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Nine Eleven; 25 years

9/11/2026

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Not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Communist Soviet Union we had the promising hope of world peace. Sadly, I found myself writing the following Email on September 14, 2001 to friends near the West Coast. This was to answer some of their many questions and provide some aspect of what we were all going through here in New York.

Each one of us in the New York City area had the horror of September 11, 2001 in our own yard. All of us in New York that are from every nation in the world watched with our own eyes the unwarranted and evil attack upon all the people of the world, because America is made of everyone from around the world. As we watched the smoke rise, so did the spirit of everyone from our city's worldly population. Yes, our spirits were buried beneath the rumble at first, but that spirit slowly rose up against that perpetrated hatred. Then in the midst of the Ground Zero rubble, we all saw an iron cross still standing and as brothers and sisters from around the world, we hugged one another and we stood up together to rebuild our city, our country, our world, and the truth.

Our friends read my following email, to all their family and friends around the Thanksgiving table that November, when giving thanks to God:
"The time of three days has passed, the sky above is empty and silent. There is a distinct void of planes in the air and even God’s birds are still and quiet. There is an unwelcome feeling surrounding our existence, as if we are all trying to dissolve the lingering effect of a strong sedative.

The outlook of a promising future for the world that began when the Berlin wall came down, has now been shredded from our hearts. Americans face a deceitful evil once again, one not seen since the bombing of Pearl Harbor when my 18 year old father went to defend freedom.

For three days we reached out by all possible means to our friend and firefighter, Ben. For three days we waited and prayed. This morning we received a one line email...
I am safe - I cannot describe the devastation I have seen, I wait to see all of you again soon.
Our friend with the fire department is still with us, but our neighbor who was with the police department never came home. His son now sits alone in an empty house that no longer feels like a home to him.

From this despicable attack and tragedy, I have witnessed one strong fact…

We are all one, we are all brothers and sisters. I have seen neighbors that held issues against each other, helping each other to display their American flags, 24 hours a day, with an electrical cord so a light can be shinning upon the Stars and Stripes.

I know when driving on rural country roads, just passing another car with a stranger, a friendly hello wave will occur. This type of occurrence in any shape or form never happens in a city or heavily populated areas. That is no longer a true statement today. People I don’t know are waving or nodding to everyone in passing cars, they are stopping and waving other cars to go ahead of them. People are holding doors open for others while promptly speaking words such as thank you, you are welcome, I hope your family is all safe, and God Bless. All this words that were never spoken before because we just didn't have the time, now abound everywhere.

A powerful fact has been awaken in America, we are not one or the other, we are not part of them or one of those. We are not defined by one personal element, but as a whole. The United States of America is a conglomerate of everyone from around the whole world. We are one, one people, one team, one country. We are truly one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I just pray that this undeniable fact and our Republic is never lost, forgotten or trashed."

God Bless you and God Bless all of us,
Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental and Shroud Scientist
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A Storm 250 Years Ago Today

8/29/2026

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On August 29, and into the morning of August 30, 1776, the American revolution was about to end badly, unless General George Washington could secretly retreat from Brooklyn to Manhattan with what was left of his army.

The largest navy and army in the world had arrived in New York harbor from England. On Staten Island the British were in full control. The small resistance group of Patriots were defeated, women were being raped, buildings were burning. Benjamin Franklin was serving as the appointed president of Pennsylvania's constitutional convention in Philadelphia. The British were demanding for Franklin to tear up the Declaration of Independence and surrender.
Brooklyn Heights to Fulton Landing
The British army had outmaneuvered George Washington and his army of "minute men" in Brooklyn. Our country was about to die just weeks after signing the Declaration of Independence. The Battle of Long Island was lost and Washington was defeated, unless he could do a stealth retreat with his remaining Continental Army across the East River from Brooklyn Heights to Fulton Landing in Manhattan. The evacuation began at sundown, however the night hours offering the cover of darkness would not be long enough to have a surreptitious retreat of approximately 9,000 men. General Washington needed a miracle. In fact, he needed more than one...

