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31: How Wastewater Treatment Has Become More Environmentally Friendly

A look at the wastewater treatment process and how it has changed in recent years.

32: Geothermal Energy Facts: Geothermal Energy Pros and Cons

There is much talk about climate change, and the search for viable renewable energy sources. Everyone knows about the likes of solar, wind and wave power. But fewer have heard of geothermal, or know how does geothermal energy work.

33: The Greatest Product Design Of All Time

A look at plastic as a product design and the effect it has had on other inventions.

34: Global Warming - Does Global Warming Lead To A High Death Rate

Global warming can affect everything and it could eventually affect the death rate of our population if things do continue to get worse over the next few years.

35: Unusual Uses for Cork

Cork is not a one trick pony. It can be used for some very interesting things outside of a wine bottle.

36: Creosote Exposure and Health Effects

Creosotes including coal tar, coal tar pitch or coal tar pitch volatiles has been deemed extremely hazardous to human health. Side effects include kidney or liver disease, convulsions, chemical burns, cancer - and in some instances scrotum cancer. Laboratory studies conducted on animals found that even the smallest levels of exposure to wood creosote caused death.

37: How Much Junk One Should Have Before Calling a Junk Removal Company?

Cleanliness and tidiness at home are very important, and you can remove your junk with the help of a junk removal agency. However, you may be quite unsure when is the best time to have your junk removed.

38: Get Started Growing Bamboo

Bamboo may be one of the very best candidates for a kind of plant to grow in or outside your home. Bamboo is attractive, can bloom in a multitude of colors (depending on the variety), and, once mature, can survive with relatively little maintenance.

39: How The Role Of A Carbon Consultant Will Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Looking at how measuring ones carbon footprint will reduce costs and save people money.

40: Here Comes The Sun!

The sun's energy can be converted using solar panels that can be placed on buildings or on posts, facing the sun.

41: How to Build a Shelter in the Wilderness

The key to a peaceful and fulfilling trip into the wilderness is having appropriate shelter to protect members of the party from the elements.

42: Benzene - A Hidden Threat

Benzene is a chemical often found in paint, solvents and dyes but also exists in the oil and petroleum industry. It is considered a a "Class A" carcinogen by the Environmental Protective Agency (EPA), and is an extremely harmful chemical that contributes to Hodgkin's disease, various respiratory and skin disorders, and even leukemia.

43: Dispose of Old Unused Medications to Ensure Healthy Living

This is an article about being concerned about the contamination of our ground and waterways with old unused drugs and shows ways to dispose of them to ensure our healthy living.

44: US Department Of Energy Needs To Convince America To Go Solar

One of the main goals of the US Department of Energy is to show the way by finding adequate solutions by which to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuel and to also do something fast with regard to pollution in the United States.

45: How Global Warming Is Affecting Ski Resorts

Global warming is something many businesses are having to factor in - but for the ski industry in North America and Europe it's do-or-die.

46: Strange and Unusual Uses for Bamboo

You can literally wear bamboo, play bamboo, ride bamboo, eat bamboo, and live in a house made of bamboo. Here are some of the more unusual uses for this wonderful material.

47: Biofuels - What Can You Do?

One of the best things about biomass is that everyone makes their own literally and everyone can potentially put it to greater use.

48: Exotic Flowers - Flowers with a Twist!

About the beauty and appeal of tropical flowers.

49: Intelligence: The Most Important Wilderness Survival Tool

One of the biggest mistakes day hikers make is assuming they don't need to plan for wilderness survival.

50: 40 Billion Barrel Downturn

According to an article in World Oil Magazine entitled, Three super-giant fields discovered offshore Brazil, by Arthur Berman; three new offshore oil fields have been discovered in Brazil's Santos Basin. How does this new oil discovery compare with the largest oil field in the world, Ghawar in Saudi Arabia?

51: Disaster Survival for Hurricane Emergencies

It is a devastating feeling when a hurricane hits anywhere in the Untied States. In order to survive a hurricane, it is important to have a disaster survival plan in place before the hurricane or disaster hits. Always be prepared is not always for the Boy Scouts, but for everyone and not just those along a beach front property because hurricanes can come pretty far inland.

52: Biodiesel - The Facts On What Is Going On

Any fuel made to drive a diesel engine is called diesel fuel. Most people are familiar with petrodiesel, and don't even bother to add the prefix. But advances in physical and chemical biomass conversion and processing have made the term biodiesel a term that may not yet be commonplace but has probably been heard by most adults in developed nations.

53: Biofuels - Stay On Top Of The Coming Trends

Biofuels are an important part of the energy equation for the coming years. Get educated on how they work and what is being developed.

54: Biodegradable & Municipal Solid Waste

While much of what goes into biodiesel could be considered biodegradable waste, the concept deserves its own section because of its enormous potential. As we said before, biomass happens.

55: The Dangers of Vinyl Chloride

Vinyl chloride's use has been employed in a number of projects including vinyl siding, plastic credit cards, plumbing fixtures, etc. But as the use of the chemical grew so did the dangers of inhalation and overexposure to the chemical. Vinyl chloride is currently regulated by the government but continues to exist among everyday products in the lives of Americans.

56: Packaging Up Our Future Environment

A look at how packaging machinery needs to make adjustments to assist with saving the environment.

57: Simple Ways to Get Ready for a Greener Summer

With summer approaching it's time to start thinking about how to cope with the heat. These tips can help you to keep comfortable without using a lot of electricity.

58: Steps Families Can Take to Living Green

Simple steps parents can take to teach their children about living green and to help our planet stay healthy.

59: Should Your Company Go Paperless?

Even if your company cannot go paperless there is a strong likelihood that a good percentage of your company's paperwork could be reduced. It's cheaper, more efficient, greener and in many instances more secure. Most importantly customers love it.

60: The Magnificent National Parks of Andalucia

Besides great sunshine, delicious cuisine and a rich monumental heritage, Andalucia also offers its visitors ample opportunities to revel in its diverse flora and fauna that abound in its two magnificent national parks, 23 natural parks and 31 assorted natural reserves.

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