The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, otherwise referred to as NIFA, a federal government agency operating within the United States Department of Agriculture is the country's leading agency that is responsible for consolidating federally-funded agricultural research studies. The grant

We take it for granted that a day is twenty-four hours. Indeed, our body's circadian rhythm is finally tuned to cope with a 24-hour-day. However, a day on Earth was not always 24 hours long.

A bush kitchen in poaching terms is a temporary shelter hidden away in the bush from where a poacher can store poached meat, hide, and lay low for an extended period of time before and after checking his snares. A recent arrest in the Gravelotte area of the Limpopo Province, graphically illustrates

"Bali High" - when I first heard that song from South Pacific, I thought Mama was singing about an exotic paradise for lovers. Turns out the song might have been about one of probably the most progressive schools in Southeast Asia - possibly the planet.

PACE financing programs are scattering like wild fire. Developed by the town of Berkeley 3 years ago, the program offers city and county financial loans for energy efficiency upgrades. These loans are repaid by means of property taxes to market home solar energy.

The fluoride debate continues to rage in cities and counties across the United States. Groups have risen on both sides to passionately plead their cases for or against water fluoridation. But what is fluoride, and is it really dangerous?

Ice Age was those early periods of the earth's history when large areas of the globe were covered by glaciers and ice sheets. During the earth's long history, there have been several ice ages.

The ten deadliest US wild fires cost approximately 3,000 lives and a loss of 10,000,000 acres of forests. Perhaps we need a national effort to construct effective firebreaks or huge fire roads. The forests lost in necessary clearing would be tiny in comparison to the loss of forests due to fires. Ef

About 10 years ago, the big Malibu Fires in the Santa Monica Mountains burned from Las Virgines Road at the 101 Freeway all the way to Malibu. The fire was wind driven by the notorious Santa Ana winds. The fire was so intense it left a literal hell through the mountains. This prompted me to create t

Climate change can be attributed to both natural and man-made causes. However, alarming changes have been rapidly occurring for the past 200 years - since the industrial revolution.

The key is to be prepared. Flood gates, flood seals for toilets, air vents and other flood defense measures like sandbags should be bought and stored in advance. Make sure you know how to use the flood defense equipment and practice flood proofing your home. Remember, flooding can happen with very l

It appears times may be changing as politicians have altered their positions on the offshore drilling ban to cater to the high demand, both nationally and internationally, for fuel. This flippant change in political position can negatively impact marine life, as well as other aspects of our environm

There are many home solar power systems that you can choose from, and you will find that making the investment in one of these systems can be one of the best ways to do your part to save the environment. In addition to being eco-friendly, these solar panel systems are 100% wallet-friendly, as they w

American children are spending more time indoors with their tablets, TVs, and PCs, and less time outdoors at play, enjoying the benefits of contact with nature. But there are easy ways for urban families to enjoy nature's benefits together.

Housing for every one in the developing countries with the help of innovative technology. Greener environment could be obtained by maintaining a eco friendly behaviour.

Did you ever wonder how bottles, tubs, cans, and containers of all shapes and sizes are filled with their contents? Well, wonder no more! Filling machines are used by industries all over the world to fill every kind of container imaginable!

PP woven bags are a less common name for the reusable shopping bags that have taken our nations by storm. These PP shopping bags have had just the desired effect and are now being sold in shopping malls and local stores worldwide.

Many people hear that organic cotton is important to use. But why? It is important as a buyer to be educated on why organic cotton is such an important fiber not only for yourself, but for the environment too!

Waste disposal is an intriguing issue that tends to augment with the huge growth in population. Vast industrial development and enormous rise in population are proportionately contributing to waste disposal management techniques and styles.

We seem to think of complex ideas to solve the problem and yet we have not come into conclusion that we are lacking discipline in so many ways. The improper disposal of garbage or even the misused of water in our faucets are seemingly simple things that we have not realized are indeed contributing t