The talk went relatively well; the kids all listened, and some of them laughed!

I did this talk with Isaac, who will also be helping with the talk in Garden International School on Friday.

Thanks Isaac!

To view the presentation, visit: http://www.kidsforearthasia.com/?p=8

Newspaper, Black & White paper (A4), Magazines, Carton Boxes, Mix Papers/Books, Aluminium Cans,  Mixed Plastic, Steel Cans/Metal, Glass Bottles, Bevarage Cartons.

Alam Flora will buy sorted, recyclable products from you. We don’t want our planet to end up looking like a giant landfill, because right now, it’s shooting in that direction.

Ineris (an institute which studies the air quality) confirms that the gas is dangerous to the health in certain concentrations. The gas in question, hydrogen sulfur, is (eek!) deadly if you are exposed to it for several minutes.

On the post I did about this before, I described a horse getting killed by the algae. What I didn’t know was that the rider on the horse also lost consciousness. And in 1989, a jogger was found dead at the same place.

So the algae that has grown because of the nitrates we have seeped into the sea has proven to be deadly to us.

Wonderful.

I’m not too sure what will happen to all the ‘algae picking up’ competitions that I noticed when I was in Brittany.

Another point to take into account is that people may not take it seriously enough because many beaches in Brittany are in large bays, so the algae doesn’t reach the beaches.

Hopefully, with the encouragement of the government, Brittany will take action to end this invasion of the algae.

P.S: If you can read French, and would like a more detailed report of the algae, visit http://www.france-info.com/spip.php?article332215

There are plenty of stuff to do, and if you want to get involved in Kids for Earth, e-mail me at gabrieltseng@kidsforearthasia.com.

Hope to see you there.

Chris Anthony showed Steve Fambro a boat, but the Aptera (meaning ‘wingless’ in Greek) looks alot more like a plane. It was designed to cut through the air instead of push it, and, more importantly, it is an electric (or hybrid, depending on the model) car.

Many people may argue that in fact, electric cars only move the pollution away; the factories creating the electricity are still creating the pollution. However, electric cars use 80% of the power to move; oil cars lose 80% of the power to heat and sound. So overall, the electric car wins over. (Especially if you look at the money saved)

The Aptera’s top speed is 137 km per hour, which is quick for an electric car. It’s range is 160 km per charge, which is well more than a city commuter needs in a day.

At US$ 20,000, this is a reasonably well priced car, compared to other electric cars on the market. (eg. Tesla Roadster, which sells for US$101,500)

However, the Aptera’s resevation list has suposedly hit the 4 thousands, so you’ll have to wait long if you reserve now.

Aptera promise the first cars to arrive ‘4rth quarter of 2009′.

Kids save apes is an initiative started by Haley Stern. It concentrates on raising awareness about the dangers we pose to apes, and how we should react to them.

One of the main threats to apes is deforestation for palm oil plantations. To reduce the palm oil used, KSA has contacted airlines to encourage them to reduce the palm oil they use in their foods. The reason KSA chose airlines over other food companies is because airlines will have an easier job not using palm oil.

This initiative is great; though it is focused on apes, reducing the number of palm oil plantations will in fact save a large number of animals and plants.

I will try an contact KSA. Who knows, we could do a joint project? But that will be for later, unless there is a plastic related problem to palm oil plantations as well?

Enlighten me.