Each day, the average person generates 4.6 pounds of trash per day in the United States. That’s approximately 230 million tons of waste products being sent to be buried in landfills or incinerated. Less than one-quarter is recycled. In addition…
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Scotland is home to many ancient agricultural traditions from whiskey making to crofting; sheep farming to deer hunting. Isolated in the far north of the United Kingdom, comprising over 700 islands Scotland’s conditions give farmers many challenges. The European Union…
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Northern Spotted Owl: Key species of the Old Growth Forest Let’s start by defining what an old growth forest is. An old growth forest is a forest with large trees, and standing dead trees(also called standing snags-(Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-growth_forest). The Northern…
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“The question now at issue, whether the living species are connected with the extinct by a common bond of descent, will best be cleared up by devoting ourselves to the study of the actual state of the living world, and…
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Extinction takes place when a species of animals or plants can no longer adapt to the changes in the Earth. Rather than just one problem there are many combinations and interactions of different situations that cause extinction to come about….
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This question is rather too simple. It only raises additional questions needed for clarification, such as, is this logging managed sustainably or not? Does the term “rain forest” include tropical hardwood plantations, or only wild rain forests? About a hundred…
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With all due respect to the Brothers Grimm and Walt Disney, snow is not always snow white. It can be pink, red, green or blue, along with a variety of less common shades. Its color is not the result of…
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Does the evolution of animals really affect planet Earth? Our current concern about climate change certainly seems to suggest so. According to latest figures, global warming is increasing exponentially as a result of our production of excess greenhouse gases, particularly…
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In these days of ever-expanding suburban sprawl, it might seem that construction would only harm the natural environment. However, as usual, there is another side to the story. While it is true that a large warehouse-type structure or paved parking…
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Strategic minerals can be defined by a couple of standards. First, a developed nation needs them for military, industrial or commercial purposes that are essential to the economy, defense, medicine, and for other reasons. In the second definition, not enough of the essential minerals…
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