The L.E.A.F. (Labeling Ecologically Approved Fabrics)

An exciting new program is being developed to standardize the labeling of apparel and textiles as to their eco-friendliness.
Quoted from their website:
“Labeling Ecologically Approved Fabrics™ (LEAF) is a proposed environmental and social labeling program for apparel and other textiles sold in the United States. The goal of this program is to create a trusted, user [...]

The Effect of Climate Change on Agricultural Production

The problem with climate change is that there are many consequences that are not readily apparent on the surface.  The agricultural industry is a prime example.  The effects that climate change on agricultural production can go much deeper than simply the impact of unusual weather.
The obvious effects of climate change such as flooding and droughts [...]

Slowing Habitat Destruction Through Sustainable Solutions

The slowing of habitat destruction has been in the forefront of many people who are concerned about the environment.  Viable solutions are needed and they are needed now.  But for a solution to be indeed sustainable, it ought to safeguard not only economic prosperity and environmental considerations, it needs to take into account human interests [...]

More Climate Refugees Noted

A recent article written by By Talal El-Atrache (AFP), reports that 160 Syrian villages were deserted in recent years due to the lack of water from the  prolonged drought in the area. Fears are that wars will break out in this area over the control of the limited water supplies.
This information comes from a report [...]

Learning More About Global Warming

Scientists from all over the world are in agreement that pollution is part of the cause of global warming is pollution.  They also agree that carbon monoxide is one of the most dangerous of the the pollutants we are adding to our atmosphere.
Along with all the other pollutants we are adding to our atmosphere, carbon [...]

Preparing for Unusual Violent Weather

People in Florida are used to preparing for hurricanes and people in the mid western United States are taught to prepare for tornadoes.  It’s quite another thing to live well outside the area that would be considered hurricane territory and wake up one morning to a  tropical storm is bearing down in an area such [...]

Thinking of Relocating to a Place at the Beach?

Rising sea levels are no longer an unproven theory. This fact is true whether you believe the cause to be a naturally occurring cycle or the effects of global warming . During the 20th century, the sea level has risen approximately 20cm or about 8 inches. Islands in the South Pacific such as Tuvalu [...]

Does a Practical Solution to Our Energy Needs Exist?

While our thirst for energy and the cost for this energy are both increasing, the non-renewable sources of this energy, especially fossil fuels, is decreasing. These factors, plus the effects of pollution and climate change, are creating the need to find a better solution to the world’s energy needs.
Sixteen percent of the power [...]

The Biggest Global Health Threat is Global Warming

“Water scarcity, shifting food resources and extreme weather will drastically affect the world’s poor unless development efforts are stepped up” according to a new report from “The Lancet”.  The report states that climate change is currently the biggest global threat.
It has been estimated that 150,000 people in low-income countries dies as a result of  the [...]

Drought and Climate Change

There are some areas where climate change has caused lost summers, floods and even hurricanes.  And elsewhere the change in climate has resulted in severe droughts. This has caused a serious problem in areas that had never required irrigation in the past. Currently irrigation system are only used on high value crops, and the  cost [...]