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AMSOIL is the highest quality
oil you will find on the market, but
because it lasts up to 11 times longer than
regular oil, with the appropriate filter and
extended drain intervals, it also makes
it Less
Expensive than what you're using now! Its
initial cost may be more than the oil you use
now, but what good is your cheap oil if you
have to change it up to 11 times as
often, PLUS
the cheap oil you're using now quickly turns
into sludge
while Amsoil does
not! Amsoil does not wear out. It only gets contaminated
from acids.
That's
the only reason you need to change it unless you use the
dual-bypass kit then you virtually do not need to change your
oil. You're not saving any money with the oil you're using
currently, plus the oil you're using now is only wearing out
your engine faster and not giving you as good of fuel economy
and power as you would get using Amsoil. Because of Amsoil's
reduced friction, you could expect to get up to 8% better
MPG!
AMS
OIL Synthetic Motor Oil
has been proven the best
for
30 years
and
will dramatically improve your vehicles
performance, fuel
economy and life!
First introduced for automotive
use back in 1972 - MANY YEARS before any other synthetic motor oil
was introduced for automobiles.
Amsoil's 0W30 drain intervals are over 11x longer
than conventional petroleum motor oil. When you sit down and do
the math, all of a sudden the
"low
cost" motor
oil you "THOUGHT" you were buying is
actually COSTING YOU MORE THAN USING
AMSOIL!
When you factor in the better fuel economy, longer
lasting spark plugs, longer starter life and other
components from using AMSOIL motor oil, THERE IS NO
COMPARISON. For a car going 100,000 miles, that's about
33 oil changes using conventional oil.
Isn't your time
and travel to the auto parts store all of those 33 times
worth something? And if you have a family and have 2, 3 or
4 cars, multiply those 33 oil changes to 66, 99 or 132
motor oil changes! Maybe this will help you understand why
"BIG" oil companies are LOVING IT that you change your
motor oil every 3,000 miles. They are MAKING BILLIONS in
profit as long as you don't find out about companies like
AMSOIL!
AMSOIL Series 3000
Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel
Oil
In a
head-to-head comparison, Series 3000 provided better wear
protection than Delvac 1, Delo 400, Rotella T, Delvac 1300
Super and Premium Blue. Independent laboratory testing shows up
to 43 percent less wear with Series 3000 than with the other
oils tested
Series 3000
also offers 12 TBN protection for serious long-term acid
control and a stay-in-grade formulation to protect moving parts
from high-temperature con-tact and wear throughout the oil’s
service life. Series 3000 is formulated
for significant fuel
savings,
boosting fuel economy far beyond what it would be with
conventional 15W-40 oil.
For easy cold
temperature starting and dependable cold temperature
protection, Series 3000 can’t be beat. Its ideal for northern
tier diesel owners. Series 3000 is formulated for gasoline
engines, too, making it the ideal motor oil for multi-vehicle
households or fleets.
AMSOIL 15W-40
oils
AMSOIL
Synthetic Heavy-Duty Diesel and Marine 15W-40 Motor Oil and
AMSOIL Synthetic Blend 15W-40 Motor Oil have been put to the
test over millions of miles in heavy-duty
trucks. They are proven to
provide unsurpassed engine protection, even when they are used
much longer than conventional diesel oils are
used.
Retail Price List
Synthetic Oil Dealer Shows his
Customers 25,000 Miles Between Oil
Changes.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Deland
,
Florida
1/05/2009
It’s possible, right now, to get this
25,000 mile extended oil drain capability while providing
better protection for you engine plus an 8% increase in fuel
economy. This feature also saves the equivalent of eight to ten
3,000 mile oil changes a year or about 50 quarts of oil per
year per vehicle. Imagine what good this can do for our
environment without having to dispose of 50 quarts of oil per
vehicle per year.
Bob Holland points out that the environmental impact
of reducing our country’s lubricating oil consumption by
2.315 billion gallons is beyond our imagination and this
environmental abatement can begin today if every one becomes
aware of their ability to contribute by using premium
synthetic oil and filtration products. The EPA estimates
that 200,000,000 gallons of used oil are not disposed of
properly each year. The cost of reclaiming and processing
used oil is significant and affects all of us by higher
prices and increased taxes. One gallon of improperly
disposed of oil can render one million gallons of fresh
water undrinkable.
There is still another used and proven technology
available to us today where we can eliminate oil changes
altogether. This technology is the By-Pass Oil Filtration
System that can be installed in all vehicles. This system
uses two filters, a full flow filter and a by-pass filter.
These are high quality nano-fiber filters that can eliminate
particles below one micron in diameter and water from your
engine’s oil. Standard filters only remove particles down to
25 microns in size, but studies have shown that over 60
percent of all engine wear is caused by particles in the 5
to 20 micron range. This system is set up so the full flow
filter provides the unrestricted flow that the engine needs,
while 10% of the flow goes through the by-pass filter that
removes the fine particles down to the one micron
range.
