Category Archives: pollution

Noise:A Health Culprit?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

No one on earth can escape the sounds of noise- an unwanted, disturbing sound that causes a nuisance in the eye of the beholder. Noise is a disturbance to the human environment that is escalating at such a high rate … Continue reading →

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Noise Pollution: Sources and Types

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Environmental noise is a worldwide problem. However, the way the problem is dealt with differs greatly from country to country and is very much dependent on culture, economy and politics. But the problem persists even in areas where extensive resources … Continue reading →

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Earthship:A House on Its Own

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

An earthship is a type of passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials. Designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico, the homes are primarily constructed to work as autonomous buildings and are generally made of … Continue reading →

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We Need to Pull Carbon Out of the Atmosphere to Save The Planet

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

The year saw the Arctic sea ice extent fall to a new and shocking low, while the U.S. experienced it warmest month ever on record (July), beating even Dust Bowl temperatures. Meanwhile, a flood of new research has convincingly connected … Continue reading →

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And Now Danger of Plastic Litter in Arctic Ocean

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Plastic does not easily decompose. That darn plastic bag can move many thousands of miles. The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste as reported in the advance online publication of the … Continue reading →

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch : World’s Biggest Landfill in the Pacific Ocean?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The patch runs over an indeterminate area, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power is Environment Friendly

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Some environmentalists opine that nuclear is a viable emissions-free option to dirty coal while renewable-energy technologies continue to advance. Instead of burning some material, nuclear power plants split uranium nuclei, as noted, without producing any air pollution .The heat that … Continue reading →

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Amazon Fungus Will Eat Plastic Solving a Big Environmental Problem of Landfills

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Popular Science reports that a group of students from Yale found the fungus during an expedition to Ecuador and learned it breaks down polyurethane. This plastic is one of those modern chemical compounds found in so many products and it … Continue reading →

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