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So the election is over and now we know...or rather we don't. As we write this month, David Cameron has hosted his first cabinet meeting and is attempting to convince us all that he can form a stable Government to take on the job of economic recovery for the country. Whatever this turns out to be the issue of tackling climate change and meeting the UK's global commitments to a predetermined timetable, with huge financial penalties for failure, remains. Whilst everyone's interest has been focused on the election, a hugely important but inevitably, unreported piece of new legislation has been entered into the statute book - a revision to the Building Regulations: This will not be affected by any new...

Earlier this week ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas producer, announced that it had agreed to buy XTO Energy, the second-largest producer of natural gas in the US. ExxonMobil will acquire XTO for stock valued at $31 billion, making this the biggest energy deal in four years. This acquisition (and more like it) will have very significant impacts in at least three areas: energy prices; advances in energy innovation; and climate change legislation. 1. The Impact on Energy Prices By acquiring the second-largest natural gas producer in the US, ExxonMobil will increase its ability to influence gas prices. Prices for natural gas under long-term contracts are currently fairly close...

While the best thing you can do for the environment when it comes to your diet is to develop at least one meat-free day per week, you can also reduce your environmental footprint by increasing the quantity of organic food you eat, which also means choosing meat that has been raised organically. You’ll be ensuring that the animals raised for your meat are treated humanely, while also encouraging farming methods that lesson the damage done to the environment. The meat industry effects the environment on so many levels—problems like soil and water pollution, climate change, deforestation, diseases, and more are all perpetuated by large-scale animal farms. Often called CAFOS for confined animal...

In an environment of heightened awareness about water, carbon, climate change, air quality and pollution, corporate social responsibility and environmental responsibility will remain strong factors in an organization's value proposition to their employees. A representative group was selected of over 14,000 staff from the three quarters of a million responses in our benchmark databases. These staff came from all types of organisations, large and small, government, not-for-profit and corporate. The responses included those of a rubbish collector and a Nobel Prize winner, and everybody in between. This article discovers how improving environmental responsibility helps to attract and retain a skilled...

As mankind gets more innovative with Ocean ecology and environmental sensors we see an alarming trend as the Climate Changes. In 2005 we noticed what human pollution has been doing to our Ocean's Coral Reef, both from NASA GeoSats and ground sensors. Scientists can tell by the colors of the Coral Reefs and by using various infrared waves to see the slow degradation and changes. Some are happening too fast for comfort and alarming even the alarmists. Some of the issues with the Coral Reefs are due to algae blooms, which have been torn apart and sent into those regions, some is from floating pollution, which has clumped together. Oil spills also cause issues and the run off from mankind's activities...

In this article we will give a definition of biodiversity, discuss the distribution of biodiversity with three illustrative examples from South Africa, Brazil and Madagascar before commenting on the human benefits. The term was used first by wildlife scientist and conservationist Raymond F. Dasmann in a book advocating nature conservation. Definition Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or on the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biologicalspecies. The year 2010 has been declared as the International Year of...

“Whoever controls the Indian Ocean, dominates Asia. This ocean is the key to the seven seas in the twenty first century, the destiny of the world will be decided in these waters”. - Alfred Thayer Mahan Economically speaking, water has always been the oldest and most sustainable resource to man. Trade through water can be divided into: Ø Inland Water Transport (IWT) Ø Shipping (Coastal Shipping & Overseas Shipping) A lot has been said about the concept of coastal shipping and the latent opportunities, which need to be hit upon in this segment. WHAT IS COASTAL SHIPPING Coastal shipping is an eco friendly, gainful and energy proficient mode of transport. WHAT DOES THE DICTIONARY SAY Coastal...

With the growing concern for environment and climate change, research and development are heading to only one direction, to develop energy efficient and environment friendly products. For people living in cold climate, traditional water heating takes about 20% of the average utility bill. Recent development in water heating technology has produced energy efficient tankless water heaters. Listed below are its advantages and disadvantages. Advantages 1. Energy efficiency. Tankless water heaters are up to 50% efficient compared to traditional water heaters and this equates to long term savings. Because water is heated only when it is needed, there is no storage, less heat is wasted. Energy...

Back in the 1980s and for part of the 1990s, one could hardly open a newspaper or watch a television news program without reading or hearing about acid rain and its toxic effects on the environment. People across the United States-and particularly those in the Northeast-were concerned about the long-term consequences of this recently-discovered problem. Now, several decades after the initial warnings reached America's consciousness, one might wonder what happened to this issue. We rarely-if ever-read or hear about it. Has acid rain been "solved?" Is the threat no longer there? Or have other current issues like global warming overtaken acid rain in the public's mind? According to Nina Shen Rastogi...