The oil capacity of the engine flows through the
by-pass filter every five minutes while driving at
approximately 45 miles per hour. Your engine oil is
thoroughly and continuously cleaned every five minutes. A
Mack truck with an E7-400 engine was driven over 400,000
miles without an oil change (only the oil filters were
changed every 25,000 to 60,000 miles), the engine was torn
down for inspection, and the engine wear was moderate and
equivalent to the wear of an engine that had its oil changed
every 15,000 miles with conventional oil. This is some
testimony to the performance of premium synthetic
oil.
The
United
States accounts for 26%
of the world’s consumption of lubricating oils. Economic
growth in China and other parts of the world will spike
the requirement for lubricating oils which will greatly
contribute to the contamination of the earth’s
environment unless we make strides in using the most
effective and efficient ways to keep our wheels in
motion.
The
United
States uses an average
of 385,000,000 gallons of gasoline each day. This amounts
to 140,525,000,000 gallons of gasoline per year. If we
can increase our gas mileage 4% by using premium
synthetic oils we can save 5,621,000,000 gallons of
gasoline a year. These are steps we can take now before
we need to take bigger steps, such as going to a hydrogen
infrastructure. Even with hydrogen replacing the
gasoline, we will still need the lubricating oils to keep
all the parts of our cars, trucks and equipment in motion
without abrasion.
We can also do a better job of recycling our used
oil. Do you know where our used oil goes now? Look at the
following data.
1. 40% is dumped on the ground or poured down the
sewer.
2. 21% is disposed of in our trash and goes to the
landfills.
3. 19% is reused for other
purposes.
4. 14% is recycled.
5. 6% is burned.
With only 14% of our waste oil being recycled there
is a big opportunity to do more. It’s a total neglect to
have 61% of our used and contaminated oil seeping back into
our water ways and aquifers. You can help by using premium
synthetic lubricating oils and having them properly disposed
of when they are replenished. Reducing your oil consumption
by a factor of 8x is a tremendous help to the environment,
your vehicle, and your wallet. 25000milemotoroil.com and
number1oil.com can help with any question you may
have.
Contact for further information:
Bob Holland
25000 Mile Motor Oil
216
Brooklands Way
DeLand
,
FL
32724
Cell:
940-231-5752 Number
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changes - uses much less oil per year and is earth
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Chevron Supreme Motor Oils, Kendall Motor Oil, Royal Purple,
Green Earth Technologies, Mobile 1 Extended Performance Motor
Oil, Conoco, Exxon Motor Oil, National, Mobile 1 Turbo Diesel
Truck Motor Oil, 3 In One Motor Oil, Marathon, Shell Rotella,
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Amsoil Synthetic Oils Outperform All
Others
Putting AMSOIL to the test using New
York City Taxi Cabs
It was 1984.
Lubrizol, the prestigious specialty chemical supplier,
launched an ambitious testing program for its additives
and formulations. It involved finding a fleet whose normal
use exposed the cars to a wide range of stress. One by
one, the existing engines would be removed, and replaced
by factory new engines. Completing the tests, the fleet's
new engines would be removed and disassembled for
inspection.
The fleet
chosen was made up of New York City taxicabs. Here was a pool
of automobiles subject to long periods of idling, strenuous
bouts with traffic, and an occasional "follow that car!". Or
"get me to the airport no matter what," accompanied by the full
range of weather and temperature variables. A classic choice in
field testing.
But there were
other factors the testers couldn't anticipate. Once the tests
began, an astonishing rate of smashed and disabled cabs
emerged. The test fleet seemed to ricochet through the New York
streets like billiard balls. Added to this was the Chevrolet
229 CID V-6, an engine in its last product year and remembered
foundly by mechanics everywhere for its ability to produce
income.
Like all field
tests, real-life testing would provide something the laboratory
never could. Unpredictability.
Welding The
Plugs The AMSOIL test
involved sixteen cabs divided into four groups of four
cabs each. The first four were controls. Using the same
petroleum oil and filters already in use by the fleet,
they would follow the existing fleet custom of changing
oil every 3,000 miles. They are identified as
"Group
A".
"Group B" used AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil with
an AMSOIL Oil
Filter.
For Group
B, the oil change
interval was doubled to 6,000 miles.
Using the same
AMSOIL products as "Group B", the third division of cars -
"Group
C" - quadrupled the
control interval, changing oil at 12,000
miles.