The first miracle came when the only regular army Washington had, known as the Maryland 400, held back more than 2,000 British troops at the Old Stone House on August 29, 1776. Located today at Third Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, this rebuilt Old Stone House is inside J. J. Byrne Playground, also known as Washington Park, in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. The Maryland 400 soldiers were from Carol Maryland and were mostly Catholics, a religion that was tolerated in the Colony of Maryland at a time when Catholics were the smallest minority. More on this later.
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The Battle of Long Island': 225 Anniversary Recreation in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
"Old Line State" as they "held the line"
From a redoubt on Cobble Hill, the location is known today as Court Street and Atlantic Avenue, Washington watched less than 400 men "Hold the Line" against an overwhelming superior British force. This First Maryland Regiment led by Lord Stirling repeatedly charged the British force that were in fixed positions. Twice, the Marylanders took the Vechte-Cortelyou House, aka, the Old Stone House for the final actions of the already lost Battle of Long Island. This action created Maryland's nickname, the "Old Line State" as they "held the line" allowing General Washington to evacuate the remaining troops across the creek, known today as the Gowanus Canal, to Brooklyn Heights. 
"Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!"
We know witnessing this battle caused General Washington to state, "Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!" The average age of the Maryland Regiment has been noted to be 16 years old and they did the impossible. Less than a dozen of them were able to get back to the American lines. Lord Stirling refused to surrender to the British, so they broke through the British lines and surrendered to von Heister's Hessians soldiers. Germans hired by the British to help fight the Colonists. All those captured were place on Prison Ships docked in the waters that would be around today's Throgs Neck Bridge. Yet, if any rebel under British interment pledged their loyalty to the King of England, they could walk off their Prison Ship a free man. Realizing they would have a short state of freedom before being placed into the service of the King as a soldier in the British army, they all died on those ships as they were held prisoners, under horrific conditions for the length of the war.
Maryland 400 saved the American revolution from a total collapse
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These young men of the Maryland 400 saved the American revolution from a total collapse less than two months after declaring their independence from England. Approximately 256 of them were dead around the Old Stone House. Information reported tells the story of their bodies being buried by the British in a mass grave on the property of Adrian Van Brunt’s farm just on the edge of the marsh. This location today is between 7th and 9th streets along 3rd avenue. Six military burial trenches were dug with an orientation of north to south so that the bodies of the Maryland 400 Regiment were "facing East". Their bodies are estimated to be buried under an Auto Repair shop. No serious recognition is displayed for these mostly young Catholic boys that saved the existence of our United States of America and fought for freedom, a God given right and to end slavery since Catholic Popes decreed all slavery was wrong over two millennials. Because of this fact, most of those held in slavery were prevented from following the Catholic Pope and the Catholic religion. Ironically, they had to follow the complicit religion of their captors. 

The second miracle was that General Washington had a Maritime Force to ferry the remaining Continental Army across the East River! A force consisting of rowboats, flat-bottom barges, and Massachusetts fishermen known as the Marbleheaders. Under the command of Colonel John Glover, who knew the race against time was already lost, because the Marbleheaders would be exposed to the British when the sun came up hours before the evacuation of Brooklyn was completed. Yet in the darkness and a changing weather pattern, these fishermen who helped force the British out of Boston earlier that year and would eventually be there for Washington to cross the Delaware, continued to shuttle men, artillery, and horses across the river. This only became a successful nighttime evacuation because of the next miracle. 
A storm that came up the east coast
The third miracle, from all accounts was a storm that came up the east coast and the weather strangely turned from a hot August day to a storm-like night that created a stealth moving fog. Throughout the night and the early morning hours this thick, miraculous fog, covered the East River. Thus, concealing Washington's evacuation. Only because of this fog the crossing was not seen by British sentries or their warships in the river. 
 
We know from letters and written reports the following:
Major Benjamin Tallmadge, an American officer, reported being in the second to last boat to leave Brooklyn Heights. As the early morning light filtered through the lifting fog, the Major reported that as he approached the Fulton Landing, he turned to see the last boat with General George Washington leaving and completing the “successful” retreat.
 
When General William Howe and the British forces awoke on August 30, 1776, they were astonished. General Washington and his entire Continental Army had silently, completely, and miraculously vanished. Over 9,000 men, horses, cannons, and supplies, gone. British Captain John Montresor, General Howe’s aide-de-camp discovered the retreat too late, despite the action of a women loyalist to the crown that sent a letter about the occurring retreat. Captain Montresor arrived at the riverbank only to see the last two boats leave.
 
In the August 31, 1776, letter from General Washington to John Hancock, Washington wrote to Hancock that he had not slept in 48 hours, but the successful retreat across the East River to Manhattan was complete.
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Recently, while doing further environmental research on the Shroud of Turin, I came upon several interesting facts about two churches that date back to the revolutionary war. My initial interest was to delve deeper into my geological, celestial, and weather research relating to the date Jesus Christ was crucified and the world’s most studied relic, the Shroud of Turin, also known as the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. I currently have the distinct privilege as America’s Northeast Regional leader, representing the non-profit Othonia organization that operates under Rome’s Pontifical University of Science and Faith. Othonia’s mission is to share the truth about the Shroud of Turin.
 
I was initially contacting one of these two churches, specifically Old Saint Mary’s church, to do a Shroud of Turin presentation. However, with celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary and my own studies on the American Revolution since I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn just blocks away from the Old Stone House, I redirected my attention toward these two churches and their connection to our American Revolution. For those followers who read my Going True Green blogs, there is no secret to knowing that I often say everything is connected. Well, all this has culminated into this article that highlights the little taught and scarcely known facts about our American Revolution. Additionally, the connections between our first president of the United States, George Washington, God, and Country.
 
