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Planning to
buy a car? Choose a Hybrid Car
With greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, worsening global warming
around the world, it is essential for every one of us to explore the
possibilities of cutting these emissions, in the interest of our society.
Shark Attacks
Good For Business, But Is Business Good For Sharks?
Shark attacks are good for business claims general manager of Tourism
for Cape Town, S. Africa - Mariette du Toit - a guest speaker at a recent
impromptu Shark Attack discussion group organised by concerned Cape
Town Surfers on Sunday 17th September 2006. However, is business good
for Sharks?
Environmental
Benefits of Bio Diesel
With concerns about future supplies of petroleum and the negative effects
fossil fuels have on the environment, the search for alternative transportation
biofuels has become necessary.
Mercury levels
threaten Bicknell’s Thrush
The rare mellifluous sound in the woods makes bird watchers look around
to spot the location of Bicknell’s Thrush. Indeed, citing of the
bird is done more by its song at high elevations unlike other birds
by the researchers.
Tsunami take
a lesson from a remote tribe
Recently, I had an opportunity to view a documentary on television,
made on the life of a Tribe, living in one of the remote islands in
Andaman, India. This tribe was one among those who escaped the tsunami
that struck the Andaman and Nicobar Island on the 26th of December 2004.
Devastating
effects of deforestation
Last February, a remote farming village of Guinsagon in Central Philippines,
met its apocalypse, when a portion of a mountain came down, burying
this village in its foothills, in mud that was many meters deep. This
landslide buried more that 1150 people alive and left the handful of
survivors overwhelmed with fear.
Hurricanes linked
to global warming
Are humans responsible for the formation of powerful hurricanes in the
ocean systems? The scientific observations of a group of scientists
precisely points toward this direction.
Solar Energy
and its Benefits
The sun has to keep shining to sustain life here on earth, and as long
as it does we have a ready made source of energy that can be utilised
for our electricity needs.
Green Electricity
Most of the electricity that is generated comes from power stations
that burn coal and gas. This releases millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide,
the main gas responsible for climate change, every year. The rest comes
from nuclear power stations which also has other severely worrying environmental
impacts.
Change is in
the Wind
One thing almost every region in the world has plenty of is wind. It's
been used for centuries to power windmills and now technological advances
are rekindling our use of wind power as a clean, renewable, cost-effective
means of generating electricity.
Shark Finning
Industry Doing Untold Damage To Species & Ecology Of Oceans
Shark finning; an industry that drags Sharks out of their domain, cuts
off their fins (dorsal and pectoral) and then slings them back into
the water where they fall to the seabed rotting away before they eventually
drown in pain, all so some people can eat Shark Fin Soup!
Alternative vehicle
fuels
There are various alternative vehicle fuels available on the market
today. Unlike gasoline or diesel these fuels are more environmentally
friendly and most vehicles can be converted to run on these fuels.
Why do humans
owe a lot to the wild cats?
'Did the humans come from the apes or were they created by god?' every
one of us would have come across this debate at least once in our lifetime.
During my school days we had this topic for group discussions and I
was the one who was always on the side of the apes and the judges often
ruled in favor of gods, after a brief spiritual explanation to their
verdict.
Why Choose Solar
Water Heating for Your Home?
The main advantage of using solar power water heating for your home
is the benefit to the environment and the cost. Although only around
1% of all homes in the United States and an even smaller percentage
in the UK use solar power as their main water heating source, these
people are helping the environment by reducing pollutants that emanate
from more traditional energy systems.
What Is Biogas?
Biogas is a renewable alternative fuel. Basically rotting food waste,
animal and human sewage is converted into gas by anerobic conversion
in a digester. The process of anerobic conversion is what happens naturally
at the bottom of ponds and results in the production of Marsh gas (Methane)
Some Facts About
Solar Energy
Solar power is acquired from energy that comes from the light of the
sun. Using technology we can harness this power and use it in a number
of different ways. It can be used for heating, lighting, and the generation
of electricity.
Alternate Fuel:
Ethanol and methanol: Biodiesel
Most of the motor vehicles in California use gasoline or diesel fuel.
Combustion of these fuels produces significant quantities of carbon
mono oxide, hydrocarbons (HC) and particulates in the internal combustion
(IC) engine, which are then released in air.
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