[See figures
below]
Group
A, Unit 100:
Control, Conventional Petroleum oil,
3,000-mile drain interval
Group
B, Unit 076:
AMSOIL, 6,000-mile drain interval
Group
C, Unit 070:
AMSOIL, 12,000-mile drain interval
Group
D, Unit 074:
AMSOIL, No oil changes, 60,000-miles
But
"Group
D" ran the ultimate
test. Using AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil, an AMSOILS Oil
Filter and AMSOIL By-Pass Filter (changing the filter at
12,000-mile intervals), the taxis were "filled for life". No
oil changes at all. In fact, the drain plugs were welded to the
pan.
The life of the
test was 60,000 miles. Overall, the AMSOIL test fleet
accumulated nearly three-quarter million miles.
Inside The
Engines
With the tests completed and the engines
removed and disassembled, there was no visible evidence
that an AMSOIL-filled engine without an oil change in
60,000 miles was worse off than a cab with 20 petroleum
oil changes. A systematic analysis of sludge, varnish,
rust, and wear showed little variation between taxis with
AMSOIL products and those without, even though AMSOIL oil
change intevals ranged from double to twenty times the
petroleum-filled engines.
In its written
conclusions, the testing facility responsible for compiling the
test data made this observation:
"The data
presented in this report indicates that AMSOIL synthetic SAE
10W-40 passenger car motor oil formulation as desribed here
provided protection of test engines from excessive wear and
deposit formation far beyond the normal 3,000-mile change
interval."
In a separate
letter to AMSOIL's Technical Director, the testing facility
diplomatically touched on the problems caused by using the
Chevrolet engine for testing, while agreeing with the
long-drain conclusions produced by AMSOIL Synthetic
Oils:
"I believe the
general conclusion that your 'four times normal drain' engines
appeared as clear as our mineral oil 'normal drain' engines is
testimonial to your oil, in spite of the unanticipated severity
of the General Motors 3.8 liter engine."
Adding It
Up
In the end, the long, grueling
test, so riddled with the unpredictable events of real-life,
pointed to a product vastly better than ordinary petroleum. It
established base-line data that supported AMSOIL
recommended drain
intervals of 25,000 miles or one year. It gave visible evidence
of how AMSOIL Synthetic Oil behaved in the worst of
circumstances. And it established the role of the company's
synthetic lubricants in the looming age of conservation and
environmental awareness.
For those who
used their vehicles to make a living, it promised a way to make
the vehicle last longer, have fewer down hours for general
maintenance, and a way to increase the profitability of their
business.
Owner/Operator Experiences Significant Fuel
Savings with AMSOIL
Dear AMSOIL:

I have been using AMSOIL Synthetic Diesel
Engine Oil and the AMSOIL Dual-Gard By-Pass Filtration System,
along with used oil analysis, for nearly three years. My 1997
Mack CH613 had 176,000 miles on it when I began using AMSOIL
motor oil and the Dual-Gard System. At the time I bought this
truck, the company I am leased to bought a number of identical
trucks for their fleet. All of these trucks operate in much the
same way, including operating environment, type of haul, etc.
These trucks also have a dash mounted digital display of the
lifetime average fuel economy. At this time my trucks average
is 6.78 MPG, and the company trucks range from 5.8 to 6.2 MPG.
The difference between 6.78 and a fleet average of 6 MPG is
over 11 percent. That is significant savings, and the major
difference here is I use AMSOIL and the company trucks use
conventional oil!
Both the full flow and by-pass
filters are changed regularly, and at each 20,000 mile
interval, an oil sample is taken to monitor the oils condition.
Currently, I have 412,000 miles on this truck, the last 236,000
without an oil change. The oil analysis from Oil Analyzers,
Inc. reports the oil is suitable for continued use and the
engine runs great.
Mike Geho
Owner/Operator and AMSOIL
Dealer
Ted Pickul Makes Prizm
Durable
With Amsoil Oil Over 360,000 Miles
Direct Jobber Ted Pickul drives a 1992
Geo Prizm with unusually high miles. As of February 2005
the Prizm had over 362,000 miles on
only 15 oil
changes and 31 filter
changes.
Pickul credits AMSOIL products with extending the life of
his car's engine.
Pickul bought the Prizm new in
June of 1992 and after 3,000 miles, converted it to AMSOIL
10W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil. Pickul also installed an AMSOIL
2-Stage Air Filter.
Pickul converted to AMSOIL
Automatic Transmission Fluid at 30,000 miles, and has changed
it five times.
After owning the vehicle for one
year, Pickul changed the engine coolant to AMSOIL Antifreeze
& Engine Coolant which he changes at two-year intervals.
Pickul uses a 16 oz. bottle of PI Gasoline Additive every three
or four months, and every 30,000 miles he treats the car
to
AMSOIL Power Foam Carburetor and
Engine Cleaner. At 200,000 miles. Pickul converted to AMSOIL
10W-40.
