For The Preservation And Conservation Of Our World – Peace And Honesty Are The Most Vital Ingredients

Green Means: First, DO NO HARM! was a Forced Green post from September, 2009 concerning the intentional destruction of two radio station towers in Washington state by a group of environmental terrorist. Now fast forward to last week, a man walked into the Discovery Channel building in Silver Spring, Maryland, held three people hostage face down on the floor. For hours he made repeated threats to kill them and finally, after he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at one of them, SWAT shot and killed him. He harbored a grudge against Discovery, viewing the network as a purveyor of ideas he considered environmentally destructive and believed that humanity had polluted the planet and that human reproduction was the worst pollutant in giving birth to their “parasitic” babies. (more…)

Coming to a Rooftop Near You: Maglev Wind Turbines

Vertical wind turbines put pressure on bearings, but one company, Enviro Energies, has a better idea: maglev or magnetic levitation of the turbine so that it will turn, not on bearings that need lubrication and servicing, but on a virtually frictionless force field of magnetism. In addition, Enviro sees its new vertical turbine as suitable for city rooftops, as its design takes even light wind currents from any direction and converts them to usable electrical power. See a Discovery Channel denmonstration of how the turbines work. Then jump over to their products page for more information and pricing.

… as the green future unfolds.

Since last year’s debut of the Planet Green channel it was and still is, the first and only network fully dedicated to protecting and preserving the planet. So in celebration of the 39th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Planet Green’s parent network Discovery will launch a month-long, multi-platform Earth Day celebration. Featuring original eco-focused content across its family of networks, digital platforms and mobile channels.

Discovery’s family of networks including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel and Discovery Health will air special eco-programming and premieres. (more…)