The environmental impact cost of manufacturing each plastic is measured in $/ton. HDPE, LDPE, PP, and PS have roughly the same environmental impact rating. PETE is about twice as high as these four. …
Midway Island Albatross
Why we should be recycling every tiny scrap of plastic... Chris Jordan's Heart-Wrenching Photographs Photographer Chris Jordan specializes in large-scale works that depict the magnitude of our …
Koch Brothers’ Products
Koch Brothers Products โ We're Surrounded. If you have been following news about the Koch brothers, you might be curious as to which products they manufacture. It turns out, the Koch …
Flame Retardants
Flame retardants, so light, so small, so much...they are everywhere. In the United States, fires claim over 3,500 lives a year and injure more than 18,000. To help prevent these life-threatening …
Chemical Fertilizer Issues
Dark red circles indicate oil spills and gray-shaded areas indicate sea pollution and land pollution from chemical fertilizers. Originally found at …
Mother And Baby Dolphin
A Tribute to Dolphin Mothers and their Calves Flickr www.bio.davidson.edu www.blogs.orlandosentinel.com www.perthnow.com.au Australiaย www.tools.goldcoast.com.au By …
Horseshoe Crab Facts
Horseshoe crabs are not crabs, they are in the arthropod family and related to spiders and scorpions. They have been on the planet for 445 million years and they've changed very little during that …
A Practically Waterless Washing Machine
A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small recyclable plastic chips to clean clothes is coming to an appliance store near you, by the end of …
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Chinese Artist Yao Lu
Mountains of Garbage Chinese artist Yao Lu, photographs mounds of garbage covered in green construction nets and digitally reworks them to re-create traditional Chinese landscape …
News Journal
Biodiversity-Ecology News & Journals News/Journals: www.iisd.ca International Institute for Sustainable Development,Reporting Services (IISD RS), brings you the latest news, …
How To Make A Rain Chain
A rain chain isn't just beautiful. Itย can help manage water runoff around the home and help mitigate soil erosion and water pollution caused by water pouring out of your gutters. In this video, DIY …
Reduce Water Waste by Installing a Rainwater Harvesting System
Got a roof? Get a tank! Harvesting rainwater is a great way to conserve this one of the scarcest natural resources and save your dollars in the bargain. An average family uses about 107,000 gallons …
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The Watercone: A Simple, Effective Solar Still
In many parts of the world, lack of access to clean, potable water is a major issue. Water may be found nearby, but only in a brackish or polluted state. Areas close to the ocean may see miles of …
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