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Careers for People Interested in Making a Difference for the Environment

The best careers are those that are packed with purpose and meaning. For those who have a vision of changing the way we treat our environment, there are a few careers that might just be a match for you. Green Energy The global demand for green energy is on the rise. That’s a trend that isn’t going to stop. Not only is this a popular technology field in the US, nations like China (who loses trillions each year to environmental issues) desperately need replacements for fossil fuels. The dema
HannahWhittenly

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De-Clutter Your Home, LIfe and Mind

The 7 Days Of Garbage Project

Have you heard of the 7 days of garbage project carried by Gregg Segal? It is as interesting as it sounds! Despite just highlighting how much Americans consume in a week's time, it also raises awareness of how our rubbish affects the environment. After all, no one wants to lie in their own trash like this, right? Someday we may have to, if we don't cut pollution. Here is an interesting fact - the average American produces around 4 lb (nearly 2 kg) of rubbish everyday. The figure has doubled
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EllaZ Green Tips Blog

Eco-friendly Electric Vehicles

The internal combustion engine has been the leading force of every kind of development for more than 150 years now. Ever since its invention (i.e. adaptation and sophistication of previous tries), this machine has served in all fields of human work. Even where it seems that it has not been used, like the IT sector, it is not actually true, because all these components and computers have to be transferred and shipped. Because of that, IT is also unimaginable without the good old ICE. However, as
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DianaSmith's Blog

Effective Ways on How to Insulate Your Home on a Budget

Home insulation is a very important exercise that will not only save you of energy but will also make your home a great place to be in. A well insulated home will give you a good internal environment where you and your family can enjoy even in the dead of winter. Because of poor insulation, many homes overwork their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems leading to doubling or even tripling of power bills. One of the closely watched components when it comes to insulation is the cos
DianaSmith

DianaSmith

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EllaZ Green Tips Blog

Old Tyres for Clean Nature

Tyres are among the most reusable materials, but the quantity of tyres recycled and reused in one year is still insufficient for a larger impact on the welfare on the environment. What every government should know is that old tyres can be used in many creative and nature-friendly ways. If we make an effort to reuse second-hand tyres, the overall budget of every local community is going to be reduced to a more sustainable one and that money can be redirected to some other fields, such as educatio
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The Ecologist Square

California's on fire: exceptional drought gets worse

While here in Northern Italy there are 18º and a lot of rain, storms and a Autumn climate California is a little bit hotter. Here's a news for the people who believe climate change doesn't exist: California’s three-year drought just went from bad to dreadful. In the course of the last week, the crimson expanse of “exceptional drought” grew to engulf the northern part of the state. The following chart , showing the drought's progession since 2011, speaks for itself: All of California is
Mark Piazzalunga

Mark Piazzalunga

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Green Matt

Buying a Gift? Go Green with these Five Great Green Gift Ideas

These days, buying a gift for a friend or a loved one can be terribly difficult. With the endless options out there, it is awfully troublesome to find something unique and special. Rather than stick to a traditional gift, one type of unique idea is to choose something green. Green eco-friendly gifts are interesting, made out of special materials, and are often designed in a non-conformist manner. Rather than struggle in the store, this article makes the job easier for you. Below are five amazing
Matt Milstead

Matt Milstead

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Morna Collins' Blog

How can the food industry go green?

All businesses have to consider their bottom line; unless they can make a profit, they cease to exist. In some cases, this can mean that workers who provide raw materials, such as food items or textiles, are exploited. In other situations, the western world’s consumers demand particular fruits or vegetables all year round, regardless of the transport costs and environmental impact of moving products many thousands of miles. Many manufacturers and retailers now choose to alleviate at least som
Morna Collins

Morna Collins

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San Francisco Gardening & Landscaping Tips

What Are the Best Irrigation Systems for Landscaping?

For a healthy and vibrant landscape, your plants require regular watering at set intervals. Mother Nature frequently does not cooperate with adequate rains. Heavy but quick downpours do not penetrate the soil deeply. Sprinkling rains do not provide adequate moisture for soil either. When plants are watered optimally, they develop extensive root systems that are able to store and draw water better than plants with shallow root systems. If you want to support your plants' good health, consider ins
PaulTomSF

PaulTomSF

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San Francisco Gardening & Landscaping Tips

Factors To Consider When Landscaping In San Francisco's Microclimate

Landscaping for San Francisco's Microclimate San Francisco boasts some incredible gardens and landscapes, but that doesn't mean it doesn't face some unique obstacles. In fact, understanding the microclimate of the region is vital for achieving a vibrant and healthy landscape that will thrive from season to season. The following tips can help you master the San Francisco setting so that you can better tend and care for your garden and landscape. Understanding the Terrain San Francisco is
PaulTomSF

PaulTomSF

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DianaSmith's Blog

How to save energy on a low budget

Home insulation is a very vital procedure not only for new home builders but also for owners of old homes. However, some people tend to take it for granted. Non-insulated homes allow heat to escape which may make a home an uncomfortable place to live in especially during winter. Some people may be willing to insulate their homes but the lack a procedure and guideline on how to go about it. Before a person can embark on any insulation activity, he/she should be made aware that the level and ty
DianaSmith

DianaSmith

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julianj1's Blog

Population Growth Means More Emissions

The least-discussed factor in climate change and resource depletion On average we currently need 1.5 Earths to sustain our consumption of resources. That's the global average and in developed countries like the UK we probably need around three. This is clearly unsustainable, but it gets worse. We will need more Earths as the population grows, currently at 7 billion but expected to increase to around 9 billion by 2050. This is a situation that cannot continue. More people inevitably means mo
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julianj1

