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China resorts to blackouts in pursuit of energy efficiency

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With end of current five-year plan looming, many regions are desperately pulling the plug to meet usage targets

Anping County, in Hebei Province, cut electricity to homes, factories and public buildings for 22 hours every three days in a radical move that has highlighted both the serious last-minute effort that China is making to achieve environmental goals and the immense long-term difficulty of shifting away from a dirty, wasteful model of economic growth.

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Space scientists warn of possible disaster in three years’ time, 2012 Solar Storm.

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According to The Electric New Paper:

A GRIM prediction of a world teetering on the edge of apocalypse has come, not from the lips of soothsayers or lunatics, but from space scientists. In a report funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) and issued by the US National Academy of Sciences earlier this year, space scientists warned of a massive solar storm wreaking havoc on Earth in 2012.

A solar storm – essentially plasma balls spewing from the surface of the sun – can distort the Earth’s magnetic field. A particularly big one can destroy the tens of thousands of expensive and hard-to-build transformers in power grids worldwide. This will plunge major cities like Singapore into blackouts, which are expected to last months, or even years, as new transformers are painstakingly manufactured.

Meanwhile, with no power, modern life grinds to a standstill. In the first moments of this catastrophe, trains will collide and planes will crash, as their communications systems fail. Satellites will crash back to Earth like meteors. Hospitals, with their life-sustaining support systems, will see some of the most urgent needs at first.

But eventually, millions may die from hunger and thirst. With no power, food cannot be processed or delivered. Water cannot be pumped from reservoirs into homes. Back-up generators will help, but only for a few days before their fuel runs out.

As sewage systems fail, diseases will break out. Horses will replace cars, the financial system will collapse and, in a silver lining of sorts, there will certainly be no more e-mails for you to clear.

- Read the full article at The Electric New Paper:

Yes, this is related to the solar storms that is currently causing some “warming” in many planets recently but predicted to peak in solar activities in 2012 as “planet x” passes.

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Knowing

What we can do is to find underground caves in desperate search for safety to be away from the burning sun just like the ending of the latest blockbuster movie “Knowing” or the best case scenario is global blackout for a few months pushing millions of people into 3rd world country in a concrete city like Singapore.

Those who cannot find food & water will simply perish easily in this kind of apocalyptic future with massive & immediate job losses (who will work without electricity?) and total chaos will erupt.

My hope is Singapore will band together and “prepare” for any contingencies by being as self sustainable as possible and buy ALL kinds of renewable energies available that is suitable for Singapore.

The government should not hinder the work of invention with patent laws & the inventions should not be profit driven but survival driven…this is a global disaster not just Singapore alone….and everyone have their parts to play…

Do you want to be the victim or the provider? You decide.

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35 Cool Activities You can do During Earth Hour 28 March 2009 8.30pm to 9.30pm

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Since I had joined Earth Hour for this coming Saturday 8.30pm to 9.30pm to voluntary switching off all the lights…(and everything else …if you dare) during this ONE hour.

I do ask around what people will do during this Earth Hour self controlled blackout…and the result is the list below.

