Archive for the 'Green Living' Category
We no doubt have heard about global warming and how it is predicted to change the earth’s atmosphere by the end of this century. This century has just begun, we have 92 years left to go, and all of us reading this article will be gone by then. Of course we want a better environment for the people yet to come. However the data suggests that abrupt climate change is more likely to occur. The changes in our global climate within the last ten years indicate that abrupt climate change has already occurred. It is time to open up our eyes and do something about global warming and climate change before it is too late.
Source:Abrupt Climate Change
This article features some eco friendly tips for the on-the-go-lifestyle. It includes information on new interesting products that help to conserve energy and waste.
We’re all being bombarded with doomsday messages these days about the polar ice cap and the poor bee colonies. More folks are buying reusable grocery bags, conserving fuel and making some smaller and smarter decisions. Researching renewable energy technology like solar electric, wind turbines and geo-thermal can get very overwhelming if you aren’t an engineer.
Source:A Beginner's Guide to Going Green in Three Easy Steps
You could go days without food and hours without water, but you would last only a few minutes without air (if that). As human beings, on average, we breathe over 3,000 gallons of air each day. In addition to consuming up so much air in 24 hours, over the course of 365 days humans manage to inhale precisely 1,095,000 gallons of air throughout the year.
Very often, the term carbon footprint is confused with another term called ecological footprint. Carbon footprint only considers net greenhouse gases emitted, whereas ecological footprint is much more encompassing. The ecological footprint is a calculation of productive land and water required by an individual.





