Our Right 2 Know!

“Democratic progress requires the ready availability of true and complete information. In this way people can objectively evaluate their government’s policy. To act otherwise is to give way to despotic secrecy.”

We all have a ‘Right to Know’ before we make decisions that will effect our health, happiness, lives & future. it is that simple. Get educated. Take a stand. It is your RIGHT 2 KNOW!  This new category of posts & information will bring attention to current issues that we all have a ‘Right to Know’ about.
The theme for the Sustainability Road Show tour this year is Right2Know – so I am inspired to start  a blog with themes of Right2Know that they could use!  Zack sez to think about this…
…we have the right2know about GMO’s.
We have the right2know that .51 cents per every tax dollar goes to fund military initiatives
We have the right2know the environmental effects of chevron’s drilling in the Amazon.

The R2K moment has been around for years – all over the world – mostly to do with Freedom of Information, Government Legislation & Hazardous Substances facts.

SO – Let’s stretch the definition back, back – to the common commonsensical right to know what we are putting into our mouths, what we are drinking & what we are breathing.  The commons includes the Earth, the Air, The Water.  it is our Right to Know when they have been changed or altered from the pure sources of life that all beings on this planet rely on.

Right to know is a concept that is both common sense as well as crucial to the health and stability of a community. Individuals in communities around the world are exposed to harmful pollutants and in some cases disasters in which were cased by corporation’s neglect. As a result, many have died and even more have been injured or have been stricken with detrimental health problems. Due to the demand for a decline in tragic events as well as safe living environments, Right to know has been pushed to indirectly restrict the harmful actions of corporations. With the ability to research one’s pollutant emissions, corporation are less inclined to pollute and carry out harmful environmental effect.

Here are some R2K websites & links to give you background for our discussion.

“Right to know“, in the context of United States workplace and community environmental law, is the legal principle that the individual has the right to know the chemicals to which they may be exposed in their daily living. It is embodied in federal law in the United States as well as in local laws in several states. “Right to Know” laws take two forms: Community Right to Know and Workplace Right to Know. Each grants certain rights to those groups. The “right to know” was a movement made popular by Rachel Carson with her book Silent Spring.

The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) is a South African nation-wide coalition of people and organisations opposed to the Protection of Information Bill – also known as the Secrecy Bill – currently before the South African parliament. The Bill will threaten hard-won constitutional rights including access to information and freedom of expression.?? R2K believes a responsive and accountable democracy able to meet the basic needs of our people is built on transparency and the free flow of information. The R2K campaign statement – “Let the truth be told. Stop the Secrecy Bill!” – demands that the Bill be drastically rewritten to bring it in line with constitutional values, or thrown out.

Australia’s Right to Know is a coalition of 12 major media companies formed in May 2007 to address concerns about free speech. The coalition is working with the Commonwealth and State governments to establish new policy and best practice to improve Australian’s relatively poor world ranking for freedom of speech. Australia’s Right to Know has also commissioned independent research into freedom of speech issues.

Canadian RTK is about information accessibility.  Freedom of information legislation refers to the regime for accessing public information held by a government. It generally indicates what information is accessible by the public and what is not, such as, personal information or information related to national security in times of war.

The Right-to-Know Network is one source, helping advocates push for improved access to government-held information on the environment, health, and safety. The Right-to-Know Network provides free access to numerous databases and resources on the environment. With the information available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and their environmental effects; find permits issued under environmental statutes; and identify civil cases filed.

Back to the USA…What do you want to know about?  To discuss? Corporate power, GMO Food labels, tax allocation, raids on raw milk producers, the effects of bottled water usage in your body? It is possibly endless…ok, so we prioritize>>>
What topics are the most pressing…should we specifically address first?  Fuel useage, fracking, rail funding cuts, CIA control of Facebook? [Just kidding...not!] etc, etc…so many things happening…sheezz,  how about a new discussion category called “we’re in deep shit”

Solution based ideas & comments invited, I always need a positive reason to get out of bed in the morning.

-Annie

The SUSTAINABLE LIVING ROAD SHOW

A day to play at a Festival!  Hooray!

The best part of my day at Harmony Festival (and there were some great moments!) was discovering the SUSTAINABLE LIVING ROAD SHOW and the Eco-Grove…

a variety of attractions and vendors – ranging from live art to a living mandala to a “guess your carbon footprint” calculator and a whole myriad of other things in between.  Well – yes- seeing Caroline W. Casey was an unequaled unrivaled wordsmithing  blast…but that’s a subject for another day…

A rare family day for me & walking into the Eco-Grove took us right into a carnival!  Five year old Adrien was immediately completely at home & wanted to be there more than anything else all day long – including the climbing structure.  Why not?  Brilliant – the eco-carnival games – yes, getting out sustainability information – not as a lecture or a blog – or any other wordy attempt to educate, but rather – as fun!

