Have you ever heard the adage, "Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink?" The world is made up of 70% water; however, even that isn't sufficient to sustain all of the life on the planet adequately. In fact, more than 2 billion people worldwide don't have access to the fr

The United Nations environmental program (UNEP) is pushing forward with its mercury elimination strategy; this proposed mercury phase-out recently upset pharmaceutical companies using thiomersal, a mercury based vaccination preservative with various pharmaceutical patents. Canada and the US have mos

London Electricity has produced a guide called "Energy efficiency for hotels" that contains many recommendations that, if adopted, could significantly reduce electricity bills for London hotels. Utility company London Electricity has produced a comprehensive document containing over 40 mon

Copenhagen's cycling highways are a model for every major metropolitan area. One-third of the city's population bicycle commutes every day to work.

With the burning issue of climate change emerging as one of the biggest threat to humans, there is an ongoing debate to use alternative fuel resources. Using fossil fuels in vehicles, factories and producing energy at official level has caused higher level of pollution. Different environment-friendl

In 2005 we watched an alarming trend continue, one we all wish we did not have to watch; the increasing in area of the Oceans dead zones.

Saving the environment is everyone's business.

For the past few years, we have constantly been told by different environmental organizations, by the government, and by our own teachers and mothers that we should learn how to recycle. But what is recycling important? A lot of people think that the concept of recycling and saving the environment i

Looking back at how the world has transformed and metamorphosed into what it is now and thinking about how man has revolutionized into capacities beyond reckoning, one can just stop and think, "ahh, the power of human ingenuity." True enough, man has been endowed with such great power that

Are you concerned about storm water run-off? If you're in charge of an industrial facility, a parking lot, or another type of vehicle storage area, you have to be concerned about oil and grease removal in storm water. Read on for an easy solution to your problem.

So, perhaps you are wondering where on earth you can find such a creature as a green tiger. I mean everywhere you go we see tigers that are orange or even white, yet never green.

If you want to donate clothes, and there are many reasons for doing so, then you're going to need to be armed with the right information on how to go about it! Unfortunately, if many of us don't know how to donate we don't donate at all! Just follow this guide and start donating all t

John Muir (1838-1914,) "The Father of our National Parks," was the most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist in America.He is renowned for his exciting adventures in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, and through his world wide travels searching for natures beauty.

That is what we the people have become. Our solution to the energy crisis and addiction is to keep talking about it. If we do the end result will be drilling more holes and keeping us mainlined into the pure energy stuff. You know the fossil fuel stuff. It is like asking the drug pusher to help you

Life has so many contradictions. It was a privilege and joy to take a colleague friend, who had very little of this world's goods, to the local supermarket in Kenya and encourage him to buy whatever he and his family required along with a little treat for his children. To be able to pay at the

Could exposure to environmental toxins cause thyroid problems? This study looks into the issue further.

Each of us has a responsibility to do what we can to help make the planet a better place. Here are a few of the things you can do to get started!

The price of oil may derail the economic recovery. Alternative energy to the rescue.

California earlier issued proposed regulations regarding auto emissions. Said proposal delves into forcing automakers to lessen emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent. This is expected to take effect in the next decade.

This is part two of a three part series on expansive soil and its impact on residential and commercial foundations. It has been well established that many billions of dollars in structural damage to homes, buildings, and other manmade structures occur every year because of the effects of expansive s