Fossil Fuel : Where are we now?

Fossil fuel are formed from natural decomposition of buried dead organism that aged millions of years...  and some exceeds 650 million years old. 

Fossil fuel contain high percentages of carbon and it is also called as hydrocarbons. One of our common fossil fuel product is our petroleum gas that we use on our car.

At the rate of how we deplete the fossil fuel vs how much fossil fuel is left... is basically unimaginable. No one knows how much longer we all can still get to enjoy all the fossil fuels.

Can you imagine one day, we live with no electricity (yes, our electricity are mainly powered using fossil fuel), no fridge to keep our food fresh, no air-conditioned room - how to sleep? and of course no car for us to go from one place to another place. And I can imagine every now and then on this situation when the time come that we no longer have any fossil fuel to support our demand.

The Earth Hour (60 minutes) where everyone who support on this movement will practically use zero energy for 60 min on that day. It does not mean that it is sufficient or enough to save on our fossil fuel. This is a symbolic movement to make everyone aware that we need to think more. 

Every minute we save is every minute we gain for our future generation.

Start taking action now. If you want to know more what we can do to help, my door is open and please drop me an email.

Facts on Mercury

Mercury is a metal element. And it is the only metal element that is in liquid form in room temperature. And it would be great fun to play with Mercury if it not poisonous. 

One of a natural property of Mercury is that it easily absorbed into fat. Fish, particularly fatty fish like Tuna, tends to contain mercury, largely as a result of mercury contamination in the environment from coal industry. The higher the fat content, the higher the mercury level.

Compact fluorescent bulb use Mercury vapor as they saves huge amount of electricity compare to the older generation of lighting that uses tungsten filament incandescent bulb. This is where mercury start to be widely used.





Though mercury have help us saving on electrical energy on lighting but there are one thing that worries people. Practically all lighting devices that we use today contain a small amount of mercury in vapor form. In principal, we should not throw these bulbs/tubes together with our household trash. It should be taken to a special recycling center for a proper treatment however in reality even if we are aware, but there is no such center available locally.


Over the time, the mercury that was and continue to get released into the environment is like no one care. Do anyone have done any study and calculate what is the impact?


Mercury poisoning is caused by exposing to mercury or its compounds. The toxic effects include damage to the brain, kidney and lungs. Mercury poisoning can also result in several diseases (acrodynia, Hunter-Russell syndrome and Minamata disease). Symptoms are sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and lack of coordination. 


Fluorescent tube/bulb contain mercury vapor. When broken indoor, it may emit sufficient mercury vapor to present a health concern. US Environmental Protection Agency recommends evacuation and airing out a room for at least 15min after breaking of fluorescent tube/bulb. 


If you would like to make a change for the better of our environment, you can read by clicking HERE for actual LED Lighting that is compared with our Fluorescent Tube.