11th Hour Action blogs

New Idea for Hybrid cars

CountryKatie926 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:54 -0600

Hello Everyone!

I am proud to say that I am the owner of a hybrid car! Yup me and my Prius sure do go places. Anyway while i was driving in my car the other day I noticed a very serious design flaw that the olks at Toyota seemed to have over looked. I believe I have an idea to modify the current engine design which would eliminate.. thats right I said ELIMINATE... the cars need for oil that does not require the driver to recharge the battery by plugging in the car! If there is anyone out there who is in the auto business who would like to hear my idea, just drop me an email. I look forward to hearing from anyone.

Sincerely Katie Walczak

Greening my home

CountryKatie926 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:08:41 -0600

Dear Fellow Green Thinkers,

I desperately need information on a very specific topic that has been tossing around inside my head for the past couple of weeks. In the film The 11th Hour there was a section which depicted a green home. The house relied on three different forms of renewable energy to power the appliances and cover utility needs but the one that stood out for me was the solar panels. If anyone reading this blog knows anything about how to get solar panels for my home or knows someone I can talk to about getting them or how much they cost please email me!

Sincerely Katie Walczak

Leonardo DiCaprio's No Plastic Bags Pledge Up To More Than 5000 Signatures!

11thhouraction — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:07:20 -0600

Our planet is choking on plastic and plastic bags are a huge part of the problem. Shoppers worldwide are using 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags per year. This translates to about a million bags every minute across the globe, or 150 bags a year for every person on earth. You can make a difference by pledging to be plastic bag free.

Visit Leonardo DiCaprio's Eco-Site www.leonardodicaprio.org/pledge and sign the pledge to stop using plastic bags!

Once you get in the habit of using reusable shopping bags you will wonder why you didn't make the switch sooner!

Elf yourself

sweetbomb — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:45:26 -0600

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San Fransciso company MY FARM brings the farmer's market to your own backyard!

11thhouraction — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:09:49 -0600

11th Hour Action recently became aware of a great company in the San Fransisco area that is working directly with homeowners to install and maintain beautiful, plentiful organic food gardens in their own backyards! MY FARM helps people transform their unproductive grass lawns (which require tons of water, fertilizer and maintenance) into sustainable mini farms. It is well known that eating organic, locally produced food is not only important for individual health but also for the health of the planet. What could be more local than eating organic fruits, vegetables and herbs harvested on your own property?

MY FARM's mission is to use the existing land in the urban landscape to create a decentralized urban farm system that will be more sustainable and secure than our existing food system that relies too heavily on fossil fuels for fertilizers, pesticides, harvesting and transportation.

For an intial fee of between $800 - $1200 the skilled members of the MY FARM team will install a garden in your yard and plant it with your favorite fruits and veggies! For a weekly maintenance fee (determined by the size of the garden) they will do all the weeding, watering, havesting and dirty work, leaving you with a basket of fresh produce on your doorstep each week. Don't have a yard of your own? No problem! You can join MY FARM's CSA program (community supported agriculture) and enjoy the benefits of your neighbor's gardens. Members of the CSA pay a membership fee which allows them to receive a share of the produce each week.

11th Hour Action commends MY FARM for the action they are taking to support organic, local agriculture, while providing a service that allows others in their community to take important steps towards a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle!

If you want to find out more about MY FARM check out: www.myfarmsf.com