Environment conservation is a priority for all of us. We have now realized the urgency of keeping the environment free from harmful emissions and chemical interactions. Anything that disturbs the ecological balance and pollutes the environment is hazardous and should be avoided or at least minimized
Using palm oil to help your health? Check out this report on the environmental downside to the palm oil industry.
Our approach to food production is based solely on the needs of humanity, without consideration for the other inhabitants of our planet, without whom we would not able to survive. When we have allowed abusive farming practices to occur before, Nature has hit back with dramatic consequences. So what&
An environmentalism that doesn't balance out costs and benefits threatens to do far more harm than good. Only assessing the impact of the larger picture preserves environmentalists from lapsing into implicit misanthropy.
Isn't it time to see some adult leadership in Washington?Surely this is an important enough issue to warrant the development of a sensible long-term plan to make the USA energy independent?
Fanatic environmental movements, such as the anti-consumerist Freegan lifestyle, are gaining momentum amongst the American public. Although slightly less zealous in regard to method, their voice is echoed by businesses and industrial sectors throughout the country. A look at the commercial construct
Both animals and the environment have plenty of advocates rooting for them in the public sphere. In American media outlets, environmental groups and animal-rights activists get all kinds of coverage, which helps them get their message out. Those are both important issues that society should be think
What is water awareness? Although most of us pour a drink of water from the tap or grab a bottle of imported water any time we want to, we may not know all we should about our water supply.
Recently, an upsurge has been observed in the demand of organic cotton clothing all over the world. But considering the overall production of cotton and cotton yarn, this shift is too small for the environmentalists to rejoice. To somebody uninitiated, it's important to first understand why org
Fast-growing and almost unkillable bamboo produces cane tough enough to make construction scaffolding. Its fiber makes fabric soft enough to make the most sensuous sheets. Add the fact that it requires little or no irrigation and no fertilizer or pesticides, and we have a sustainability winner.
Are phthalates dangerous? Recent bans of these common chemicals in California and Europe has raised concern that we may be harming our children and ourselves through the ingesting of these chemicals. Should we be concerned?
Russia continues to be the country possessing the largest proven natural gas reserves on the planet as well as the largest exporter of oil after Saudi Arabia.The mismanagement of their resources combined with limited technology has rendered may of their vast resources unsalvageable with their contin
Mud bricks can be used in the construction of floors, walls and even roofs. They have become very popular even in modern construction with a good number of buildings today featuring earth blocks. The major factor that makes the mud bricks a popular choice even amongst architects is that it is a mate
The two terms "green" and "sustainability" have been swung together by society in the last couple of years, as global warming, climate change, growing awareness and limited resources in energy and water have caused a change in thought. However, just because you are sustainable, d
When you reside at a place, the most important thing you do is to clean it properly to get the appropriate environment around your residence where you can feel comfortable and soothing enough to live. Keeping your atmosphere clean is the basic necessity of people to remain healthy and protect themse
You're probably familiar with the saying "go green." People who live "green" do their part to help protect the environment. Homes and offices in and throughout the nation have jumped on the green bandwagon and changed their wasteful ways. Now it's time for college stude
Consider this recent headline "Tesco pledges to cut packaging by a quarter..." Supermarket giant Tesco today pledged to reduce by a quarter the amount of packaging used in both branded and own-label products within the next three years.Uh-Oh! Are you worried? Well, you should be.
We leave two kinds of footprints behind, a carbon one upon the earth, and a psychic one upon our existence to come- the two are intertwined.
Humanity began the transition from nomadic farming to urban centers about 3,000 years ago. As urban life began to develop among the civilizations of ancient Sumer, Egypt, and India, the need for organized urban planning became increasingly apparent. Evidence of sophisticated urban planning can be se
This article reviews research in support of considering the 21st century as "the green century," a phrase that was coined in 2002 in a Time Magazine Special Report. Factors considered include the rapid increase in global warming and the need to develop a green economy to reach environmenta
