True Green Energy Group

The escalating solid waste problem in the Philippines prompts the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) to target in the establishment of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay (the smallest community or governmental division in the country) as its topmost priority in its “must do” list in the Philippines.

This cut-rate, attainable approach to solid waste management is not only eco-friendly but is economical.

The MRF proposal establishes about activities on waste segregation in communities to separate materials that are for dumping, and also those that are reusable and recyclable for marketing or selling.

This categorization strategy or sorting technique has proven to be effective in most communities that have established MRFs for they have maintained a clean environment, plus setting business opportunities for buying and selling recyclable materials, the EMB claimed.

Increase in junk shops is a strong sign of the marketability of waste segregation as well as to promote households to do their share in keeping the environment clean.

EMB tells that it has been persuading communities to make these facilities open, particularly in areas with limited space.  Besides the purpose of sorting, the MRF may add a composting section for decomposing materials.

A contest on a national scale was initiated by EMB a few years ago for barangays with the best eco-waste management to encourage more communities to take part in keeping an environmental and eco-friendly facility.

Environmental protection groups recently initiated a countrywide campaign against the increase of e-waste in the Philippines.

The “e-Wastes Action Now” or “e-Wan” was instigated as part of the observance of June as the environment month in the Philippines.  The project was led by the EcoWaste Coalition, Ban Toxics, and the Foundation for the Philippine Environment.

The drive is anticipating a look into real systems in the reinforcement of more strict rules on e-wastes exportation from highly progressive countries in the Philippines.

Distinguishing whether an electronic gadget is a product or a form of waste remains unclear until now.  The impact of this problem was already noticeable since 2000, said Richard Gutierrez, the Bans Toxic Executive Director Atty.

The production number of computers has risen from 19.4 million in 1965 to 210 million in 2004 while Japan discarded 86,500 million TV sets in 2006, according to US data.

Base on these data Gutierrez pointed out how without a doubt digital gadgets turn into outdated stuff.  Japan and Korea are among the progressive nations who export surplus electronics in the Philippines as second-hand goods, said Gutierrez.

He announced and confirmed that these e-wastes are surplus items and would be into major local dump sites like the Smokey Mountain, Pier 18 of Manila, and Dreamland in Rosario, Cavite.

Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment is one of the network’s goal that forbids hazardous wastes exportation from highly developed to developing countries, Gutierrez quipped.

Certainly toxic wastes have an effect on these locales, Gutierrez stated.  While made ready with the know-how as to what toxic substances a certain e-waste contain, Gutierrez said dump site garbage pickers lack the knowledge and are not aware of its effect on their health in the long run.

Nagkakaisang Mananambakan ng Pier 18 Vice-President, Rosenda Solemon, spoke out her concern that her fellow waste pickers would need external support to be conscious of these health risks.

The group’s advocacy about illegal e-waste trade also revolves around illegal e-waste prevailing among electronic product manufacturers and re-sellers in the vicinity.

“They are aware that this is an international crime.  If they would like to buy and sell these products, they should do so legally, get the necessary permits and authorization, and begin to treat these things seriously,” Gutierrez said.

He said the association is taking a look at partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and waste treatment facilities to teach proper waste collection methods and techniques on waste management to waste pickers.

Gone were the days when people live in Cogon or Nipa huts.  When you see indigenous materials like cogon (or kugon in Tagalog, tall coarse grass used for thatching to cover roofs and grain stacks), the very useful leaves of the coconut, bamboo stems that are mainly used as building materials, poles, and furniture, palm leaves that are used in making fans, thatch, hats and mats, etc. the green and golden rice stalks and hays, all these remind us of the traditional way people lived before.  Small-scale business or industries that feature local produce such as fruits and vegetables, basket making, woven bags and clothes will help the local green industry expand.

Adopting an eco-friendly small business doesn’t sound exciting for some.  But it certainly will give rise to enterprises that engage in businesses that are environmentally conscious and aware of its responsibility for the imminent future of the next generation.

