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Kamis, 12 Mei 2011

Facts on pollution

Facts on pollution - what the effects

There is no shortage of effects out there from pollution that we all need to be aware of. The effects cause harm to humans, pets, plants, trees, and aquatic life. All living things are adversely effected by pollution and so we all need to do what we can to identify it and to reduce it.

Human health is a big factor when it comes to the effects of pollution. The body has to stay healthy if it is going to be able to function properly. Breathing in harmful elements means that it is harder to breath and that respiratory problems can occur. This isn't just a problem for the elderly but for even very small children as well as adults of all ages.

Animals play a vital role on the survival of humans. The food chain has a very delicate balance associated with it. When that isn't well maintained then it can through everything into chaos. Pollution such as forest fires, destruction of trees and even plants can all be very serious for the future. We have to give them the environment they need to be healthy and to thrive.

Rabu, 11 Mei 2011

How to create an eco friendly house?

7 design tips to build eco friendly house

Whether it's buying a car, the clothes that you wear, or the house that you live in the buzz today is all about going green and living eco friendly lives. There are some obvious benefits to going green, such as being less wasteful, saving money, saving energy, and health benefits, not to mention that it can just make you feel good knowing that you are doing something good for the earth.

One of the problems that people who are looking for eco friendly house plans face is that it's hard to know what really counts as being eco friendly when looking at various house plans. Here are some things to watch for so that you can find the real deal in green house plans:

  • Look for smaller house plans. The larger the home the more energy it will consume. Even with all the possible energy saving techniques in place a bigger home just uses more energy than a smaller home. To have a home that is the most efficient build a home that is just as big as necessary for your family. Custom home plans can be created to fit the needs of your family and not waste space.

Facts about littering - What we should know

Littering fact is an interesting fact that we need to know. Disposing of waste is very dangerous because it can damage the environment. Littering and pollution is harmful to humans. Here are 10 facts about littering.

Littering Fact 1

Highway littering the fact composed of 59 percent paper, cans 16 percent, 6 percent bottles, plastic 6 percent and 13 percent others.

Littering Fact 2

The items most frequently found during the cleaning litter is fast food wrappers.

Littering Fact 3

The second item is the most common aluminum beer cans, followed very closely by cans of soda.

Littering Fact 4

Selasa, 10 Mei 2011

Eco Friendly Ideas for Your Home

6  Eco Friendly Ideas for Better Home

You will find that in your adventures of upgrading and remodeling your house how much money you will save by "going green". The benefits of saving money as well as helping the environment should be enough of a reason for everyone to use these helpful tips.

There is a huge difference between being cost efficient and being Eco-friendly. Trying to save money by being cheap and purchasing appliances that are made from harmful materials or just plain generic cheap products are worse for your home in the long run. Sometimes changing your lifestyle to being a little more environmentally friendly can cost more than regular generic products but in the long run it will save you on your at home expenses. Feel free to share your knowledge with others or any other great ideas with me!

Eco-friendly bathroom

The bathroom is a large consumer of tons of water in your home. It gets wasted every day. Bringing down the amount of water wasted by installing better water efficient faucets, shower-heads and toilets can help reduce the wastage. Installing a dual setting flush for the toilets in your home can give you the option of flushing only the required amount of water each flush. There are many "go green" and Eco-friendly materials like bamboo to make cabinets, shelves, drawers etc. Natural flooring can replace many man made ones. Also, using recycled glass as tile for your bathroom remodel is a great idea as well.

Paper Recycling Facts - It's Good or Bad

 Paper Recycling Facts - The Truth!

Today we notice that our natural resources do have boundaries and sustainable alternatives must be implemented to give protection to the world's environment. Recycled paper is employed generally in products today. Papers, mags, books catalogues, direct mail, tissue and towel products, packaging products and more use recycled paper.

Still, there are several legends surrounding recycling and recycled paper. The first myth is that recycled papers do not have a professional appearance. The movement to reuse paper and produce products is basically an effort to cut back the amount of pricey, disposable waste.

