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When most people think of a sustainable living community, a vision of a commune-like farm lacking modern plumbing and basic comforts usually comes to mind. While this may have been the case in the past, modern sustainable living communities are...
With autumn quickly approaching, parents and their children are getting ready to begin a new school year. It is always exciting to go out and buy all those bright, shiny new items for going back to class. When shopping for...
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, many questions remain. What will the US’ and international environmental policy look like going forward? What damage was done to the ecosystem and the people who tried to clean up the spill?
Are you looking for a way to help the environment in your area besides recycling? Do you live in a city or other suburban area that has little greenery? Then perhaps you should think about getting a living roof. A...
Habitat destruction is damage to an area that certain species live in, to the extent that the species can no longer survive in that area. The causes of habitat destruction can be either man-made or natural in origin. Large scale...
America generates more waste every year. In 1990 247 million tons of waste was generated. Let me give you an idea of just how much 247 million tons is. The average blue whale weighs 120 tons. If we divide this...
10. Computers.Computers use up a lot of resources. Their chips and conductors are made of special metals dug deep from the earth, while they also use up more conventional things like plastic for their cases and things like keyboard keys...
Anyone wanting to cut their electricity bill without lowering their quality of life should do a light bulb efficiency comparison. Simply changing the type of light bulb you use in your house can lower your energy usage significantly. Newer kinds...
As the earth slowly runs out of traditional energy sources such as oil and fossil fuels, we are left to hunt for ways to efficiently use renewable energy sources. The following infographic will give you a quick overview of the...
Imagine if every single window inside a home or a commercial building, and maybe even all of the exterior walls of the structure, could somehow be channeled into generating electricity for the structure and functioning as solar collectors. It sounds...
I know, I know... it sounds like a bad joke. The digested waste of canines (or "dog poop," as I will refer to it henceforth) is generally perceived as nothing more than a nuisance. Those of us who own dogs...
As the overwhelming scientific consensus on global warming and climate change solidifies, the effects are happening all around the world. Here are ten of the many signs of global warming, why they happen, and what they do.
According to the IPCC...