Tag: small efforts
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What is GOING GREEN (Part 2)
In the earlier part we have seen Reduction in Pollution and Conservation of energy, and in this part we are going to see about Conserve energy. Reduce consumption and waste. Protect earth’s ecological balance. Conserve Energy Conserve energy, what does it mean to going green. Considering the resources of earth, that is the oil, coal,…
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What is GOING GREEN (Part 1)
What is meant by going green? Going green means, not only recycling but it includes much more. Basically go green means, live the life as an individual, in a way that is eco friendly and is sustainable for the earth. It also means to contributing towards maintaining the ecological balance in the environment and preserving…
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Impact of human activities
The earth is a place where we live in. There is lot of issues which is prevailing in our home (earth). Some of the issues are caused naturally but most of the issues are caused due to man’s activity. We have to protect our environment from its natural and manmade dangers, and use our earth…
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Smoking – Not only kills ‘SELF’ but also ‘Environment’
The smokers under every category have a common belief that, when they smoke, they are only harming their own body, also affect our Earth. Everyone in this world smoke cigarettes by knowing the effect on their bodies, but about 95% of the people do not know the effect smoking causes to our environment. It is obvious…
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Air Pollution – Poison in the air the Earth Breathes
Air pollution is defined as the introduction of biological molecules, particulates or any other harmful materials into the atmosphere which will cause disease or even death to human being, cause damage to other living organism, affect the crops, and even buildings. The atmosphere is a natural gaseous system which is essential for life on earth.…
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Deforestation : The effects and prevention
The oxygen that we breathe. The vegetation that we consume. Where does all this come from? Yes, the trees!! Or in general, the flora. The trees are not only helpful to us, but the birds and animals as well. They provide shelter to almost everybody and through photosynthesis, provide us with oxygen to breathe. But,…
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Being Green is an Attitude
You know the thing about common sense? It is not common. Yup, as Calvin (from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by Bill Waterson) very aptly put it: “I have PLENTY of common sense! I just choose to ignore it”. And don’t we all? Common sense can be such a nuisance. Why bother with it…
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Rain-water harvesting
Rain water needs to be rightly used to keep water scarcity problems at bay. Rain water harvesting is one of the ways of doing it and in continents like Asia and Africa, this technique is commonly approached. Moreover, this is being done since 2000 years in Thailand. This water can be used for a number…
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Keep your environment clean!
We are sometimes so caught up in our busy lives that we don’t bother about getting stranded in the middle of good-for-nothing junk. Awful litter seems to be strewn everywhere around our homes. Half-eaten edibles, waste paper and all other futile things move in and around our house with a prototypical rhythm. Yet, we neglect…
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Acid rain: The Ugly Truth
Rain .The word alone radiates freshness. But, what if this rain turns into an intoxicating, lethal fluid that would pour its atrocious devastating impact on us? Yes, we are talking about the acid rain ! What exactly is acid rain? It is actually a precipitation that’s interspersed with nitric and sulphuric acids in great amounts…