Emmylee at my birthday BBQ
It’s been a quiet week after my bursts of energy around my birthday. Speaking of which, today is Emmylee’s.
*ties knot in finger to remember to phone her*
Give Emms my camera and I get an 8gb SD chip full of selfies…
Anyway, today she’s reached the ripe old age of eight.
BIG news, American waistlines have grown an inch in the last decade.
More news, to fight cancer… roll in the kitty litter.
It appears that the bacteria, Toxoplasma gondii, we get from our feline buddies and is carried by 60% of the population is a cancer hunting/destroying bacteria. What can I say, get closer to your pussy! Cheaper than chemotherapy.
Sad news…
The reason we need Marina da Silva for presidenta! (See last wee’ks CTWW)
The dams are dry, sorry too late
In recent months Brazil has undergone a severe water shortage, particularly in the state of São Paulo. A report in the news this morning is rather disturbing. It appears that deforestation of the Amazon basin has reached a threshhold The vegetation of the Amazon basin let moisture rise and so produce the clouds that moved across the country and fell as rain. Apparently, there is not enough vegetation left to make suffcient moisture to form the necessary clouds. Brazil’s inaction, or insufficient action, has caused their own demise. Had the country been more prudent earlier, we wouldn’t have these drought problems. Another example of man’s inability to husband the planet effectively.
This week it was reported that deforestation in Brazil increased for the first time in the last few years, despite a major illegal logging band being dismantled.
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Now let’s move along.
This week’s CTWW is about CFCs
This week, let’s deal with any ozone-depleting chemicals in our lives. Here are some steps to take:
- Check labels and avoid any solvents, cleaning supplies, foams, etc. which contain CFCs (in addition to the common names mentioned above, they might be found on the label as methane, ethane, Trichlorotrifluoroethane).
- Check storage areas for old aerosol cans, fire extinguishers, or air conditioning units and dispose of them properly (call your hazardous waste disposal department for information on the best way to dispose of them).
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My life is CFC Free.
My refrigerator is only a couple of years old and CFC free.
I don’t have any old stuff like aerosols, fire extinguishers, etc in use that might contain CFCs; and I don’t use air conditioning.
However, I do still have my two old fridges that are bound to have CFCs. I haven’t thrown them out as I use them in the carport for storage cupboards.
“In Brazil, a pilot project was launched to remedy this problem. Working within the framework of the Swiss Climate Protection Initiative, the Swiss foundation SENS International launched a project to recycle old refrigerators and other cooling appliances in a manner compliant with Swiss standards.
It is not enough to merely replace old refrigerators with more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly ones. The old appliances also need to be recycled in a manner that ensures the complete extraction and destruction of CFCs. However, this requires a certain degree of know-how, specific equipment and facilities as well as new legislation. Until fairly recently, these factors were missing.” – Source No date given.
The problem is the recycling plant is in São Paulo, 460km away. I’ll have to look into this further and see if there are any facilities here in Rio.
Another source tells me there is a comprehensive recycling programm for old fridges but doesn’t sy where, have to look further.
Meanwhile, it’s back to bed… 3am writing CTWW, I am seriously in need of therapy.
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