Pickul has
demonstrated complete faith in AMSOIL products to keep his
car running smoothly.
"In November 2003 with 329,000
miles on the engine, I drove the car from Sarasota, Florida to
Carbondale, Illinois without stopping," said Pickul. "The
13-hour trip was a true tribute to the AMSOILization of this
vehicle."
The Prizm has a 1.6 liter 4
cylinder engine that has had no major problems. The valve cover
was removed at 360,000 miles and it was exceptionally
clean.
LED
Lighting Is ECO Friendly
LED
lighting offers excellent
light quality for both indoor and outdoor uses. It takes 50
incandescent light bulbs or 8 CFL’s to equal the lifespan of
1 LED light bulb. LED light emits 90% less heat than a
conventional bulb therefore producing more light than heat
and gaining maximum energy efficiency.
An LED light is the bi-product
of electricity jumping between two different alloys. This
produces a small amount of light and depending upon the
alloys, the color is dictated. LED light is truly a solid
state light a as there are no gases, no filaments and no
moving parts to fatigue.

Environmentally Friendly: They
are made from non-toxic materials and can be recycled. No
lead mercury, pollution or glare. Long Lifespan: an
incandescent has a life of about 1000 hours, a halogen about
2000 hours and an LED can last about 100,000 hours, working
for 10 hours a day for more than 13 years.
Significant Operational
Savings: Energy & maintenance - saves
50%-80% energy over sodium, mecury & fluorescent bulbes
and 90% over incandescent bulbs.
Durable: LEDs are able to
withstand extreme temperatures, magnetic environments and
there are no moving parts. Save money & energy: As a
rule, an LED consumes less than 0.1 watts to operate. No
Heat Output: LED's create a very efficient light source as
they convert almost all the energy used into light
According to the U.S. Department
of Energy, in the next 20 years, rapid
adoption of LED lighting in the U.S. can:
— Reduce electricity demands
from lighting by 62%
— Eliminate 258 million metric
tons of carbon emissions
— Avoid building 133 new power
plants
— Anticipate financial savings
that could exceed $115 billion
Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are solid-state lighting
components. They have no moving, fragile parts and can last for
decades. LEDs can be many times more energy efficient than
light bulbs, depending on the application. Just as vacuum tubes
in televisions were replaced with solid-state components, the
last remaining vacuum tube light bulbs are being replaced by
solid-state components.
Imagine a grain of sand that emits a very bright light,
usually red, amber, green or blue, depending on the material,
when an electrical current is applied. That's essentially an
LED. The actual science and manufacturing process to develop an
LED is quite complex, but the principle is simple.
The first LEDs for commercial applications were red. They
functioned as on/off or indicator lights in electronic devices
such as VCRs, calculators, stereo systems and even automobile
subsystems. Eventually, LEDs were produced in green and amber
as well. The major breakthrough came in 1989 when Cree, Inc. of
Durham, NC, started shipping the first commercially viable blue
LED, based on silicon carbide. That blue LED enabled white
LED-based light. Mixing red, blue and green light produces
white light.
Today, a more-efficient and cost-effective white LED light
is revolutionizing the lighting world. The white power LED,
based on a blue LED chip coated with a phosphor, is bright and
efficient enough to be used in general illumination. Fixture
manufacturers are making LED-based products for outdoor street,
walkway, parking and indoor-down light applications.
The first lighting-class white power LED was introduced in
2006 and followed up with the first lighting-class warm
(softer) white power LED in early 2007. LEDs are ready for
general-illumination applications, presenting a dramatically
enhanced lighting option to save energy and maintenance costs
as well eliminate the hazardous-waste issues associated with
mercury-containing light bulbs and tubes.
History of Light (&
Heat)
The history of man-made light is based on heat. Wax, oil and
gas burn to produce light. The filament in an incandescent bulb
heats up to produce light. Gas in a fluorescent tube is zapped
to illuminate. The basic method is "Heat it up, and it
glows."
For more than 120 years, incandescent light bulbs have
brightened and literally warmed our lives. Electric-powered
bulbs were a major improvement over candle, gas and oil light
sources, but they are extremely inefficient. Bulb-based light
sources are far better at producing heat than light - up to 90
percent of the power going into a bulb is converted to
heat.
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) are more efficient, and are
an excellent alternative to incandescent bulbs for
Edison-socket light fixtures. However, they contain a small
amount of mercury, making them hazardous waste when they break
or burn out.
In the past 12 months, a new light source has emerged that
is sufficiently bright and efficient to be used for general
illumination. The light emitting diode, commonly called the
LED, uses far less energy and can last many times longer than
most bulbs and contains no lead or mercury. Cree, Inc.
introduced the first commercially available lighting-class LED
in late 2006. Lighting manufacturers are now producing a whole
new class of LED lighting products for general
illumination.