Giving up our modern lifestyle is difficult what with the technological advancements and progress we have achieved in just half of a century.  Surrendering our worldly standard of living now just so we could save our Mother Earth would seem an irreversible option and feat to help and improve its declining state.  It is quite noticeable in our changing weather these days what global warming will be like in the future.  Thus, it is best that in our own small acts we extend our resources such as our precious time, skills and talents, and treasure in how we can reach out to aid in the healing of the world.  Here, treasure can mean not only our monetary capital but also whatever we already have that can be of use to anyone, a group or a community.

It may not be all too late.  We’re all guilty as everyone, but it’s about time we think of methods and approaches in protecting the environment and conserving our natural resources.

Let’s prevent our tendency to dispose everything.  Green small scale industries can be one of the answers.  Recycling and change must start within us.

We not only deserve a greener future and planet, we need it.

Green Technology can sure the planet

Technological breakthroughs have been rampant and many modern types of machinery have been produced to benefit humankind. From scientific to medical and leisure, modern technologies have been used to make us live better and have a better life. The sad part of all the modern technological advancements that make our lives better the world is suffering due to the abundance of scraps, toxic wastes and left over’s that are being dumped to our lands and water sources.

Various groups of governments in every county in the world have been seeking for a quick and adequate solution to the problem of proper waste disposal. Waste management has never been easy for the only possible waste management solutions countries have are recycling and sanitary landfills. These methods are crowding our lands and polluting our air and water sources and in due time the land that is supposed to be used by people has been converted to landfills.

Green technology like the biosphere machinery is capable of reducing waste products by the tons while converting it to a seemingly perpetual source of electricity. Not only does it make our lands clean but it also manages to release us from the bonds of oil which seems to give more harm to the environment than benefits.

Even children care - How about you?

Mother earth has given us her children the nourishment that our mother gave us since we were children. Mother earth has given us the opportunity to become the best we could be, in the landscapes of her bidding. It is up to us whether we would relish the opportunity or take it for granted. The sad thing is after being given all that we need we have taken the earth for granted. The world is becoming a sad story wherein everything is filled with filth and decay.

We should take part in taking care of the planet who took us like her own children. There are now innovations that can transform the filth of waste that is covering most of our lands into alternative energy sources that way we will no longer be dependent upon polluting electric factories.

As a resident of this planet we should do our part in promoting ways to help save our planet. There are innovations and products that can help save our future and the future generations as well. We all dream of having a peaceful yet healthy environment but if we don’t act now there will be no green environment in any place on earth.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - It's what the world needs

Many people are wondering what it takes to reduce the effects of global warming. The environmental disasters that are occurring each and every day are mainly because of the growing levels of global warming that it affects whether condition worse and worse by each passing year.

Pollution has been a big contributor to global warming, the dangers of water, air and land pollution due to waste grows more and more each passing day. Governments of many countries all around the world are devising of ways to finally seek a possible solution to reduce waste pollution and its disastrous effects. If you care for mother earth you should join the crusade in promoting an awareness that if we will not care for our planet the disasters that are occurring will just become worse and worse with each passing day and year.

There are green companies that envision a clean and green world. Many government firms and institutions are starting to see that there is actually a device that can help reduce the amount of wastes that are being dumped in our landfills. This device is called the biosphere machine. The biosphere machine actually has the power to convert garbage into something that is very useful; this output is called SYNGAS or synthetic gas. Synthetic gas when combined in an air turbine can become electricity that can power key cities or municipalities around the region.

This green energy source is potentially a limitless source of power for tons and tons of waste products are being produced each passing day. This is the opportunity that we have all been waiting for, to be able to reduce the amount of garbage in our environment and find an effective solution to the electrical crisis that is happening due to shortage in petroleum fuel. If you care for mother earth then join in the crusade for green clean energy. We can recycle what we consider futile. We can turn waste to green energy.

Extensive aerial photos of the landfill site in San Fernando, Pampanga were taken around the 17th of May, 2011.

