February 21st, 2012
INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Going green used to be on the fringes of society, but now modern skyscrapers are being built using the philosophy. Here are some interesting things about the movement.Green structures are not weird or ugly things. They are not necessarily geodesic domes or something that looks like a Mongolian Kurt. They do not have rows and rows of solar panels on the roof or a giant windmill in the backyard. At least, they don't have to look that way. The truth is that most green structures are indistinguishable from any other building based on appearance. Although style can be modern, it is not how they look they makes them a green structure.Green structures are not always new buildings. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for existing buildings (LEED-EB) program awards certificates to older building that incorporate green ideas, or make changes that support them. They also have standards for existing building that evaluate the environmental impact of work that has already been done. The green construction movement does not focus completely on state of the art type of technology alone.The whole idea of going green is not an all or nothing proposition. Many people have the mistaken idea that this ...
February 21st, 2012
SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA
Canada and Britain already has this. So what about us? What I am trying to tell you is about socialized health care. Ever since Michael Moore brought up the issue of America needing a socialized medical care system, a lot of negative talks has been heard about it. . As constituents of a democratic nation, the main cry of the American people was: when we trust the plan to socialize health care, do we also entrust our medical choices to politicians?
Another thing that surfced was having an universal health care. Being one of the most progressive and advanced countries around the globe we have been providing others with the most up-to-date medical equipment. A lot of patients with “special medical cases” had to be transported to certain parts of America just to get treatment. The richer ones are airlifted. But if we already have a socialized medical care system, these people won’t be able to be treated.
Some states however such as New York have something similar to a socialized care system. The Healthy NY program is very close to this. The program Healthy NY is very similar to it. This program was born from the Health Care Reform Act ...




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