LEDs are now ready for broad deployment across general
lighting applications such as parking garages and lots,
streetlights and other outdoor installations. Indoor
directional and down light solutions are also becoming
available. According to the University of California, Santa
Barbara, widespread deployment of LED-based lighting could save
$280B in electricity costs in the U.S. alone by 2025.
By committing to LEDs in municipal lighting, cities are
making a thoughtful energy choice that will greatly benefit
their taxpayers, visitors and the environment.
What Makes a Green Home?
A green home incorporates smart design, technology,
construction and maintenance elements to significantly lessen
the negative impact of the home on the environment and improve
the health of the people who live inside. No matter your
location or living situation, the opportunities for living a
greener life at home are limited only by your imagination.

Making your home a greener place is a
commitment – to yourself, your family, your community and
the world. But more than that, it is a learning process. As
exciting new technologies, products and scientific
breakthroughs constantly emerge, staying educated on the
hows – as well as the whys – of maintaining a green home is
the best way to ensure your efforts are as effective and
beneficial as possible.
Green Home Defined
A green home uses less energy, water
and natural resources, creates less waste and is healthier for
the people living inside compared to a standard home. It’s as
simple as that!
A home can be
built green, or you can
make it green later. A green makeover can happen all at
once, or it can be a gradual process. But what it all comes
down to is a new way of thinking – and a new way of living.
From a more energy-efficient kitchen to a tree-filled backyard
paradise, your home can be green top to bottom, front to back,
inside and out. And it doesn’t matter whether you rent or own,
live in an apartment or single-family home, or live in the
city, the suburbs or the country.
The Benefits of a Green
Home
There are many very real benefits to
living in a green home, and every day, more and more Americans
are discovering those
benefits. Green homes are healthier, more durable and more
cost-effective.
| Average Predicted
Energy Savings of LEED Homes |
|
Based on
their average Home Energy Rating System
(HERS) scores, homes certified under LEED
for Homes since the program launched in
January 2008 are predicted, on average, to
have the potential for reduced energy usage
compared with International Energy
Conservation Code standards:
|
|
LEED-Certified
|
LEED-Silver
|
LEED-Gold |
LEED-Platinum |
|
~30%
|
~30%
|
48%
|
50-60%
|
That’s why green homes are expected to make up 10% of new home
construction by 2010, up from 2% in 2005, according to the 2006
McGraw-Hill Construction Residential Green Building SmartMarket
Report. Owning or renting a green home is good for your health,
your wallet and our environment.
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Incentives
Beyond the
health and environmental benefits of living in a green home,
many local and state governments, utility companies and other
entities across the country offer rebates, tax breaks and other
incentives for adding eco-friendly elements to your life.
Read More...
Green Homes Check List
Whether you’re a homebuyer or a renter looking for a green
home, how do you know if a home is truly green? What should you
look for? This checklist will help you identify a truly green
home and ensure you get a healthier, high-performance green
home that costs less to operate and has fewer environmental
impacts: 
- Location:
New green homes and neighborhoods must not be built on
environmentally sensitive sites like prime farmland,
wetlands and endangered species habitats. The greenest
development sites are “in-fill” properties like former
parking lots, rail yards, shopping malls and factories.
Look for compact development where the average housing
density is at least six units per acre. Your home should
also be within easy walking distance of public
transportation – like bus lines, light rail, and subway
systems – so you can leave your car at home. A green home
should also be within walking distance of parks, schools,
and stores. See how many errands you can carry out on a
bicycle. That’s healthier for you, your wallet, and the
environment.
- Size: No
matter how many green building elements go into your home,
a 5,000-square-foot green home still consumes many more
natural resources than a 2,000-square-foot green home. The
larger home will also require more heating, air
conditioning and lighting. If you really want a sustainable
home, choose a smaller size.
- Building
Design: The home should be oriented on its site to
bring abundant natural daylight into the interior to reduce
lighting requirements and to take advantage of any
prevailing breezes. Windows, clerestories, skylights, light
monitors, light shelves and other strategies should be used
to bring daylight to the interior of the house. The
exterior should have shading devices (sunshades, canopies,
green screens and – best of all – trees), particularly on
the southern and western facades and over windows and
doors, to block hot summer sun. [t4]Dual-glaze windows
reduce heat gain in summer and heat loss during cold winter
months. The roof should be a light-colored, heat-reflecting
Energy Star roof, or a green (landscaped) roof, to reduce
heat absorption.
- Green Building
Materials: A green home will have been constructed
or renovated with healthy, non-toxic building materials and
furnishings, like low- and zero-VOC (volatile organic
compound) paints and sealants and non-toxic materials like
strawboard for the sub-flooring. Wood-based features should
come from rapidly renewable sources like bamboo, but if
tropical hardwoods are used, they must be certified by the
Forest Stewardship Council. A green
home uses salvaged materials like kitchen tiles and
materials with significant recycled content.
