Is Global Warming or Global Pollution the Issue? The news heard everywhere these days mentions “Global Warming”, sometimes more than once per telecast. Our top environmental scientists are in agreement that the earth is experiencing a warming period. Are they…
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Grasslands are under constant threat from nature and from anthropogenic activity. The current issues include development, overgrazing, riparian damage, and improper rotation or retirement of farming lands. The 2002 Farm Security And Rural Investment Act provided program funding for conservation…
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Brackish water is water that is part saline and part freshwater. It is situated where rivers or lakes water flows into seawater and can also be found in estuaries, mangrove swamps, deltas and some inland seas such as the Caspian Sea….
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Loose oil spills contaminate everything. When oil first is spilled into the sea it spreads on the surface because oil and water do not mix. Over time, the oil moves along with the current and other natural factors, e.g., winds, storms, tides,…
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For anybody who makes their living on the sea or those who use the sea for recreation, waves are very important. Waves can damage off-shore structures and determine the speed that commercial vessels can travel. Small boats can be swamped…
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Prescription Drug Pollution: A Taste of Our Own Medicine It seems that our country’s affection for prescription drugs will come back to haunt us, as it is now being proven that our water supply is infected. What Can We…
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A recent report on the warming suggested that the generally held view that the 20th century rise in temperature was unprecedented may be false. Instead of the ‘hockey-stick’ graph produced by many scientists, which shows small oscillations in global temperatures…
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Renewable Energy Being more energy efficient is the way of the future. Great thinkers of our time are constantly in search of ways to make new and cleaner innovative methods to producing energy sources like electricity cheaply. Personal Home Power…
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In 2008, the world population reached a staggering 6.7 billion people and at the present rate of growth, we’ll add eighty million more people each year. Sustainable agriculture is important in today’s world if we are to provide food, water…
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As unique as it is ecologically diverse the New Jersey Pine Barrens or the Pinelands, is one of the most truly fascinating fragile ecosystems left in the world today. It has been labeled by the Nature Conservancy as “The Last…
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