Environment

Did you know that the six types of pollutions can cause a myriad of health problems for you and your family? Unfortunately, the health problems that are caused are not only linked to the exterior of the body through the skin, but also to a weakened immune system and even health problems that can cause diseases like cancer. It is important to avoid pollution as much ...

Your carbon footprint is a measurement of how much greenhouse gases are produced in your day-to-day lives and how much they impact our environment and especially climate change. These greenhouse gases can come from any number of places including burning fossil fuels for example, in our cars, heating and for electricity. Use this handy calculator to see how much how an impact you are ...

Global warming is caused by the increase of warm temperatures in the atmosphere of the earth through the increase in greenhouses gases in the environment. Through the increasingly high amounts of light that is trapped in the atmosphere, the temperatures rises and therefore can cause the oceans temperature to rise – creating adverse effects through the earth and the oceans. Greenhouses gases are the ...

Pollution is a global epidemic and does not only have ill effects on the environment but also has ill effects on the body. Cities have the highest instances of pollution and through the cities of the world people are being constantly exposed to toxins in the pollution, having multiple negative effects on the body. There are many types of pollution that we are exposed to on ...

Before you throw away you next soda can, think about how much work  & energy goes into making just one and where it will eventually end up. It takes alot energy to make aluminum from scratch. The energy used to make one aluminum can will run a TV set for 3 hours One pound of aluminum a can make ...

Plastic Trash and other Flotsam that is either directly thrown or washed by rivers into the north pacific, is swept up by the currents of a gigantic swirling vortex called the North Pacific Gyre. In the center, the calm, just northeast of Hawaii the result is a trash carpet that scientists calculate has now reached the size of Texas. Here is a video showing ...

Soda cans are everywhere. They are used to store many of our favorite drinks such as sodas and beer. People throw it out immediately after use not thinking about how much energy goes into making one can. Aluminum, the building material for the soda can is there perfect recyclable material. Of all the junk that is thrown away aluminum is the only material that can ...