min or max for the fan
-    No heat
-    Can turn off automatically at a certain time with the units 24 hour digital timer


The unit includes the necessary batteries for the remote control. It also includes an anti-dust filter that can be removed, and an indicator light for power.

-    Designed and engineered in Italy
-    Measures 13 by 12-3/5 by 34 inches
-    One year limited warranty


You usually pay to heat the entire house, when you really don’t need to. Unless you have a big family with people scattered all over the place, there is no need to pay for heat that you’re not going to use. You really only use one room at a time, and the rest of the heat they you pay for is going to waste.

DeLonghi TCH7590ER 30-Inch Ceramic Tower Heater

Gold is Bad for the Environment

Not many people know of all the natural resources that we waste when we mine gold. 18 tons of ore are needed to make just one gold ring. Just a simple jewelry box shows a great amount of environmental harm. It includes dumping remains into lakes and rivers, destroying mines with dynamite, and draining metal into the ecosystem.

Very few people know about this. If the majority of people knew about it, there would be a lot less people buying gold. I will illustrate the process behind mining to better understand how it negatively affects the environment.

How is Gold Mined?

In order to get the gold ore, workers need to blast into the mine or dig in. Explosives are usually used for open pit mines. An example would be dynamite. Pieces of land that are large enough are blown apart. Destroying the ecosystems nearby. The other type of mine is a Tunnel Mine. They are made by way of excavation. Tunnel mines may seem to be less calamitous than the open pit mines; however they too can cause problems for the environment.

When the mine is created, it has to be dug up which involves moving all of the waste rock.


The ‘Waste Rock’ Problem

Both mining methods create a lot of waste rock; however a significant amount more is created during open pit mines. In either case removing the rocks is very expensive. Because of this it is accumulated near the mine. The rocks are rich with sulfur, which are just sitting out in the open. This contributes to acid rain.

Acid rain is another negative impact to the environment. When it rains the water will pour over the rocks containing, mercury and lead which are very harmful to our ecosystem. When they leak off the rocks, they all drain into the environment.


What is Heap Leaching?

It is the process to remove the metal from ore. It's done by first crushing the ore into smaller pieces. Then irrigating them with the cyanide. The gold is then leached out with help of the cyanide.

It takes a long time to do and an abundance of cyanide is needed.


How Cyanide is removed

A mix of the gold, cyanide and other metals are sent to a processing plant to be treated with chemicals. Remember that a lot of ore is needed to make a gold ring. When the gold has been separated from the other material, the waste is dumped.

The waste includes the cyanide that was used from the separation process, as well as other detrimental metals. The waste is dumped into the environment, and causes a lot of problems for the ecosystem that surrounds it.


What Can You Do About It?

The best thing to do would be to just recycle the gold, and by recycle I don't mean taking it to the local recycling plant. What I mean is selling your gold when it is not needed. The people who buy the gold melt it and sell it back to the guys who make the jewelry, which helps the environment.

Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires

Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires

Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Russia says fires burn Chernobyl-tainted forests

Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Russia says fires burn Chernobyl-tainted forests

UN withdraws Galápagos from world heritage danger list

Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: UN withdraws Galápagos from world heritage danger list

Hydrogen bombshell: Rewriting life's history

We all need oxygen to live right? No organism can survive without oxygen right? 'Oxygen is supposed to have driven the evolution of complex life' right? Wrong, wrong, wrong! A new discovery will make us rewrite our theory of evolution.

"Some fish, mussels and sediment-dwelling worms can live without oxygen for hours or even days. Instead of getting energy by "burning" food, the cells of these animals switch to ways of producing energy that do not require oxygen. Until earlier this year, no animals had been discovered that go their entire lives without oxygen (see main story) - it was thought to be impossible.

Oxygen is not only used for getting energy from food, it is also needed to make compounds like collagen, the "glue" that holds animals together. No oxygen, no collagen; no collagen, no animals, the thinking went. That must be wrong, although we have yet to work out how"

Instead of using the mitochondria to produce oxygen, the organisms use Hydrogenosome.

 "The ability of ancestral mitochondria to make hydrogen, rather than use oxygen, was the basis of the primordial pact that gave rise to the eukaryotes, Martin and Müller argued. The bacteria produced hydrogen as waste, and the host cell used it to convert carbon dioxide into methane, gleaning a little energy from the process - just as many archaea, called methanogens, still do. The symbiosis began in an environment with little or no oxygen and only later, after the relationship was well established, did the host cell start exploiting the ability of the ancestral mitochondria to use oxygen.