Before the American Revolution, Catholics in the Colonies had no rights. They could not speak or pray in public. They could not publish, participate in town meetings, hold office, own land, or vote. The level of prejudice throughout the colonies forced Catholics into a separate Class system that stifled their existence. A level of resentment was also subconsciously thrust upon Catholics because the Catholic Church did not approve or tolerate slavery. This fact is often hidden and twisted by our mainstream media today, but at the time of our revolutionary war, the Catholic Church’s stance against slavery was well known. What the media focuses on is a fact that a “few Catholics” during the 1700 and 1800’s, owned slaves. However, it is historically clear that they were not following the church’s mandates. 
 
Any statements about the Catholic Church not condemning slavery is a historical myth that does not withstand scrutiny of historical records. There were multiple papal condemnations of slavery going back to the Roman Empire. Here are just three examples:
 
  1. When Emperor Constantine legalized the Universal Church of Christians in A.D. 313, the Church’s funds were used by Christians to redeem slaves. By many accounts, one former slave became Pope Callistus I in the early third century. Additionally, by that time, the Catholic Church already had three Popes, known as the African Popes.
  2. Fifty-seven years prior to Christopher Columbus’ voyage, the slave trade and slavery were condemned by Pope Eugenius IV.  
  3. Pope Paul III issued the Papal Bull, Sublimus Dei, stating no native Americans were to be enslaved.

On July 2, 1776, when Thomas Jefferson’s second paragraph from the original draft of the Declaration of Independence abolished slavery, Georgia and South Carolina demanded the removal of such a declaration. It then became clear that the abolition of slavery could have been accomplished at the very birth of our nation, were it not for these two profane colonies. Such opposing positions towards total emancipation fed the resentment held toward Catholics because back then, the protestant slave owners, were acutely aware that the Catholic Church was against slavery. This was probably one of several reasons why there was only one Catholic representative in the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.
 
It is relevant to note that Catholics were only 1.5% of the population at the time of the American Revolutionary war. Yet, at Yorktown when the war was won, George Washington’s army was made up of over 70% Catholics. Most of Washington’s soldiers who belonged to the Church of England went back home to their farms in the colonies, leaving George Washington with mostly Catholics striving to win the war. George Washington’s “final” army consisted of Catholic men and women from France, Spain, the Netherlands, and the 1.5% who were already here in the colonies.
 
Additionally, prior to the battle of Yorktown, the second oldest Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, received several distinguished guests. Just a few blocks from Independence Hall stands Old Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, which held the first public religious commemoration of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1779. Then in 1781 on November 4th, members of the Continental Congress with French military officers attended a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint Mary. Also believed to be in attendance, though still an Anglican, George Washington was there to give thanks to God for victory over the British and to all Catholics that fought by his side. Adams also attended Mass at Old Saint Mary’s, along with other members of Congress to give thanks to Catholics who were at the Old Stone House to save the nation and who were the majority of Washington’s remaining army that stayed to fight at Yorktown and secure victory. By the time the Constitution was drawn up in 1787, two Catholics now held office and signed the Constitution of these United States of America.
 
George Washington soon knew that he had to come to terms with his own Anglican religion led by a Christian King that allowed slavery. Washington knew firsthand all the atrocities his church allowed and committed during the war. However, since resentment still existed against Catholics, Washington always moved cautiously with his support of the Catholic Church. Two examples that are documented is that when Washington returned home to Virginia, he donated to the Catholic Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria and contributed to the construction of a Catholic Church in Baltimore. At this time if George Washington was contemplating leaving his religion, he would have been chastised and ridiculed. But despite that possible ridicule and having specific bigotry aimed at him, Washington held his highly admirable morals. The strongest example of this are these two facts:
 
  1. When Washington first joined the Virginia militia, he had to take an oath swearing there was no such existence of Transubstantiation. (Today we know of several theories in Physics that support Transubstantiation.) Additionally, please note that at the time of Washington, the Virgina colony had a law whereas any Catholic entering Virginia, had 5 days to leave. Yet, Washington would receive the Holy Eucharist from a Catholic priest before he died.
  2. Then in 1775, Washington prohibited his Continental army from celebrating the annual event of burning effigies of the pope on Guy Fawkes Day. All these various actions taken by Washington caused him to keep discreet connections with the Catholic Church. Some of which became unordinary…

In her book, Spiritual Journey of George Washington, Janice Connell, who is a well-known lawyer and author, writes about Washington’s relationship with America’s first Catholic Archbishop Carroll a relative to Representative Carroll who signed our Declaration of Independence.
 
A side note: All those who signed the Declaration gave up everything simply because they signed. They lost family, fortune, land, homes, freedom, and life. Not one was untouched by the vengeful hand of the British army.
 
By 1792, Archbishop Carroll knew about what happened twice to George Washington at Valley Forge. Review of the evidence and data presents substance to what personally occurred to Washington twice. Once in December of 1777 and around February of 1778. Archbishop Carroll also knew that when George was growing up, he was counseled by a Catholic Jesuit priest, Father Andrew White, S.J. who told him about a Catholic book written by a French Jesuit in the 1590s called Bienseance de la Conversation entre les Hommes. A few years later as a teenager, George hand-copied 110 rules into his school’s notebook from the English version entitled, Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation. George studied and lived by those rules.
 
