The health hazards of Winter Air
One of the leading causes of health problems in urban areas today is air pollution. The fact that winter is right around the corner doesn't help. With the change of the season we can expect to be inside more than in the summer, and heating stale air will again be the new fad during this time. But lets get a few things straight first, like what is air pollution anyways? Air pollution comes from a variety of sources, both industrial and ...
New engine technology boosts mileage 7 percent
The Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia (SAE-A) conferred a Gold Award to a Geelong-based engineering researcher to acknowledge his invention that uses waste heat to cut on car fuel consumption. The new technology has cut gas consumption by 7 percent and carbon emissions by up to 30 percent, which is a huge step forward. Frank Will, a former automotive engineer at Ford in Australia, painstakingly pursued his passion to create a smarter approach to vehicle engine design, until his effort finally paid ...
Are We Ready to Go Bananas for Fashion?
Bananas are known as a delicious and energy boosting fruit. Grown in 129 countries around the world, bananas are, in fact, the fourth most important global food crop. But aside from food, this large perennial herb gives more of itself to the benefit of mankind and the environment. From its roots to the tip of its leaves, you will be amazed to discover the wonders of the banana. Its stem or trunk can even be transformed into a fabulously ...
Instant Messaging: An unexpected link to nature
Man-kind has endured many hardships over it's time on earth. (Especially trying to come up with a neat image to reflect the point we are trying to get across) Through perseverance and an ongoing desire to figure out the unknown we have come up with many creative solutions and technologies to improve our lives. Sometimes these improvements are for the better and some are for the worse when it comes to the environment. One unexpected way that nature is brought closer together ...
What's new in the world of Climate Change ?
As global warming has turned up the heat on this planet and all its biospheres, awareness amongst the masses has increased for the better in the last decade. Sudden catastrophic hits by these climate changes and natural disasters ensued by manmade activities responsible for environmental degradation have made the people more aware, if not yet more responsible, about the dangers and risks of environmental threats. People are taking the need for environmental protection more seriously. Although thoughts have not entirely ...-
Monday, 29 April 2013 8:00
1.Create 2.Consume 3.Reconstruct 4.Repeat
Posted by EcoRumors
While the earth is under a threat by the crippling environmental hazards human activities have wrought onto it, our civilization faces a critical problem by itself. As more and more fossil fuels are used up for...
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Monday, 22 April 2013 8:57
What’s new in the world of Climate Change ?
Posted by EcoRumors
As global warming has turned up the heat on this planet and all its biospheres, awareness amongst the masses has increased for the better in the last decade. Sudden catastrophic hits by these climate changes and...
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Thursday, 30 August 2012 15:59
Climate Change issues and their many impacts
Posted by EcoRumors
It is an undisputed issue and almost everyone recognizes the problem that climate change is the biggest environmental threat that the world is facing today. This environmental catastrophe is rising as each day passes, being one...
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Monday, 18 June 2012 20:16
Dog breeds in danger of extinction
Posted by EcoRumors
While it’s generally assumed that only animal species that live in the wild can be threatened with extinction, there are domestic animals that have become endangered in the last years, more precisely some dog breeds whose...
