Environment Articles
181: Why A Wood Pellet Stove Is So Advantageous
Ever since their invention in the 1980s these stoves have gained in popularity over the years. These are essentially stoves that operate on electricity and are rather small in size. These are used to burn pellets and pose many advantages like minimal waste production and high efficiency levels.
How do they work?
The way wood pellet stoves wor
182: Wild Fires And Wild Water Destroying Homes And Lives
Nothing can quite compare to the fury of Mother Nature when it comes to destruction. All through out time natural destruction has taken place either in the form of earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and fires. The best we can do when Mother Nature rears her ugly side is to do the best we can to stay out of her way and be prepared. Of cours
183: Will Fay Cause Long Term Water Damage
Millions of people along the Florida coastlines are bracing themselves once again for hurricane strength winds and rain. It is a common occurrence for folks who live in this region at least a couple of times during this time of the year. Sometimes a hurricane will simply blow out to sea in another direction all together instead of coming on shore,
184: 5 Ways Fluorescent Lighting Saves Energy and the Environment
Saving energy helps the environment because most energy sources, such as coal and natural gas are non-renewable. This means that once used, they are gone forever. Additionally, most forms of energy cause pollution that can be a source of greenhouse gases leading to climate change.
A simple explanation of how fluorescent bulbs work will illustra
185: A Brief History Of When Lightening Caused Fire
Whenever there are thunderstorms, we tend to worry about the wind and the rain that comes with it, but many people have a terrible fear of the lightening that can be just as bad. There is a very real reason that lightening should be feared by everyone. Lightening is very unpredictable and no one ever knows where it will strike next. The new weather
186: A Critical Look at Carbon Footprint Calculators
We all contribute to global warming every day. The carbon dioxide we produce by driving our car and leaving the lights on adds up quickly. You may be surprised by how much Co2 you are emitting each year. A growing number of so-called 'carbon footprint calculators' or 'carbon calculators' have been designed by both governments and private enterprise
187: A Few Simple Steps To Conserving Water And Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Summer is here and there are a number of communities around the country that are asking their citizens to do whatever they are able to do in order to conserve water due to a low amount of rain. Droughts are not uncommon across the United States at least every few years and if you can, you should do what you can to conserve water not only during th
188: A History of Industrial Recycling
The word "recycling" makes many think of the little blue bins where we place our old cereal boxes, empty soda cans, and unneeded paper. But recycling actually takes many other forms: for example, the form of a golf course built on a landfill; a piece of modern art made from old tin cans; or World War II-era rubber recycling which helped the war eff
189: A History Of The Human Attraction To Water
Since the beginning of time humans have been attracted to water for many reasons. The most obvious attraction to fresh water is the fact that we must ingest it to be able to survive. We can not normally go more than several days without it before we become so dehydrated that we can not function well or at all. The other reasons we are attracted to
190: About Climate And Its Periodic Change
Climate monitoring is vital to further advance our understanding of the complexity of the climate system and its predictability. The data and associated climate information that are collected and disseminated to users, keep all stakeholders informed of the state of the climate and the natural environment.
Climate is sometimes referred to as "av
191: Above And Beyond A Surf Shop
When you hear the name O'Neill you immediately think of surfer dude's with their surfer's hair, bronzed bodies and wetsuits. The name has come to be synonymous with surf clothing after Jack O'Neill set up the original surf shop in the Sixties. Up until that point, all surf shops had stocked surf boards but it was O'Neill that was supplying the onl
192: Addressing Climate Change Requires Quiet
As the world awakens to the emergency of climate change, we must begin to look at every facet of life to see things that are right in front of us, but unobvious. CO2 and other greenhouse gases have clearly and undeniably changed our climate forever. A rise in temperatures and sea level are guaranteed at this point. The question is not if, but when.
193: Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power
Wind power, or wind energy, is a renewable resource; it is from the sun. The advantages of wind power are many, including practical, environmental as well as economic. There are also disadvantages to using windpower, such as the natural variability of wind, the competition for other land uses, and bird deaths.
Wind power, or wind energy, is a re
194: Al GoreThe Man for the Environment
Gore is a recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize award for his efforts in educating the public to the effects of global warming and climate change. He even released a documentary entitled "An Inconvenient Truth".
Personal Background
Gore is born to a family of political background, as his father was a U.S. Representative and Senator. His father re
195: All About Geothermal Heat
If you have been paying attention to the alternative energy approaches that have been tried, you probably have heard about geothermal heat pumps. These heat pumps use the heat that is contained in the earth to provide heat instead of heating the air. During the cold winters the geothermal heat pump will take the heat that is contained in the eart
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