Many times, Washington sought input from Archbishop Carroll, who knew the details to what Washington experienced at Valley Forge during the darkest days of the war. This is confirmed by John Marshall, the 4thChief Justice and Thomas Jefferson the first Secretary of State who both questioned and spoke about how religious George Washington was through his life. 
 
What occurred twice at Valley Forge, at night on frozen ground covered in snow, while twice Washington was on one knee praying, is confirmed by Anthony Sherman who witnessed the second event. Sherman arrived at Valley Forge in late winter of 1777 / 78 and was not witness to the first event. Evidence shows he could have only witnessed the second time Washington experienced this divine encounter. Twice, the very humbled and disciplined Washington, while praying in the snow during his darkest hours had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The few who learned of these events and Wesley Brashaw who finally published Washington’s encounters in the National Tribune, Volume 4, Number twelve on December 1880, tell what Sherman witnessed:
 
Washington on bent knee did not move in the snow as he stared into the mist forming in front of him. Washington saw a beautiful woman before him and heard her say several times, “Son of the Republic, look and learn.” What Washington saw ranged from his moral behavior to the future of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mary then asked of Washington one thing: To consecrate the United States of America in her name as mother to us all.
 
So, over the years, George Washington had to walk, speak, and act delicately with Catholics due to the many prejudices against Catholics. That cautious methodology ended for him on the day before he died.
 
Confirmed by historians, such as Martin Griffin, we know that a slave was sent from Washington’s home across the Potomac to bring back a Catholic priest who was a Maryland Jesuit. The priest was most probably Father Leonard Neale who returned with the slave and spent over three hours with Washington. What reason would have Washington asking for a Catholic priest? Upon leaving, Father Neale told Martha that her husband’s soul has been secured. George Washington passed over the next day.
 
The priest secured and sealed a letter about his visit with George Washington, with instructions that the contents would not be made public until all those concerned passed over. This included Father Neale and probably Martha Washington. This was done for protection, because retribution could cause all social and business connections at Mount Vernon to be terminated for Martha. This is also the reason why Washington’s secretary, Thomas Lear, intentionally omitted in his write up that a Catholic priest visited Mount Vernon and the last words Martha had with her husband. Any details of these events at that time would have caused Martha to be ostracized. 
 
Years later, when Father’s letter was presented to be made public, the letter ceased to exist. Add up the details you just read and conclude why that letter disappeared. We can easily surmise that those in power who had prejudices against Catholics could not accept or make public that George Washington became a Catholic.
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Upon Martha’s death, the slaves at Mount Vernon were given their God given right of freedom. George Washington’s slaves had gone on record and reported that George Washington had a painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary hanging in his dining room. (This painting, most likely done by the Catholic Venetian pastel artist Rosalba Carriera, can be seen on the Mount Vernon e-museum website.) Juba, one of Washington’s slaves, reported that before eating his meals, George made the sign of the cross, and that Washington was baptized by Father Neale on the day before he died. Being baptized would also symbolize rejection of his membership with the Freemasons despite a Freemason service being held for Washington’s burial, a preplanned service he no longer had any control over. Most importantly, George Washington received the Holy Eucharist from Father Neale after being baptized and would have needed to give his slaves their God given freedom. Additionally, according to Historians, the African American communities all around Mount Vernon and the Maryland Jesuits, recounted all this information about Washington into the twentieth century.
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​Then on February 22, 1800, Congress met for a memorial service for President Washington at Old Saint Mary’s Catholic Church! Who would have requested this service at a Catholic Church? Our first president who, by all evidence, became Catholic.
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​For News Coverage on this story visit: Current News / The Tablet 
by Katie Vasquez

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
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International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Individual Independence Itelligence

7/4/2026

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​The Triple Eye title:
Let us Review... Not the practice runs of 4th of July fly-overs or new solutions.
Let us ReVIEW the old evidence and proof on how "We the people" can make "the" difference toward America's Energy Independence! No, I am not going to again write about Hydrogen Fuel Cells running off Free rain water and Free sunlight to make Free electricity on demand. For that, use the SEARCH Box above by typing in Hydrogen Fuel Cells and read all my previous GTG blog posts on the topic.

Let us go back to what I taught since the 1980s and after reviewing the charts below, calculated those numbers into today's savings!

Enlarge the Compare and Save chart below. Review the few examples shown of a house that realizes an electric bill savings of $ 762.28 in one year after implementing recommended actions for just Lighting and an extra refrigerator / freezer.

PAYBACK for this investment that obtained the savings of $ 762.28 was in a fast 5 months and 3 weeks! The total yearly energy savings was well over $1,400.00 when additional energy saving actions that we recommended were taken. Payback for the entire investment that obtained these savings was less than 2 years!

