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As Smart As A 5th Grader

3/19/2018

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Air and Space: Cradle of Aviation Museum

For us adults to be as smart as a 5th grader, all we need to do is stay on the topics we know well. For me, once I enter a realm of naming the capital of every state in the United States, I will be in trouble. Nevertheless, today I was scheduled to speak at the Cradle of Aviation Museum where about 500 fifth graders came to visit. Fifth graders ask a prodigious amount of questions! This is an excellent sign showing that they have exceptional teachers at their school. Each group of students rotated to my section where I gave my interactive workshop five different times throughout the day. All I had to do is teach them about living a more sustainable life within twenty minutes. No problem when you have a small amount of hands-on items to demonstrate how they Do Not Need any Electricity for many things in their home.

I started off by giving examples to explain what sustainability was and the difference between renewables (trees) and non-renewables (oil and gas). Then I shared with them how not using electricity when doing everyday tasks will save money and energy for their parents who pay the bills, along with our environment for all of us.

So, how did they wake up this morning was my first test...
"Alarm clock! My cell phone!", were the prevailing answers.
"Oh, an alarm clock that is plugged in and using electricity?"
"Yes," was the answer with a disappointed tone.
Then came, "Wait! My cell phone uses a battery!"
"Oh," I responded. "Do you plug in your cell phone to charge the battery with electricity?"

Now at this point I believed that I was getting my lesson across... Not with fifth graders, because someone always has another answer.

"Wait! I don't have an alarm clock. My mom wakes me up every morning by screaming at me!"

I relented and stated that was a sustainable way to wake up. The teachers and parents with the students did enjoy that exchange very much. I then told the students about when I was their age and the Wind-Up alarm clock I used. None of them knew what a windup alarm clock was, I shared how I needed to be responsible for winding my alarm clock every night before going to sleep so I could get up for school. Quickly I suggested that perhaps they all can ask for a windup alarm clock for their birthdays and not use anymore electricity to wake up.

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Solar Power LED Lights

I then showed the students my windup flashlight and radio. We learned that a manual can opener is faster than an electric can opener. We talked about manual tooth brushes, crank pencil sharpeners and saw a carpet sweeper in action. Not one student ever saw a carpet sweeper before!

We then compared electric and gas operated lawn mowers to my push lawn mower. They all wanted to see my Youtube video called Mowing Down The Lawn. Perhaps their teachers will show them parts of the video in the classroom. I showed them a solar powered outdoor LED light, a hand coffee press, solar powered leaf blowers and weed whackers. We talked about how cable TV boxes and game boxes use electricity even when not on!

Demonstrating my battery operated blower, charge by solar panels! Solar is ReNewable!

By the time all was said, asked, and done, we had a good time learning new things and shared a few laughs!

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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33 Hours

3/12/2018

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Poster About My Lecture

My destination was the Athenaeum Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, Institute of Science and Faith in Rome, Italy. I would be presenting a 90 minute lecture on the first day of a lecture series dealing with the biotechnology and bioethical questions of Climate Change. My objective was to present all the facts and a long list of sustainable solutions as a moral responsibility for all of us.

Father Pascual already forwarded the poster they printed up for my lecture and since I was speaking on the day that I arrived, most advice received told me to stay awake. "Do not take a nap before the lecture," was the prevailing advice.

So after waking up Monday morning, leaving late afternoon, flying all night (and not sleeping), arrive 7am Rome time, head to the hotel, wait for the room to be ready, have a light meal, shower and dress for the lecture, arrive at the Pontificio Regina Apostolorum at 4pm, met the logistic coordinator who introduced me to a few sisters and seminarians, HIT THE WALL at 4:30pm, had a double espresso in the cafeteria, met the translator, set up for the camera and audience, present my lecture at 5:30pm, then answer questions, meet priests, seminarians and other attending professors, receive a private tour of the Shroud Research Center at the Institute with Father Pascual, exchange buona nottes and ciao, head back to the hotel to fall fast asleep after 33 hours being awake... the event was amazing!

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At the Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, just before I HIT THE Wall... Espresso please!

This was an amazing experience because of all the young men and women I had the chance to meet. They were filled with life and absorbed the information so they can share details with whoever they meet throughout their life! They were from around the world: Italy, Ireland, Mexico, India, the Middle East, South America and African Countries to name a few. All these young sisters and seminarians I met spoke multiple languages and are dedicating their lives in service for others.

In turn, what I shared with them, they will use to teach environmental, energy, and money saving actions that help us all live happier and healthier. Actions that can be used by their families, friends, schools, hospitals, churches, parishioners and whoever they meet in life. Actions that do not cause us to make sacrifices, but help us hold a moral responsibility and stewardship toward God's Green Earth.

I have been receiving emails from these seminarians thanking me and I am truly grateful. However, I am the one who is thankful for them.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Rome Correspondence

2/28/2018

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Just sharing additional correspondence from my lecture in Rome for the Masters program for science and faith:

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Lecturing In Rome

2/5/2018

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Athenaeum Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, Institute of Science and Faith. Rome, Italy.

