There is a close relationship between global warming and rising costs of electricity. Our reliance on fossil fuel to provide electricity in our homes is a major contributor of green house gas into the atmosphere. The massive amount of greenhouse…
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Soil has a structure that can be quite delicate. That delicate structure can easily be damaged beyond repair by compression, the pressure and forces of water and wind; by deforestation, poor grazing and crop growing practices; and even by being…
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Weathering is the process that breaks down soil without movement. Erosion is the process that breaks down soil with movement from ice, rain, gravity or water. Weathering occurs when rocks, soils and minerals are exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of…
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A grassland biome is one which is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous, non-woody plants rather than other vegetation such as trees or tall shrubs. Every continent on the Earth except for Antarctica has a grassland biome; each with its…
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My farm is mostly solar powered but last year we decided to supplement that and bought our first wind generator. It cost $500 Australian or about $300 US. We had to put up a pole that was anchored securely to…
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Trashing the environment is an atrocity and should not be condoned. There should be a law and there is, but apparently litterers are never caught or the law is simply ignored. One never reads in the newspapers, or hears on…
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For a basic introduction to the plants of the coral reefs, the categories are simple: most of them are either algae or phytoplankton! Corals are classified as animal, even if they are microscopic animals which group in massive numbers to form…
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Riparian restoration has been a major issue in the Western United States and in other places of the world where habitats of waterways, creeks, streams, marshes or rivers have been compromised as the result of natural or man made pollution…
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The Earth’s biomes include the forests, marine and ocean, tundra, grassland and desert biomes. The grassland biomes are the magical places of the earth that are dominated by grasses, far fewer trees, and woody plants that go on seemingly forever…
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Whether the March and April eruption of Iceland’s volcano will boost geoengineering was being debated before Eyjafjallajokull began spewing more ash clouds high into the air in early May. The issue of geoengineering will undoubtedly be even more hotly debated and discussed…
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