Additional energy saving actions were in the following areas:
Heating,
Cooling,
Additional Appliances,
Insulation,
Domestic Hot Water.
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Nevertheless, review the charts below and realize the saving with just "lights" in one house and then drop the numbers into your conversion App for today''s dollars saved.

Then DOULBE that number for the difference in today's Kilowatt Rate compared to the mid 1980s!

​Then add another 20% savings to the total, since LED Light bulbs cost less than the old Fluorescent energy saving bulbs by at least 5% and because LEDs are more efficient they will use at least 15% less electricity compared to the older Fluorescent lightbulbs.

​Powerful savings... Done by each individual.
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We have the technology.
AMERICA CAN BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT!
​By every individual who pays the electric bill for lights.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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An Energy Mole Among Us

2/10/2026

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Prior to 2010 I received many invitations to Energy Conferences. One was to the Copenhagen 15 session hosted by Forbes and Shell Oil. The other day I was meeting with some colleagues and I recalled the Energy Conference event with Shell Oil at Post University in New York so many years ago.

I arrived early and this afforded me the time to meet some of the speakers on the panel before the event started. While the rest of the arriving audience, all of us in business attire, went directly over to the morning setup of bagels and coffee, I waited to speak with the Vice President from Exxon. However, he was more interested in getting "back-stage" and away from everyone than doing any networking. His arrogant attitude prevailed and he didn't "need" to network with anyone at this event. Thus, our exchange or conversation, if you can call it that, was insignificant.

The panel spoke up to 10:45am with the VP from Exxon speaking last. While there was an advocate for electric cars on the panel, this VP from Exxon shot him down immediately when he spoke last just before our scheduled time for a break. The VP set himself up for a "drop-the-mike" ending by ending with the following line:

"You cannot pour technology into a gas tank to run a car!" Everyone laughed. I didn't.

The MC then made the mistake to say, "Before we take our morning break, are there any questions for our distinguished members of the energy panel?"

My right arm and hand went straight up and I started to wave. I could not be ignored and I was acknowledged.

​"Thank you," I replied. "My question is for Exxon's vice president... Can we not eliminate the pouring by applying the technology of clean hydrogen fuel cells operating on demand as we drive after collected FREE rain water that was put into a vehicle's water tank? And as needed, the membrane component of the fuel cell on the car, will separate the two hydrogen molecules from the one oxygen molecule. Therefore eliminating any need to get hydrogen molecules from natural gas or gasoline. This hydrogen separation procedure would be done with FREE electric power created from the Sun with solar cells embedded in the roof and hood of the car. The FREE hydrogen will run the fuel cell that makes FREE electricity to power the our cars as needed, so we do not have any storage to cause any type of Hindenburg explosions. And the byproduct is water condensation."

Everyone had turned in their seats to look back at me, many with their mouths hanging open. This did not go unnoticed by Exxon's VP. He first stared, then chuckled, followed by a quick, "That technology doesn't exist and probably will never exist."

"Oh, then how are we able to use that technology on our Space Shuttles since 1981, where three hydrogen fuel cells are onboard. One to provide all the electric power the space shuttle needs and two for back-ups?"

The mike dropped, but I was the one to do the dropping. The room went silent. Then the MC grabbed his microphone and quickly said, "We are short on time, so let us all take that coffee break now... Thank you." Over two dozen hands went up, everyone else started talking. "Coffee and danish cakes are available in the other room to your left," continued the MC as the panel of speakers exited the room. Leading the way was the Exxon VP. "Thank you, please be back here at 11:00. Thank you."

After collecting my note pad, I was one of the last to enter the break room. Immediately I was surrounded by ten or more people. The conversation about hydrogen fuel cells abound. After three minutes or so, the group of people around me grew in size. Then from a back door a short man wearing an expensive suit and shoes entered the room. He wore a navy blue suit and a bowtie, he had a smile bigger than he stood tall. He was a phony, he was a mole. I say mole, because as I spoke I saw him walk around the room and listened to every conversation going on in the other 5 or so circles or clicks that formed. When he arrived at my circle last, he heard fuel cells and moved into the circle! He didn't walk away like I notice him do with all the other groups of people talking.

As soon as he had the opportunity to jump my spoken words, he did with... "All this you are talking about is not real, don't listen to this." He directed to everyone standing around me. "None of this will ever work and you are all wasting your time listening to him."

Immediately I replied, "When you say this technology will never work, or will never happen, isn't that similar to what the Wright brothers heard? Didn't people say we would never walk on the moon? And how is the fact that today this technology is working on our Space Shuttles?"

The mole lost his big smile and said, "You don't know what your are talking about!"  He then turned away hoping others would follow. None did, and when he turned back, he saw nobody else walked away, but started asking me more questions.

I addressed what just happened. "That man was a planted mole to influence and listen to our conversations." People were shocked to hear my accusation, but I found myself followed by that planted mole at lunch time and later in the afternoon.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
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What Constitutes a Heatwave?

