It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negative information regularly. Lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do.
Dont Touch It, and other simple, nature-friendly advice
Each summer, I visit the Chequamagon National Forest in Wisconsin. An amazingly beautiful and lush forest, this place is my sanctuary. I stay at a low-key resort, in a cabin overlooking Lake Namekagon. Its a breath of fresh air – quite literally – to spend two weeks each year at this place…
Bio Pyramid
In the ongoing energy debate, biomass energy is getting a lot of play among politicians. To understand the concept, it first helps to understand the bio pyramid.
Clean Vacationing
It feels very good to clear up a beach of shards of broken glass hiding just below the surface before an unwary swimmer splashes into it. It does not, however, feel as good to find a large fish hook by imbedding it in the bottom of your foot.
Corporate Social Responsibility
As more and more people are becoming aware of the environment and looking towards a greener future, firms are recognising the need to be seen as taking responsibility in the impact they are having on the economy, environment and society.
Environmentalists and the Wind Power Debate In Maine
For the first time since the oil shortages in the 1970s, efforts to convert to renewable energy have accelerated. In the case of wind power in Maine, this has caused an odd conflict.
Let Us Learn Giving From Mother Earth
Earth the great giver. What can we learn from the Earth? The world celebrates earth day in different ways.
Methane and Potential Impacts on Global Warming
Methane is a gas found on most planets with atmospheres. In limited amounts, it isnt a particularly problematic gas. In larger amounts, however, it can become a regulator of atmosphere temperatures.
An Environmental Science Degree: An Investment In The Future
The World is changing rapidly at the hands of man and man is only just waking up to the potential dangers whether they are natural or man made. Increasingly in the future opportunities will exist in many areas of government and business, as well as pressure groups, for graduates in environmental studies. For those interested in the environment an environmental science degree must be seriously considered when looking at university or college.
I Hear Gaea – Book Review
I have to say that I found this work simply breath-taking from the first poem on. Tessa Crigger focuses on issues of conscious living, anti-racism, natural resource consumption, the necessity of finding alternatives…
Letter to Maya Angelou – Review
“…One hundred breath-taking, intimate photographs of nature scenes have been included in this book. Beautiful shots of flocks of birds just taking off in flight, enchanting forests, stunning autumn color and incredible sunsets were enough to make me a fan of the book…”
Scrap Metal Dealer Waste Mangement Licensing Requirements
On May 1st 1994 a new waste management licensing act became law which required any operator who deposited, recovered or disposed of waste required a waste management licence (WML) or exemption. If you operated without either of these then you could be fined and sent to prison. A WML can be applied for and issued by the relevant regulatory authority usually SEPA or the EA.