Environment
Worldwide Air Pollution Barrier Discovered
A “chemical equator,” a 31-mile-(50-kilometer) wide boundary separating the Northern Hemisphere’s dirty air from that of the less polluted Southern Hemisphere has been discovered. A “barrier” that can block air pollution from traveling southward. The discovery is reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.
This “barrier” cannot block everything, however. Chemicals that remain intact [...]
iPhone 3G is Environment-Friendly
Are you an iPhone freak? Well worry no more cause Apple made it right this time. I don’t mean about the 50% discount but I’m talking about the environment-friendliness of this slick phone. Apple managed to reduce harmful materials in iPhone 3G according to standards set by the EPA, ISO 14000 and RoHS.
iPhone 3G embodies [...]
Buy Energy Efficient, Environmentally-Friendly Computer
Is your computing life boring? I guest it’s time for you to shop for a brand new computer. This time you might be thinking of a high performance pc with all the good stuff in it. But wait a second cause you might end up buying an inefficient pc.
Before you buy consider the following:
Panasonic U1
Energy [...]
Plant a Tree|Reduce and offset your carbon footprint
Global warming has become one of major challenges of mankind and the environment today. Greenhouse gases released to the environment in great and ever increasing quantities are known to be the culprit. Carbon footprint quantification, analysis and reduction are key to preventing this, for example, by enhancing energy efficiency, mitigating carbon emissions by means of [...]
A dead man’s pit|Itogon, Benguet Landslide
Mining in general is beneficial, because technology would not prosper without it. Let us just see what mining can do to us. We have sturdy buildings due to construction materials derived from mines. We have electronic gadgets that rely on silicon for its parts, like cellular phones, radios, computers etc… Jewelries that came from gold [...]
Recycling Tips
Packing materials come in various types. Plastic is the most common packaging material and, at the same time, one of the most difficult to dispose of. The factors common to all plastics are that they are light, strong and cheap to manufacture. It is for these reasons that they are used so much, as [...]
Solar Cooking, Sustainable and Healthy
Solar cooking is a simple, safe, and convenient way to cook food without consuming fuel or heating up the kitchen. Many people choose to solar cook for these reasons. But for hundreds of millions of people around the world who cook over fires fueled by wood dung, and who walk for miles to collect [...]
Green Electronics
The use of electronic products has grown substantially over the past two decades, changing the way and the speed in which we communicate and how we get information and entertainment. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) states that, Americans own approximately 24 electronic products per household.