- Insulation:
A non-toxic insulation, derived from materials like soybean
or cotton, with a high R (heat resistance) factor in a
home’s walls and roof will help prevent cool air leakage in
the summer and warm air leakage in the winter.
- Windows and
Doors: Windows and exterior doors should have
ENERGY STAR® ratings, and they should
seal their openings tightly to avoid heat gain in
summer and heat loss in winter.
- Energy
Efficiency: A green home has energy-efficient
lighting, heating, cooling and water-heating systems.
Appliances should have ENERGY STAR® ratings.
- Renewable
Energy: The home should generate some of its own
energy with technologies like photovoltaic systems.
- Water
Efficiency: A green home has a water-conserving
irrigation system and water-efficient kitchen and bathroom
fixtures. Look for a rainwater collection and storage
system, particularly in drier regions where water is
increasingly scarce and expensive.
- Indoor Environmental
Quality: Natural daylight should reach at least
75% of the home’s interior. Natural ventilation (via
building orientation, operable windows, fans, wind chimneys
and other strategies) should bring plentiful fresh air
inside the house. The HVAC (heating, ventilation and air
conditioning) system should filter all incoming air and
vent stale air outside. The garage should not have any air
handling equipment or return ducts, and it should have an
exhaust fan.
- Landscaping:
Vine-covered green screens, large canopy trees and other
landscaping should shade exterior walls, the driveway,
patios and other “hardscape” to minimize heat islands.
Yards should be landscaped with drought-tolerant plants
rather than water-guzzling plants and grass in most
regions.
Building the
Clean Tech Economy
GreenCitiesFlorida.com
Now is the time to get the funding you
need to propel your business or government agency to the
next level of energy leadership. The American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act (a.k.a. the Stimulus Bill)
contains over $110 billion for clean energy
technogies and green jobs! Technologies such as solar, wind,
biofuels, tidal, biogas, and energy efficiency will
generate the next wave of economic growth. This market is
expected to create 2 million new jobs in the next two
years! How can you tap into this? Green Cities™ Florida
will teach you how.
Snapshot of Topics Covered at Green Cities™ Florida:
-
FL State
Rebate Program:
- PV: $4/watt
DC
- Solar Water Heaters:
Residential - $500
- Non-residential &
Multi-family - $15 per 1,000
BTU/day
- Federal Tax
Credit: The federal government provides a tax
credit of 30% of the value of a solar electric or solar hot
water system
- Corporate Tax
Credit: $0.01/kWh for solar, wind, biomass,
tidal, co-gen, etc.
- Orlando Utilities
Commission: $0.03/kWh for solar thermal,
$0.05/kWh for PV
- Plus many
more federal, state, local, and utility
programs to help finance renewable energy and energy
efficiency upgrades
Source:
www.DSIREUSA.org (Database of State Incentives for Renewables and
Efficiency)
Rail Shipping - 1 ton 435 miles on a
gallon of fuel


Can a freight train really move a ton
of freight 436 miles on a gallon of
fuel?
Yes, and some do even better.
The figure used in the rail industry's advertising is a
national average.
This question is generated by an
advertising campaign by the railroad industry, which is
arguing that a good way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
is to move more freight by rail rather than by truck. An
example of the industry's ads can be seen on the Web site
www.freightrailworks.org .
We'll remain neutral in the
perpetual competition between the railroad industry and the
truckers, about which we'll say more later in this article.
But we can vouch for the 436-mile claim. It's the average
for all major U.S. railroads for 2007.
Each year the railroads are
required to submit reports to the federal Surface
Transportation Board, the regulatory body that took over
some of the functions of the old Interstate Commerce
Commission. The annual reports of each railroad are public
information, available on the STB's Web site. Buried amid
all the facts about the number of railroad ties replaced,
cubic yards of ballast placed and the cost of new
locomotives, the railroads also report totals for the number
of gallons of diesel fuel consumed and tons of freight
moved. The government doesn't tally up those figures
anymore, but the Association of American Railroads does. And
now, we have done the same.
According to our calculations,
which match the AAR's tally exactly, the nation's seven
major railroad companies reported the following for
2007:
* Moving
1,770,545,245,000 ton-miles of freight
* Consuming
4,062,025,082 gallons of diesel fuel (including freight
trains and trains in switching yards, but excluding
passenger trains)
The average works out to be
435.88 ton-miles per gallon of fuel.
Some rail lines do better. The
Soo Line, which is the U.S. branch of the Canadian Pacific,
operating in the upper Midwest, reported moving each ton of
freight 517.8 miles per gallon of diesel fuel, on average.
