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Ecology

Ecology and Nature

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The power of the sun

Environment – A very interesting visit to an Heliodome. A house built in line with the light in order to get the most from nature in terms of heat and energy, ENVIRONMENT looks at the power of the sun. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development

Human growth has strained the Earth’s resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine “planetary boundaries” that can guide us in protecting our planet’s many overlapping ecosystems.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances [...]

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Human Influence on Ecology Mapped

Professor Erle Ellis is proposing a new way to map the Earth’s biomes, taking into account the effect humans have had on the planet. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Large Scale Alternative Energy

This is a silent film looking at the ways that New York City is approaching energy conservation and reducing fossil fuel use. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Carbon Footprint Vs Ecological Footprint

A carbon footprint consists of the net greenhouse gases emitted by an entity, individual, organization or nation. Personal carbon calculators define a carbon footprint as the net carbon dioxide attributable to an individual over a one year period. Since there are many different greenhouse gases, the specific gas(es) must be converted to tonnes or kilograms [...]

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Going Green Is Not Just For Big Business

The world of big business is making daily headlines by “going green” after discovering that what’s good for the planet is also proving good for business. IBM recently announced “Project Big Green,” a billion initiative to reduce energy consumption by offering new lines of energy-efficient IT products. Wal-Mart is adding solar power to more than [...]

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Greener mobile-phones

Nowadays mobile-phones have become an integral part of our life and are the most used mode of communication, some people have to carry more than one at one time and hopefully talking on one of then at the time! More prevalent the use of mobile-phone, more imperative is the need to curtail eco-pollution that emanates [...]

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GM plants grow plastic

Plants have been used for centuries as medicines – now genetically modified plants are forced to create artificial chromophores. Biotechnologists have created genetically modified (GM) plants that can grow plastic. They managed this by inserting 4 genes from a plastic-producing bacteria into varieties of oilseed rape (Eurasian plant) and cress. Conventional plastics are made from [...]

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Going Green…

I had no idea what this meant. Am I the only one? I can’t be! Tips: Conserve your H2O! Don’t leave your water running when you brush your Teeth. Cut your showers in half. Compost is easier than you think. If you have an outdoor compost pile make sure you are feeding it! Egg shells [...]

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Industrial Ecology

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Industrial Ecology The Practice of Ecological Industry – Changing the Paradigm One Industry At A Time… What is industrial ecology? Industrial Ecology (IE) focuses on combining perpetually desirable outcomes in environment, economy and technology sustainably. There is a whole discipline growing up out of this concept. Here we apply IE as the practice of utilizing [...]

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Go Green – Electric Car

WPBF’s Ted White takes a look at a new electric car in Suart, FL. Video Rating: 4 / 5 Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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