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Tossing out Fossil Fuels – a favorite.  You toss bean bags at pictures of ugly drilling rigs or big trucks & if you hit it- it turns to a colorful image of a solar panel or a bus (They forgot to put in a train, darn it!)  All for a donation of – whatever you want.

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Eco-opolis, a Model Green City was a favorite! Here you invest money (tossing coins) into various structures & areas of a Dream Green city built entirely from discards & trash.

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Very fun & punny too!  Best place of all – the LOVE Factory, definitely my next job will be working here…Hard to hit, but Adrien did it, that’s my boy – a love factory investor.

I am sure that what these folks are doing is making a big difference in kids & adult lives, how can you not think about use of fuels or what we are doing for public health when you play these games!?

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Or – how about getting completely covered in mud while you help build a house!  That would have appealed more if I had a change of clothes

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The Earth Mandala was housed under a bamboo structure made by one of their amazing interns,  Ben.  He spent weeks leading up to the festival working on the project – and I must say that all his hard work paid off.  The bamboo structure only added to the impressiveness of the mandala – I mean, it’s an amazing thing on its own, but with this beautifully designed structure, it was incredible! 

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Best of all – way up inside were huge flying honeybees letting us know how important their work is – can you read it?  [1/3 of the human diet requires pollination from our friends - the honeybees]

 

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~Carbon Footprint anyone?  I am stoked that my carbon footprint appears to be on the extreme lower edge of normal.  Well, I thought I would register even better – but, without cheating on the numbers – it is time for that solar hot water heater!  Maybe that NEV (Neighborhood Electric Car) that I keep threatening to find.

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~Or keeping chickens – that’s it!  Eggs galore & no more slugs, now – that would be paradise…

Back on track (sayings about trains abound!) – I want to mention that you can visit the SUSTAINABLE LIVING ROAD SHOW at their website – even if they don’t come soon to a city near you…you won’t be sorry!

 

 

Tulsi Solar Oven Electric Hybrid – awesome!

I am in Love!!!  Just got my first  demo TULSI solar oven to play with – a few days  & a pile of cooking later has had us eating baked beans, kale & tree collard chips (secret recipe to be revealed later), sourdough bread, vegan pizza, cornbread, steamed veggies, and chicken cacciatori.  The sweet thing made some ‘sol chai tea’ in minutes too…check it out for yourself, I am now an official dealer of this solar hybrid oven… So, so you want to get off the grid, reduce your electric or gas cooking bills?  This oven is the best one I have ever used, and I have used many cardboard & foil homemade ones, also the Sun Oven (which is a great oven & you can buy one of them from me too)

Tulsi®  Solar Electric Oven Hybrid

Experience for yourself the “Solar Electric Oven” advantages!

It’s the ULTIMATE in solar cooking technology

• Operates three ways: On FREE solar power alone or on 110v. AC electric power alone or using in tandem both solar and electric.
• Nationally recognized the solar electric oven is a greener way to cook outdoors. No smoke, no open fire or fossil fuels required.
• Thermostatically controlled to save energy & increase reliable and safe operation.
• Cooking on “electric mode” keeps your food safe should the day’s solar energy be lost.
• Cooks cloudy days, partly cloudy days and all the sunny days, too.
• Easy learning curve. Start cooking from the first day.
• Save on your electric bills with our low wattage solar electric oven.
• Keep your house cooler, think “Summer kitchen”
• Completely reliable & economical the solar electric oven puts FUN back into cooking.
• Even when the weather is less than ideal you can still enjoy delicious food cooked year round.

Buy your new full sized SunFocus™ or the Mid-sized Tulsi® solar hybrid electric oven from me – Annie Green Jeans.

Call me at   707-459-2418 or   707-459-6362   to place your order.

We accept MasterCard, Visa, PayPal or cash.

Open Circle  190 North St  Willits, CA 95490

Proprietor:  Annie Waters

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The Sun BD Corporation is so sure that you will be 100% satisfied with the performance of our solar electric ovens that within the first 30 days of purchase, should you for some reason not be satisfied, we will refund your full purchase price, no questions asked!

COMING SOON!

SunFocus™  Solar Electric Oven

FULL SIZED SOLAR ELECTRIC OVEN

The SunFocus™ solar electric oven offers superior cooking performance, high quality workmanship and the largest cooking capacity of any other solar electric cooking oven on the market today and it’s made in the U.S.A.

