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Why is a Solar System Kit So Frightening to Use?
I am sure you have more than once thought about a way to make a profit and on the same time promoted your personal ideas. Buying and installing a solar system kit for your home can be one of these issues. It has a benefit because it is a low cost product, and it helps the environment as well.
Vermicomposting - Letting The Worms Do The Work
Vermicomposting is essentially the decomposition of organic material by worms. In other words, "Worm Composting". Vermicomposting results in the bio-conversion of the waste stream into two useful products called, earthworm biomass and vermicompost. Vermicompost is an excellent soil additiv
The Demand For Organic Agriculture Products
Toxic pesticide contamination has been creating many unwanted health risks in the agricultural industry for more than 2-3 decades. People who live in communities near the agricultural fields of pesticide application are suffering from various health problems due to water contamination caused by pest
The Planet is in Danger - Alternative Energy is Our Only Choice
With our Planet, and our children's future going down the pan we need Alternative Energy Options and we need them Today. It may already be to late, but what will our kids, and their kids, think of us if we don't at least try? It must be today. Alternative Energy Sources have been examined
Windmill Generators Save the Planet and Your Budget - Earth 4 Energy Shows You How
Windmill generators are increasingly becoming a more reliable way to save energy. Because of this there are more out there now than ever before. People have learned they are a viable method of creating an alternate source of energy. We all seem to be using more electricity than in the past. This is
Be Lazy and Save the Planet
We don't mean sitting back and not taking action. However, being lazy in some respects can help reduce emissions and help the planet. Going green doesn't have to be a chore. Here are five way to be lazy and help the planet.
FederalFunding to KeepTheGreatLakesGreat
The U.S. President, Barack Obama, began to make good on a campaign promise calling for a $5 billion (US), 10 year program aimed at restoration of the Great Lakes.This summer, the President delivered his request for funding to the U.S. Department of the Interior and in that document the President req
Going Green With Cosmetics
Wearing makeup is what many women do. I am one of these women. I recently began to ask around about green and eco-friendly make up. Can we really go green with cosmetics? The answer is yes!
Enough Thermal Paper to Keep Us All Warm
One of my favorite daily reads is Umbra who dispenses advice on Grist to readers with environmental dilemmas. It was through reading her response to a question about receipt paper that I learnt that receipt paper is non-recyclable.
Ice Melt is Good - It Causes Increased Life and Thus, Removes Carbon from Atmosphere
They say right before every ice age is a warming period, and before a warming era on Earth there is an ice age. Okay so, we might call this some sort of climate cycle right? Well, apparently, there is a lot to be said for all that, and indeed, this is a typical topic at our think tank these days; th
The Hazards of Plastic Bags
Plastic bags do bring a lot of convenience to people's life, but at the same time, it also brings long-term harms. The recycling value of plastic bags is very low. When the waste plastic bags scatter on city streets, tourism zone, in the water, or long the roads and railways, it will cause &quo
Pyrethroid Pesticide Exposure, Learning Disability, and ADHD
Pyrethroid insecticides are increasingly being used residentially, from products to treat head lice and scabies to flea products on pets. Could they be affecting children's neurodevelopment?
Using a Spinning Composter
As environmental concerns and financial pressures increase home composting is becoming ever more popular.The traditional compost heap is one option but a spinning composter is a low maintenance and easy to use way to quickly generate great quality compost and compost tea, no matter how big or small
The First Transcontinental Railroad - A Human and Engineering Triumph
The story of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, which allowed uninterrupted travel from the East to the West coast of the USA is one of outstanding human accomplishment.
Crimes Against the Environment Are Crimes Against Humanity
It is an obvious but often downplayed fact that nature is all we human beings have. Without nature there would be no economy, no homes, no families, no jobs, no air to breathe, no water to drink, no food, no nothing. There would be no stock markets, no trading, no traveling, no companies, no busines
House Dust and Their Effect on the Development and Severity of Asthma
Does household dust reduction effect the development or severity of asthma?
The Buzz about Bio Ethanol
At this time, there are twelve countries that use and produce bio ethanol, promoting better fuel usage with less harmful additives that could hurt the environment. Many countries and manufacturers are learning about all the benefits bio ethanol including reducing greenhouse gas emission
What is Being Done About the California Drought?
We have all heard the news. Drought in California! Yes, many of us are affected, or afflicted, by it. It has been compared to the drought that California suffered in the 1970's. Will it get worse? Will it rain after the harsh summer months? Let us take a look at the rain and drought patterns of
Effects of Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic in Children
Heavy metals polluting the environment can cause subtle effects on children's renal and dopaminergic systems without clear evidence of a threshold.
Why Planting a Tree is a Religious Thing to Do
Did you know that planting a tree is a religious thing to do? Find out why in this brief article.