pollution

Hawaii First State To Ban Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are the modern environmental scourge — piling up in landfills, polluting the oceans and choking wildlife. Now, Hawaii has taken a stand by becoming the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags at checkout counters. Hawaii has always valued the land, or "Aina," so the step isn't too surprising. Four of the state's five counties have passed plastic bag bans (Hawaii's Kalawao County, the only outlier, is hardly populated), the Huffington Post reported. "Being a marine state, perhaps, we ...[READ MORE]

6 Easy Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

The sky is falling! Well, kind of. Whether we like it or not, our world is changing. It’s getting warmer, and many say we (humans) are to blame for it. Our energy consumption increases every day – from our incessant need to drive everywhere, to our countless hours plugged in to various electronic devices. There are ways you can help reduce your carbon footprint and do your job in helping keep this world, and the living things that occupy it, around a little longer. Buy a laptop instead of a ...[READ MORE]

Plastic Soda Bottles Rescue The Light

Skylights are a great way to increase your use of natural light in your home. This is important for all sorts of reasons; for example, it reduces energy consumption as you don’t need to use electric lights as much, and it provides some of the health benefits associated with exposure to sunlight. Many homes and offices have started to realise these benefits and are installing a range of skylights, from tubular to ventilating skylights. The good news is that skylights are no longer the luxury they ...[READ MORE]

Plastic Recycling Can Make A Difference

In 2011, the U.S. generated 32 million tons of plastic waste, accounting for near 13 percent of the nation’s total garbage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This waste included nearly 14 million tons of plastic packaging and containers, roughly 11 million tons of durable goods such as household appliances, and almost seven million tons of non durable goods, such as cups, plates, and utensils. Despite the enormous amount of plastic waste generated in 2011, only eight percent was ...[READ MORE]

Life-Sustaining Liquid: The Importance Of Clean Drinking Water

Life-Sustaining Liquid: The Importance Of Clean Drinking Water In the developed world, we often take it for granted that a cool glass of refreshing water is available to us whenever we feel thirsty. However, in some parts of the world, this is not the case. In many villages in Africa and other developing parts of the world, access to water that is safe to drink is lacking. The people who live in these areas must either walk long distances to the nearest water source, or drink water from sources ...[READ MORE]

Last Call At The Oasis – Erin Brockovich & Peter Gleick Documentary

Last Call At The Oasis - Erin Brockovich & Peter Gleick Documentary Watch Last Call At The Oasis on Amazon The global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. We can manage this problem, but only if we are willing to act now. Last Call at the Oasis is a powerful new documentary that shatters myths behind our most precious resource. This film exposes defects in the current system, shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects and highlights individuals ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water – The New Great Pollutant

Bottled Water - The New Great Pollutant Environmental groups across the globe have been sounding the alarm for several years now regarding the health and environmental dangers of the popular bottled water trend. The environmental danger is in both the manufacture and disposal of billions of water bottles and the fact that plastic bottles make up a sizeable portion of the enormous plastic garbage patch currently floating around in the Pacific Ocean. This enormous plastic reef is currently more ...[READ MORE]

Plastic Ocean ~ Captain Charles Moore

How a Sea Captain’s Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans In 2009, a U.N. joint commission estimated that 6.4 million metric tons of plastic waste currently pollutes the oceans.  The U.N. also estimates that 5 million pieces of plastic enter the oceans each day from land.  Captain Charles Moore thinks these figures, as shocking as they may seem, could be woefully ...[READ MORE]

12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution

12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution Dirty water is the world's biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow runs off roofs and roads into our rivers, it picks up toxic chemicals, dirt, trash and disease-carrying organisms along the way. Many of our water resources also lack basic protections, making them vulnerable to pollution from factory farms, industrial plants, and ...[READ MORE]

The Water Wormhole: Seriously! What Should We Be Drinking?

Unless you've been living, well, in a well, you know that bottled water is OUT for a number of reasons (BPA in the plastic, too much plastic as it is, fossil fuels burned in transport, to name three). Fracking, fluoride, chlorine and toxic pollutants make our tap water a frightful slurry most lips find no thrill in sipping. But is filtering enough? What's the best water to be drinking to avoid toxins, and for optimal hydration? Let's have a look. Distilled: Vaporized to remove any residues, ...[READ MORE]