Posts tagged with ‘pollution’ (22)
As a kid I loved Simon and Garfunkel’s classic song, “The Sound of Silence.”
Somewhere in the decades between the 1970s and today we’ve forgotten what silence sounds like. Although we might think we “tune out” the jarring din and chaotic noises that assault our senses on all sides today, scientists tell us a different story. They attribute much of our stress levels to mindless haste and noise. They warn that some birds and other wild urban creatures avoid downtown areas of mega cities. And some ...
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Posted by Ainslie Cruickshank
on Saturday, January 28, 2012
Source: CleanFARMS
It may be illegal but burning agricultural waste plastics, like grain storage bags and twine, is still a common occurrence in Canada. In a lot of cases farmers just don’t have a lot of other options.
Earlier this month an article published in the journal Science listed banning the burning of agricultural waste as one of 14 methods that could significantly reduce global warming by 2050.
The article suggests that by targeting greenhouse gases methane and black carbon, more commonly known as ...
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Posted by Lesley LeRoux
on Monday, July 11, 2011
Photo: istockphoto/JoKMedia
The air inside a home can be up to 1000 times more polluted than the air outdoors according to Adria Vasil, author of Ecoholic Home.
Ironically, household cleaning products are to blame. Conventional cleaners—degreasers, disinfectants and even air fresheners—release chemicals that contaminate the air we breathe and affect our immune systems.
So how can we mop our floors and wipe our counters without destroying our germ-fighting capabilities?
One solution is to learn which ingredients to ...
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Posted by Kelly Greig
on Friday, February 25, 2011
Photo: Swamibu/flickr
"Diamonds are a girl’s best friend," Marilyn Monroe famously sang in the 1953 classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But are they friends to Canadians too?
Last week a Canadian diamond named the Ekati Spirit sold at auction for a record $6 million. The cherry-sized, 78-carat rock’s exceptional clarity, carats and colour surpassed that of the previous record holder which sold for $1.2 million just a few years ago. It wasn't disclosed whether the Spirit's buyer was male or female, but somewhere in ...
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Posted by Kelly Greig
on Monday, February 14, 2011
Photo: iheartcities/flickr
I’ve been living green without even knowing it. As a student, I'm used to cramped, tiny apartments. But it turns out that living in small is actually significantly reducing my carbon footprint.
"Small living" is a new trend rebelling against the excesses of wasteful space. Since the 1950’s, the average size of homes has ballooned from 983 square feet to 2,349 square feet in 2004. Yet at the same time, the average size of a North American family has shrunk.
The bottom line is that we’re taking ...
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