China appears to view global warming as an economic issue, Obama's administration is primarily focused on the current economic crisis as well, but climate change is also a serious crisis and a threat to the world's economic system itself with all its present and predicted impacts. Don't these global problems require an integrated economic and environmental strategy? The hypothesized summit between Barack Obama and the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, could be an important step to accelerate urgent actions needed both to face the global economic downturn and to build a solid climate pact. China, in its last 5-year plan, sets targets to reduce national energy intensity (energy used per unit of GDP) by 20...

Al Gore and most of the mainstream media seems to think the debate is over. Last year in 2007, less than ten experts who questioned man-made climate change from many scientific observations made it on the networks while over thirty experts who are in favor of man-made climate change based on computer models were on network tv. Government funding hasn't helped the Global Warming debate either as it gives funding to only those who are "politically correct" on the issue. Some business have funded various research but are generally shunned by most major media outlets as being the corrupted big business who wants to make money rather than saving the earth. There are many pleas for a serious debate, one...

Global warming research has become a very big business throughout the world. Each year billions of dollars are spent studying climate change. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), now has an annual budget that has reached more than $136 million. The Bush Administration has spent more than thirty billion dollars on federal programs involved in global warming in the last six years. In total, global warming proponents are estimated to have been funded by more than fifty billion dollars during the last decade. This huge money stream is flowing directly into the pockets of the advocates of man-made global warming. It is a river of money that can only be shut off if it is discovered that man does...

The Carbon trading is one of the fastest growing financial markets in the world.  It is the most visible result of early regulatory efforts to mitigate climate change, and grew out of the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted in 1997. The protocol requires that by 2012, developed countries will achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 5% against baseline levels of 1990. To help countries achieve that goal it established the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which promotes sustainable development in developing countries while spurring cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the more polluting developed countries. India offers a large potential for CDM because of its...

There is one very divisive topic that is discussed today. This topic is global warming. There are many people who are both sides of this debate. Generally speaking the discussions over whether man is causing global warming or not come down to personal attacks on how stupid or ignorant both sides are. Much of the environmental discussions today are dominated with global warming. These are actually turning off people to environmentalism. There is a better strategy. Instead of diving people on something like global warming, sustainability should be the topic that is discussed. The reason is that all of us live in a world where there are limited resources and much of the cheap forms of energy that we...

Over the last century there has been an explosion in human growth and innovation that has added to our lives through technology and has also expanded how we view and understand the world. Climate change has been receiving increased attention in the media and scientific community. Irrespective of the cause, there is a truth in the observation that the Earth is experiencing an increase in temperature that will have far reaching consequences. The Great Lakes and global warming will vastly alter the landscape and environment of that area of America in the coming future. Already dealing with the onslaught of invasive species, global warming will only add additional pressure to the Great Lakes region...

The environment took a more forward step during the last Presidential election with the importance of being more environmentally friendly brought to the forefront of political discussions. Years and years of human behaviors have caused detrimental problems in the earth with global warming and now people are becoming more aware of that huge problem that has been caused by us. We are being encouraged to find alternative energy sources and one is a residential wind turbine that can use the wind energy and turn it into electrical power. To understand this more, you may contact a wind turbine manufacturer to find more details on this great energy saving source of power. When most people think or have...

td> For centuries, “sky energy” has fascinated mankind. The sun, stars, moon and wind all have their own energy and all are in the sky, or seem to be as in the case of wind. Some civilizations have or still do worship the sun, stars and patterns they see in the sky. These patterns have helped man learn to navigate his way through vast unknown expanses without losing his direction! It’s no wonder that special attention and admiration have been given to the effort to understand and harness this “sky energy”. In ancient Egypt the power of the sun was worshiped in a cult-like fashion because of the power it seemed to have over crops and other commodities. During a period known as the “New...

For most of us, evolution has been taught to us as a fact. The theory stated that man evolved from apes. This idea of 'the evolution of man chart' has been having major setbacks over the last few decades. As a matter of fact the whole idea seems to be completely unraveling. Our schools and universities are teaching us that the evolution theory is gaining scientific evidence with each new discovery. For the person that is willing to scratch just a little beneath the surface (look other places other than typical textbooks and nature shows) the evidence is just the opposite. The last few decades have revealed a very large number of problems with the theory of evolution. The idea of human evolution has...

The earth is undergoing a terrible bout of global warming with the carbon that is emitted by the burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity and when used in vehicles for transportation purposes. Moreover the sources of this fossil fuel are fast diminishing with the increased need of energy with the modernization of countries. This is the reason scientist and researchers all over the world are thinking and looking for alternative sources of energy which are also renewable and available naturally. And such a source of energy is the energy found in areas having large tidal ranges. France has been harnessing energy found in tides of bays and estuaries since 1966. Canada and Russia have followed...