This idea, known as the "hydrogen hypothesis", was proposed by Martin and Müller in 1998 (Nature, vol 392, p 37), but it has never gained widespread acceptance. It was not just up against the gut feeling of most researchers that the rise of the eukaryotes was related in"

The creatures go by the name of  Loricifera, and some are located under the Mediterranean sea.

Here is a picture of what they look like.

Looks a lot  like a jelly fish

Source
Source

This just blows my mind. There could be life all over the place! However before this discovery everyone would have said that it wasn't possible. This just shows how close minded our scientists are. If you went to a scientist twenty years ago and told them that life can exist in extreme locations such as volcanoes and in extreme cold, they would all just laugh at you. You don't make new discoveries by being close minded! You need to have an open mind to explore new ideas.

Ancient crocodile chewed like a mammal

"Crocodiles weren't always so snappy. A new fossil shows that their ancient relatives chewed their food, rather than swallowing great chunks of it."

"Unlike its modern-day relatives, which have long rows of conical teeth, Pakasuchus had clearly differentiated canines, premolars and molars. There were also fewer of them."

Source Ancient crocodile chewed like a mammal

So reptiles could have evolved from mammals, however if things are always evolving is it for the better? If you look at the crocodile from the past, it looks like it would be a lot more dangerous than the crocodiles from today.

This could also mean that we depict some of , if not all of the species from that time in a wrong way, we will never really know. Modern carbon dating is extremely flawed, and most fragments that are found, could be from a completely different time. One fragment could be from 65 million years ago, and the other could be from 100 million years ago.

I wonder whats in store for humans, maybe we will all turn into raging lizard people!

"Clouds Can Communicate, Scientists Say"

Source Clouds Can Communicate

"A new study has found that clouds "communicate" with each other, much like chirping crickets or flashing fireflies on a summer night. The surprising findings, published online in the journal Nature, may have significant implications for our understanding of the Earth's climate."

"How does such synchronization come about? Falling rain cools the air as it descends. This creates downward air currents. These downdrafts hit the surface of the planet, flow outward, and collide with each other, forming updrafts. The air flowing up creates new clouds in previously open sky as older clouds dissipate. Then the new clouds rain, and the oscillating pattern repeats itself."

 Well...I am surprised. Who would of thought that clouds could communicate? However I don't really think that the clouds are literally transferring data to each other. Apparently they follow some sort of hexagonal pattern, but I think it may just be a coincidence, or it might just be a part of nature. There are natural patterns all over the world.

I think that the clouds effect each other more than they communicate with each other, because clouds have no brains, they cant die, they aren't living things, so I think communicate was the wrong word to use to describe what's happening.

 

A day of Safe Drinking Water for a Child

On care2.com I just spent some of my points to help provide a child with safe drinking water.

It's really a great feeling knowing that you are helping other people. Drinking water is something that we all take for granted.

We have so much yet other places have so little, this is why I hate capitalism, dividing the rich from the poor.... The rich are the minority, and they also have all the power. The power should rest in the hands of the majority! It makes no sense that a large portion of people should suffer so a small portion profit.


If the U.S. government just cuts back on military spending by 50%, we would have enough money to end world hunger!

"The Facts About Climate Change"

Source The Facts About Climate Change

• FACT: Average global temperatures increased by about 1 degree Fahrenheit over the 20th century.
• This is true but the temperature is always changing, THE CLIMATE IS ALWAYS CHANGING, and this is only over the 20th century, if you look at the entire history of the planet you will notice that there is a cycle  
  
• FACT: The United States contains only 5 percent of the world's population, but contributes 22 percent of the world's carbon emissions.
• This is true as well however the other places with higher populations are usually third world countries, and Co2 is not the problem! There is no scientific proof that co2 is the cause for the earth to be warming up, and we all breath out Co2.
  
• FACT: 15 percent of carbon emissions come from deforestation and land use change.
• Again Co2 is not the problem!
  
• FACT: The Golden Toad (Bufo periglenes) is thought to be the first species to go extinct because of climate change.
• Lot's of animals go extinct because the climate changes all the time! And how can this be a fact if they say that it is "thought to be" extinct because of climate change? Animals can go extinct without human interference as well as with interference. If the Golden toad went extinct because of what humans did, it was definitely not climate change that made it extinct, more than likely it was pollution, or some other real problem.
  
