Tag: environment
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Deforestation: Depletion of Forest Cover!
Deforestation is the clearance or clearing and the removal of a forest cover or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted for non-forest use. Examples of deforestation are mainly the removal of forestland for conversion into farms, ranches, or for urban use. Deforestation is the…
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Global Warming-A Global Warning
Well, a happy summer vacation to those of you who do have one! It’s really a pleasure to sit at home instead of having to step out in this heat (sorry office goers. I feel for you…). Summer hasn’t even got to its full strength yet, but it’s already strong enough to be punishing. I…
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Biotic vs Abiotic
Carbon sequestration and capture is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and putting it into long-term storage. This method can largely reduce the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. While some naturally occurring biological processes ensure the carrying out of carbon sequestration from the atmosphere on their own, it is also being…
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Maintain a Healthy Green Space
Clean air is mandatory for a healthy lifestyle, but how can one expect the atmosphere to be pollution free in today’s era, especially those people who live in the big metropolitian cities, and those who live around industrial areas! A great and indulgive activity is a possible solution to this problem – gardening! When one…
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Tidal Energy – Pros and Cons
There are many posts on this website, and many others stressing the use of renewable energy. But the point is, When you can so easily extract energy out of fossil fuels, then why fuss so much about the renewable sources of energy? When your car runs very well on the petrol or gas, then why…
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright…
Even though I’m not a man of poems, or a literature nut, I have to say, William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ I will always remember. For some inexplicable reason, it has been branded into my brain, ever since I learned it in school. Its verses have not left my mind, even after 7 years, and today…
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Bottled Water Health Hazards
The hype about bottled water! Is it too much? Is bottled water much more preferable than tap water? Is it really healthy? People spend a whooping amount of $100 billion every year on bottled water in the belief (often fallacious) that it is better for us than what comes out of the taps. Worldwide, bottled…
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How Living Green Can be Efficacious ??
“Green living” the term used most recurrently nowadays whenever discussed of “eco-friendly living” describes a lifestyle in which living beings are more dependent on renewable resources of energy like Sun, wind etc than conventional fuel like oil. In the traditional sense, living green had always been in reference to the protecting our environment and reducing…
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Mangroves- Man’s Best Friend?
Coastal areas all around the world are different, but they have one sight in common. No, not the sea. Okay, maybe two sights then… The sea, and mangroves. Yes mangroves, something we mumbaikars are very familiar with, if only to stay far away from them. We associate them with garbage, awful smells, and a waste…
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The Vital Importance of Shopping Bags
It is common for a green-living website to have something up about plastic. This site is no different. But that’s a good thing. Plastic bags are so common now I can bet you don’t even give them a second thought. Until they start over-running your house that is. The most popular solution at that point…