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The first way is saving energy, which is not only beneficial to the environment, but also easier on the pocketbook. This can be done by using compact fluorescent light bulbs, unplugging appliances when you are not using them or using a smart power strip that senses when appliances are not in use and cuts energy use and washing clothes in cold water whenever possible since as much as 85 percent of energy used in machine washing goes towards heating the water.

See full article from the Barbados Advocate.

The Caribbean Youth Environment Network CYENIn Collaboration With The National Conservation Commission Invites You To Participate In The Annual International Coastal Cleanup ICC Day 2009Long Beach Christ ChurchSaturday September 19th, 2009 6:00amCOME AND JOIN US IN KEEPING BARBADOS BEAUTIFUL!PLEASE CONTACT TONIA SKEETE @ 231-0008FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

via Facebook | International Coastal Cleanup ICC Day 2009.

Come January 1st next year, Barbados will be obligated to phase out its trade in chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Word of this has come from Project Manager at the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Rickardo Ward, who disclosed that the move was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, which seeks to eliminate the production and importation of nearly 100 chemicals that have ozone depleting substances (ODS).

Caribbean: News in the Caribbean – Caribbean360.com.

Not that relevant to property I’m afraid, but certainly appropriate for an island surrounded by water with scarce free land.

The world’s very first floating fullscale offshore wind turbine has officially been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

The turbine even has a name: Hywind. It measures 213 feet tall and weighs 5,300 tonnes, and it rests on a floating stand which is filled with water and rocks to provide balast. Three powerful cables anchor the stand to the seafloor.

StumbleUpon WebToolbar – World’s First Floating Wind Turbine Opens in Norway : EcoWorldly.