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Have You Calculated Your Carbon Footprint Yet?

Climate change has been at the top of the agenda for quite some time. However it sometimes feels as if people are leaving it to the governments to sort out with legislation and targets. The reality is that it's just as important that every individual does their bit.

A Year of Simple Green Ideas

It seems like year after year flies by and you are constantly striving to better yourself and how you interact with the world. The transition from 2009 to 2010 is no different -it has become crucial to look at your environmental impact and some people look to New Year's Resolutions as their mot

Four Easy Ways to Go Green

Today, many people think they have to buy a hybrid automobile in order to go green.On the other hand, there are many other methods that are cheaper and far more efficient.In some cases, you may find that these methods will improve your health as well as help you save money.

Simple Tips To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

It is nearly ten years since Al Gore launched his plea to humanity to start thinking green with his Inconvenient Truth that was seen by most of us. Global warming propaganda has made a difference because the ozone layer is starting to show signs of repair.

Trees and Construction - Can They Coexist?

Industrialization all over the world has led to unjustified cutting and felling of trees. Man has become blind in his quest for living a pleasurable life, and is indiscreetly depleting nature of its resources. One of these resources is trees. Trees are cut for various reasons, right from gathering w

EPA to Mandate Carbon (CO2) Emissions Tracking and Reporting

The U.S. EPA and other international government agencies have stated that carbon dioxide is a great danger to the health of the public in general and will be strictly regulated in the near future. A measuring, managing, and mitigating greenhouse gas emission places the foundation for future carbon e

How Paper Shredding Saves the Environment

Business owners are aware of the need to protect financial and personal information. Hiring a professional shredding service to handle document destruction is the best way to ensure company security is maintained, yet this also works toward community services. Not many realize it, but mobile shreddi

How Do Rain Forests Preserve Our Environment?

Breathing problems are getting more and more frequent among people of all ages especially critical ones like old age and early childhood due to the polluted air we are breathing. Trees and forests are doing their best to clean up the air. Unfortunately, nowadays trees and forests need our help to ca

Now Here is My Earth Day Challenge

As I cling to the edge of my soapbox, I recollect that soap itself is a contaminant that contributes to earth's continuation of having to stress against its balancing a polluted environment. The dollars that consumers spend on laundry soaps and chemical cleaners is spiraling out of site, while

Effective Methods of Emergency Water Treatment

Are you aware of emergency water treatment solutions to prepare for a natural disaster? If your water becomes contaminated, what would you do? Keep reading for information on the different things that need to be in place before a disaster takes place to ensure everyone has fresh water to survive.

When Nation's Capital Cities Run Dry

Perhaps, you are like many and are unaware of the severe global water crisis we have. In some areas it is so out of control that heads of state are telling folks to treat water as you would your own family; it is precious. In Mexico City, in this case, water is at a crisis, a city where some 20 mill

Pros and Cons of Dissolved Air Flotation

Dissolved air flotation is the main method for cleaning wastewater and removing contaminants like oil. This process has some benefits and some drawbacks when compared to newer methods.

Utah's Grassroots Movement For Bamboo Farming

Growing Bamboo? It's certainly not a foreign idea for a domestic crop. Beyond the beauty of a bamboo garden, you will find a lot of reasons to grow bamboo on a larger scale, be it for research of commercial use. Jackie Heinricher of Booshoots Garden LLC continues her work in the Delta to integr

What Can Be Done About the Effects of Motorized Transport on the Environment?

More and more people are concerned about motorized transport and its effects on the environment. Research has shown that motorized transport contributes greatly to noise pollution, environmental pollution and global warming which is the subject of heated debate across the world. Most vehicles depend

8 Easy Ways You Can Help to Improve Air Quality

In major cities, and even some suburban and rural areas, poor air quality is becoming a major epidemic. Air quality alerts can keep some individuals with medical conditions stranded indoors for days at a time. While poor air quality is a worldwide problem, there are things that individuals can do to

The Menace Brought To Us By Rats

To get rid of rats effectively, proper mice extermination is required. No half-hearted attempt will finish the job. It has to be through and through extensive for it to be successful.