Environment

You've probably heard a hundred times about the high level of water contamination caused by industrial pollutants over the last several decades. But now environmental scientists are telling us that prescription drugs in drinking water are becoming a new threat to our health. By the time you finish reading this you are going to have four, eye-opening facts about drugs in the drinking water you mus » More «

In my quest for achieving an energy efficient home and reducing energy consumption, I have taken the next big step in trying to get my combined monthly utility bills below $50. (Read more about these efforts in the ‘Energy Audit’ section of my web site at www.oxbowinspections.com). This is something simple that everyone should do: Install an ‘on-demand’ hot water heater. Most American household » More «

The lifespan of a tornado can be anything from a couple of minutes to an hour or more. But in their brief life they wreak a destructive havoc on anything in their path. And yet they hold such a fascination that we continue to chase, photograph and explore these monsters more and more with each passing year.I don't want to talk too much about how a twister forms, but basically tornadoes » More «

Although Europe is committed to reduce carbon emissions to 12.5 pct below the 1990 level within the next four years motivated by legitimate public concern about climate change. Outside of the European Emissions Trading System, which caps large emitters, the policy responses in each country differ. The influential Green movement in Germany has ensured large investment in wind power to reduce carb » More «

The UK Government announced in February 2008 under the Climate Change Bill a legal commitment to reduce UK carbon emissions between 60 and 80 pct cut UK by 2050. The Bill also introduces a carrot and stick system, the Carbon Reduction Commitment for large non-energy organisations and businesses representing around 10 percent of UK CO2 emissions from 2010 which will inevitably have a knock on impa » More «

Global warming. For the last few years it has become a very much talked about and hotly debated topic. Is it real or is it just so much hogwash generated by uninformed scare tacticians trying to suppress free enterprise? Changing weather patterns around the globe seem to indicate that the earth may in fact be in the midst of a global warming cycle. Scientific data shows that the earth's temperatur » More «

One environmental alarm to the World...The Americans throw almost 100 billion plastic bags every year, and only 1 to 3 percent is recycled.The disadvantages of plastic bagsPlastic bags are » More «

Mankind has always had a fascination with the climate and its many vagaries and this fascination has now been brought into our homes. with the popularity of the wireless weather station.These nifty little gadgets keep track of temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall and even rainfall rate! And they also come with an inbuilt severe weather alarm to warn you of » More «

The credit crunch and fuel prices have rarely been out of the news recently. When you combine this with the stark environmental warnings regarding CO2 emissions, it puts motorists under more pressure, both in terms of finance and conscience. Clearly it’s just not practical for everyone to use public transport on a daily basis, so when you have to use your own car or a work vehicle » More «

Since the year 2000, it seems that tropical storms and hurricanes are occurring more frequently, and with more intensity. Are hurricane seasons getting progressively worse? There are many differing opinions within the scientific community. To form your own opinion, it’s helpful to review the number and types of storms we’ve experienced in this decade.The first year of the new millen » More «

A big buzzword that has been associated with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has been air quality. It’s almost to the point where the poor air quality in Beijing is getting more attention than the Olympic athletes, or the event itself. On a positive note, the Olympics are finally bringing a lot of attention to an important issue, which until now, has not remained at the forefront of the new » More «

South Africa has two species of rhino, the Black rhino (Hook-lipped rhino) and the White rhino (Square-mouthed rhino). Of the two species, the white rhino has the highest population, numbering +- 4000 in the Kruger National Park and only 400 black rhino. It's hard to believe that less than 100 years ago there were fewer white rhino's than black rhino's. The reason for such a low population of rhin » More «

Burchell’s ZebraLatin name: Equus burchelliiLifespan: Both the males and the females live up to 35 years of age.Weight: 300 to 320 kg for both sexes.Sexual differentiation: The male and female are similar in size. The male’s genitals are not always visible, making it very difficult to see the difference. One clear difference is the black vertical str » More «

Latin Name: Hippopotamus amphibiusLifespan: Both the males and females live up to 40 years of age.Sexual differentiation: The males are much larger than the females, reaching 3000 kg and the females about 2000 kg. The male’s tusks (incisors) are longer than the females, up to 50 cm in length.Social grouping:The collective name for a group of hippo is » More «

2008 is the 100th anniversary of the first use of chlorine in drinking water. Beginning in Jersey City and Chicago in 1908, and then quickly expanding to cities across the United States, this method of water treatment helped to essentially wipe out diseases found in water such as typhoid and cholera. While this system of disinfecting drinking water is recognized as one of the most important achi » More «

Whether it is residential or commercial, the trend to build green in Jackson Hole, WY is growing at a rapid pace. There are many homes and commercial developments aspiring to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in Teton County. The LEED green building rating system is a measurable tool that is evaluated by a third party in regards to sustainability and perfor » More «

Carbon labelling has been proposed in many countries to help educate consumers on their environmental impact. A number of independent entities, such as Carbon Trust in the UK, have initiated pilot programs to allow companies to audit their emissions and obtain a label to display their footprint that will allow consumers to make compare their footprint between different, as one would with energy or » More «

Radiance isn't evinced off of just excellent people anymore, it' also shone directly from the source and reason to why we as humans are still able to live as well as thrive here on earth. The source and reason for our continued existence is none other than, the Sun. At the center of our solar system, it provides us with both light and heat. It glows a living hue and as such supports all life on » More «

If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one to hear it, did it really fall? And does that tree even exist? Classical science has changed its mind about this again and again, and lately it has taken a direction that is remarkably similar to what the wisdom of Kabbalah has been saying for thousands of years. But first, a brief history detour. For centuries, scientific research was b » More «

Giant sheets of ice measuring almost seven square miles, which is 20 square kilometres , have come adrift of the largest ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic. This is consistent with climatic warming models and as a consequence scientists warn that more could follow later this year as the summer wears on.The ice broke away from the ice shelf on Ward Hunt Island in one of the more remote pa » More «

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