Author: Green Blogger
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Bio-fuels and the future world
We all have heard about bio-fuels but what exactly are they? Bio-fuels are fuels utilized in their liquid form which are derived from materials such as waste plant and animal matter. Nowadays, the popularity of bio-fuels is increasing tremendously. The reason which can be attributed to this significant increase in popularity is the rise in…
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Renewable Energy is the need of the hour for India
To empower the use of solar energy in India, the government has encouraged the use of Solar panels in all parts of the country. But the real problem exists deep inside the roots of the Indians. We have been focussing a lot more on the use of non renewable sources rather than capitalising on our…
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Solar cities: A short & Necessary glimpse
Introduction– Let us first understand the concept of solar cities before moving further. Solar cities are also known as green cities. In a Solar City all types of renewable energy based projects like solar, wind, biomass, small hydro, waste to energy etc. may be installed along with possible energy efficiency measures depending on the need…
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Illegal mining – The scourge of our planet
Mining has been the backbone to the advancement of our civilization for centuries. From Stone Age to the current Information Age, we have always had to look underground to sustain our life on top. From metals to precious stones to even the currency for which we run around all day, mining has been the only…
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What WWF is doing for the environment?
We all have heard of WWWs and WWEs! Right? WWF is not far behind. WWF short for World Wide Fund for Nature, is an international NGO which aims at ‘conservation, research and restoration’ of the environment. WWF is one of the largest conservation organizations, engaged in wildlife…
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How is greenhouse effect harmful?
Have you ever wondered why the climate keeps changing? What exactly makes you to think that it is effecting your nature for green living? Well, the answer to this question is greenhouse effects. First of all to start with what is greenhouse effects? Green House effects is the phenomenon in which gases are present. Some…
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Glaciers are melting and we should be concerned about it!
Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world and the only one which is uninhabited. It’s a frozen landmass which is covered by 98% of ice that is on an average 2kms thick. It’s the coldest, driest, windiest place in the world with very low annual precipitation.…
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Recycling : The codes and basics
Converting waste materials that are potentially useful into new products ,in order to reduce the energy usage , to prevent pollution ,to curb the release of greenhouse gases and also to prevent the waste disposal is called as recycling. The mantra ‘ Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ is indeed something that has acquired acute preponderance nowadays.…
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Composting-The Green Way
What is Composting? Composting can be defined as the biological decomposition and stabilization of organic substrates, under conditions which allow development of thermophilic temperatures as a result of biologically produced heat, leading to a final product which is stable for storage and provides nutrition to land without causing any adverse environmental effects. Simply putting, it…
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Bio-Fuels : Our Last Hope
Almost every single person on this planet will know that one of the most persistent problems that has never been satisfactorily quelled is that of the depletion of fossil fuels. Naturally I am not including in this list anyone who has been spending the last fifty years in hiding in a bunker deep under the…