Environment
Wildfire Prevention Tips: Protect your Home and Property
Every year, countless wildfires take lives and leave people homeless. Before we can actually be safe from wildfires, we need to better educate ourselves on the various causes and safety measures. Awareness will help us establish wildfire prevention in the future. What causes wildfires? Wildfires are a natural phenomenon of the environment - nature\'s way of eliminating dead vegetation. Alth ... continueJoin in and Celebrate the 39th annual Pitch In Canada Week
Pitch In Canada is celebrating their 39th annual event between Monday, April 18th and Sunday, April 24th this year. This non-profit organization has been working hard since 1967 to bring awareness to consumers through their "It?s up to you" campaigns ? continually educating on waste reduction and environment clean-up projects. Pitch In Canada is based entirely on more than 1.5 million voluntee ... continueThe Weather Forecast on Your Computer
I use the Internet to find just about every type of information. Even the weather. Sure, I could just stick my head out the window and call out, "Hello. What's the weather forecast today?" But if the response is "hurricanes, hail and meteor storms", I don't want my head to be on the wrong side of the window when the answer comes down. Plus, that won't help me fine-tune my last minute travel ... continueA Simple Way To Offset the Environmental Effects of Driving Your Car
We all love our cars. They give us the freedom to come and go as we please, to get to work, to visit family and friends, to go shopping...on our own schedule. But automobiles also effect the environment by polluting the air we breathe and, in the larger scope of life, by creating unusual climate changes. But there is a simple thing you can do to offset the negative environmental ef ... continuePaddling the San Juans With The J-Pod
Paddling The San Juans With The J-Pod Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com Read this entire feature FREE with photos at: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/sports02/kayak/sanjuan/sanjuan.html Despite living in Seattle for the last 12 years, I'm basically a landlubber. The smallest boat I've been on in years was a small county ferry that holds 20 cars. So I w ... continueYellowstone - A Ticking Time-Bomb?
For those of us who were fortunate enough to catch Discovery Channel's latest spine-gripping, docudrama, SuperVolcano this past weekend, we were made aware of the chance that Yellowstone National Park's Super Volcano could be a literal, explosive and catastrophic time bomb. Though many common, external traits of volcanos are viewed as Mountainous peaks and regions like that of Mount St. Helens ... continueHappy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day to everyone! (255 words) What can you do to make a difference - pick up a copy of our book, Trash Talk, & we'll show you a myriad of simple ideas to reduce consumption of resources & new ways to manage your contribution to the landfill. (okay - forgive us for the little plug!) Just the other day there was a group of children walking down our streets downtown with bags clean ... continueGrowing Plants with LED's
In some dictionaries life is defined, as a power that demonstrates a purpose to feed, process matter into energy, grow, and reproduce. Life means existence, a state of being. No matter how we look at the definitions, one thing is clear: life is the energy driving the universe and all its happenings, and for humans and all the living organisms, life, or being alive, is a force entirely dependent on ... continueEarth Friendly Products
There are many really cool Earth Friendly Products on the market today that are in need of a little exposure. Think of an expensive, fully applianced home on a pristine lake with a gleaming metal rooftop covered by solar panels. If you look closely the windows on this house are sensitive to light and turn in color like expensive sunglasses. You see a rainwater harvesting system attached to a gu ... continueNew Evidence Shows The Lasting Effects of Pesticide Exposure
A new study suggests that moderate exposure to pesticides could yield long-term negative results to the people exposed to them. These findings should serve as warning to those who indiscriminately spray pesticides around the house, exposing their children, pets and other loved ones. This new research shows that farmers who used agricultural insecticides experienced increased neurological sympt ... continueHow Specialty Gases Differ from Industrial Gases
When it comes to compressed gases, there is often confusion over the difference between industrial gases (sometimes referred to as commodity or bulk gases) and specialty gases (sometimes referred to as cylinder gases, although industrial gases can also be supplied in cylinders). The Compressed Gas Association (CGA), who sets standards to which suppliers of all types of compressed gases conform, de ... continueThe Cost of Inaccurate CEM Calibration Gases
Utility companies and other users of Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) calibration gases often mistakenly consider them a commodity, making price the primary purchase consideration. Consequently, many are willing to settle for calibration gases that are less accurate than premium calibration gases, as long as they are also less expensive. But many companies are beginning to see that buying ... continueHow to Ensure Quality Control with CO2 Analytical Support
Calibration standards, performance audits, and the FDA's never-ending safety, labeling, and inspection requirements are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dealing with the increasingly stringent quality control standards of the beverage industry. As these quality standards become stricter, beverage producers are increasingly called upon to get products to market faster using fewer resour ... continueProtecting America with Specialty Gases
Prior to 9/11, environmental concerns largely focused on monitoring, controlling and reducing the pollution the industrial revolution had set in motion. From a specialty gas point of view, our efforts at Scott focused primarily on developing the calibration gases needed to accurately measure the emission of hazardous materials into our atmosphere. Over the span of 40+ years, we got very good at th ... continueMosquito Control: The Best Ways to Effectively Combat Mosquitoes
Mosquito-born diseases affect millions of people worldwide each year. The bite of a mosquito can result in anything from a skin irritation to contracting malaria. Clearly, mosquitoes are not just a nuisance, but also potentially harmful. By taking measures such as wearing long pants in wooded areas or disposing of standing water, you can minimize the chances of attracting mosquitoes. These measure ... continueCry of the Polar Bear
Here roam I with my cubs in the Arctic feasting on seals by ice packs away from human predators. We are content in this harsh world with our double furs and blubber, invisible to spying cameras. But now our safety is no more; for we awake and our beloved ice is gone. Marooned on ice packs we famish and expire, because I cannot swim with my pups. And we marvel to behold late winter and ... continueWhy Your Mattress May Be Killing You
The organic movement, which started with organic food, is moving to the bedroom in a big way. "The bedroom? " you say. Yes, my dear, the bedroom, where organic mattresses and organic bedding are becoming an important new trend in the quest for a healthier lifestyle. The organic bedroom trend is motivated by some very recent disturbing discoveries about the petroleum-based foam mattresses most o ... continueWeed Dangerous to Hummingbirds
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I was walking down the street the other day, walking around the pigeons and saying ?good morning? to them when it dawned on me just how precious they are to the lives of city slickers. How many of us have a dislike for these feathered creatures? I often see children chasing pigeons round in circles until they fly away. Once, when I was walking down a street in Oxford, I saw a very smartly dres ... continueHealing The Elements
The Nature Elementals, most commonly known as Faeries, are the unseen guardians of the planet. As much as we would like to believe that their survival depends on our beliefs and ability to clap loud enough so as to restart their dying hearts, these energy beings have very little need for us. However, over the last century our persistent misuse of the planet has given these creatures the need to ... continueFirst Previous listings 21 to 40 of 47 Next Last