• FACT: Personal cars and trucks in the United States emit 20 percent of the United States' carbon emissions.
• Again with the Co2...
  
• FACT: Air conditioning and heating account for almost half of electricity use in the average American home.
• So? We can create electricity with Solar power,hydro wind, etc... it can be renewable
  
• FACT: Climate change is linked to stronger hurricanes, more drought and increased coral deaths from bleaching.
• Again this is true as the climate changes so do the storms, however not human related in anyway, and as I have said before climate does not stay the same forever!
  
• FACT: Climate change is linked to an increase in disease-carrying pests that lead to the increased spread of diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, lyme disease and West Nile virus.
• Again this is true, not going to repeat my self...

All of these facts are true, however they are being used in the wrong context...

"The End of Times: Do Scientists and Fundamentalists Concur?"

Source The end of Times

"A few years back, Sir Martin Rees, Britain's Royal Astronomer, published a book titled Our Final Century, in which he put the odds of human survival through this century at no better than 50-50. Now, biologist Frank Fenner, who played a key role in ending the scourge of smallpox, says the end is certain."

"Many of the best-informed scientists agree that we have left it too late to prevent anthropogenic climate change from bringing on a global catastrophe. Whether this results in actual extinction or merely the ruin of civilization is a matter they are still debating."

The media is again trying to make people afraid...The thing that bugs me is, that this article is saying that a catastrophic event will take place, because of global warming, and they don't even call it a theory they act as if it's a fact!

Even if we take what they say about the Earth warming up as fact, that does not mean that the end is near. humans have survived ice ages, and have survived in other extreme conditions as well. The thing is humans will adapt, we always do, the same goes with animals. even if the human race goes extinct there will still be animals that will continue to evolve! This article is full of bull, and is promoting the governments fear propaganda!

John Coleman on Global Warming

I have to say that he makes a lot of valid points. I find it funny how the media will refuse to show stories of the other side of the global warming argument. There are always two sides to every argument, and the public should be exposed to both sides.

I agree with the man 100% about Co2, how it's natural and is nothing to fear, however I do disagree that climate change is not occurring. The climate is always changing (it's not a constant) and the Earth has proven to be warming and cooling in certain places. However I believe that humans have very little to do with it.

I also like how he compared global warming to a religion. How you can't say a single objective thing without getting ridiculed? Most people follow their faith blindly, which is exactly what the people are doing... following global warming blindly. 

Fear sells, and that is what the government is pushing. The government wants the public to become afraid, so they can just go to the very same government that is promoting this fear!

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V

"Recycling Supermarket giant rolls out greener alternatives to plastic milk bottles"

"Sainsbury's launches eco-friendly milk bags and jugs in multi-million pound move, with Tesco set to follow suit"

"Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is to roll out "eco-friendly" milk bags and jugs across its entire product range in a multi-million pound move to reduce the carbon footprint of milk consumption."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/11/milk-bottle-sainsburys-environment

So the supermarket is trying to be more green right? They have nothing to gain from this right? Wrong!
Sure it's great that some stores are taking the imitative to go green, but that is not the reason for any company to go green. There is an agenda behind it! The government wants people to get into the mindset of having a 'green economy', and the thing is most politicians and leaders associate anything green with global warming.The plastic bottles are not part of the problem, sure they are part of the pollution problem but ave nothing to do with climate change. In fact this entire thing has nothing to do with climate change at all, it is all just commercial!

"As well as using less packaging, the product is also cheaper. Compared with an equivalent two pint plastic bottle, milk in a bag saves Sainsbury's customers at least 6p."

I can guarantee anybody that the only reason they started carrying the new milk bags is because of the cost, and if it wasn't cheaper they wouldn't have put it out.

The thing that really bugs me is that there needs to be some sort of financial reason to do things these days, people always expect something in return. Very few people today try to help our planet out of genuinely caring about our environment, and not just going green because it's the "hip" thing to do.

"Chunk of original earth found"

Scientists have just discovered some rocks that have been around for billions of years at the Baffin islands in northern Canada.. The rocks haven't  been mixed by any plate tectonics.
Chunk of original earth found

This just confuses me! How can this survive for so long? Isn't there a cycle for rocks? It must be really thick for it to survive this long. I am also surprised that its still on the surface, even if it survived so long I would expect it to be hidden underground.