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EllaZ Green Tips Blog

10 Business Practices that Reduce Your Footprint

Going green is not just a statement anymore. It is a necessity if we want to keep this planet inhabitable for the generations to come. That is a fact. It is not an opinion or a standpoint. It is a fact. And here are some ways in which you can reduce the carbon footprint that your business leaves. It will make a difference 1. Limit your printing Paper kills planet. Making paper kills the planet and when you consider that more than 30% of the waste that is made is paper, it becomes even more dau
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ellaz

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Rachel's views and findings

City Living, Green Solutions: Bringing Nature Closer in a Concrete World

In today’s world, cities seem to be forever expanding. Corporate, modern offices, high-rise apartment buildings and packed-in-like-sardines homes are now the norm. While there’s no doubting the benefits of city living, this boom in concrete living means that those of us in urban and city areas are forced to face the prospect of living in residential environments with poorer quality or quantity of green space. It is a well known fact that most large cities have microclimates, whereby the inner ci
Rachel Reef

Rachel Reef

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JonLabelle's Blog

Natural Solutions to Tackle the Menace of Mold and Mildew

Image Source: http://www.blog-trotteur.com/moisissure-les-murs/ When you see those tell-tale black spots beginning to appear in your basement, bathroom, gutters or damp carpets, you know you have a problem. Mold and mildew are pernicious in their infestations and to ensure they are completely eliminated. They reproduce via spores that can be carried by air and thrive in warm, moist and humid environments. You might have seen white thread-like growths or clusters of small black specks alo
JonLabelle

JonLabelle

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HannahWhittenly's Blog

Everyday Products that Hurt Your Local Environment

While much of the decisions to decrease human toll on the environment lay in the hands of big corporations and government, there are still choices that the average person can make at home to make an impact. One big impact homes have on the environment is the chemicals that run into local water and soil. If you know which chemicals you are using commonly, you can take some of the load off of your local environment. Parabens These types of chemicals are common preservatives in the cosmetic i
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HannahWhittenly

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Environmental Education and Google Trend

Environmental Education and Google Trend

A systematized efforts to teach about the functioning of environment and specifically about environmental issues and its associated challenges. Goal of such Education is “Awareness and understanding environmental affairs” Want to know how such education is enhanced across the globe? Google trend is one of the best source I have visited. Check my entire analysis on environmental education around the world. Google trend depicts how often a particular search-term is entered relative to the to
John_Martin

John_Martin

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WipeAway

Shipping Container Dwellings as a Sustainable Housing Solution

Colliding with a 20 sq ft container floating just 18 inches above the water surface isn't something that happens every day, yet is possesses great danger for blue water sailors.       Facts & Figures: Shipping Container Accidents Despite the fact that about 99% of the vessel transported containers make it to their final destination, an approximate of 1% each year slides down the board and starts its own journey crossing the deep blue ocean water. It may seem like an
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joanna1st

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The Ecologist Square

Innocent victims of another war: flight MH17

On Thursday 17th of July a Malaysian airplane, flight MH17, was hit by a surface-to-air missile over the border between Ukraine and Russia, an unstable and dangerous area because of the war between Ukrainian army and the separatists supported by Russia. The plane crashe to the land, all the passengers of the plane (280) and the crue (15) died and leaving on the ground a horrible apocalypse of fire and metal. Because of the news international media focused again of the civil war in Ukraine and re
Mark Piazzalunga

Mark Piazzalunga

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DianaSmith's Blog

How To Insulate Your Home

Why is the insulation necessary? What benefits do you have from it and which insulating material do you need to select? There are a lot of questions when it comes to insulating your home so here are some ’’how to’’ tips: Life in a house with no home insulation is hard to imagine because you can encounter at least one of the following five symptoms: -The feeling of lack of heat in a well heated room in the winter time. -House rapidly cooling down after turning off the heating -Unbearable su
DianaSmith

DianaSmith

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HannahWhittenly's Blog

Home Improvement Choices that Will Positively Impact the Environment

1. Natural Cleaning Solutions Store-bought cleaning supplies such as furniture polish, air freshener, etc., are often very harmful. Many contain chemicals which pollute the environment and are bad for your health. Fortunately, everyday household products can be turned into effective, environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions. Instead of purchasing furniture polish try this: a cheaper, cleaner version can be made at home with just a few drops of lemon oil and 1/2 cup of warm water. A natural
HannahWhittenly

HannahWhittenly

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John_Martin's Blog

4 Environmental Impacts Of Coal Industry

It's lunch time. You drive your car and go to grocery store for preparing something delicious. You pick chicken and a pre-made salad. Have you noticed that such actions affect environment? How could it be possible? Let me explain. When you go by car, it releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Air gets polluted. The store that you went into, require light which is powered by coal and as you know that coal mining destroy our ecosystem. What about that salad? Its ingredients grown on farm using
John_Martin

John_Martin

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Energy Blog

Why Is Fracking Such A Controversial Issue?

The Fracking Debate The fracking debate is intensifying. Recently, the Lords committee called for the UK government to speed up its development of regulated fracking because of its potential to bring substantial benefits. This group of influential Lords claim that fracking can lift the economy, secure energy nationally and even aid the environment. Environmentalists fought back vigorously, arguing against the evidence cited by the Lords. Despite the amount of attention the issue command
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