SoGoGreen defines green living as:
 Green living through saving energy, thus reducing our carbon footprint.
Green living through using organic products to reduce chemical proliferation.
Green living through conserving the precious resource of water.
Green living through the use of RRR (rapid renewable resources)
Some of our products are recognized as being environmentally friendly already, and some are innovative and new to the market. As we continue helping with your commitment to a green lifestyle, we will continue to look for new products that benefit the earth. In addition to personally using green products, consider green gifts. If everyone does something to help the environment, we can make a difference. Please share your green living experience with us, and, if selected, we will publish your story.
Decken Glacier, Mt. Kilimanjaro
As is the case with all glaciers, this one is showing the impacts of climate change. According to National Geographic magazine, deforestation also plays a part, reducing moisture in the air, therefore the cloud cover. The higher temperatures increase the number of forest fires, creating a devastating cycle.
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A Mobile Unit for Disaster Preparedness
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, World Water & Solar Technologies Corporation created the prototype of the Mobile MaxPure™ product to provide clean water and electricity for thousands of people affected by the disaster. For an eight month period of need, the original mobile MaxPure™ unit successfully served the community of Waveland, Mississippi, producing approximately 350,000 gallons of clean, potable water and 2500 kilowatt hours of solar electricity used for emergency power.
The Mobile MaxPure™ unit’s unique ability to perform as a reliable, self-sustaining power generation unit with water purification, pumping and communications capabilities makes it an extremely versatile package. The rugged and compact frame is designed to be deployed by land or air and the unit is capable of stand-alone operation for months at a time powered only by the sun.
Typical remote applications include the following:
* HazMat and groundwater remediation sites
* Remote telecommunications and lighting operations
* Water & power for wilderness camps and other sensitive ecosystem areas
*Sustainable power & water for off-grid public events
Life Saving Technology for Developing Countries
Safe, abundant drinking water is a cornerstone for human health and progress. Unfortunately, in much of the world, people are still struggling to obtain this basic resource. Poor public sanitation and water-borne diseases limit life-expectancy and productivity around the globe. Mobile MaxPure™ offers a dramatic technical solution for areas with unsafe water supplies. Clean water can be manufactured on-site even in very remote areas. No boiling or chlorination is needed after dirty water is treated by the Mobile MaxPure™.
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About JUCCCE (Joint U.S. – China Cooperation on Clean Energy:Our rapidly changing environment calls for a dramatic change in the way we use and produce energy.
JUCCCE is a non-profit organization focused on bringing help to the area of greatest concern - and greatest opportunity for impact - China. Vice Minister of Construction Qiu BaoXing says, “We are at war with energy and China is our common battlefront.” Our initiatives are aimed at helping China accelerate 30 years of world experience and development into 10 years. JUCCCE advisors makeup a network of multi-disciplinaryed leaders in energy efficiency and clean energy supply within China and the US.
The JUCCCE approach is strategic yet tactical. Our advisors have identified a roadmap of programs that will deliver near-term results with greatest impact, including green buildings, an efficient industrial sector, smart transportation, cleaner coal and renewable energy. Our programs focus on accelerating information flow within a rapidly changing market, creating models for more energy efficient physical systems, and expanding opportunities for commercialization, technology transfer, sales and implementation of products locally.
Hot, Flat and Crowded
If you haven't read Thomas Friedman's book with this title, you might want to check it out. It is one of the best researched books I have read. Evidence from all over the world surely tells us that we are facing a crisis of too many people, using too much polluting energy, as the earth heats up.
Don't read this if you want a "feel-good" book. Although there are some great case studies of people and companies doing amazing things, we are a long way from solving the problems facing the world today. We need to be better stewards of the planet, including taking care of the rain forests and endangered animals. New energy alternatives need to be developed to eliminate carbon and take power away from the "petro-dictators", who are quickly becoming a security threat to our country. We can't single-threat the solutions - they need to all be tackled in a worldwide inititative.
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