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Teachers: Do children care about the environment and animal conservation efforts anymore?

Written by admin on Nov 29th, 2008 | Filed under: environment care

When I was a tot back in the late 80s I fell into the world of animal conservation partly thanks to a wonderful old documentary called Animals are Beautiful People and later Raffi, and even Michael Jackson. I dont even remember much urgency on the subject in elementary school. I shudder to think how much animal activism has fallen by the wayside today because of our distracted, sick society that focuses on petty issues while an ecosystem dies around us.

In the UK kids are totally indoctrinated in environmental issues, It’s all PC and is detrimental to their general education - it’s social engineering. Soon we will have kids shopping their parents to the authorities for not sorting out their rubbish properly…oh, hang on, we already do.


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JMDMT #953 Microfossils of Cyanobacteria in Carbonaceous Meteorites

Written by admin on Nov 29th, 2008 | Filed under: earth contamination

The James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection - nor “jokes of nature,” one might then wonder whether anyone had “faked” them. Again the burden of proof would lie with those who say that the “organized elements” are truly indigenous fossils in the meteorites. If they are indigenous microfossils, what would this mean? One must consider where these objects might have origi- nated, whether life was brought to earth on meteorites, and where hfe might first have arisen, on earth or on another body. Among other considerations mentioned by Bernal was that the carbonaceous meteorites might contain between six and eight per cent of organic matter, most of which is definitely not terrestrial contamination. According to Meinschein and Nagy, the meteorite hydrocarbons are products of life; but can we really say this, or might they be abiotic matter from which life originated?

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Environmental Stewardship Practices and Lawn Care - Part 1

Written by admin on Nov 29th, 2008 | Filed under: environment care

Given by Kirk Hurto, Vice President of Technical Services, TruGreen Landcare

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Mad World

Written by admin on Nov 28th, 2008 | Filed under: earth contamination

Major forms of pollution and major polluted areas!

The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular pollutants relevant to each of them:

* Air pollution, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous air pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles. Photochemical ozone and smog are created as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react to sunlight. Particulate matter, characterized by size PM10 to PM2.5, is produced from natural sources such as volcanoes or as residual oil fly ash from power plants. Diesel particles are another class of airborne particulate matter.

* Water pollution, by the release of waste products and contaminants into surface runoff into river drainage systems, leaching into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharges, eutrophication and littering.
* Soil contamination occurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground leakage. Among the most significant soil contaminants are hydrocarbons, heavy metals, MTBE, herbicides, pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
* Radioactive contamination, resulting from 20th century activities in atomic physics, such as nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons research, manufacture and deployment. (See alpha emitters and actinides in the environment.)
* Noise pollution, which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise, industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar.
* Light pollution, includes light trespass, over-illumination and astronomical interference.
* Visual pollution, which can refer to the presence of overhead power lines, motorway billboards, scarred landforms (as from strip mining), open storage of trash or municipal solid waste.
* Thermal pollution, is a temperature change in natural water bodies caused by human influence, such as use of water as coolant in a power plant.

The Blacksmith Institute issues annually a list of the world’s worst polluted places. In the 2007 issues the ten top nominees are located in Azerbaijan, China, India, Peru, Russia, Ukraine and Zambia.

Effects on us and our planet!

Human health

Adverse air quality can kill many organisms including humans. Ozone pollution can cause respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, throat inflammation, chest pain, and congestion. Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of drinking water by untreated sewage in developing countries. Oil spills can cause skin irritations and rashes. Noise pollution induces hearing loss, high blood pressure, stress, and sleep disturbance. Mercury has been linked to developmental deficits in children and neurologic symptoms. Lead and other heavy metals have been shown to cause neurological problems. Chemical and radioactive substances can cause cancer and as well as birth defects.

