Commercial waste

During Cosmos S.1 Ep.7, I've learned about the event of lead poisoning around the world. This episode is about a scientist named Clare Patterson, whom discovered Earth's real age. Patterson performs an experiment called "The Clean Room" where Patterson studies tiny zircon crystals. He measures the lead and it is six times more than what was in the zircons. Then something serious occurred. Patterson's lead measurement numbers were inconsistent. He thought maybe that his lab had been contaminated.…

Keep Lake Tahoe Blue? Almost half the cars in the Lake Tahoe area have “Keep Tahoe Blue” stickers on them. Environmentalists are panicking about how one of Nevada’s most profitable tourist magnets is losing its vibrant, blue color. Environmentalists blame quite a few things that may contribute to the lake losing its color, but one of the most important causes of this problem is overlooked by many people. The first cause people often think of is boating. They think, “Oh, Tahoe is not blue…

The great pacific garbage patch Amirah Osama Introduction: The ocean contains 2.2 million (±1.3 million) species. (Mora. C, 2011) The survivial of these species is reliant on the health of the ocean ….. (talk about ocean pollution in general)……In the ocean gyres can be found. They are formed by winds, rotation of the earth and ocean currents (De Wolff, K., 2014). These gyres move in a circulatory movement, similar to a whirlpool and are able to suck in objects. The objects have been…

1) Survival is of the utmost importance on the reef. Explain how coloration benefits both predators and prey. Give examples of each. Survival on the reef is of the upmost importance. There are many ways that creatures on the reef attempt to achieve these means, one of these methods is called coloration. Coloration is important because it allows residents of the reef to communicate with each other in very simple terms, but also very effectively. These communications include mating or…

EarthLust is a small company founded in 2008 out of San Francisco. The business is owned by Alex Hess and Cecilia Perkins. The duos vision was to create an environmental friendly way for people to drink fluids for people’s busy daily lives. EarthLust is a reusable water bottle company offering bottles that help the environment and has attractive designs. In 2008 EarthLust introduced a hand-made stainless steel reusable water bottle, using recycled materials. Since then, the company has added to…

“Over 1/3rd of the annual U.S. Gross National Product originates in coastal areas approximately $700 billion!” (Oceans Impact the Economy) The ocean has a huge impact on economies all over the world. It affects the way the people live their lives and the way that we are all connected. Over 640,000 tons of debris is left in the ocean each year. It traps and kills thousands of animals, which has a great impact on the supply and demand of the economy. So we need to take care of this wonderful gift…

How To Keep Your New Vinyl Siding Clean One of the big advantages of vinyl siding is that it is so easy to maintain. Your siding will look good for years if you wash it occasionally. No matter where you live, the siding will collect dirt and grime from the air. If you live in a city with pollution problems, or if you live near a dirt road, your siding will get dirty quicker. Also, if your home is in the shade most of the day, mold may grow on the vinyl. Fortunately, vinyl is very easy to clean,…

The GGG Initiative is great because it will bring up the recyceling rate substantionally, but there is a point that you shouldn't crosswhen it comes to survalance of the waste. The GGG Initiative is great because it will decrease landfill by a lot, which is a fantastic idea seeing that we have a lot of un-nessisary waste. There are a lot of people that dont understand how to recycle correctly and the GGG program can fix it and teach people what goes where so that we can save our planet…

6. What issues and problems did your city face as its population grew? How did it handle them? As Cincinnati’s population grew, the city became densely populated and overcrowded. To solve this problem, the city became very active in the annexation of its neighbors. In 1873, the city annexed Camp Washington, Price Hill, and many more (Schulz, 2011). Another problem that the city faced in the 1890s was the loss of its wealthy residents to suburban areas. In order to combat this problem, the city…

thrown away and left to rot and increases our landfill.Solid waste material that ends up in landfills causes air pollution in the form of methane gas emissions. We can Convert to helps our landfills, but it…