Environment Portal

Today, with the scare, whether real or political, regarding global warming, I think most of us know deep down that throwing litter out the car window, driving a gas guzzler, air pollution, water pollution, light pollution, and others are not in our best interests as a society, which includes the world at large. We’ve all heard of acid rain killing many of the trees in Germany’s Black Forest, air pollution from Los Angeles obscuring the view at Grand Canyon and Yosemite, the huge hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, and plants and animals going extinct on a daily basis.

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Climate of New York is pretty moderate and generally summers of New York have a humid continental climate. New York City has a humid subtropical climate. Weather in New York is heavily influenced by two continental air masses: a warm, humid one from the southwest and a cold, dry one from the northwest. A cool, humid airflow from the North Atlantic also has an effect on weather in the state. Many continental frontal boundaries move across New York, with storm systems moving north along the coast, often affecting the southern areas of the state. In places like Huntington on Long Island, the climate is warmer than places up north, like Ticonderoga, where both the latitude and altitude are higher. In Huntington, the average high July temperature is 28 °C, while in Ticonderoga, the average high in July is 27 °C, which are very close but in the summer the ocean will have a cooling effect on the air.

The average high January temperatures however are much farther apart. The winters are long and cold in the Plateau Divisions of the state. In the majority of winter seasons, a temperature of ?25 °C or lower can be expected in the northern highlands (Northern Plateau) and ?15 °C or colder in the southwestern and east-central highlands (Southern Plateau). The Adirondack region records from 35 to 45 days with below zero temperatures, in normal to severe winters. Much of Upstate New York, particularly Western and Central New York, are typically affected by lake-effect snows. This usually results in high yearly snowfall totals in these regions. Winters are also long and cold in both Western and Central New York, though not as cold as the Adirondack region.

Roofs just can’t match the cool shade trees provide. Eating fruits, instead of taking capsules, is a much more enjoyable way to get your daily dosage of vitamins. Riding waves on the beach is way more thrilling than swimming in the pool. Humans may be ingenious beings, but man-made things just simply can’t live up to what nature can give. Unfortunately, this same ingenuity has self-appointed man to take over nature.

Environmentalist Murray Bookchin stated that the “idea that humans must dominate nature is common in hierarchical societies”. Man, unfortunately, has treated nature as a mere commodity. Continuous exploitation has reduced the planet as a mere resource. This perception has gone far too long, and nature is striking back hard. Super typhoons, massive floods, strong earthquakes, and heat waves – these are just some of the natural calamities experienced globally for the past couple of years which have claimed lives by the millions.

What humans need to understand and remember is that man is nature. Nature is composed of fundamental elements, and so is man. At death, the human body decomposes, returning it to its basic and original elements. The human body is reduced to dirt, infusing with the earth.

One might think that given the current state of the planet, recovery is far from happening. It might be true, in some levels, but optimism can bear its fruits. Sustainability is now being integrated in capitalism. However, whatever the governing bodies and merchants do, if the change in perspective doesn’t happen at an individual level, then nature exploitation will not cease. A change of thought can bring positive changes in nature’s state. Each person needs to begin seeing nature as his equal, instead of just a means to enhance his way of living. Forming a healthy relationship with nature may sound creepy or odd, but doing so would help in the planet’s quick recovery and eventual preservation for the future generations.

Consumer Energy Tax Incentives What the Economic Stabilization Bill Means to You The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343) included, extended and/or amended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT).

The bill also included tax incentives for businesses, utilities, and government. For a complete summary of the tax incentives included in the bill, read the summary of Energy Tax Incentives in The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. About Tax Credits A tax credit is generally more valuable than an equivalent tax deduction because a tax credit reduces tax dollar-for-dollar, while a deduction only removes a percentage of the tax that is owed. Consumers can itemize purchases on their federal income tax form, which will lower the total amount of tax they owe the government.

Fuel-efficient vehicles and energy-efficient appliances and products provide many benefits such as better gas mileage – meaning lower gasoline costs, fewer emissions, lower energy bills, increased indoor comfort, and reduced air pollution. In addition to federal tax incentives, some consumers will also be eligible for utility or state rebates, as well as state tax incentives for energy-efficient homes, vehicles and equipment.

Each state’s energy office web site may have more information on specific state tax information. Below is a summary of many of the tax credits available to consumers. Please see the ENERGY STAR®’s Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency for complete details.

Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Tax Credits Consumers who purchase and install specific products, such as energy-efficient windows, insulation, doors, roofs, and heating and cooling equipment in the home can receive a tax credit of up to $500 for improvements “placed in service” starting January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

Uttlesford District Carbon Emissions Uttlesford is a local government area in Essex, UK and has its headquarters in Saffron Walden. The area was created on April 1, 1974 by the combining of the borough of Saffron Walden, Dunmow Rural District and Saffron Walden Rural District. Uttlesford was voted as the best location to live in England, in a survey by the Sunday Times newspaper in 2001. A number of factors, including housing costs, quality of education, and low crime contributed to the overall result, recently it has been found to be the healthiest area to live in the UK, due to the comparatively low level of obesity cases in the district. Stansted Airport, is its main employer. The Environment In 2006, a British Gas report concluded that the area had the most carbon emissions in the country with 8,092kg per household.

The council has responded to this bydeveloping a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions in the district. Local Taxi Firm Cab4One are just one of the companies in and around Stansted Airport who are tackling the carbon emissions, their Taxis are made to carry just one person, as the majority of Stansted Airport Taxis only carry one passenger, by choosing a cab4one, carbon emissions are lowered by not using a Dirty Great Taxi designed for 4-10 people when it isn’t necessary. A selection of the villages and towns in Uttlesford are arkesden, bannister green, barnston, berden, birchanger, broxted, chrishall , clavering, Debden, elsenham, farnham , felsted , great canfield, great chesterford, great Dunmow, great hallingbury, hadstock, hatfield broad oak, hatfield heath, hempstead , high easter, high roding, langley upper green, leaden roding, lindsell, little bardfield, littlebury green, little Dunmow, little Easton, Newport, saffron walden, sewads end, stansted airport, stansted mountfitchett, stebbing, takeley, thaxted , wicken bonhunt, widdington. These country villages require and rely on transport links to the major local towns including Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow, Chelmsford, Braintree, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. One of the easiest ways is to use a Stansted Airport Taxi, and as most Stansted Airport Taxis are 4-8 seater cars carbon emissions are higher than the average vehicle. So by employing a firm like cab4one minicabs in Stansted Airport helps keep emissions down.