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of the earth is water and only two percent is drinkable. A little drip from a faucet can waste approximately seventy -five liters of water a day (Water Facts). About six-thousand gallons of water has to be used to grow a meal for one day for a family of four (Water Facts). If all of the world’s water were fit into a gallon jug, the fresh water available for everyone to use would be equal to about one tablespoon (Water…

A tall form 10 gallon tank is sufficient for one or two geckos while two to four can be kept in a 20 gallon tank. Substrate can be paper, smooth pebbles, fine sand, peat moss, potting soil, or specialized reptile litters. There should be at least one hiding place for each gecko. Place branches and other decorative…

fuel. As stated earlier, the Energy Independence and Security Act increased the size of the program but it also implemented many changes that the EPA still benefits from today. Some of the changes were: boosting the long-term goals to 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel, extending yearly volume requirements out to 2022, adding explicit definitions for renewable fuels to qualify, and creating grandfathering allowances for volumes from certain existing facilities. (EPA…

sense of smell (can detect one drop of blood in 25 gallons of water), and they also have…

Pollution, acid rain, toxic waste, global warming, sustainability, recycling; these terms are thrown into society and people start to believe there may not be a solution to the endless usage of oil, buildup of landfills, and seepage of chemicals into rivers. While there will always be individuals who fight against the possibility of going green, it just takes one individual at a time to make a difference. From the simple solution of planting a garden suggested by Pollan to the extensive research…

All over the world there are so many types of issues that are destroying and harming planet Earth. This includes, air pollution, thermal pollution, and soil pollution, but there is one more thing that is very important, which is called an oil spill. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, and is a form of pollution. Most of the time oil spills happen in the marine but sometimes happen on land. Not many people think about oil spills, this is because…

Our teeth, jaws, and digestive system favor a fleshless diet. Not only do we humans suffer from eating meat but so does the animals. Meat companies have no mercy towards their animals, which are only brought into this world to be slaughtered a couple of months later. Sadly, the environment suffers just as much as the animals when it comes to meat production and animal-based product productions. Meat represents an unsustainable food source in this world. Huge amounts of waste of water and…

Santa Barbara’s Coastal Watershed divides into six sites: Carpinteria, Rocky Nook Park, Mission C, Maria Ygnacio, Atascadero and San Jose. All the sites are managed by a levee system, and half of these sites are empty; no water flows through them because it doesn’t rain frequently in Santa Barbara (typically only raining between 3-6 inches during the wet months, which is between November-March), but all empty at the Pacific Ocean, which is relatively close to the city (t-cep.org/floods).…

island day and night. The American Samoa island is one example of how clean, renewable energy is beneficial and more useful than the traditional fossil fuel. According to preview data, the American Samoa island has saved about one-hundred-ten-thousand gallons of oil, and reduced carbon emission by two and a half million pounds, which is pretty drastic considering that just one island could make this much difference. The installation of solar panels and other clean, renewable energy sources also…

Such research has shown that consumers spend about $8 a gallon on bottled water which is more than three times the cost of unleaded gasoline (Myres). Even if they buy it by the case at Sam's Club, bottled water still costs hundreds of times more than tap water (Myers). Peter Gleick, a water expert at the nonprofit…