  1. Send A Twitter Message “Commencing Earth Hour Blackout 3…2…1…” to all Twitter linked applications.
  2. Join the Earth Hour Concert In the Dark 7pm to 10pm if you are in Singapore.
  3. Gather around with friends indoor at the most windy spot to tell Ghost Stories!
  4. Light all the scented candles, then let loose!
  5. Open All Windows & Doors (not the grills) and let the wind pass through the whole house
  6. 1 Hours before Earth Hour, SMS or Email Everyone to remind them of the countdown.
  7. BUY NOW Glow in the dark T-Shirt and wear during the Earth Hour…(Remember to shine light on it first)
  8. Battery Powered Aquarium Bubble Generator to avoid dead fish.
  9. Go out of your house and get to know your neighbors.
  10. Candle Light Dinner with Love ones
  11. Scented Bed Sex for ONE FULL HOUR in total darkness.
  12. Soak in bubble bathtub with facial mask on, with a candle.
  13. Sleep!
  14. Set a verbal discussion about the future with your friends, family or love ones.
  15. Dance Naked in Darkness
  16. Use manual hand held fans & Torches to do your homework (sucks).
  17. Use hand cranked radio for music
  18. Solar Charged LED lights for moving around the house
  19. Listen to Neighbors talking if nearby
  20. Go around the area with Earth Hour pamphlet (few hours before it happen)
  21. Go Sell Earth Hour T-Shirt, Hand Crank Torch/Radio, Candles, Shopping List.
  22. Get enough bottle plain water or mineral water for the whole family.
  23. Drinking session in the dark!!
  24. Set up a small tent inside the house and pretend to be in the wilderness.
  25. Go camping in the wilderness.
  26. Teach your kids during this hour why Earth is changing climate & the fossil fuel problems that will cause to their future (Research more)
  27. Pray to God for 1 full hour with your cell group
  28. Sing a song without the music.
  29. Play with your iPhone/iPod/PSP/netbook until the battery goes flat (and find ideas how to charge it without electricity from the grid)
  30. Yoga in darkness
  31. Exercise in nude?
  32. Meditate in the dark
  33. Visit places that had pledged to switch of all their lights for Earth Hour (don’t bring valuables).
  34. Gather all available friends with candles inside lanterns to go round the neighborhoods in Earth Hour T-Shirts.
  35. Go to the sea side and listen to the waves in darkness!

Do email me or comment below for what WILL YOU DO during Earth Hour to contribute to the awareness of saving mother Earth (actually our own asses from self destruction!).

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Winds knock out power to thousands on East Coast

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According to Yahoo!News:

Wild winds with gusts topping 65 mph blew from the Great Lakes to the East Coast on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, disrupting travel and killing at least five people.

Utilities such as Jersey Central Power & Light in New Jersey reported downed power lines from wind-snapped trees. About 250,000 customers remained without power Thursday in Pennsylvania, and 140,000 more in Ohio. There were also about 109,000 outages in West Virginia, 14,900 in Michigan and nearly 14,000 in New Jersey.

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- What is worst then a blackout?

A total blackout concurrently to suffer a direct hit by tornado touch down, it will definitely be their nightmare forever for anyone who had experienced it.

This extreme weather phenomenal seems to be happening concurrently with multiple other extreme weather else where in the world.

Malaysia suffered floods, Australia suffered deadly bush fire that killed 181 people , England having possible extreme cold weather, Europe is facing similar snow storms and France encounted a serious storm that caused massive blackout affecting 600,000 homes.

So it seems that extreme weather is gaining momentum this Feburary 2009 and there are possiblity of many more to come, the 10 million dollar question is …are you well prepared?

Do you know the following?

  1. How to cope with wild bushfire around your house?
  2. How to prevent your house windows from smashing when major storms arrives?
  3. How to use the generator when there are no electricity for a period of time?
  4. How to find food for your family?
  5. How to rebuild your life after a natural disaster?
  6. How to protect yourself during wild looting scene?

There are several books on survival such as “SAS Survival Guide” and many others but one thing for certain is not to default on your non-investment linked insurance such as fire insurance, personal accident, whole life and hospitalization policies.

Be strong and be calm when disaster strikes, think of possible solutions and execute them as soon as possible and don’t delay on key decisions such as getting out of harms way.

There are nothing more important thant you and your family member’s life so take note not to risk them for a rolex, dimond ring or the money in the safe.

Read as much as possible on how accidents & disaster may happen and analyse the situation clearly and make your decisions quickly on your next moves during a disaster.

If you are not encountering a disaster now, prepare for the worst now.

  1. Prepare your bug out bag with all the neccessities including your important documents such as passports, Identification cards and survival items.
  2. Plan your escape routes before it happens to avoid getting caught in a human jams or traffic jams.
  3. Plan for disasters such as wild fire, massive blackout, deadly snow, hurricane and other disasters such as riots, looting, lawlessness and also energy crisis.
  4. Identify or build your safe zones that can protect you and your love ones from harm.
  5. Think critically on the things that keep you alive such as oxygen (in enclosed space), food, water, electricity, health and mental health.

There are many other options available but it’s up to you to decide what to prepare now.

Lastly, may you will never encounter any disasters any time soon so that you can continue living happily without fears of what will happen tomorrow.

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