7/7/2025

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​When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn New York, I remember the hot days of summer because no matter what the temperature was, we were outside playing on the slate and cement sidewalk or the blacktop of a playground. We played Yo-Yos, Stoop Ball, Punch Ball, Stick Ball, Corks, Tag, and we spun Tops. Also since Hide and Seek was for little kids, (I was around nine years old) I made up the game Hide and Hunt. The difference allowed each person hiding from the Hunter to keep changing hiding spots or stay on the move to avoid being found. Now if you need me to explain what the game Corks, Yo-Yos, or Stoop Ball is all about, then you are too young or just not a city kid. Also when we became bored, which was rare, we played, "What Do You Want To Do? I Don't Know, What Do You Want To Do?" This was basically a game where you asked the question over and over again as you pushed the person you asked. That was it.
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We all drank water from my Great Uncle's garden hose, after running the water until it became cold. My Great Uncle was a Medic during World War Two in the Pacific. Actually, he was a pharmacist who just graduated from St. John's University before being called by the Uncle Sam to be a Medic. He was the one that taught us to wait until the water was cold, because warm water would have bacteria and make us sick. He was always on the "look out" for us kids on the block. As a Medic in the war he shared few stories, and those that he did tell, were only heard when he spoke of them when he was very old. He didn't want to lose any kid on our block, and we were a completely diversified bunch of kids. Yet, the fear of germs in warm water, drugs, gangs, or street traffic, kept him as our lookout. Yet one friend, a little girl, was hit by a car when she ran into the street after her ball. He suffered greatly from not be able to save people and things. He was haunted by the fact that he could not save most of the wounded soldiers in the war. He said late in life, "...all I did was pick up body parts. Morphine powder and bandages were of no use." At the end of the war, all my great uncle received was a pat on the back, there was no psychological support back then.
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One hot summer, a new song came out called, We Are Having A Heatwave by an America Motown group called Martha and the Vandellas, in 1963. I was only five years old when the song came out, but remember singing it with friends on the front stoop on hot afternoons many summers afterwards. We were kids and had no idea the song was about a relationship between a couple. 

​So by now I have digressed with somewhat related stories to this Going True Green blog post... What Constitutes a Heatwave? But have yet to speak about what makes up a Heatwave. So let us get to it...

According to many Electrical Utilities, a heatwave is declared after three (3) days in a row with the temperature at 88 degrees Fahrenheit or above. However, there is no single rule to determine when a heatwave is occurring. Factors such as the duration of hot weather, high temperatures, and humidity levels come into play, especially for the National Weather Service (NWS) for issuing  Excessive Heat Warnings. These warnings may not be linked to a heatwave, because the warning could be for only 12 hours since the evening temperatures would drop significantly to cool down the weather. Keep in mind that humidity exacerbates how hot us humans feel, and comes into play when calculating a heat index. Additional factors are stagnant air, cloud cover, and wind speeds.

​Therefore, when you hear some Meteorologists, public Health official, or Reporter, stating we are in a heatwave based on a definition stating at least two days of heat in a row to mandate the heatwave, many other definitions will say three days. Additionally, what may be conducive of a heatwave for the northeast, can easily be laughable by naturally hotter climates, such as in Phoenix, Arizona.

For the most part, many now consider temperatures reaching or exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days as a heatwave. So take your pick, but use the SEARCH box above to find and read all my GTG blogs from over the decades teaching how to  save money and energy with AC units, and other actions to feel cool and make a difference. 

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Speaking at Sigma Pi Sigma

6/15/2024

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​On April 18 of this year I was honored to join two other guest speakers for the induction of honorees to the Sigma Pi SIgma community in Physics. This was the third time I was invited to speak at this annual event held on the campus of  St. John's University.

After several years where the event was not done in person due to COVID 19, I was happy to join the community to celebrate with the new inductees. 

In the photo on the right, starting from left to right, I am standing with my fellow guest speakers. They are Sedariest Hammond, Addie Darrah, and myself.

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2024 Sigma Pi Sigma Honorees with the three guest speakers holding silver plaques.
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In ​​2016 Special guest speakers of the event are shown in the photo above. I start on the left side; then Mr. Ken Armellino, P.E.; Dr. Stephen Schwartz from Brookhaven National Lab; and Mr. Damon Urso.
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Bill Lauto speaking at the 2015 event
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Why Do We Tie Up Our Garbage In Plastic Bags?

3/7/2024

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Easy answer... To facilitate easy transportation from indoors to outdoors, and to keep garbage cans more sanitized.

Now I must ask, what was done in yesteryear? There was no such thing as a plastic bag.

​In the "Old Days" garbage was tossed in a small pail with a handle, then carried outside to a large garbage can that was put out to the curb on collection days. Every now and then, those pails were washed out. However, plastic bags changed all that, so to avoid using plastic bags today, we need to look into Compostable Bags and taking some additional action.

