Environmentally friendly

Since covering the topic of the environment in class last week, I have really noticed how environmentally-friendly Kidzu Children’s Museum actually is. Something that I am particularly impressed in regards to the museum is its creativity in promoting this idea of being “environmentally conscious”: from the implementation of innovative and engaging programs to the choice of language and phrasing Kidzu team members are taught to use when interacting with museum patrons in the Makery. Because of…

Five Tips for Sustainable Landscaping It’s not hard to get a little overwhelmed when it comes to being environmentally conscious. With so much competing information, rules and trends, it’s difficult to know where to start to create an environmentally sound space. Whether you’ve got an inner-city rooftop or expansive country gardens, there are some super easy tricks to put your mind at ease and create beautiful and sustainable landscaping solutions. PLANT SELECTION Plant Seasonal If you’re a…

increase, and therefore, they will increase the price of the oil the United States purchases from them or cut the export of oil off completely. The U.S. cannot rely on foreign countries for over half of its energy needs. An alternative, more environmentally friendly option that will position the United States for both environmental and economic independence and success must be…

more seriously before it is too late. Although most people believe wind power is a good source of renewable energy, Americans need to refrain from using windmills to using hovering wind turbines in order to be more efficient with energy, environmentally friendly, and have voltage control. Ten years ago today windmills were a great idea for a non-polluted renewable energy source but in todays world a greater amount of people are trying to develop new and more beneficial types of energy. The…

While figures 7 and 8 give examples of penalty points used in calculation, the procedure is considered green if the final score is above 75 points, a score between 50 and 75 indicates that it is acceptably green and a score below 50 indicates non-environmentally benign method. The advantages of using eco-scale method are: The amounts of chemicals and waste are calculated semi-quantitavely, it is a simple method with well-defined evaluation criteria, it provides information about environmental…

Carbon monoxide is one of the more popular pollutants given off by these fossil fuels. It is deadly to our body when levels are high. The burning of fossil fuels are too harmful to the environment and ourselves, therefore the use of a more environmentally friendly energy such as solar, wind, or electricity would be a far better substitute. Fossil fuels are a large danger to our planet because of the harmful chemicals it burns off into the atmosphere. While carbon dioxide seems like a gas that…

way you look at it, none of the hype is justified. Nuclear energy is one of the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most efficient forms of energy production that we currently use. It is an incredibly underdeveloped technology, and with more funding and public support it has the potential to become a bridge to help slowdown climate change, and move us into a cleaner and more environmentally friendly future. Nuclear…

introducing many initiatives that would make their company more sustainable. Already from a customer perspective one could notice that Ikea is going green - we started noticing more environmentally friendly materials, Ikea was encouraging recycling, promoting their initiatives to make their suppliers more environmentally friendly and raising wind turbines by their stores. Even from that limited perspective like a company that treats sustainability seriously. In one of their documents on the…

gave a background on his life, he started talking about the mining industry and how most people are not aware of how important it is. People often associate it with danger but, mining is no more dangerous than education is. It is also more environmentally friendly than it was many years ago. Arizona is known for its abundance in copper, hence the copper star in our state flag. Not only does it have an abundance in copper but it is the second mineral producing state and fifth in aggregates.…

growth, consumption, and the environment. I believe that an important question to further understand is how has consumer culture in the United States changed since 2015 and what societal improvements can be made to alter this culture to be more environmentally…