Most people like green growing plants, and you will find this very human desire expressed in aquariums. Almost every successful and beautiful aquarium has growing plants in it. Contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to pack your aquarium with dozens of plants…
Discover The Right Plants For Your Aquarium
Posted by on October 11th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsRecycling Cans Could Help The Enviroment
Posted by on October 11th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsFood and drinks cans make up around three percent of household waste that is thrown away by households in the UK on a daily basis. Around 75 percent of all drinks cans in the UK are made from aluminium although there are still almost 2 billion drinks cans that are made from steel…
Soil Testing Lab Helps Determine Cost of Soil Cleanup
Posted by on September 5th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsA soil test allows a land owner to balance the potential impact of harm from soil contamination against the cost of undertaking a cleanup operation with the advice of a soil testing lab.
Soil testing is used as part of contaminated land rehabilitation projects to determine the presence and levels of harmful substances…
10 Myths About Spiders
Posted by on September 5th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsThere have been many myths about spiders that have propogated through the ages. Here I will explain the truth with regards to the ten most popular spider myths.
Myth 1: The daddy-longlegs has the world’s most powerful venom, but fortunately its fangs are so small that it can’t bite you…
Being Greener When You Rent
Posted by on September 5th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsRenting can be frustrating when you want to go green. There are a lot of things you just don’t have control over. You generally don’t own the appliances, can’t install solar panels, etc. It gets annoying sometimes.
I deal with this a lot as I do still rent…
A Simple Clothesline Will Do, Thanks
Posted by on September 4th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsA couple of years ago our daughter thought we should buy a gas heated clothes dryer. Having moved into partment life during graduate school she thought having to carry the laundry out to the line was just too much work for her mother since she was getting old, or at least older…
Natural Born Mold Killers Can Save You And Our Environment From Chemical Exposure
Posted by on August 27th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsWhile there are a lot of different commercial chemicals that are used to kill mold, a lot of people do not like to use a lot of household chemicals in their homes…
Human Uses Of Spider Silk
Posted by on August 22nd, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsHumans have used spider silk for a number of uses for a long time. The Roman encyclopaedic Pliny tells us that spider web is excellent for sealing wounds and this is true as far as I know.
It has certainly been used by many people since then…
The Benefits of Using Renewable Energy Over Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power
Posted by on August 21st, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsWork is a force applied over a distance. Let us further define energy as a shifting back and forth, but never truly changing one thing: it’s constancy.
The first law of thermodynamics: energy is conserved. Thermodynamics is the study of the movement of heat…
Take Little Steps Toward Being Green
Posted by on August 19th, 2007 in Environment · 0 CommentsGoing green can sound intimidating. There are so many things you should do to be green that even getting started is difficult.
But that’s why taking little steps makes so much more sense. You don’t need to be thoroughly environmentally sensitive in a day…