There is appalling evidence and experience with contaminated aquifers, especially in the United States, where greed for the income for natural gas has combined with deregulation to create a monster called “Fracking”. Fracking is a process where the shale that…
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Most of the energy we use is because of the sun in one way or another. Geothermal and nuclear power are exceptions. But if we want to have energy independence, solar energy is a vital component. Solar energy is more…
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Icebergs, in the basic definition, are massive chunks of ice that have broken off from glaciers to float freely in the oceans. They can also break away from ice shelves. Icebergs can freeze together into ice packs. They can become…
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Solar water heaters save money because the fuel source, the sun, cost nothing. It is the means of storing the energy from the sun that is expensive. Although there still will be need for some other back up heat source…
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Pollution has a devastating effect on oceans’ marine life and the environment. Particles, chemicals, and other harmful substances enter the oceans by water runoff, direct deposit of waste into the water, and debris in the wind. Sadly, eighty percent of ocean pollution is caused by…
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If you have pulled your head out from under a rock sometime in the last few years, you may have realized that there has been much fuss about this thing called “global warming”, and more specifically, it’s effect on ocean…
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The thinning of forested ecosystems by anthropogenic means for both ecosystem “health” and public safety is not as essential as some may propose. Forest thinning is one of many essential tools for proper forest management. From an ecological standpoint forest…
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While the ubiquitous nature of water might lead many to consider it ordinary, it is in fact in many ways a miracle liquid. Well before the advent of modern science, the very first Greek philosopher Thales (624 – 546 BC)…
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Rivers are more than just water rolling along between two earthen banks. They are worlds of their own, with very special attributes, properties, and associated features. Anyone who lives near a major river system knows that they often seem to…
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Contrary to popular belief, the chemical makeup of everyday seawater is much more complex than simple H2O (Water) and NaCl (Table salt). Dozens of other elements are found in varying amounts, dissolved within the sea water. These four elements are…
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