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New Improved  Tulsi®  solar electric oven:

 

Hybrid Oven Features:

• High performance solar oven with “energy miser” back up AC 110v electric elements…
  (Allowing ANYTIME cooking)
• Ultimate in solar oven technology up to 400F… (Convenient, reliable, economical)
• 90% reflective scratch resistant reflector panel for longer wear and higher cooking temps…
  (Higher reflectivity than a standard glass mirror)
• Double paned oven window instead of the typical single pane…
  (Holds trapped energy longer for superior heating)
• Double rubber oven seals instead of a single seal… (Better long term heat retention)
• Attachable “Temp. Booster” reflector panels… (Higher Temperature Cooking)
• Larger internal cooking chamber…
  (Cook 4 different food items at one time or how about one large pizza)
• Slow baked for better tasting food
• Smoke Free cooking
• More environmentally friendly than burning “traditional” fuels like wood, propane, or even charcoal
• Keep you electric bills down and your home cooler…
  Think outdoor “summer kitchen”.
• Accessories… cooking pots, oven thermometer, padded hot pad/mitt
  (Everything you need to get started solar cooking from day one)
• 24/7 electric back-up system is energy efficient using typically 75% less electrical energy than your standard in-house oven…
  (The cost to operate is pennies)
• Rugged suitcase design offers clamshell like protection to internal parts.
  (Sets up in seconds: Simple as opening a suitcase)
• Portable for easy carrying or transport…
  (Suitcase style design fits easily in car trunk, camper, RV, or boat)
• Larger range: Canada to the tip of South America… (You cannot ‘out travel’ the Tulsi™)
• In case of an emergency… Always be ready! (Solar Electric/Daytime/Nighttime/Anytime)

How It Works!

Use the Tulsi-Hybrid Solar Oven to make an ENTIRE Dinner.

The solar electric oven IS easy to use, portable, set up in seconds and are safer to use because there are no dangerous open flames. Our Solar Electric ovens can be operated in any one of three ways:

It’s the best of all worlds. You can solar cook more often and never have to worry about clouds again. We call using both solar and electric in combination – peace of mind. When the sun is out the oven acts as a solar oven but when the sun disappears the oven acts as an electric oven cycling itself on and off between electric and solar when the sun reappears. Forget the roller coaster cooking temperatures and the threat of bacterial food poisoning that can happen with solar only ovens. Our solar electric ovens are thermostat controlled and maintain the cooking temperature inside the oven chamber so your food is always safe and cooked to perfection even when the weather isn’t.

Solar ovens heat up in proportion to solar UV input.

UV solar input blocked by clouds?  No problem!

TULSI keeps your oven temperature even no matter what the weather, using as littel power as necessary

Solar cooking made practical now and forever!!!

Try a hybrid Solar Electric Oven for Year-Round Results

Cos Law – © Dr. A. Marsh, Square One, www.ecotect.com

The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular but elliptical, meaning that it is closest to the Sun in late December – early January and farthest away in late June – early July. However, this has only a slight effect on the intensity of solar radiation. Of more importance is the axial tilt of the Earth at 23.45°. This means that the path of the Sun through the sky changes significantly throughout the year.

This has an effect because the lower the Sun is in the sky, the more of the Earth’s atmosphere the solar radiation has to pass through in order to reach the surface, thus the more scattering and absorption it is subjected to. When the Sun has a lower elevation angle, the solar energy is less intense because it is spread out over a larger area reducing its intensity and its heating capacity as per the Cos Law.

Simply translated do not expect any solar ONLY cooking device to obtain summer maximum cooking temperature during winter, spring and fall seasonal phases. However, seasonal variation in solar heating capacity is not a problem for our versatile solar electric cooking ovens with built-in thermostatically controlled energy efficient low wattage electrical back–up. Now that you know about Cos’s Law would you ever want to solar cook without back up?

Despite solar cooking’s great potential benefits, it has been held back from achieving universal acceptance due to its one fatal flaw: No sun, No fun, Cold Food! The fact is that solar cooking is a weather dependent activity and that weather conditions constantly change. Successful solar cooking has always depended on clear skies and intense sunlight. But no longer!

Buy your full sized SunFocus™ or the Mid-sized Tulsi® solar hybrid electric oven

from me – Anniegreenjeans.

Available online at our websites : www.solarovenhybrid.com or  www.ancientcircles.com

Call us at   707-459-2418 or   707-459-6362   to place your order.

We accept MasterCard, Visa, PayPal or cash.

Open Circle, 190 North St, Willits, CA 95490

Proprietor:  Annie Waters

The Sun BD Corporation is so sure that you will be 100% satisfied with the performance of our solar electric ovens that within the first 30 days of purchase, should you for some reason not be satisfied, we will refund your full purchase price, no questions asked!