For years, people had only one type of light bulb, the incandescent bulb. The compact fluorescent light or CFL bulbs was a cheaper alternative that proved to be more efficient than the conventional...
Category: Solutions
The Effects of Soil Erosion on the Environment (Causes, Effects and Solutions)
What is soil erosion? Before we start, it is worth pointing out that soil erosion is an entirely natural process that has occurred on planet earth for millions of years. ‘Erosion’ is an...
Humans have had a remarkable knack of finding solutions to various problems over the centuries. At the turn of the 20th century, just as people were becoming concerned that there wouldn’t be enough...
Storing Carbon in Plants and Trees – How Much CO2 is Absorbed by Trees and Other Vegetation?
The climate is changing and a big reason why it is changing is due to a rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere caused by human activities. To prevent temperatures rising to dangerous...
How Does Littering Affect The Environment? (and a few solutions)
Littering has become a global epidemic, as we live in a society that values items less and less and are sold an increasing number of products designed to be used once and then...
The subject of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has become so controversial that it sometimes seems like we are beyond the point of rational conversation. The opposition to this way of producing...