I am humbled and honored to share information about being invited to speak at a week long lecture series in Rome on biotechnology and bioethical questions. I will be speaking on the issue of embracing the environmental questions and the approach of sustainability to graduate students at two amazing Seminaries.

The event is occurring at the Athenaeum Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, Institute of Science and Faith for the Masters Diploma program in Rome, Italy. My lecture will also be recorded and have a real time internet feed for distance learning, which the Masters Diploma students at Veritatis Splendor Institute in Bologna Italy will be using.

My lecture will address sustainability as a moral responsibility and how everything is interconnected. Multiple solutions will be presented for each of us to implement as an individuals and to maintain a better stewardship toward Earth, which is a gift from God.

Interconnecting elements has Humankind facing several environmental issues, not just Climate Change. Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato si' has complete significances toward the matter of Climate Change because the entire situation is presented. Not just some fragments like those presented by individuals who wish to create controversy, make money or protect money. Please review my Blog post of Pope Francis' Encyclical letter on June 2015.

I will cite the essence of Pope Francis' letter that shows where fault can truly be found for all environmental issues. I will address what are the implications facing Humankind not just from Climate Change, but other Environmental concerns which in turn, may prove to be more damaging. We will see how both sides of the issue are bias to their approach on Climate Change and how we the people must obviate the fragmented information causing us to blame others. The real issue is not about what we have, but how we go about using our possessions. Pope Francis' stated this fact so well, "The external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast."

I hope to share any insights and collaborative discussions with you in future blogs. The way this connection, consideration of my work and event invitation came about, was through God and I am grateful.

For more information on the Lecture please visit my Speaking Engagements page. Thank you.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Correspondence From Roma

1/31/2018

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Sharing correspondence about my presentation next month in Rome:

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GTG Updates

7/7/2016

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AESS Conference in DC

On June 8th, it was an honor to be a speaker at the 2016 AESS Sustainability Conference in Washington, DC. My three hour workshop was a success and I connected with people from the Philippines to Germany. I was happy to see other workshop attendees looking in on my presentation through the open doors and listening to me when in route to the bathroom or when on a break. The answer truly is, all of us working together as one team.

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Solar Panels at St. John's

St. John's University, my alma mater, had a school reporter for the Torch newspaper write a story online about St. Augustine Hall scheduling a new roof and the amazing opportunity to install a custom Solar Panel system. The article quoted me from 1979!
Ironically, I was the first person as a student back in 1979 to propose solar panels on the roof of St. Augustine Hall. The "photo" on the left is from St. John's The Torch newspaper article that had my original interview! So I hope to stand on that new roof two years from now and 40 years from the first article, with energy and earth saving Solar Panels all around me.

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International Blog Posts

Going True Green's Blog has been picked up by Maximpact, based in Monaco France. They have a force of International Sustainability Consultants which I am part of for providing corporate accounts consulting in energy savings, environmental protection, and going green technologies. Since the month of May this year, when Going True Green's Blog was first added and listed, our international readership has more than doubled.

Chestnut Hill College

I will be speaking this November at the 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Sustainability Conference in Philadelphia. The event is hosted by Chestnut Hill College. This year's theme is Science, Public Policy and Faith Traditions in Environmental Relationships. Also hosting is the Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center. Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, is the director of the Center and I hope to meet this amazing person who has done so much for our home we call Earth. Please Note: Conference was postponed until November 2017, then unfortunately cancelled.

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Environmental Scientist
 International Sustainability and Energy Consultant 
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BBV Publishing; Telling the Untold Stories: TELOMERE by L. J. Williams

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Bill Lauto Goes To Washington

5/4/2016

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I will not be addressing Congress, at least not yet, but I will be speaking at the AESS Conference in Washington, DC this June. The Association for Environmental Studies and Scientists is based on the West coast and when I saw that American University in DC will be hosting their annual conference, I immediately submitted a proposal for consideration. My workshop proposal was accepted and I will be presenting as one of the pre-conference workshops.

The Conference Theme is: Science, Empathy, Collaboration and Sustainability
My Workshop title: Sustainable Living and Team Work, June 8th, 9:30am to Noon

So I will first speak about how we as individuals, when living a more sustainable life, are healthier, happier, save more money, and help save Earth's future for our children. All this without making sacrifices, because I don't ask you to conserve, I teach you how to be efficient with today's current technology and knowledge. I will show you details and numbers as examples for how much can be saved by your own ethical actions. After all, why would anyone want to risk our children's future?

Next, I will speak about how to bring what we do at home to our workplace. From non-profits to corporate America, from small shops to universities. The reason is because behind those doors of business are individuals like you. I will share stories on how we work together as a team to solve the problems, not blame each other and fight over who is responsible for the problem.

Last, I will discuss bringing this knowledge to the people we elect and show them that their inner circle of advisors are limited and are stifling solutions. The way solutions are implemented are key and we will review precedent situations to this very point.

I am hoping some of you may attend the conference and hear my presentation if your institution or company will reimburse you for expenses. For those of you who are students, the AESS also offers a student discount.