If global warming continues a lot of changes will happen to the earth. There are already some changes happening because of global warming. It's too late to try and completely stop global warming. Sea levels are already rising, forcing many animals to try and find new homes. Sounds like our economy.. Scientists studying the climate still cant agree on how fast the earth will warm or how warm it could get. However they all agree the earth is getting warmer and temperatures will keep rising if global warming continues. Global warming is caused when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burned in cars and factories, causing gas to escape in to the air. Also cutting down trees will cause global warming to...

It has been extremely hot these past few months. Actually, it is the hottest summer recorded in the history of this country. You can even cook an egg outdoors and there are already several people reported to have died from heat stroke. So if you spend your days outdoors most of the time, remember to keep yourself hydrated. The reason why there is a significant increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere is because of global warming. We can all feel it. Aside from that, natural disasters are happening all over the world. They are happening one after the other which is really frightening. Thus, we need to re-acquaint ourselves with global warming causes and what we can do to help in the...

Acid rain is relatively unseen and hard to detect, but it is a widespread serious problem that probably affects the area where you live today. Acid rain is defined as rain that has a higher acidic content than normal due to unnatural (human produced) processes. The severity of the problem in your area depends on factors ranging from how close you are to conventional coal-fired power plants, how much rainfall there is total, and upper and lower atmosphere wind currents. If only the effects of acid rain were as innocuous as the definition! In North America, for example, the problem has progressed so that rainwater can have anywhere from 1000% to 7000% too much acid content. Standing water, where some...

Simply how much did you know in regards to the Earth? Starting the head count, population of the Earth: 6.66 billion by April 2008, our planet's human population will double in 61.4 years. There are 195 countries on the planet. Now let's take on measurement. Earth's circumference in the Equator is 24,901.55 miles, while Earth's circumference between the North and South Pole is 24,859.82 miles. The earth's diameter at the Equator is 7,926.28 miles, while the Earth's diameter at the Poles measures 7,899.80 miles. Average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,020,000 miles, while average distance from the Earth towards the Moon is 238,857 miles. Highest elevation on Earth is Mt. Everest, Asia...

Today I made a decision. There are so many issues confronting us today, from political issues, to health issues, to economic issues, to environmental issues….it’s easy to become overwhelmed and do nothing. Sometimes I feel that there are so many problems in this world, and they are so huge, that my little voice will never be heard, much less have any measurable impact on any of these issues. I know that I am not alone in this feeling. For many years, I have talked about toxins and chemicals and their impact on our health, and I have shared this information with others in the hopes of making a difference. I believe that we must, for the sake of our children, open our eyes to what’s...

It is now a fact, Air Pollution is now killing millions of Americans, this year alone over 200,000 will die from various diseases linked to air pollution impact on health issues. The situation in Canada is not better, according to the Canadian Medical Association. An estimated figure is that over 21,000 Canadians will also die from Air Pollution. The situation will get worse in the years to come. Nobody is immune and no community is safe from Air Pollution effects. There is no doubt now about the devastating effect of Air Pollution on American’s health. Moreover, from now on till 2031, 7,000,000 Americans will die from long term chronic exposure, year after year, to Air Pollution. People will die...

In my new novel, Aberrations, the characters uncover truths about themselves that are quite difficult to handle. The main character, Angel, must deal with issues that cut to the core of her identity. In my own life, I've also had to confront truths, some that were hidden from me, and some hidden by me. Now, I'm learning to accept, and even embrace, the reality of my unique life. Sometimes the truth grabs you right where it hurts and strangles the life away. Maybe you were out looking for the truth, trying to sort through your life, or that of another, digging up the past, shoveling into the present, hoping to uncover and understand what you're really dealing with. Or perhaps the truth was thrown at...

  It is becoming clear that solar training would be unavoidable as America is taking major steps towards Renewable Energy.  For a number of years now especially during the Obama administration the United States government has been vocal about its interest in Renewable Energy.  The message has been in the realm of providing cleaner energy and reducing our dependency on foreign oil.  As powerful as this message is there did not seem to be any major action taken towards producing cleaner energy.  This is to be expected in politics, given that there is a strong presence of special interest groups and lobbyists.  Hence, it shouldn't be a surprise that it takes a while for policies and legislations...

v> The concept of global village came to the social, economic and politic arenas by the end of the twentieth century when the World Wide Web, international politic and economic organizations (EU, United Nations, Monetary Fund etc.) developed their policy for the future globalization of the world in order to make poor people rich, sick people healthy, restricted people free etc. Although global village term is closely connected with terms of globalization and globalism, it has its own distinctive features which are not common for all three concepts. While globalization mostly does relate to political and economic events throughout the world, global village infringes social, cultural and national...

