No human beings could not survive without any vegetation on Earth. There are two basic ecological reasons for this: 1. plants provide us with oxygen, 2. plants are at the base of all food chains. 1. Ecologically, plants (flora) and…
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The country of China has many different climates because it has a diverse geography. With mountains, valleys, rivers and deserts, climate is hard to predict. Northern China has the coldest weather. Central China has average temperatures with cold winters and…
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The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR is the largest non-profit membership organization dedicated solely to pollution prevention. History & Mission In 1985 Jeffery Burke founded NPPR to bring pollution prevention to industries worldwide. Governmental agencies, like the Environmental Protection Agency…
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There are several factors threatening the continued existence of polar bears in the wild. The most vaunted of these currently is the threat of habitat reduction due to climate change resulting from global warming. Whether this is actually the most…
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The term rewilding has two common meanings, one belonging to the field of conservation biology, the other belonging to the political ideal of green anarchism. Although both refer to returning to natural habitats, the biology term deals with animals and…
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The Daniel Boone National Forest estimates that nearly 7,000 acres of forest burn in an average of 150 fires every year (www.fs.fed.us, 2009). Many of the annual fires are arson related, but not all of them. In order to reduce…
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The yurt has transformed much from its origins with the Mongolian nomads 2000 years ago to a source of sustainable living in the western world today. Once a portable, wood lattice framed, felt covered dwelling, you can now buy yurts…
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a natural occurring gas found in trace amounts in the atmosphere. As part of the carbon cycle, many plants, algae and cyanobacteria use CO2 in photosynthesis to produce chemical energy and oxygen as a waste product….
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Some truths about the northern spotted owls that environmentalists don’t want people to know are: other places for the owl exist, people kill other animals to satisfy human needs and extinction is a normal part of the life cycle in…
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Entomologists are studying the reasons behind an enormous bee die off happening across the country. Golden honeybees are essential for pollinating wild plants, as well as up to 90 percent of all U. S. crops, says Dewey Caron, a Professor…
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