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Are You Guilty of Pollution?
One way many of are guilty of pollution without realizing it
is through our web hosting company. Every year millions of
website come online. Every one of those websites requires electricity
to run them. The energy required to run the internet is
greater than that required to run the aviation industry.
Consider using a "green" company for your web hosting, Be sure they are
generating their own power to run the servers and not just buying
carbon offsets to make up for all the energy they use.
If you haven't got a clue what I am talking about visit
http://sustainable-development-forecast.com and subscribe to the free
newsletter. Guides are available on topics such as wind
energy, solar power and sustained development. It’s
time you cared about the environment.
Beverly Saltonstall, Environmental Writer
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Does Air Pollution Cause Tornados?
Does Air Pollution Cause Tornados?
News out of India
is reporting on a study done by David Lerach, a scientist out of Colorado
State University.
This report is saying that scientists studying super cell clouds noted
that if
the air was clean in these super cells, rotating clouds were produced.
If the
clouds were dirty and full of microscopic dust, tornados formed.
Scientists
don't fully understand tornados, but if this study proves to be
correct, it
certainly gives us another reason to end air pollution.
For a free report on air pollution, visit
http://pollutionwebsite.com/air.
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Pollution Control
Think Pollution Control is Only for Big Industry
Most
of us think of huge pollution belching factories when we think of
pollution. This is so far from the truth. Each one of us is guilty of
polluting the planet.
Every one of us emits a certain amount or carbon dioxide. The measure
of how much carbon dioxide we as individuals or huge industries emit is
your carbon footprint. It is imperative that each one of us reduce our
carbon footprint if we expect to stop global warming. Lately,
more and more is being said about off setting our personal carbon
footprint because as individuals we can make a huge on global warming
by reducing our carbon footprint.
So what actually is your carbon footprint? Simply put it is the amount
of greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide) that you as an individual produce
through your everyday activities. A Google search for carbon footprint
calculators will give you websites that will actually give you an idea
of just how much carbon dioxide your are producing. They look at things
like your utility bills, the type of automobile you drive and how many
miles you travel, as well as the electrical appliances you have and use.
By knowing what your carbon footprint is, you can go about making
changes that offset your personal carbon footprint in a very measurable
way.
For most people, the easiest way to reduce your carbon footprint is
through your automobile. Many people are switching to hybrid
cars. If a hybrid car isn't in your future, limiting your
automobile usage by carpooling, planning errands, and riding a bicycle
will certainly help.
One change that made a significant change in my electric bill and
certainly helps with greenhouse gasses is switching to the new Compact
Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) bulbs. We also spent $200 to have our attic
insulation upgraded and realized a significant reduction in our air
conditioning expenses. Of course everyone should know that by raising
the temperature of our air conditioning to 78 degrees makes a huge
difference in your electric bills.
Other ways to reduce your carbon footprint is to use less products that
require lots of packaging. Stop using individual bottled water. Use tap
water and a reusable container. Stop using plastic bags at the grocery
store. Bring your own reusable plastic bags. Eat locally produced
foods. The energy to transport food across the globe is astronomical.
There are just thousands of easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
There is even a website that will allow you to calculate your carbon
footprint then send a specified amount of money to support a project
that offsets carbon emissions such as replanting a forest. To me this
is just like letting the wealthy continue to pollute our earth and just
pay their way out, but it certainly is helping advance the technology
to eliminate the need for fossil fuels.
Send for my free report, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Pollution
But Were Afraid to Ask".
After reading this report, you will certainly want to reduce your
carbon footprint willingly.
Beverly Saltonstall, Environmental Writer
http://pollutionwebsite.com
http://pollutionwebsite.com/blog
skype beverlysaltonstall
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Why is Recycling So Important
FreeCycle/Blogfather
Free Cycle is One Way to Help the Environment by Recycling
You know who you are. Your wife calls you a pack rat, but you consider
yourself to be a "collector" of fine treasures.
Your basement is full of old books, your daugher's playpen (she is now
17 years old!) and holiday decorations you haven't used in 20 years.
Your
closets are even worse. There are entire wardrobes from when
you
were a size 8, there are gifts that people gave you and you have never
used, and, oh yes, that lava lamp. Come
on, will you ever use that stuff again?
If you are not the type of person to have a yard sale, tag sale or
garage sale. If you don't want to spend a long weekend to get rid of
all the stuff you
have been collecting, and the stuff is too good to throw out, consider
FreeCycle.
FreeCycle is a free, non-profit Internet Group that puts people
together who either need an item, or who are looking to get rid of
items. With nearly 5,000 groups around the world and over 6,000,000
members, you are sure to find a group near you.
The process to sign up for FreeCycle is easy. Just do a Google search
for Free Cycle or go to http://FreeCycle.org and sign up for a free
account. A volunteer
moderator will review your application and send you an email when you
are approved for the group.
You can then post "wanted items" or "offers". and wait to be
contacted.
The FreeCycle terms of service are spelled out on thewebsite, and it is
advisable to read them. FreeCycle does not allow members to
take
items for the sole purpose of reselling them. The moderator
also
closely watches all posts for security issues. Any post with
an
address or other information deemed to be a security issue is quickly
removed. People who consistanly do not show up to pick up an
item
are taken off the lists.
FreeCycle is a boon for recycling. Items that were destined
for a
landfill are recycled and reused. It is great for the
environment
and is helping people at the same time. Very often, newly
divorced people are looking for furniture to help them get
re-established, or a new mom needs some baby items. The
neatest
thing about FreeCycle is that you neve know what may show up on the
list. Books, craft supplies, appliances, used ski equipment,
carpeting, lumber and computers. The list goes on and is
endless.
For more information on recycling, visit
http://totalrecyclingwebsite.com/recycle. Sign up for a free
newsletter and download the free report, "Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Recycling, but Never Dared to Ask".
Beverly Saltonstall, Environmental Writer
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How to Have a Green Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is coming at the end of this month here in the United States. Traditionally it is a time to stuff ourselves silly, then fall asleep after dinner. This year why not try a sustainable Thanksgiving.
1. Send invitations by mail using recycled paper, or send an email.
2 Make a grocery list and check it three times so you have everything you need to cook dinner. Avoid making extra trips to the store using extra fuel.
3 Buy a locally grown turkey, not one that has to travel thousands of miles to get to your grocery store.
4 Look for an organically grown turkey, from a local farm. These turkeys do not use chemicals such as hormones. Buying an organic turkey from a farm a great distance away, may just defeat the purpose of going green. They may used large quantities of fuel to transport them.
5 Choose vegtables that are in season in your locality. Again, be sure they are locally grown. Foods like potatoes, turnips, carrots, onions, rutabaga, and apple pie are traditional because those were the foods in season when the Pilgrums and Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving. They sure couldn't have kiwi compote or pineapple upside down cake as a meal choice.
6. Consider a total green dinner and go vegetarian.
7. Don't forget to use the water that you boiled the vegtables in to water your plants.
8. Recycle food waste. Compost what can be composted.
9. Use your best china. No paper plates!
10. Don't forget to use earth friendly products to clean up.
11. Send leftovers home with the guests so you don't end up with science experiments in the refrigerator.
12. Best of all give thanks that there are people that care about the environment and our planet.
Beverly Saltonstall, Environmental Writer
visit http://totalrecyclingwebsite.com for a free simple daily plan you can start today to help out global recyling efforts.
