Former Vice President Al Gore is urging Americans to abandon the use of electricity generated by fossil fuels within the next decade and rely solely upon "
environmentally friendly sources of power, or risk losing their national security as well as their creature comforts." Gore recently gave a speech at an energy conference that reiterated the issues of Global Warming and Greenhouse emissions he made in his Oscar-winning documentary
An Inconvenient Truth as well as the potential risks national security faces should we continue using electricity as opposed to natural energy sources. His work to stop Global Warming, the former VP has also won a Nobel Prize.
It's no surprise that Americans all over the national are feeling the effects of prices at the pump. What many didn't expect was the sudden increase in
enrollment in online programs. A recent study shows that more and more college students who live off-campus and commute are moving toward distance learning in order to save money. For some schools, student enrollment has
increased by 50% or 100% compared to even just last year.
Summer heat can be hard to handle, especially with energy bills rising and skyrocketing prices of gas and groceries. There’s no need to worry about blasting the air conditioning this summer with these simple solutions to surviving the sweltering temperatures.
1. Do it the old fashioned way. Your grandparents survived their younger years without air conditioning, so can you! Take a note out of their books and open the windows. Fresh air will circulate through the rooms of your home, bringing in the breezes.
2. Have a cold one: Make a picnic of chilled foods and sit in the shade to enjoy. Line the bottom of a cooler with ice packs and fill the remaining space with sorbet, fruit salad, and cold drinks.
3. No goggles required. Too busy for the beach or pool? Take a cool shower or bath after work – it’s relaxing, saves on hot water and beats having to drive to the ocean or community pool for a dip.
4. Pass the popcorn, please! Go to the movies! With all of the summer movies coming out this month, why not sneak off to a darkened movie theater for a few hours. Grab your MilkDuds and popcorn and kick back in a chilly theater and watch this season’s coolest super heroes tear up the big screen.