Since 1970, Earth Day has inspired and challenged millions from Tokyo to Togo to Toledo. This past spring, millions were galvanized for a Call to Climate, the 2008 Earth Day global warming action theme. They gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and other cities across the country to...
Wouldn't it be a great thing to be able to help the environment, and at the same time, earn money? One of the greatest things that is happening in this millennium is that people are creating there own personal power plants! Discover how you too can make money with renewable energy.
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Today the word at the forefront of marketing campaigns in every industry is environment. For many it is just a gimmick and the latest buzz word however in certain industries it is at the forefront of concern. This is true for industrial cleaning as many of the chemicals used in cleaning products...
Severe droughts have been plaguing many parts of our country in recent years. There simply has not been enough rainfall in so many places. Although droughts are common from place to place at almost any given time, it is not that often that they cover so many states at the same time. It has caused...
Prices for a single gallon of gasoline in the United States have been steadily rising during the past few years. Remember when a gallon of gas cost a measly 80 cents? Remember when it climbed to $2/gallon and people started to complain about the expensive price? Those days are no more, as a...
The word "recycling" makes many think of the little blue bins where we place our old cereal boxes, empty soda cans, and unneeded paper. But recycling actually takes many other forms: for example, the form of a golf course built on a landfill; a piece of modern art made from old tin cans; or World...
The term carbon offsetting refers to the way that that carbon produced, typically by a journey using a carbon-producing mode of transport (plane, car, train), is compensated for by the individual who took that journey.
It is not exclusively used in connection with transport. It is also...
Tips for reducing your CO2 emissions fall into a number of categories; this article focuses on what you can do at home and in the workplace to reduce your carbon footprint.
At home
Simple measures could substantially reduce the emissions from your home, and save you money as well - you...
Waste incineration has been a traditional method of dealing with unwanted domestic and industrial waste since man was rubbing sticks together to create fire. In 1970 the first waste incineration plants were functional that harnessed the power in the chemical reaction created by the incineration....
The summers are getting hotter causing droughts. The sea levels are rising as masses of glaciers melt. Every year, spring comes just a little bit sooner and is causing problems with wildlife and their natural cycles. What is causing this? Could it be what they say it is: this phenomenon called...
