20th December 2009
Pollution prevention information is fairly easy to find. Pollution is such a big problem that one of the main ways to fight it is to make sure that good pollution prevention information is available to everybody. It takes a global effort to stop pollution, so it is a global effort to get pollution [...]
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16th December 2009
Freshwater pollution may not get as much attention as the pollution of the oceans. However, what most people do not realize is that it is freshwater that is the most important for their survival.
Freshwater includes drinking water, which we need to live. Every living being need water to live. Animals and plants [...]
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4th December 2009
Most North Americans are now familiar with the term “factory-farmed meat.” Though somewhat rhetorical in its use, it is an accurate way to describe the process that has become “conventional” ranching and animal husbandry. There are, of course, many concerns from a humane treatment standpoint, but the pollution concerns from such operations are [...]
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2nd December 2009
Nearly every large city on Earth suffers from some degree of smog. This word itself is a combination of “smoke” and “fog,” though the actual substance that hangs in the atmosphere like a dirty brown blanket is usually far more complicated.
During the initial century of the industrial revolution, smog was almost always caused by [...]
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20th November 2009
Everyone uses some sort of battery power. Where in a flashlight or radio or your automobile, there are specific recycling options for both alkaline and rechargeable batteries.
Car batteries are the type of recyclable battery most people are accustomed to. These very often contain a mixture of lead and acid which can be [...]
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11th November 2009
The prevention of air pollution is world wide concern. There have been many investigations into what causes air pollution and the exact methods that work best in the prevention of air pollution.
Through the use of many different methods air pollution is becoming easier to control. It is only through various measures, though, that [...]
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9th November 2009
All types of environmental degradation share a common root. In the case of erosion, one might be surprised how various types of pollution lead to erosion and visa-versa.
In this difficult cycle, these depletion-prone soils are unable to support more than the barest minimum of plant life. Due to subsequent erosion nearby [...]
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1st November 2009
There is far more to household mold than a bit of stain. Molds are also capable of triggering severe allergic reactions and may even contribute to the early onset of asthma symptoms. It can actually eat right through building materials and emit powerful mycotoxins that can cause respiratory, sensory and nervous system problems. [...]
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30th October 2009
Antarctica is one of the least polluted places on earth. When pollution in Antarctica is found, it can usually be traced to somewhere else in the world. Pollution has been found there in the snow that is known to be coming from other places in the world and this is a great find.
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25th August 2009
The term “green washing” is used to describe companies who overstate their commitment to environmentally friendly alternatives to doing business. By doing so, ad executives (and the people that hire them) are suggesting that you’re so dumb as to be fooled into what an actual substantial change in a product is.
As anyone who has [...]
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