Nov
3
2009
One might have hoped that China would have learned some lessons about pollution by watching America’s expansion problems over the decades, but China’s explosive growth has brought its industrial pollution problem to a level that will require some drastic steps to fix. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Chinese officials seem to [...]
Nov
3
2009
Needless to mention, this is a very complex and sensitive subject. However, anyone over 50 years old can remember a childhood where the environment was quite different.The world’s population insane dependence on fossil fuels (while there are acceptable and non-polluting alternatives) is basically killing our clean and environment, and us with it.What is Oil Pollution?Oil [...]
Nov
2
2009
While sitting in my dentist’s office last week, I happened to pick up a copy of the October 2007 edition of National Geographic Adventure, ‘The Green Edition’. While casually leafing through it I came across an interesting half page article (page 68) concerning plastic islands in the middle of our oceans – floating garbage patches [...]
Nov
2
2009
When you receive the Seal you will see global warming as the coming End-times. You will be interested in a new study showing that sea levels would have risen even faster in the past 50 years if there were not so many dams built.Almost 11,000 cubic kilometers of water has been stopped behind dams and [...]
Nov
2
2009
Our global ecosystem is home to earth’s entire collection of living organisms and the habitats in which they live. Biodiversity forms part of the earth’s ecosystem and is short for biological diversity, a term used to describe the whole variety of life on earth.Biodiversity doesn’t just refer to rare species; it encompasses the diversity of [...]
Nov
1
2009
Among all the things that we should recycle, paper should be on top of the list. This is because to produce one ton of virgin paper, ninety-eight tons of other raw materials are required. Practically, we can only recycle paper to a maximum of six times and each time newer fiber is added. Although this [...]
Nov
1
2009
Some things never go out of the list of your personal likings. So is the case with a string of pearls. The elegance and poise that is associated with this specific jewelry item is just matchless. No other metal or stone can surpass a pearl’s lustrous gleams. Your personal jewelry treasure even if it comprises [...]