Popular images of gold miners panning for gold nuggets in mountain streams or pounding pick axes into deep veins of gold no longer portray the process of how gold is mined today. Most of the rich veins of gold in existence have been exhausted. The rarity of gold requires gold to be extracted by creating large open pits through blasting proceeded by the excavation of large amounts of ore. The ore is pulverized into fine particles to loosen up any gold present from rocks. The fine particles are like a powder that must be combined with water and treated with a liquid solvent to dissolve the gold. Cyanide, a highly poisonous chemical, is the only known chemical capable of dissolving gold through a...

There is a wide spread concern among modern day societies that the land available worldwide for feeding the population is insufficient for our needs. This is due to the fact of urbanization (people moving into the cities) and land cleared for economic development in large cities. The following are some of the negative impacts land clearing has on a green way of living. Economic Development Soil erosion occurs when you clear land for economic development such as commercial properties or large housing projects. You strip away the natural vegetation that prevents the wind and rains from washing away the soils and are left with barren fields occupied only by concrete monstrosities. Loss of Carbon...

Acid rain, like its name suggests, is rainfall that is highly acidic, much more so than normal precipitation. Acid rain is usually a result of human air pollution such as emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds. These compounds react with those in the atmosphere causing acids to be produced and in turn causing precipitation to be acidic in nature. A major public concern due to its ability to damage property, not to mention its negative impact on both aquatic and land animal and plant life, many steps have been taken to reduce acid rain's effect on the environment. The main cause of acid rain is human consumption. The burning of fossil fuels from numerous sources such as factories, power plants...

Plastic bags have long been used for many purposes, but people do not always consider the effects that plastic bags have on our seas when they go to use one. According to a 2007 survey by Marine Conservation Society's Beachwatch survey, the equivalent of 45 plastic bags was found for each kilometre of beach. Many of these washed ashore after being on the water for years, and are only a small portion of the amount that are still out there. The problem is that, once they are in the sea, they will just float around and cause much damage to other aspects of the environment. The effects that plastic bags have on our seas are often a second thought, because not many people intend their bags to end up...

In a report by the World Economic Forum - the future of industrial bio-refineries; 2010- demonstrates that one of the solutions for future fuels, energy, materials and chemicals is using biomass. They state that is will allow us to bridge the gap between economic growth and technologies. Africa is also one of the primary countries mentioned that could invest in this solution. Bio-refineries, in a nutshell, is to convert biomass (biological materials, such as corn) into fuels, energy, chemicals, feeds and materials. By doing so, we'll move away from fuel-based products to bio-based products, ie: bio-fuels for cars, using succinic acid and polylactic acid instead of petroleum, and using bio-energy...

Pollution is the introduction of elements into any environment that upset the equilibrium of the environment and cause instability, discord or harm. Pollution can take many different forms: air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, noise, light, visual, and thermal pollution are a few of the well-known forms of pollution. The main effects of pollution have been well documented and debated. Higher incidences of respiratory and cardiovascular ailments caused by air pollutants have become ubiquitous and alarming. A very high number of deaths in developing countries are due to the consumption of contaminated water. Hearing loss, high blood pressure, sleep...

I was once asked, "How can we have global warming if we still have a cold winters?" I don't believe there are many scientists who disagree that global warming is happening. The crux is whether human beings are contributing to it. In science, facts describe what has happened. Theories propose why it is happening. We know, for instance, it is a fact that planet Earth is here in orbit around the sun. How that occurred is often discussed and conjectured, with ideas with supportive proof outlined as theories. To equate cold winters with global warming is truly mixing apples and oranges. Despite the fact that we are closer to the sun in our orbit during winter, we are colder because the Earth's northern...

A small seed becomes a big Tree, gives shed in summer and in winter all of the leaves of the Tree falls down to indirectly provide us more sunlight and the atmosphere becomes more warm. Flower on threes give joyfulness to us. Fruits satisfy our hunger. They (Trees) always take away polluted air (Carbon Dioxide) from the environment and in return they give fresh, purified oxygen. Tree provide home to the Birds, Animals and Human Beings also. Some tree have medicinal values also, their every part starting from the roots to the top are full of medicinal values, Neem (Botanical Name: Azadirachta Indica) is a very famous tree and best example of this. Trees help in controlling temperature of the...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) believes government proposals to boost the country's housing stock significantly are inherently flawed. Where southern England is intersected by major rivers, the surrounding land is prone to flooding. However, because this is where demand for new housing is highest, current plans envisage major developments in precisely these areas. The ABI believes that up to one third of the planned three million new homes to be built will be constructed on flood plains Consequently the ABI has suggested that its members may have to remove flood cover as a standard component of their policies, should these plans see the light of day. The position of the ABI has drawn...