Households were not zero waste back in yesteryear, nor is zero waste an easy task to accomplish today. First action is to reduce, recycle, and reuse. I put out one garbage can a week, while most of my neighbors with the same situation as me, put out two garbage cans twice a week. All with their garbage tied up nice and tight in a plastic bag. I am also guilty for using plastic bags, but that is mostly because the municipality and unions, do not want their collection agents picking up garbage cans filled with loose debris, and turning the cans upside down to dump out all that garbage. Spillage, when that occurs is a mess, germs can spread, and town / city employees risk back injuries. So most townships and cities want garbage to be bagged.

Nevertheless, still using plastic bags, will cause long term issues in landfills. One such issue I learned about on my first job out of college. ​I was working as a Specialist Level 2 environmental scientist at a newly designed garbage recycling plant. There I learned the plastic bags when burned, give off dioxins, and dioxin like compounds. That is the same stuff used in agent orange during the Vietnam war.

So another action I took was to search out Compostable Bags. There are many types available on the market today, and a lot easier to find compared to years ago. Try to buy compostable bags with plant-based content, and this will help keep plastic out of our landfills and microplastic particles out of our environment, and us!

Some compostable bags with good reviews are ProGreen, and UNNI ASTM. Both are available at Walmart.

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​WHY DIGITAL ELECTRIC METERS?

12/13/2023

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Nationwide utility companies have been changing their  “workhorse – never-fail” electric meters to digital ones.
 
Why? Two reasons: To prevent the loss of money and to save money.
 
Personally, I do not appreciate “money” being in the equation for reasons. Yet, money is the only reason for this change over. Why else would power companies change out American made, never-fail, electric meters to digital units made - where?
 
First fact was that too many people with very high electric bills blamed the meter instead of being accountable for their own consumption of power. I remember one energy audit I was doing for a homeowner who wanted me to provide proof that his electric “workhorse – never-fail” meter was defective and spinning faster to increase his electric bill. The year was 1988, there was no extra data on this homeowner collected through social media or Amazon purchases. None of that existed yet. Nevertheless, I was able to know from experience, and the story went pretty much like this:
 
            I arrived at the homeowner’s house, and parked as close to the curb as possible, despite the accumulated snow in the street. The homeowner met me on his driveway and after introductions, I followed him to the electric meter mounted on the outside of his house.
 
            “Excellent!” The homeowner exclaimed. “Look at that wheel on the meter spin! And there isn’t anything on inside. Not one lightbulb nor TV. I’m telling you, as these meters get old and worn out, the gears within spin faster.”
 
            “Actually, the opposite is true,” I politely said to inform the homeowner. “As dust and dirt build up inside the meter over the decades, the gears slow down, thus lowering your electric bill from what the real cost should be. If you demand the power company to change out this meter to a new one, they will be happy to do so, and your electric bill will increase. Not by much, but it will be higher. You said your house and meter were almost 40 years old, well the power company is losing money on you. Then add up all the old slow running meters out there and the power company is losing a small fortune.”
 
            The homeowner was ready to fire me on the spot as he stared at me in disbelief. “That can’t be true! Why is my meter spinning so fast when I’m not using any electricity inside?”
 
            “I would say from the speed of the spinning wheel on your meter that you have an inefficient refrigerator and freezer with side by side doors operation right now in your kitchen and an extra Box freezer also running in your basement.”
 
            The homeowner’s mouth dropped-open as his eyes widened, and then demanded, “how the hell do you know that? “You have never been inside my house!”
 
            Sure enough, both appliances existed as I described and confirmed in the locations I cited, when we entered the house. Additionally, both appliances were running. After they stopped, I brought the homeowner outside to see his meter turning slowly. He then asked me what was consuming electricity now to have the wheel still turn, even at a slow rate? I listed for him the following:
 
“Your clock on the kitchen stove.
The clock on your coffee maker.
The clock on your microwave oven.
Your alarm clock or clocks plugged into an outlet.
A possible nightlight left on.
The timer for your table lamp in the living room for security reasons.
Did you shut off your lawn sprinkler timer?
Each Television plugged into an outlet is drawing ‘stand-by’ power.
Most of your entertainment equipment will also pull some power for ‘stand-by’ power. Equipment such as your stereo and video game box.”
(Use this LINK to learn more about ‘stand-by’ power)
 
            “Additionally,” I said, “your heating system perhaps just came on, and the zone calling for heat activated the electric pump to send the heated water through your pipes and along your hot-water baseboards to heat that area of the house. Especially, since you had left the front door open since I arrived and only have the screen door closed. 
 
Needless to say, I spent three more hours with that homeowner teaching him have to save without sacrificing.
 
So, with that loss of income for power companies and the second fact that they longed for saving all the salaries of meter readers. These two “money” reasons had the utilities look forward to digital meters. Meters that could be read by one person sitting in a car and reading every meter on the block electronically in a fraction of the time wirelessly.
 
As far as, the consumer, we are billed more accurately constantly and perhaps, depending on where the digital meter is located, such as outside a bedroom window with a bed by that window, a person may be exposed to extra electromagnetic fields? To know the truth about this and risks for young children, we need to search out studies published on this topic in peer reviewed scientific journals. Never trust what a politician says or a millionaire talking head on a cable or news channel network. They sensationalize to stay in office, sell more commercials, and make more money with higher ratings.
 
