Posted on: 20 April, 2007
Author: Davinos Greeno
Organic food is expensive Unfortunately, at the moment retailers are charging artificially high prices. I was in Tesco last week which is a rare occurrence as I shop locally where possible, and I n... Organic food is expensive Unfortunately, at the moment retailers are charging artificially high prices. I was in Tesco last week which is a rare occurrence as I shop locally where possible, and I nearly died when I saw the prices being charged for organic yogurt and eggs compared to the non-organic brands. I understand that we have to pay more for organic produce because there are...
Posted on: 05 April, 2007
Author: Ron Toomes
Our mechanized society cannot function without lubricants. The dilemma is oil is both necessary for our life-style and potentially destructive to nature. Quite simply, we must select innovative, efficient products that will help solve our pollution problems. The introduction of synthetic motor oil in 1972 set all new standards for motor oil quality. They are specially designed to protect engine components, reduce emissions, last longer, reduce fuel consumption and prevent environmental pollution. From the beginning, synthetic motor oils have out-performed conventional petroleum motor oils on all counts. Synthetic oils resist chemical breakdown and sludging which keeps engines cleaner. They have...
Posted on: 17 February, 2007
Author: Nathan Brown
Using the Carbon calculator provided by stopglobalwarming.org, I have learned that there are three changes you can make to quickly and easily reduce your carbon footprint and save money. Best of all, two of these changes only need to be made once and none of them require you to spend a dime! As a matter of fact, you could save $168 and reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 2,700 pounds each year. Using the Carboncalculator provided bystopglobalwarming.org, I have learned that there are three changes youcan make to quickly and easily reduce your carbon footprint and savemoney. Best of all,...
Posted on: 16 February, 2007
Author: Patricia L Johnson
Each year the U.S. produces 25% of carbon dioxide pollution from fossil-fuel burning which is an incredible percentage considering the U.S. only comprises 4% of the world's population. The largest source of this pollution in the U.S. is coal-burning power plants, with automobiles coming in second. Global warming is a major problem facing the environment - will the award of $25 million offered by Sir Richard Branson encourage a prompt solution? Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group Ltd. launched the Virgin Earth challenge on February 9, 2007 at a press conference in London with former Vice-President Al Gore, recently...
Posted on: 12 February, 2007
Author: Kate Gardens
Global warming, though an observable phenomenon has been placed on the limelight of man's obsession for the past decades. Unfortunately, with the advent of technology spearheading massive information dissemination techniques, the truth about global warming has remained elusive to those few people who live their lives only for their self-interests rather than for the interest of all of humankind.Atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuels burning mixed with water vapor generally stays in the lower hemispheres trapping hot air and keeping it from being released into the higher layers of the Earth's atmosphere. This effect is called 'greenhouse effect or a...
Posted on: 12 February, 2007
Author: Kate Gardens
And unlike developed nations that understand and can afford environmental consciousness, global warming for developing nations is not a high-priority concern. Nations therefore are headed on a collisi... And unlike developed nations that understand and can afford environmental consciousness, global warming for developing nations is not a high-priority concern. Nations therefore are headed on a collision course among the nations that accept global warming and those that do not. It's easy for developed nations to sign up because they have attained a culture that can maintain their constituents. Unfortunately, fossil fuels are important for developing nations who are still on...
Posted on: 12 February, 2007
Author: Kate Gardens
Over the past 30 years, the increase totals to about one degree Fahrenheit which is not enough to cause alarm. Catastrophic hurricanes, droughts and floods that have been experienced, has always been ... Two, with the life of fossil fuel diminishing, super powers need to find a convincing way on how to control consumption so that their own ways of life will be sustainable for the next hundred years. One such international pact is known as the Kyoto Protocol. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol has been ratified by 164 countries, so far. This international agreement binds signatories to limit and reduce...
Posted on: 27 January, 2007
Author: Sharon White
We can endlessly talk about our environment and how our technologies and willingness to make profits could damage our Earth. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Posted on: 26 January, 2007
Author: Sharon White
Necessity can be placed on the lowest level of this continuum. It is the essential thing to upkeep survival, without fulfilling necessities our survival is threatened. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Posted on: 25 January, 2007
Author: Robin Kettle
Robin is a Disability Access Auditor and directory owner in the UK www.access-auditing.com www.ableize.com Having recently taken part in research to create accessible footpaths out of recycled chip bark and the testing of their level of usability for wheelchair users I came to one very important conclusion. Let me firstly explain the research conditions: Trials involved attempting to push (or be pushed) in a wheelchair through 100mm depth of varying thickness woodchip. Well, if like myself you are a wheelchair user you will already know what the result was! Yes, the front wheels simply sunk or dug in. Any forward...