Lines operated by the Grand Trunk Corp. reported 510.5
ton-miles per gallon.
The national average figure of
436 miles is the highest on record, according to AAR, and a
3.1 percent increase from the 423-mile figure reached in
2006.
The rail industry says its
fuel
efficiency has increased by 85 percent since
1980. It attributes that to factors that include using new
and more efficient locomotives, training engineers to
conserve fuel, using computers to assemble trains more
efficiently in the yard and to plan trips more efficiently
to avoid congestion, and reducing the amount of time engines
are idling.
Remember freight trains are most
efficient at transporting large loads over longer distances
and commuter rail can more efficiently transport people and
is a much more environment friendly mode of travel.
It may sound unbelievable, but a freight
train can really move a ton of freight 436 miles on a single
gallon of fuel, making rail the most environmentally friendly
form of ground transportation in America.
Using innovative technology, our railroads have improved the
efficiency of their locomotives and built lighter trains.
Freight rail has increased its fuel efficiency by 85 percent in
the last 25 years- saving more than 48 billion gallons of fuel
- all while maintaining our standing as the safest, cleanest,
healthiest, most environmentally sound rail system in the
world.
We also are committed to moving the products that Americans
use every day in an environmentally sound and sensitive manner.
Our clients and the communities we serve expect us to be clean
and green because a healthy, expanding economy and
environmental responsibility go hand in hand.
Railroads move 43 percent of the nation’s freight and are
the “greenest,” most fuel-efficient form of ground
transportation today. We have the numbers to prove it:
- A freight train can move a ton of freight an average of
436 miles on a single gallon of fuel. That’s almost four
times as far as it could move by truck.
- A train can take the load of 280 trucks off the road.
That’s like removing 1,100 cars from the road.
- Each ton-mile of freight moved by rail rather than
highway reduces greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds or
more.
- Freight trains are almost four times more
fuel-efficient than trucks.
- If only ten percent of freight currently moved by
highway switched to rail, national fuel savings would
exceed one billion gallons of fuel a year and
greenhouse gas emissions would fall by 12 million
tons.
- Freight railroads have reduced greenhouse gas emissions
by almost 40 tons every year since 1980. Today, freight
rail accounts for less than 1
percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmental education is pushing into new territory next
week as educators urge children and families to lead more
eco-friendly lives outside school.
Starting Monday, 700 elementary and
secondary schools will take part in the first National Green
Week as teachers infuse "green" living lessons into their
classes. Students at most of the schools will shun disposable
snack containers for the week and opt for reusable ones to
reduce waste.
Organizers of National Green Week tout
the project as a free way to forge environmentally sustainable
habits in a rising generation. They say the immediate steps
children take to relieve pressure on the planet's resources are
apt to influence how others live.
"We're trying to teach the kids that
parents' behaviors can change to be more green," says Victoria
Waters, president of the Green Education Foundation, which is
organizing National Green Week.
Critics, however, say activists and
educators are going too far in trying to shape how families
live. Next week's initiatives add up to pressuring children to
practice "an environmental religion," says Angela Logomasini,
director of risk and environmental policy at the Competitive
Enterprise Institute, a free-market advocacy organization in
Washington, D.C.
"Let the parents teach the kids the
values and the lifestyles, particularly since there is debate
about whether these types of behaviors matter all that much,"
Logomasini says. The USA isn't running out of landfill space,
she says, and parents may depend on the convenience and
sanitary quality of disposable containers.
"If (a child) is going to be ostracized
for legitimate choices that people can make in a free world,
that's not right," Logomasini says.
Striking a balance
Educators in pockets around the country
have woven environmental lessons into school experiences.
Elementary students in Virginia Beach have begun recycling
paper in classrooms. Children in Loveland, Ohio, tend vegetable
gardens. In these programs and others, students practice
conservationist behaviors at school, though they're not
necessarily expected to repeat them at home.
Encouraging greener behaviors among
students' families marks a new level of engagement, says Tracy
Fredin, director of the Center for Global Environmental
Education at Hamline University in St. Paul. In his view, it's
a commendable step that requires a delicate touch.
"Anytime you're asking people to change
behavior, you run the risk of offending people because no one
likes to be told what to do," Fredin says. Education in
conservation represents an attempt at "trying to balance
individual freedom with the good of society."
Most principals support efforts to help
children and their families lead greener lives, says Nancy
Davenport, president of the National Association of Elementary
School Principals. "I think everybody believes it's the right
thing to do," Davenport says. "It's just a matter of finding
the program or the time and making the effort to bring the
awareness to the school."