Ecosystems

* Sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen can cause acid rain which reduces the pH value of soil.
* Soil can become infertile and unsuitable for plants. This will affect other organisms in the food web.
* Smog and haze can reduce the amount of sunlight received by plants to carry out photosynthesis.
* Invasive species can out compete native species and reduce biodiversity. Invasive plants can contribute debris and biomolecules (allelopathy) that can alter soil and chemical compositions of an environment, often reducing native species competitiveness.
* Biomagnification describes a situation where toxins may pass through trophic levels, becoming exponentially more concentrated in the process.
* Ocean acidification, the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans.
* Global warming.

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Frosty The Snowman Melted By Global Warming

Written by admin on Nov 27th, 2008 | Filed under: global warming

“Frosty the Snowman” feat. Angela McCluskey from “The Rumor Mill’s Christmas On Clinton St.” charity album, available on iTunes. Visit www.savefrosty.org for more information.

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What human activitys cause global warming, or is the whole idea just a big scam?

Written by admin on Nov 26th, 2008 | Filed under: global warming

Everywere I look they say human activitys cause global warming, but nothing actually explains what those activitys are.

Nothing?

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/climate/cli_greengas.html

http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm

http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/greenhouse/Chapter1.htm

…to make it simple, the main cause of global warming is the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). Therefore, any human activity that involves transportation or electricity contributes to global warming, since these things are only possible if we burn fossil fuels.

In addition, electricity and transportation is needed for everything you buy in a store and every piece of food you eat.

I can send you 50 other .edu and .gov websites and many book references if you still are having trouble.


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JMDMT #1789 Microfossils of Cyanobacteria in Carbonaceous Meteorites

Written by admin on Nov 26th, 2008 | Filed under: earth contamination

The James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection - second box (labeled B2) stayed open during the entire mission, except during docking operations on MIR, to minimize contamination. COMRADE-passive was one of the three experiments selected by ESA to collect particles in space and return them to Earth for further analyses. We describe here the experiment and the preliminary observations of returned collectors. Description of the Experiment: The COMRADE experiment (Collection Of Micrometeorites, Residue And Debris Ejecta) was designed in 1992 to return minimally degraded particles to Earth along with complete in situ information concerning mass, velocity, and trajectory of encountered particles [3]. The main goal of the COMRADE-passive experiment is to collect grains in Earth orbit, using various types of collectors (metallic

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JMDMT #1791 Microfossils of Cyanobacteria in Carbonaceous Meteorites

Written by admin on Nov 24th, 2008 | Filed under: earth contamination

The James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection - The pressure measured in the boxes, when back in the lab, was %3C25 mbar, indicating a low level of contamination on Earth. The first information concerns number densities of incident particles. The two aerogel samples have been optically scanned, under transmitted oblique light, and at a magnification allowing identification of events %3E ~30 micrometers; the B2 aerogel has also been scanned, by automated scanning [5]. Tracks due to particle impacts are identified in both samples, suggesting a number density of “large” particles of ~10-4 m-2 s-1. Microscopic scanning of metallic modules of box B2 leads, for the micrometer-sized particles, to a number density of 0.5 x 10-3 m-2 s-1. The Orionides meteor stream is apparently characterized by a high

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Urbanslabs - When You Care About OUR Environment

Written by admin on Nov 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: environment care

Urbanslabs - “Sustainable Surfaces for Urban Living” - 52 second Promo Spot - Urbanslabs is a Recycled Glass Countertop Product - Made from RECYCLED Beer, Wine & Liquor Bottles that have been cleaned and ground up into a re-useable commodity. It comes in 11 colors - all with an attractive “Brushed” surface texture.
Urbanslabs offers an Environmentally Responsible “GREEN” alternative for use in New and Existing applications. Produced in Santa Ana California, Urbanslabs is a TRUE “GREEN” product - Qualifying for LEEDS points, Urbanslabs is another great product for countertops AND the environment - Contact Urbanslabs by phone in Santa Ana, California, USA at 714.954.0161 or online at www.urbanslabs.com

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Global Warming Debate - Michael Crichton, part 4 of 10

Written by admin on Nov 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: global warming

The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions both before and after the debate.

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