Eco Friendly Boating – Minimizing The Environmental Impact I love the great outdoors. Ever since I was a little kid I have enjoyed spending tie outside. Nature is a playground that anyone can enjoy for free. The one thing I absolutely hate is when people take advantage of Mother Nature. If you are going to … [Read more…]
Chemical spill leaves 300,000 West Virginians without water There’s a state of emergency in West Virginia and the people there getting more desperate by the minute. The water that some 300,000 West Virginians usually depend on to slake their thirst, wash their bodies and brush their teeth is now good for only one thing – … [Read more…]
MIDWAY, a Message from the Gyre is a short film. It is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic from the Pacific Garbage Patch. … [Read more…]
While we may not need eight glasses, there are plenty of reasons to drink water. In fact, drinking water (either plain or in the form of other fluids or foods) is essential to your health. “Think of water as a nutrient your body needs that is present in liquids, plain water, and foods. All of … [Read more…]
Clean drinking water can be achieved in a residential home in many different ways. The primary source of water for most people over the years has been city water. However, the process of removing the solid components found in the water means the water is drinkable, but may not have a good taste. Residential homes … [Read more…]
The winter months are tough – having to venture out of the house when there’s sleet or snow falling in droves can be depressing at best, and downright dangerous at worst. And for the critters who don’t have a heated home to retreat to this winter, the bad weather really can be a matter of … [Read more…]
(NaturalNews) You may want to think twice before further drinking or even bathing in unfiltered tap water, as a new report set to be published next year has found that a striking percentage of the U.S. water supply is contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides and other toxic chemicals. Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) … [Read more…]
Shocking statistics surfacing about record busting, low water levels in America’s Great Lakes make no mention of the sale of fresh water supplies by private companies to China, or of President Obama’s executive order and the legal loophole allowing these sales. “Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels EVER RECORDED,” the US … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
At a glance Earth might seem to be filled with water. However, as most people know, an overwhelming amount of water on the planet is salt water which can’t be used for much of anything by humans until a costly desalination process has been performed. Fresh water is a relatively rare commodity, and it’s one … [Read more…]
Many of us purchase bottled water from our local newsagents and supermarkets. It’s great that we are drinking clean, filtered water and keeping hydrated. Help Protect the Environment There is one major issue with buying an increasing amount of bottled water is that the environment suffers more so; plastic is for now practically impossible to … [Read more…]
Most people do not realize how much better soy candles are for a cleaner environment and overall improved health. Especially for those who burn candles regularly, the difference between paraffin wax and soy can be a pleasant change. Not only are they colorful and provide powerful scents to brighten your living space, but they are very … [Read more…]
Being environmentally aware often comes at a cost. For example; eating organic food, buying organic clothing or taking the extra effort to recycle. However, there are rare cases when being green is not only noble, but can even be lucrative. Driving a hybrid car, for example, is an excellent way to save both money and … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
As the world becomes ever more environment conscious, many have taken to increasingly creative ways to reuse plastic; and with experts predicting that plastic bags will take up to 500 years to decompose, the need to get creative with plastic is more apparent than ever. Check out our inspiring guide on the top 10 creative … [Read more…]
Saltwater swimming pools are the latest trend in the world of swimming pools. Rather than using good old fresh water, saltwater is added to make it feel like ocean water. It’s not the highly concentrated saltwater you find in the actual oceans. It’s about a tenth of the strength. Advocates of saltwater swimming pools actively … [Read more…]
Wikipedia defines extinction as occurring “when [species] are no longer able to survive in changing conditions or against superior competition.” Typically, a species will naturally die out within 10 million years of first appearing on the planet. Some particularly well adapted species have survived, virtually unchanged, for hundreds of millions of years without dying out. Modern … [Read more…]
When summer rolls around we become acutely aware of what we’re eating. It’s likely the summer wardrobe that positively influences our eating, but the availability of good-for-you foods doesn’t hurt either. There are some great ways to sneak healthy options into your diet kicking up nutritional value as well as flavor! Color counts! The typical … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
It is a sad fact that in the year 2013 there are still approximately 800 million people without access to clean potable water. Almost 3.5 million of us will die each year from water related diseases, with 99% of fatalities happening in developing and third-world countries. Despite countless UK & US government campaigns and numerous … [Read more…]