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Save Money and Conserve Energy at the Same Time
By Roger Wakefield · 19 years ago
Energy conservation is of great interest at the moment. It is pretty obvious that energy and water conservation are an issue that affects everyone of us. Also, it is a salient point that energy conservation ...
Rudolph Diesel His Biodiesel Legacy
By Robert Hellon · 19 years ago
Biodiesel believe it or not has been around for over hundred years it was in fact invented in 1900 by Rudolph Diesel. Shortly before his sudden and mysterious death Rudolph Diesel created the very first ...
A Professor's Perspective on Agricultural Biotechnology
By James Wachai · 19 years ago
Last week, I bumped into a blog entry by Stephen Zavestoski. Mr. Zavestocki authors the blog, The Curious, and is an Associate Professor and Chair, Sociology and Environmental Studies, the University of San Francisco.
In ...
Crickets
By Josh Riverside · 19 years ago
Crickets are insects that belong to the order Orthoptera. Crickets are an important part of the ecosystem since they help in the breakdown of plant material. They are also an important source of food for ...
Fishing For Answers: Risks Of Marine Fishing
By Joe Hanoa · 19 years ago
Marine fishing has always been one of the most dangerous jobs because man cannot control the natural environment. With the increase in the number of hurricanes, commercial fisherman and people who fish for fun need ...
Ireland now the most treeless land in Europe.
By Peter Slevin · 19 years ago
Ask people who have visited Ireland what they remember about the country and you will invariably hear mention of how green it is. Which is surprising, considering that Ireland is now the most treeless land ...
A Look at Punta Cana Weather
By Jennifer Bailey · 19 years ago
The weather in the Dominican Republic remains tropical year-round with the temperatures averaging around 25°C (77°F). The summer and winter seasons differ by only a slight variation in temperature. Visitors coming to the Dominican Republic, ...
History Of The Strawberry And The Strawberry Tree
By Patrick Malcolm · 19 years ago
It is difficult to trace the ancient history of the strawberry plant or strawberry tree, because there are so many different, complex, undefined species, and they have evolved in so many different places and countries. ...
What is the Rain Forest?
By Francesca Black · 19 years ago
One and one-half acres of rain forest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries. Rain forests are being destroyed because the value of rain forest land is perceived as ...
History of the Cherry Tree
By Patrick Malcolm · 19 years ago
There are only a few instances in the ancient historical record concerning cherry trees. This absence in the record perhaps resulted in the fragile nature and perishability of the fruit, unlike the fruit from the ...
Best Places to See Wildlife in Nature
By Emma Snow · 19 years ago
While a zoo definitely has it's place in animal watching, it doesn't compare to seeing animals in their own natural habitat. After a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park, this felt especially true for me. ...
Learn About Unusual Deep Sea Creatures
By Emma Snow · 19 years ago
We are all familiar with dolphins, whales and sharks; we know what tuna and snapper look like, but what about some less familiar fish such as lizardfish, giant squid, or blind eels? There are so ...
Chemical Warfare: Are We Slowly Being Poisoned By Those Whom We Trust
By Paula Rothstein · 19 years ago
It was not until I became pregnant with my son that I began to scrutinize a world overrun with chemicals. I thought I would be done with the research portion of the program following a ...
Renewable Energy: Biodiesel
By Donovan Baldwin · 19 years ago
You may have heard of biodiesel (or even biowillie), but for those who don't know much about it, we will get to an explanation of it in a moment. I just wanted to start with ...
Ethanol and E85 - Fuels Of The Future?
By Donovan Baldwin · 19 years ago
Pure ethanol or E100 is also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. It is made when corn, grain, or other agricultural products are fermented, distilled, and denatured and because of this, it is a ...
Camel Crickets
By Josh Riverside · 19 years ago
Crickets are insects that belong to the order Orthoptera. Crickets are an important part of the ecosystem since they help in the breakdown of plant material. There are many species of crickets: house crickets, field ...
What is Spring all about?
By Pauline Houle · 19 years ago
For both months of April and May, I invite you to take a new look at what Spring means.
Depending on what part of the country you live in, you may have grown accustomed to ...
Well Water: The Hidden Problem - A Pure Water Alternative in Rural and Suburban America
By Jon M. Stout · 19 years ago
December 31, 2005
Background:
The traditional rural population within the United States has changed significantly with the emergence of urban centers in the past 50 years. Although this development has provided for other sources of ...
How Did ISL Uranium Mining Begin?
By James Finch · 19 years ago
According to the World Nuclear Association, 21 percent of the world’s uranium production came about from ISL mining in 2004. We conducted interviews with some of the world’s top ISL experts, including the father of ...
Global Warming - How can you Help?
By Anil Tandon · 19 years ago
Global warming over the next half-century could put more than a million species of plants and animals on the road to extinction, according to an international study
Thomas, lead author of the study published in ...