Spreading the word to parents
Next week, students will explore how
they and their neighbors might shrink their waste and carbon
footprints. Fourth-graders may discuss how driving less and
walking more can lead to improved air quality. Middle-schoolers
will have an option to lobby local businesses to recycle their
electronics. High-schoolers may tackle the project of reducing
junk mail at home or learn how to identify eco-friendly
consumer goods.
Sixth-grader Dane Ford-Roshon of Skyway
Elementary School in Colorado Springs has high hopes for next
week. He says he and his classmates can cut snack waste from 5
pounds a day to less than 1, largely by eliminating disposable
pudding cups and plastic bags.
"I hope the kids will go and tell their
parents," Dane says. "And then the parents will go recycle and
use reusable containers at work, and then their work might get
involved, and it will spread to a much larger area."
As environmental education evolves,
experts say, it's important to frame greener habits outside
school as options to consider. Children then learn to make
personal choices informed by science, says Karen Hollweg,
president of the North American Association for Environmental
Education.
"Just picking an answer and advocating
for it and teaching that as the right way to do things doesn't
really serve our society well in the long run," says Hollweg,
an environmental education consultant in Boulder, Colo. "What's
most important for the educational process is to provide
students with experiences (and) to engage them in the
questioning, analysis and interpretation of data that enables
them to look at consequences of specific choices."
Boston PR Firm's
"Green House" Debunks Myths of Sustainable
Living
Cercone Brown & Co., a Boston PR firm, aims to debunk
green living stereotypes through a new marketing program, the
Green House. Top editors from across the nation will live in a
completely eco-friendly home and participate in activities that
foster an authentic and natural experience with green brands
and products.
(PRWEB) May 1, 2009 --
When it comes to constructing or converting a home for "green
living", the common perception is that it's expensive,
inconvenient, and only for those who can afford the luxury of
being eco-friendly.
However, one Boston PR agency, Cercone Brown & Co., aims
to debunk these green stereotypes through a new program, the
Green House. This May, just outside Burlington, Vt., Cercone
Brown & Co. will immerse a Who's Who of traditional and
interactive press into a completely green-living
environment.
The Green House is entirely eco-friendly, from energy
efficiency and independence to the smallest details in its
furnishings, fabrics and food. However, guests living this
completely sustainable lifestyle will find the experience --
from accommodations to travel to entertainment -- not only
affordable, but unexpectedly comfortable and convenient.
"The purpose of the Green House isn't to try to convert
folks to completely green living, but rather demonstrate that
there are many often ingenious products and approaches that can
make a big difference in the health of the planet and your
finances," said Emily McCavanagh, new business director,
Cercone Brown & Co.
The House is expected to host 20 top consumer, green and
business editors. While there, editors won't just look, they'll
be encouraged to touch, taste and test brands in a living
laboratory of the latest ecologically inspired products.
Activities will include test-driving the new Honda Insight
hybrid, taste-testing Green Mountain Coffee, and jogging in New
Balance's latest Earth-friendly shoes. Editors will also give
back to their home-away-from-home by participating in a
community service garden project to aid local families in
need.
While PR teams from each company are encouraged to attend,
the Green House honors a strict "no pitch" zone, instead
endorsing genuine interactions with editors. This system
ensures that Green House attendees have the best products of
2009/2010 at their disposal; no boundaries, no time
constraints, no distractions.
The Green House: Vermont Living for the 21st Century
The Cercone Brown & Co. Green House is a "net zero" home,
meaning it is intended to produce as much energy as it uses
over the course of the year. Environmental features include
geo-thermal heating, radiant concrete floors, triple pane
windows, super insulated walls and roofs, active PV solar
panels and significant south facing glass, which provides solar
gain and great views down the valley.
Owned by the Vermont Building Resources and the Russell
Family Farm, the Green House is certified by the Vermont Builds
Green (VBS) program. The house is located on a 24-acre farm
parcel with 14 acres set aside for continued farming.
The Green House concept is an outgrowth of Cercone Brown's
successful Summer House/Winter House programs (now in the
fourth year) hosted in Nantucket, Mass. and Park City, Utah,
respectively. Participating companies have included such
leading brands as Subaru, Oakley, Vineyard Vines, Wente
Vineyards, Baskin-Robbins, Zone Perfect, Seventh Generation,
Nordic Track and many more. For information on attending or
exhibiting in any of Cercone Brown & Co's Houses, contact
Noelle Guerin at 617-248-0680 x21 or nguerin @
cerconebrown.com.
About Cercone Brown & Co.
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Cercone Brown & Co. (CBC)
provides branding, advertising, public relations and promotions
services to companies in a range of industries. Founded in
2001, the company has worked with leading brands that include
adidas, GMAC Insurance, Hasbro, Nantucket Nectars, Orvis,
Cognos, Sperry Top-Sider, K2, The Timberland Company, Vibram
and ZOOTS. For more information, visit www.cerconebrown.com.
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