Through the initiation and labor of True Green Energy Group and Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation, the utility poles installation around the San Fernando Landfill Site has been ongoing around May 26, 2011.

They had begun the construction of the biosphere facility project on the last quarter of the year 2010.  The said biosphere facility will serve as a recycling center of the Pampanga province and many residents will benefit from the reduction of waste then transforming it to green energy.  The facility that will be operating by a biosphere machine with the utilization of a material recycling facility through the innovation of biosphere technology replaces burning fossil fuel with about 172 tons of municipal solid waste per day.  Hopefully, this green technology initiative breaks new ground in resolving one of the world’s biggest trouble which is waste at the same time as drawing the technology closer to its targets of reducing carbon emissions and making a highly technical waste management doable and decidedly attainable.

Estimates of building a biosphere facility and its end by-products prices suggest the US $19,700 million (value of a 6 -9 MW per hour Biosphere Plant and 1 MRF system) facility will pay for itself in ten years once operation kicks off.  The biosphere facility will burn tons of waste, biodegradable and non-biodegradable.  A great environmental project such as this will obtain its by-products from sustainable technological operations which require a facility area of 15,000 square meters. Gas turbines powers this revolutionary biosphere technology that will produce heat, pozzolanic ash, carbon black, potable water, high alloy steel wire and generate green energy or electricity.  They will substitute the million gallons of oil used by traditional electric power plants.

Addressing this endeavor of cutting carbon emissions while tackling waste management rouses interests and an urgency of action from the government and its municipalities and corporations eventually must go green such as what TGEG and SBSC has established.  What can we do to address these concerns?  How are we part of this large green planet?  These same pressing questions perpetuated Ronald Shane Flynn, TGEG – SBSC’s founder to lead companies in becoming conscious about their share on carbon footprint.

TGEG – SBSC green move to a complete source of renewable energy, in 2009, helped established a market for green energy in the Philippines which is timely to its Department of Energy’s (DOE) finalization on a national guideline for renewable energy last month.

Waste - Perfect source of alternative energy

In the dawn of the 21^st century humankind has found possible solutions to every possible need they may have. From technological advancements in the medical field and practical equipments to provide quick solutions at work or at home, everything else seems to be easily solved in this time and age. There is a problem though which is a more of a crisis that could possible lead to more destruction if left unattended. Waste or garbage has hugely contributed to the destruction of our natural habitat.

Green fields have been turned to landfill sites that greatly destroyed the ecosystem of most countries in the entire world. People started to recycle garbage but it isn’t enough to lessen the wastes in our world. The good thing about this is today, a technology has been discovered that it can convert waste or garbage to a more productive form which is electricity.

With the use of biosphere technology, waste has become a 21^st century goldmine. Biosphere technology has the ability to convert electricity to a more favourable output which is syngas or synthetic gas. Synthetic gas will then pass thru wind turbines that will then convert it to electricity. Electricity that has come from a clean renewable energy source with limitless amounts for each day tons and tons of garbage are being produced by cities and municipalities.

Not only does it help clean up and heal the environment, but it can actually stop as from depending from petroleum oil factories and nuclear plants that produce electricity. Imagine limitless amounts of energy from an energy source that cleans and nourishes the environment back. In the next century the next generation can finally see an environment that is clean and healthy due to the biosphere technology that not only became our number one source of green energy but cleaned up our planet as well.

An all-time high record of carbon dioxide emission from energy use was reported last year, obscuring the possibility of lessening global warming to two degrees Celsius, stated International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday.

Serious climate blows, including flooding, typhoons, rising sea levels, destruction of endangered species are the most probable results of breaking the 2.0 degree Celsius or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit boundary, as scientists have cautioned.

“Energy-related carbon emissions of 2010 were the highest in 2010,” declared by Paris-based IEA on its site.

After a drop in 2009 brought about by the financial crisis in the world, release of carbon dioxide scaled to a record of 30.6 gigaton, an increase of 5 percent from the former record in 2008, the agency announced.