For more information about Registration, please visit the Association for Environmental Studies and Scientists
website at the LINKs below:

https://aessonline.org
OR
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1801388&ResponseMemberId=&jID=3421680

When using these Links, Click on Registration Link, then on the second page Click on Morning Workshops. My Workshop Sustainable Living and Team Work is second from bottom.

For more information about my Workshop, please Click on my Speaking Engagement Link above.
Thank you all for your time and consideration. I hope to see some of you there!

Bill Lauto , GTG
Environmental Scientist
 International Sustainability and Energy Consultant 
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Telling the Untold Stories: TELOMERE by L. J. Williams

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EARTH's Future

4/22/2016

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Dr. Schwartz

Earth Day 2016, has a population of over seven billion humans and we are all using more energy than ever before. We had nine of the ten hottest years recorded in the last fifteen years. Our oceans are more acidic than ever recorded and our atmosphere has unprecedented amounts of carbon dioxide.

My previous Going True Green blog stated that this post will be about America's Future. The other week I spoke to several students at Sigma Pi Sigma's induction ceremony for the Physics department at St. John's University. Students who will be part of our world's future and solutions. While I was one of three invited speakers, the Key Note speaker was Dr. Stephen Schwartz, a senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and principal investigator in the Department of Energy Atmospheric System Research Program. His research centers on the influences of energy related emissions on our climate.

Dr. Schwartz's presentation provided facts on how our energy consumption is connected to climate change and he was an excellent catalyst for the attending students to start thinking anew. Afterwards when I spoke, I provided some initial steps that implement energy saving solutions to reduce our energy consumption and without sacrifice.

Dr. Schwartz invited me to Brookhaven National Lab to attend his colleague Ernie Lewis' lecture about "What Will Earth Be Like In 50 Years?" With data and developing models of Earth's complex climate systems from Brookhaven Lab's Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Ernie Lewis first took us back in time 50 years. In the 1960s City skylines disappeared in smog, rivers were polluted and America's eagle was almost wiped out. Nevertheless, our team work brought about solutions and recovery. Lessons we need today to face the world wide challenges of tomorrow.

Brookhaven National Lab

Ernie Lewis on Left

The students of today need to look no further than the research being done by Dr. Schwartz and Ernie Lewis at Brookhaven National Labortory because they are the foundation and catalyst for tomorrow's solutions.

To see Atmospheric Scientist Ernie Lewis' presentation at Brookhaven, please use this LINK: EARTH'S FUTURE

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 International Sustainability and Energy Consultant 
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Superhero Kids!

1/15/2016

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Bill Lauto teaching how to make dirt!

Look outside and inside! Is it a bird? A plane? No, they are kids from the Boys and Girls Club learning to help save our environment!

At the last minute I was asked to promote the environmental classes at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens in New York. By improvising with various recyclable items, a small pile of dirt, pieces of fruit and veggies placed on a table, I asked who wanted to be a superhero to help save the world. From 8 year olds to teenagers, the answer was, "me" or a smile with a raised hand.

First thing I showed the kids was all the items we use everyday that can be recycled. Then I showed them the pile of dirt and asked who heard about composting? A paper dish had some fruits and veggies, all compostable, but I also placed a plastic clip and masking tape on the dish. Most kids knew right away that those items would not decay away in a compost pile. Afterwards we discussed different methods and ways they could compost in their apartment or backyard so they could have rich fertile soil to help nourish any indoor flowers or plants they had growing.

"You Do Not Need A Cape To Be A Superhero!"

I was very impressed to see the Variety Boys and Girls Club in Astoria Queens offering Environmental Classes as part of their after school program. I was happy to help and to introduce Recycling along with Composting as a few small steps that kids can do to help make a more sustainable world. I also told the kid's parents that they will save money by using their own compost on their flowers and plants... No need to buy fertilizer anymore!

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The Future of Energy

12/1/2015

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Energy's future is a topic that incorporates several things such as, nature, science, business, economics, economies, history, wildlife, and the morals of humankind. I was invited to speak December 3rd on this very subject by St. John's University's Dr. Monteiro. This graduate symposium is hosted by the Division of Mass Communication. I am honored to received this invitation and to be the guest speaker at this event titled: The Future of Energy and Sustainable Living.

Thinking of all the speaking engagements I have done over the past thirty years I am most eager to present at this symposium because of the topic to be discussed. Despite being a broad topic, the very essence of the title allows us to focus on our own future and what world we will leave for our children's children. Energy's future is upon us now, when and how the different forms of energy are implemented is completely up to humankind. Living a more sustainable life also comes down to our own choices and our ability to overcome enemies such as greed, fear, and our attitudes. Attitudes that reveal Business’ missions to increase the profit margin at any cost; misguided goals; misinformed conclusions; lack of morals and virtue; self righteous assessments that place a higher value on one self over other humans, animals, and nature; spurning the fact about everyone and everything is connected; ignoring long term consequences “So Not” to spend more money on a better way or solution; knowing there will be no consequences in their lifetime for how they do things and not caring about what our own grandchildren will face. Thus in one word: anthropocentrism.

When we come together as one team, that is the day we shall see our energy future leading toward sustainable living.

Bill Lauto , GTG
Environmental Scientist
 International Sustainability and Energy Consultant 
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