Environment
Reflections: Saving the environment
by Juan Leer
With the threat of global warming all over the news, it is evident that we need to do a better job of trying to save the environment, and to live our lives in ways that minimize our impact on the environment. People like to call it going green, but it is really just little ways of helping save the environment. This is a job too big for one person, but if everyone does some little things, we all can
Write nowvote now: Yes or No - (view results)
Yes
by Pat Lunsford
If man caused Global Warming then perhaps it would be possible for man to stop it, but the actual cause
No
by Rex Trulove
Let us look at a few facts surrounding both global warming and global cooling that the media and the
Climate Change
- US cities and global warming
- What is causing global warming?
- Will global warming result in more earthquakes?
- The possible link between global warming and nuclear testing
- Predicting the end of the world from global warming
- IPCC global warming report draws criticism
- Solutions to combatting climate change in London, UK
Environment (Other)
- New Federal law threatens sale of old books with lead tainted ink
- The truth revealed about the Exxon Valdez oil spill
- Should plastics be replaced with something more environmentally friendly
- Are we over regulating our environment?
- Are future wars going to be fought over water or will leaders be able to resolve conflicts as they have many times in the past?
- What are the benefits of a Wild and Scenic designation on Vermont's northern rivers?
- Genetically modified organisms will benefit the world's poorest people
Environmental Awareness
- Building with cordwood and its benefits to the environment
- Leonardo DiCaprio and his environmental efforts
- How to stop acid rain
- World Water Day 2009: Transboundary water
- The effects of air pollution
- How to read the EPA's air quality index (AQI)
- Should protecting the environment be the most important policy for all governments?
Food & Agriculture
- Should people eat only locally produced, organic food?
- Locally grown food is not necessarily greener
- Soil management for a sustainable agro-ecosystem
- Assessing the success of the organic food movement
- The pros and cons of supporting local farmers in your region
- Book reviews: The Organic Life, by Joan Dye Gussow
- The health effects of pesticides on fruit skins
by Allan Taylor
Peak oil is the term given to that point in time when the world's production of petroleum starts to decline due to gradual depletion
by Baker Ward
Mercury is a persistent bioaccumulative neurotoxin. This means that 1) it does not break down naturally, 2) it concentrates in animals
by Marc Quaglia
Saving energy while at work or at home is easier than most people think. A few simple rules will help you make the most of your time
Deep in the heart of the Francis Marion National Forest in coastal South Carolina lies a magical place. Down a narrow, almost impassible
Writing Assignments
- Climate Change
- Are fossil fuels causing increased global warming and health issues
- Natural climate change: Milankovitch cycles and biological causes
- Conservation
- Environmental benefits of auto salvage
- Electronic book (e-Book) readership a positive for environmentalists
- Energy Issues
- Rating traditional versus plug-in hybrid cars
- Should hardrock mining companies pay the US government a royalty on minerals extracted from federally owned lands, the way oil, natural gas and coal companies do?
- How ECOWAS intends to solve the lingering energy problem in West Africa
- Can the Gorlov Helical Turbine help reduce CO2 emissions?
- Understanding new refrigerant gas management regulations (2009 CARB & EPA)
- Tips for cooling your house cheaply
- Should we end day-light savings time?
- Book reviews: The Carbon-Free Home, by Stephen and Rebekah Hren
- Interesting wind technologies for the US Military
- Best alternative energy sources
- Environmental Awareness
- The significance of your choice of power supplier
- Understanding our record high greenhouse gas readings
- EPA and lead regulations: Changes in progress?
- How to buy carbon offsets
- The bad of ozone
- The good of ozone
- What are the primary and secondary benefits of pollution prevention programs?
- How depleted uranium shells used in the Gulf War effect the environment
- Book reviews: Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv
- Environmental effects of the Sea of Cortez on the Salton Sea shipping channel
- Ways to treat sickness from acid rain
- How to read the EPA's air quality index (AQI)
- Potential problems for the environment when using deisel
- Building with cordwood and its benefits to the environment
- Who is the best ecological economics writer?
- The Danube Delta biosphere reserve
RSS FeedDifference of opinion? Debate now.
- Climate Change
- Is global warming unstoppable?
- Can biofuels help us reduce global warming pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels?
- Who should regulate greenhouse emission standards: The States or the EPA?
- Are the recent climate changes related to global warming?
- Can climate change be confronted without active leadership on the part of the federal government?
- Would higher gas taxes help fight global warming?