When we opt to use recycled paper for our companies and houses, we do not have to sacrifice quality.

Recycled paper is widely available in numerous prime quality grades meeting the same technical directions as virgin (tree) paper. The standard of recycled paper has improved seriously over time, so that it performs well in office copiers, facsimile machines, printers and printing machines. Believe it or not, the first paper mill came from the U.S. Colonies in 1690 close to Philadelphia, and operated as a recycling mill. The paper mill made paper from recycled cotton and rags.

10 Ideas for Going Green

Ideas for Going Green - It's Easy to Go Green

Whether we mean to do damage or not, it is a fact that many of the things we do and the products we use affect the environment. But it's not only possible, in fact it is quite easy to make simple small changes that will go a long way towards reducing the damage that is being done to the environment. Here are 10 going green tips you can use right now to help protect our environment.

1. Stop buying disposable cloths for cleaning. Instead get some soft cotton cloths. These can be easily washed and then re-used over and over again.

2. Refill plastic spray pump bottles as you run out instead of buying a new one. If you purchase cleaning products in bulk whenever possible, you can easily refill the smaller spray bottle.

3. Avoid products with excess packaging. Instead buy everything from spices to rice at bulk food stores.

Why Should We Recycle ?

Why should we recycle - the truth !

Recycle this, recycle that. Everyone has heard by now that we must recycle everything we can to save the earth. But is that really true? A plastic grocery bag takes 1,000 years to decompose in landfills. If that one little bag takes that long, consider your mall shopping bags, your trash bags. There is a growing industry in recycling, taking one thing and making it another. Old tires are shredded and used as playground tread. Grocery bags are remanufactured into clothing. These are examples of the economical aspect of recycling.

Lemore, California started a rigid recycling program 15 years ago. The residents were required to comply or face fines. Recycling has taken this rural town and provided new playgrounds, a water park, and funded municipal endeavors such as the police department, fire house, and pre-school funding. This is the power of recycling.

If you think that you are only one person, what difference could you possibly make? Consider this...if we ALL made the effort, our landfills would be smaller, there would be less waste, funding from recycling could help cash strapped communities.

Going Green in The Workplace

Going green in the workplace - tips to help your workplace go green.

While in the past many people were not thinking about the environment, especially at work, increased awareness of the importance of conservation and saving the environment has even made business owners begin to take a second look at practices they can change to improve the environment. If you haven't considered how your business is affecting the environment, it may be time to consider what you can do to operate a little greener.

Today it is becoming more and more popular to go green at the office and it is relatively easy to use great policies at work that can help the environment and make your business more successful as well. Not sure where to begin? Well, here are a few tips to help you out.

Tip #1 Go with Green Vendors: If you want to go green at your office, it's going to be important to go with green vendors for your needs. Find out if vendors have green policies of their own in place already. Each vendor your use, such as your office supply company or even the bank you use should have green policies to help with the environment. Find out which businesses do use green policies and then support them and their choices by giving them your company's business.

Senin, 09 Mei 2011

Going Green Facts - Why You Should Start It

Present Going Green Facts

Green has gone from everything from recycling to landscapes to foods to sheets to household appliances and even building materials. It seems as though everywhere you turn these days there is something on "green"- the news, politics, technology, fashion and so on. It is impossible to escape the fact that each of us should be doing what we can to "go green".

If you have yet to consider why you should go green, there are two very important reasons why- to protect the environment and to save money. Going green is a means to achieve both. Making a positive impact is simple, and it starts with each of us.

As globalization makes the world become smaller (better put, easier for each of us to identify with the lives of other people, ecosystems, and animals around the world) It is much easier to understand how lives are affected through the process of different methods used for the manufacturing of goods. The over harvest of forests for wood products, pesticides, greenhouse gas emissions and so on affect people in different areas of the world. While that wooden swing set may look like a great deal, what method was used to manufacture it? Was a forest cleared? Were new trees planted? Everything we do affects the planet. Choices we make should be healthy choices.