Paved surfaces, they’re so widespread and common that few of us think much about their effect on water quality and the environment. The reality is that as more land is paved, more rainwater falls on that pavement rather than soaking into the ground. Traditional paving techniques create “impervious” surfaces, that is, surfaces that can’t be […]
Recycling comes with hidden costs. Sometimes those costs are higher than you think.
On nearly every level of government from the federal all the way down to local, there is usually some form of recycling law or mandate. Several states, in fact, have gone as far as to require home recycling. But, as people become more […]
In the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” climate-change scientists turn out to be right - the earth’s climate DOES go bad on us, though the end result is global super-cooling, not global overheating. But that was a work of fiction based only loosely on the facts of climate change. Scientists ALL agree that the events […]
We all know a few facts about rainforests from Tarzan movies; for instance, in the rainforest you will find lush green vegetation, exotic animals, restless natives, and usually a few white men up to no good. But beyond those stereotypes, what are the real rainforest facts? What is the status of the world’s rainforests, and […]
Will polar bears make the leap into the next century? Recent studies project that if Arctic sea ice continues to disappear, so will the polar bear in much of its current range.
Polar bears have a low reproductive rate. To feed themselves and their cubs, they rely on sea ice for platforms to hunt for […]
Global climate change is having a direct impact on the Earth’s sea level and a group of scientists led by two geophysicists is providing the sea level ‘fingerprints’ of polar ice sheet melting to prove it.
Rates of sea level change over the last century vary widely from one geographic location to another even after these […]
You would be forgiven if you thought that in these present times when world economies are slowing down due to a major banking crisis coupled with steeply rising energy and food prices that when a solution to a part of that problem is available the powers that be would support and promote it to ease […]
Global temperature in 2003 was the hottest in the historical record, and the temperature increase over the 20th century is likely to be the highest of the past millennium. Global average temperatures have warmed about one degree Fahrenheit (0.6C) since 1900. The ten warmest years on record have occurred since 1987, seven of them since […]
Accelerated global warming could lead to a runaway methane global warming effect due to the release of methane currently trapped in unstable methane hydrate deposits in the arctic that could be destabilised by accelerated global warming effects.
Core samples taken from old ocean sediment layers have been used to trace back in time the climate changes […]
Having wall to wall carpet is the norm in most offices today. Keeping the carpet clean is essential to keeping employees healthy. Carpets can accumulate dirt and dust very easily and if they are not properly cleaned on a regular basis they will become a breeding ground for many nasty microscopic organisms.
Even if the surface […]
