BIOSPHERE 2.0

You may remember when Texas oilman Ed Bass spent over $150 Million to erect the biosphere near Tuscon. It was a hermetically sealed, self-sustained living area with the aim of revealing how humans might fare on space colonies.

The project was a flop. The complex was taken over by the University of Arizona for a while to run biological experiments and later stood idle for several years when this project was abandoned.

Now some real-estate developers have purchased the Biosphere and surrounding lands for $50 Million and are making a resort complex out of it. Amazing!

Read the entire story at http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/buying-biosphere-2

CARBON FOOTPRINT

The subject of GLOBAL WARMING appears in virtually every magazine or newspaper you pick up these days. The country and the world has finally begun to wake up to the seriousness of the situation. However, merely wringing your hands and rolling your eyes, lamenting the condition is not going to get anything done. Individuals need to take personal responsibility for the crisis.

A new site named http://www.carbonfootprint.com/ helps you determine how much carbon YOU are contributing to the atmosphere each year. The site also gives you ideas as to how YOU can reduce your personal Carbon Footprint.

Check it out. Your planet is depending upon you!