The moral to this blog is that we must be aware and accountable for our actions and consumption. We must stop blaming others or old dirt-filled electric meters. No one else is going to save you money and your health nor the world’s future for our children. All that is up to us and it starts in our own house or apartment.

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​Page Through the History and Future of Alley Pond

11/28/2023

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My undergraduate professor, William Nieter, just published a book that embodies a necessary understanding of the connection between humans and nature. His book is titled: The Story of Alley Pond, past, present, and future. 
 
Without hesitation he presents the fact that this relationship between humankind and nature, is his passion. The Introduction of his book immediately speaks of the contrast between natural and artificial with these words:
 
“This pond, born into a wilderness setting, witnessed the great rural to urban transition of the 19th and 20th centuries. It saw the first paved highways and the first automobiles replace forest trails and horse drawn wagons. It stood silent as the shadow of the city approached and then passed over the valley.”
 
Additionally, Nieter’s altruism is apparent as all profits from the sale of this book go to support the environmental education programs at the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens, New York. Please visit AMAZON to order his book.
 
I meet professor Nieter at Saint John’s University in my sophomore year after I joined the Environmental club. Since I was majoring in Environmental Studies, I was soon under his tutelage in his classes. I thoroughly enjoyed the field trips and challenges created by Professor Nieter. The importance for everyone to go on field trips and be outside, is vital. Especially in today’s world of Virtual Reality.
 
By the time I finished my senior year, I had taken field trips throughout the 655.3 acres of Alley Pond park and even explored the salt marches that added up to over a 1,000 acres of nature that was fighting to come back to life. The recovery of Alley Pond was truly seen in 1998 because of the leaders and volunteers at Alley Pond Environmental Center. I remember many visits to the Center that originally opened on November 14, 1976 at 228-06 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, New York. The events and meetings always had a mission. Years later, I even found myself sitting on a 'discussion panel' at the Center during the PlaNYC 2030 event on April 30, 2009.
 
Every family in the New York City area should visit the Center with their children or grandchildren. For additional information about various events, please visit the Alley Pond Environmental Center’s Link at: ALLEY POND
 
As I read The Story of Alley Pond, I found myself taking a trip through time. The historical story starts with the Pond’s creation. The reader is propelled up to Colonial times, then, through Industrial and current times. Concluding with an all important look into the future. After reading this book, a walk through a park or a field trip to the woods, is definitely a requirement for everyone.

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Treat! But There Is A Trick!

10/31/2023

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Way back on May 12, 1989 I received a Report Card from the Power Company and I posted information that would be useful to others who wish to save Money, Energy and our Earth. The title is:  Energy Savings At A Jedi Level.
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I also wrote with an update on that blog: "My long term goal was to have no electric bill or energy bills at all. (No electric bill was accomplished in 2014 and still waiting in 2019 for an affordable NASA Fuel Cell that sent Americans to the moon several times and back to eliminate my natural gas consumption)"

Well, the wait may come to an end soon, but there is a trick involved...

Many companies have been working on Hydrogen Fuel Cells, but the various fluidity of production ​methods and logistics are very costly. Nevertheless, there have been breakthroughs, yet none remove our servitude to monthly bills. All the companies really don't want us making our own Hydrogen fuel, on site, and on demand, for cost savings and safety. These companies want to sell us the Hydrogen fuel, one way or another.

The World's Energy Freedom, as I have been writing about for decades, will only come when greed steps aside so we can have hydrogen fuel cells in our homes, cars, and business. The World's Energy Freedom answer would work with a system that collects FREE rain water (a vehicle will have a water tank) and as needed, the membrane component, will separate the hydrogen molecules from the freely collected rain water (not from natural gas or gasoline). This would be done with FREE electric power created from the Sun with a few solar panels. The hydrogen molecules from the freely collected water (H2O) will run the fuel cell that makes FREE electricity to power the house, office and our car. The byproduct is water. A small battery backup will suffice in place of the solar panels on cloudy days and nighttime in order to operate the membrane component that separates the two hydrogen molecules from the one oxygen molecule in water. The electricity made by the fuel cell will always be recharging the battery.
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What we have so far from NASA's technology is a company in Ohio called Hyperion announcing their methodology for hydrogen fuel cells that can be used at a business, home and of course, in their car. I am not going to critique the company, I will leave that to each one of my readers to do themselves.

The photo from Hyperion, shows their fuel cell in the upper right hand corner and Hyperion's sports car on the left. One of the Links to their website is as follows: Hyperion

Below is an image of their refueling station... And that is the monthly expense trick. The hydrogen is compressed, cooled, and stored within, so we can buy from them.
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No making our own hydrogen on demand, in which case there will be no need to compress, cool or store. I am afraid that technology will only come about when we all realize that: To Lead, One Must Serve.

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