Floating Booms - The Solution For Containing Oil Spills in Rivers, Lakes, Harbors, and Along Shore
Oil floats on water. So when you need to contain an oil spill, a floating boom is the obvious answer. But which boom is the right one for the job?
Category : Environmental : Health & Medical
Types of Trees
The most common and oldest plant in the universe would undoubtedly be the tree. This woody perennial plant has a trunk that supports a vast network of branches, off the ground. The trunk itself is supported firmly into the ground by a rich system of roots.
The Free Market Way to Save Endangered Species
Scarcity is an economic problem that will never stop, so it is normal that humans will use resources with little regard to the effects upon the environment when one is facing basic survival. The basis for saving endangered species should thus begin at the local level with basic property rights. When
3 Strategies to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Indoor air quality is something within our control. The place where we stay and work is certainly much more manageable than the outdoor environment. It is a relief to know that many diseases caused by indoor air pollution can be eliminated with just three simple basic strategies.
Vehicle Motion Alarms: Necessity, Noise Pollution, or Both?
How much of a negative effect do vehicle alarms have on our overall health?
Sustainability - Governmental Denial
We are all partners in default, within the process of global warming. The Governments responsible should realize that, our unsustainable practices are part and parcel of our daily lives. But we ought to know this fact, that in the absence of some decisive measures on our part, the true cost of our a
Adult Diapers: Environmental Effects
The use of adult diapers or adult briefs as some would prefer to call them has been steadily growing as the world population ages. Not only is this trend continuing due to advancing average life expectancy in many parts of the world but contributing factors towards this trend are also overall world
Climate Change - Thanks to Media Bias the Yes Case is Loud, But Hollow
The supporters of the man-made global warming theory have had the backing of the world-wide media from the start. It seems that everything that happens today is attributed to global warming regardless of what's happened in the past.
Water Properties - Interesting Facts
W.C. "Bill" Wernet in his work "Special Properties of Water" says that scientific studies of water in the past two decades have produced some surprising new information. Water is not just some simple liquid that we happen to need to drink.
Helping The Environment
The environment is an issue that is on everyone's minds these days.We talk about environmental issues such as global warming, climate change, the Kyoto agreement, renewable energy and so on.The issues just seem so big- it's too much for one little person.Yet, if each person made just one s
The Plastic Nightmare
Imagine the Earth turning into a dumping ground, an imagination that has every possibility of turning into reality unless we check the increasing use of plastic and paper bags. Some of the stats are simply staggering; for instance, around 100 billion plastic shopping bags are used in the U.S.
The Truth About CO2
CO2 emissions are continuously making headlines in today's media. Yet, with all the hype, it's difficult to get a grasp of what it's all about. What is the link between all this CO2 and me?
Arctic Pollution Blamed on Seabirds
From the latest discovery of the scientists, they claim that sea birds pollute the Arctic environment. Most of the contaminants like plastic and other human made pollutants are carried to the Arctic by the sea birds. The Arctic environment is considered to be the most pristine by biologists.
Fish Consumption Rates in the Pacific Northwest
Many Native Americans in the Pacific northwest consume much more fish and shellfish than average, exposing them to high levels of toxic chemicals. What needs to be done?
Green Power - The Future of Our Planet & Humanity
Green energy sources are very environmentally friendly, do not pollute and are easily accessible. Wind, solar, oceanic and geo thermal sources of energy are the common varieties of totally clean, environmentally friendly and non polluting renewable sources. Converting these sources to energy would n
The 21st Century Challenge
The die has been cast; the gauntlet thrown. Do we dare pick up the challenge or do we retreat to our safe haven of complacency? For too long we have ignored the warning signs of what we have done to our planet by our continued drilling, extracting, processing and consuming fossil fuel sources. Ever
Scotland Leads the Way With Wind Power Energy
Scottish wind power is the fastest growing renewable energy technology in the nation.By 2020 the Scottish government aim to generate 50% of electricity by wind power meaning Scotland is leading the way when it comes to renewable energy.
Causes of Pollution
Loss in the natural quality of water, air, soil etc is pollution. In other words, the process of making natural aspects of the environment like soil, air and water dirty or impure is pollution. The element or the substance that makes them bad or dirty is called pollutant.
Water Is Life - At Least for Humans
Over the years, off and on, I've been a member of the World Future Society. Part of what goes on there I find problematic for my conservative viewpoints of free-markets, but I do like the intellectual debate, at least they are thinking even if much of the utopian strategies which are discussed
Going Green - Five Green Steps to Take Today to Improve Your Health, Finances & the Environment
Many of us want to make the switch to a more green lifestyle, but knowing where to start is the hard part. We like our lives the way they are, and struggle with the idea of change. We don't want a drastically different lifestyle.The good news is that as going green becomes more popular (and nec