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Eco friendly – fireworks?
If you are like most people, fireworks are one of the favorite events in any Fourth of July Celebration. The flashes, the colors, the noise; what isn’t there to love? However, if you are like me, you can’t help but notice the thick plume of smoke trailing downwind after the display has ended. This can’t [...]
The effects of smoking on the environment
We all know that smoking is bad for your health, but what about for our planet? Onecigarette doesn’t produce that much smoke, but what happens when you combine the cigarettes, cigars and pipes that nearly 2 billion people around the world smoke? The amount of carbon and ‘smoke’ released into the air is miniscule, but [...]
Where some of your recycled electronics REALLY go
It is important to recycle materials such as paper, plastics, cans and batteries, but we also need to consider recycling our electronics. At the rate technology is improving, many of us replace our phones and computers every few years, if not every year. Recycling these items for re-use of their parts makes sense. However, many [...]
Is there really a floating island of trash in the Pacific Ocean?
In the mid 2000’s, an “island of trash the size of Texas” floating in the Pacific Ocean was becoming known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. People imagined a trash island floating out in the middle of the sea. However, this is an inaccurate description of what is really out there. The Great Garbage Patch is really [...]
Why Recycle?
We know that recycling is good for the environment, but why? There are many reasons why recycling is an earth-friendly habit. Here are a few explanations as to why it is important to recycle as much as possible: It conserves our resources Why cut down more trees, use more oil and other resources when [...]
Our Dwindling Resources
The human population reached one billion in 1804. It doubled to two billion 123 years later in 1927. Just 48 years later it doubled again in 1975 to four billion. And now in 2012, we are approaching the eight billion mark, just 37 years later (http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2000e/i2000e01.pdf). Our planet can only sustain so many people. Many [...]
Are we really changing the environment?
Does the human population really impact our vast planet? Can the energy we consume, food we eat and the vehicles we drive really change the environment on the other side of the world? Do the products we use on a daily basis really influence the climate? To examine this, let’s take a quick look at [...]
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