Is Your Shampoo Poisoning You and the Environment?
I looked at my bottle of shampoo today and my hair stood on end before I even washed it. The front label states "Vitamin E Moisture Rich Shampoo - Professional performance formula", but what I read on the back made me wonder about the volume of potential poisons I've been flushing into the environment over the last 3 decades, simply through washing my hair. Having a blackwater system now for recycling our household waste water has also made me a little more conscious about this kind of thing. If we put chemicals down our drains that upsets the good bacteria, they can't do their job properly in chewing up all the nasties.
Power Factor And You!
Power Factor Correction has been commonly used in North American industry for some time and recently has started to become popular in the residential sector as well. The real question is how can improving power factor benefit our environment? To start, I guess we need a better understanding of what power factor is. Power factor is simply a measure of how efficiently we use our electricity. It is the difference in how much the utility is supplying us (or demand) versus how much we actually use to perform work (real power). Power factor is commonly displayed as a percentage or a decimal between 0 and 1.
Outer Space Sunglasses - Save The Earth Through A Solar Lens
Over recent years, many scientists have been designing new and expensive technologies with the aim to save the earth, or reduce the effects from global warming. One of these ideas lies in a concept of giant solar shades. Much like ordinary sunglasses you place over your eyes in bright sunshine, the solar shades in question block out some of the suns harmful rays, only with one major difference. These shades will rest a million miles above our heads. The logic behind this invention is to provide the global population with one giant sunshade consisting of 16 trillion outer space solar shades.
The Answer to Global Warming
For a moment, let"s assume that Global Warming is not happening. Still, we would be well advised to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. But if Global Warming actually is a reality, and history will prove this one way or the other, then by limiting our use of fossil fuels, we will be doing a great thing for our kids, and their kids. This would be a very selfless thing to do, quite the opposite of continuing to consume oil mindlessly. Oil causes pollution, this is not a theory, and reducing pollution is good for all of us. The economy will not suffer if we begin living more moderately regarding our appetite for oil, and we might even regard ourselves to be better people, more compassionate and wise.
The Best Absorbents for Spill Cleanup And Control
There are so many types and quality of absorbents on the market, that companies may find themselves inundated with high priced products that do not address their specific industry or requirement. Finding the right absorbents for the right applications is an ongoing challenge for companies who require effective products to control spills and storm water issues. The best solutions for environmental compliance issues require that companies have adequate inventory of these products that effectively address the environmental compliance challenges for spills and cleanup. Absorbents are a small segment of the spill containment products that are designed to address environmental issues.
For the Seal Babes
Last year over 350, 000 of us were put to death clubbed or shot, hunters forever took away our breath Close to our mothers, lying there in the snow we were but babes and we could not know When first we glimpsed the ships on the ocean cold we were unafraid, not thinking they'd be so bold But onto the ice and through our land the men strode breaching our nursery, and entering our family fold As they approached we looked on, unable to understand the expressions on their faces, the weapons in their hands At first we didn't stir, but then the men toward us ran it quickly became a slaughter and we were the lambs This was our first exposure to humans, staffs and guns as we looked up, they quickly struck us with their clubs Some of us didn't die from the blows--we were only stunned our hearts still beating as they skinned us, spilling our blood Later, the parents or seal babies who managed to survive moved on the ice and crimson snow, in disbelief, and cried Grieving for the lost ones whose fur-less bodies lay so still not knowing if the humans would be back, or if they'd had their fill.
Helping The Environment
The environment is an issue that is on everyone's minds these days. Global warming, climate change, the Kyoto agreement, renewable energy and the list goes on. The issues just seem so big; it's too much for one little person. Yet, protecting our environment starts with each person. If each person made just one small change, it would add up quickly. So, what are some of the things you can do? Here's a list of 5 simple things to help you get started. Reduce fuel consumption. Buy fuel efficient cars and reduce how much you use your car. Walk to nearby stores or take transit where possible.
Environmental Consciousness - The Secret Can Cleanse the Environment and Your Soul
When I was doing my daily visualization, which centers on attracting positive outcomes in my life, I felt a twinge of guilt for not looking at the bigger picture. Why shouldn't we incorporate all that is good for civilization and a benefit to all people in general. At present, it appears to me that saving the environment will ultimately save mankind from harming itself. "The Secret" speaks of of helping our fellow man by passing on "The Secret", which will produce a universal consciousness strengthening the world's psyche and in turn promote a commitment to stop global warming. Throughout the world there are famines, droughts, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and numerous other natural disasters which whether you choose to believe it or not are exasperated by global warming.
From Finning to Shark Fin Soup
For centuries, and even in several countries nowadays, sharks are considered as useless fish so shark finning was or still is not considered to be a big issue for them. The truth of the matter is that such cruelty is responsible for endangering species, being a good example of animal cruelty and affects the natural equilibrium of the ecological system. And these are only some of the problems related to sharks. Did you know that while about 56 people"s lives are taken during shark attacks on a yearly basis, during the same period; 100 million sharks are killed in the name of shark fin soup?
Global Warming? Pah!
So global warming, eh? It's coming and it's coming fast. Lock up your daughters and put out the cat for that one last night. Global warming, and the end of the earth, is nigh and we are all to blame. But, hold for one moment. Yes, there are eminent scientists telling us that we are the cause of this global catastrophe and that, whatever we do, it will happen and will devastate the earth and all that live on it. But there are conflicting views too, and they hold equal import. Some extremely eminent people (scientists no less) have put forward opposing views on the subject of global warming, the greenhouse effect and man's contribution to it all.