Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 2 Home Environmental Efficiency

Guide on How You Can Do Your Part to Help Preserve the Environment

Part 2: Introduction, Home Environmental Efficiency

Introduction

Let us begin with a happy Earth Week 2010, Earth Month, and Earth Day, and today especially, happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! WE have come a long ways from that first Earth Day in 1970, but we still have quite a ways to go. Continue reading “Earth Week Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 2 Home Environmental Efficiency” »

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What Are the Effects of Deforestation for the Environment?

*Biodiversity
Biodiversity refers to the number of different species of plants and animals in a given area. The greater the diversity – that is, the more different species – the more rich and functional the ecosystem. It may not seem like a very significant matter, but biodiversity is actually vital. For example, an ecosystem that is diverse in plant and animal life is far stronger and able to survive in their environment due to many generations of genetic selection. Continue reading “What Are the Effects of Deforestation for the Environment Part 2” »

What Are the Effects of Deforestation for the Environment? Human beings have been exploiting the forest for their benefit since they (or we) first walked the earth. Such exploitation was and is not necessarily devastating, and has contributed to humankind’s progress into modernity. Deforestation in its modern form, however, is a different matter. Modern methods can destroy enormous swaths of forest at one time, without regard to the destruction of plant and animal species. Human population is greater than in the past, so even small-scale deforestation has a more significant effect as more people engage in it. Continue reading “What Are the Effects of Deforestation for the Environment Part 1” »

How to home jewelry cleaning the green way, because all jewelry becomes tarnished, discolored and dirty over time. Some of the conventional cleaning options may involve chemicals that are not people or eco-friendly. To clean jewelry the green way, here are some tips.

1. Use any of various commercial jewelry cleaning products that are plant-based and non-toxic.

2. In a rubber dish pan or other container (you don’t want your jewelry to slip down the drain), soak gold jewelry in warm, soapy water for about 5 minutes. Use biodegradable liquid dish soap and filtered water, as chlorine can discolor some gold jewelry. Using a soft brush – an old toothbrush is ideal – gently scrub each piece of jewelry, rinse, and lay on a soft towel. Then gently rub them dry with a soft cloth. Continue reading “How to Home Jewelry Cleaning the Green Way” »

Earth light pollution an explanation, so when you think of pollution, the humble light bulb probably doesn’t come to mind. Instead, you might envision smoke stacks belching clouds of smoke, or a sky heavy with smog. Keep those smoke stacks in mind, though – they do have something to do with light pollution.

Humankind’s electrical illumination of the earth can be seen from outer space. While the effect is stunning and beautiful, there is a growing movement toward lessening artificial lighting. Called “light pollution,” the excessive use of electrical lighting is said to have a significant environmental impact. Here are some reasons why some people are concerned about light pollution. Continue reading “Earth Light Pollution An Explanation” »

How to preserve natural resources begins with recycling natural resources. Let’s face it, all the resources we have are not infinite, except wind and sun energy. Oil, metals, and other materials are finite in nature, and most are not replaceable unless we recycle them.

We do have the trees, plants, and food which we are able to replant and grow anew from seeds but those have limitations as well. We use more and more plant and food plants in the form of ethanol to support our fatal addiction to automobiles and oil, in an effort to reduce our co2 emissions, which puts a strain on the worlds food supplies and also raises the prices of all types of food, including meat and dairy due to higher feed costs. Continue reading “Preserve Natural Resources Recycling Natural Resources” »

Why bees and bees’ pollination are important to the ecosystem and humans, and as we all know, ecosystems are a very complex series of interconnected life forms, both plant and animal that depend upon each other. Ecosystems exist in a state of harmony and balance and when one component of that ecosystem is out of sync, the whole system is thrown off. Bees are an integral part of a healthy ecosystem, as we count on bees’ pollination for a variety of food. Here are some important things to remember the next time you are getting distraught by a bee.

1. Pollination

Bees’ pollination efforts are responsible for a wide diversity of wild flowers and many crops depend on them. In fact, without bees’ pollination of flowering crops and flowers, there would be far less food in general and diversity in particular. In fact, if bees did not pollinate in the wild, some vegetation would become extinct, leaving space for invasive, problematic species to take over. Animals that eat the extinct vegetation would then die off, followed by the carnivorous animals that eat the herbivores. As noted above, it’s a chain reaction. Continue reading “Why Bees and Bees’ Pollination Are Important to the Ecosystem and Humans” »

Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 5 Your Food

Guide on How You Can Do Your Part to Help Preserve the Environment

Part 5 Your Food

Introduction

Let us begin with a happy Earth Week 2010, Earth Month, and Earth Day, and yesterday especially, happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! WE have come a long ways from that first Earth Day in 1970, but we still have quite a ways to go. Continue reading “Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 5 Your Food” »

Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 4 Your Neighborhood and Community

Guide on How You Can Do Your Part to Help Preserve the Environment

Part 4 Your Neighborhood and Community

Introduction

Let us begin with a happy Earth Week 2010, Earth Month, and Earth Day, and yesterday especially, happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! WE have come a long ways from that first Earth Day in 1970, but we still have quite a ways to go. This week we are celebrating Earth Week, and Thursday was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day so we began a 5 part Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment. Today’s feature is about neighborhood and community environmental efforts, and gives you some ideas on home to make your neighborhood and community more eco friendly. Continue reading “Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 4 Your Neighborhood and Community” »

Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 3 Yard and Garden Environmental Efficiency

Guide on How You Can Do Your Part to Help Preserve the Environment

Part 3 Yard and Garden Environmental Efficiency

Introduction

Let us begin with a happy Earth Week 2010, Earth Month, and Earth Day, and yesterday especially, happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! WE have come a long ways from that first Earth Day in 1970, but we still have quite a ways to go. This week we are celebrating Earth Week, and yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day so we began a 5 part Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment. Today’s feature is about yard and garden environmental efficiency, and gives you some ideas on home to make your yard and garden more eco friendly. Continue reading “Earth Week 2010 Special Report How To Preserve The Environment Part 3 Yard and Garden Environmental Efficiency” »