"Slow-moving 'silent quakes' being tracked by UW seismologists"

Source Slow-moving 'silent quakes' being tracked by UW seismologists 

There are these 'Silent Earthquakes' that are occurring under the Olympic Peninsula. They are predictable and have occur every 15 months and have been occurring every 15 months since 2002. They say that this could trigger a magnitude 9 Earthquake! "the slow slip events may be adding stress to the fault zone and bring the world's worst kind of earthquake to our part of the country." 

What really seems odd is the amount of volcanic activity from the area

Mt. Saint Helen's:

10/08/02 03:08:56 46.19N 122.18W 2.6-0.3 AC
10/08/02 06:46:46 46.19N 122.18W 2.0 0.2 AB
10/08/04 07:21:37 46.19N 122.18W 4.5-0.9 AC
10/08/07 02:15:25 46.19N 122.18W 1.0 1.6 AA
10/08/07 07:28:42 46.20N 122.18W 3.7-0.2 AC
10/08/07 08:37:48 46.20N 122.18W 3.9-0.3 AA
10/08/07 22:37:40 46.19N 122.18W 0.3 1.0 AC
10/08/08 00:35:21 46.19N 122.18W 0.0-0.6 AA
10/08/10 17:52:52 46.19N 122.18W 2.3-0.6 AA
10/08/10 20:26:02 46.19N 122.18W 0.0 0.0 AA
10/08/11 02:33:29 46.19N 122.19W 2.6 0.3 BA
10/08/11 16:32:45 46.19N 122.19W 0.0-0.2 AD


Mt. Rainier:

10/07/10 10:16:21 46.85N 121.75W 4.1 0.3 AB
10/07/10 10:19:56 46.85N 121.75W 4.7 0.1 AC
10/07/18 23:22:07 46.86N 121.75W 2.2 0.1 AC
10/07/28 06:31:11 46.85N 121.74W 4.1-0.1 AC
10/07/30 00:54:42 46.85N 121.75W 3.8 0.7 AB
10/08/04 16:56:18 46.83N 121.75W 2.7 0.6 AC


Mt. Hood

10/07/04 02:57:20 45.34N 121.74W 8.4-0.3 AC
10/07/04 03:18:46 45.34N 121.73W 8.1 0.4 AC
10/07/04 03:24:48 45.34N 121.73W 7.8 0.8 AC
10/07/04 03:50:39 45.34N 121.74W 8.6 0.2 AC
10/07/14 09:50:40 45.34N 121.73W 8.1 0.3 CC
10/07/14 18:04:04 45.36N 121.74W 5.8 1.7 BA
10/07/15 01:36:10 45.34N 121.73W 7.5-0.2 AC
10/07/15 02:25:27 45.34N 121.73W 8.8 0.2 AC
10/07/15 02:29:26 45.34N 121.73W 8.6-0.6 AC
10/07/15 05:31:00 45.34N 121.73W 6.4 0.9 BB
10/07/18 17:47:40 45.35N 121.74W 0.3 0.2 AC
10/07/21 06:38:54 45.35N 121.74W 6.5 0.5 BC
10/08/02 18:46:23 45.35N 121.73W 5.9 1.7 CA


Mt. Baker:

10/06/30 08:44:38 48.75N 121.83W 0.0 1.6 DB LOWF
10/07/01 00:30:23 48.74N 121.85W 0.0 1.7 CB LOWF
10/08/04 12:05:41 48.88N 121.91W 0.0 1.1 AD




However in spite of the activity I think there is nothing to worry about. When there are tremors, you would expect things like this to happen so it shouldn't be too alarming.


The thought of all of these tremors that we cant feel fascinates me because there is a lot going on under our feet that we don't even think about, and all of these active volcanoes around the world really freaks me out! I mean they have to blow one of these days!!!!

Who am I?

I'm just a regular dude who lives up in Canada, who just wants to inform as many people about whats happening to our environment. I will just be blogging about all the incidents that occur on our planet and will try to keep up to date on the latest things.

There is a lot we don't know about our own planet, we really only know whats going on in our local communities, and what the media tells us. The thing is the media does not report every single incident and only chooses stories that will be profitable. That is why I created this blog, to share my opinions of all the environmental issues that are occurring.