Additionally, eighty percent of estimated greenhouse gas emissions (Ghg emissions) from various energy source in 2020 is “locked in,” as it would come from energy power plants while they are operational or in creation or assembly stage.

“This important increase in CO2 emissions and the locking in of future emissions due to infrastructure investments represent a serious setback to our hopes of limiting the global rise in temperature to no more than 2.0 C (3.6 F),” mentioned Faith Birol, IEA chief economist.

It has been agreed during UN climate change conferences that the average global temperatures to be maintained is not more than 2.0 (3.6 F)

To attain this purpose, lasting focus on greenhouse gases have to hit its zenith at about 450 parts per million of carbon dioxide equivalent, hardly five percent more than in 2000, scientists articulate.

IEA has determined that this target will lose their footing when global energy-related emissions will exceed thirty-two Gt in 2020.

The increase in emissions for the following decade must be less than the leap between 2009 to 2010, the agency warned.

Birol said that their latest estimation is one more wake-up call.

The world has been utterly near to the level of emission that should only be reached awaiting 2020 for the 2.0 or 3.6 F target is to be realized.

Top climate official from UN said the numbers emphasized the stress for political act.

Christiana Figueres, an executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) accentuated that the assessment from IEA is “a stark warning to governments to provide strong new progress this year towards global solutions to climate change.”

On Monday then, UN climate talks will be continued in Bonn, stays gridlocked on how to accomplish the 2.0 Celsius or 3.6 Fahrenheit target.

Still, the Kyoto Protocol whose initial series of undertaking reduction on carbon emissions from rich countries finally finishes by 2012, possibly is at risk as important nations say they will not support renewal.

The statistics and facts mean that the world is far off from attaining the goal of putting a stop to a temperature increase of more than two degrees Celsius, European Union’s climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard had said in a report, summoning other nations to set binding targets and EU emission trading schemes.

Developing countries verbalize emission standards will impede their progress and claim that only wealthy nations can have the funds for green technology which can improve quality of life and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

IEA’s approximation of forty percent of global emissions in 2010 came from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) club of highly developed countries.

But these only composed a quarter of the yearly emissions growth.  The remainder came from the fast – rising countries of China and India today.

Per unit of population or per person (on a per-capita basis), countries forming OECD produces 10 tons, in contrast with China who gives off 5.8 tons, a big burner of coal, and 1.5 tons from India.

Waste - 21st Century Goldmine

Next to fire, the discovery of electricity is probably one of the most celebrated occurrences in terms of innovation. Innovation and technological advancements are almost certainly not feasible if not for electricity generation. In all areas of the economy, this element is widely used making it one of the most essential facets in the world’s growth.

Having said all of the importance we can get from electricity, we cannot deny the fact that energy generation is expensive if not one of the most costly in terms of production. As we all know, oil is the foremost element in electricity production which makes its value boosts, making it hard for consumers to afford.

For that reason alone, alternative energy sources are being discussed and researched throughout the years. There comes solar power, wind, tidal and even biomass as other sources of energy that are more environmental – friendly and are cheaper. Electricity as a necessity should be more accessible, it should be infinite, and it should come from a perpetual source. Today that we are in dire need of green energy sources, ideal sources of alternative energy should really be taken into consideration.

Waste is considered as the most futile thing in this world, but for some why do they consider it as a 21^st century gold mine?

Waste is not just a landfill residence; it is actually a perpetual source of green energy. With the utilization of the technology called biosphere, waste is the perfect alternative green energy source. Using the gasification process, it diminishes waste into a cost – effective manner which promises a zero -destruction pledge to the environment.

Waste is everywhere; it will reside on earth as long as human civilisation subsists. It is a perfect source of infinite energy. And through biosphere technology, it will aid both green energy and environmental concerns.

TGEG is one of the companies that utilize waste to green energy. Watch how your waste can be turned into >> Green Energy using the revolutionary Biosphere Technology.