With the increasing price of scrap copper wire today, recycling and reselling scrap of this reddish metal could really be a potential business. As we all know, copper is one of the most widely used metals in many industries today. Not only is it very important to the automobile industry, copper is a

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) created a rating system, LEED, to help identify green and sustainable building practices. This system identifies the important components of healthy building and strives to improve the conditions in the areas most vital for sustainable living.

One type of pollution is the contamination of bodies of waters including seas, oceans, lakes and even the water deposited under the ground. This unnatural and potentially harmful occurrence is commonly known water pollution. Although water is naturally subject to an acceptable amount of contaminatio

Don't be afraid to make your voice heard and ask questions about your energy needs. There are several ways to conserve money and save energy so get talking about the issues that matter most.

We've all heard the stories of how ancient peoples cut down all the trees on Easter Island and therefore couldn't build boats to ever leave. Boy, that's a bummer no doubt, and that's exactly the point in the New York Time's Bestselling Book "Collapse" by Jared Diam

Environmental issues have become essential in our day to day life. Our world is being destroyed, so we need to take some action now. Using renewable energy sources can be a wonderful option to do so. Wind and solar power are some of the sources for additional energy supply.

Water conservation is something anyone can engage in. It isn't something only large companies do for kudos from the press, there are plenty of things you can do on a daily basis to reduce the amount of water you use.

The earth is bleeding from it's veins, the oil its bleeding is killing all life in its path. How much longer before the oceans are irreversibly damaged?

No one thinks much about Daylight Saving Time except that we get an extra hour (or lose an extra hour), of sleep on Sunday. Most of us take it for granted. However, here are some interesting facts on the tradition you may not have known.

We sure hear a lot about reducing energy consumption, going green and cutting costs at the city level. Often, the Mayor, City Council People and City Planners promise us they will reduce their carbon footprints, by some far out date in the future. However, many of these goals are long-term goals and

Bio-energy - Biomass is derived from plant material and animal residues/wastes. It can be used to generate electricity and/or heat, and to produce transport fuel. This energy is called bio-energy.

The Eastern Shore is the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula which separates the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. This area of land primarily consists of rural farmland which produces a multitude of agriculture products. Being located on the coast, the Eastern Shore is also a major prod

If you are a homeowner or a business owner and you are trying to make the decision to use green fuel products in your home or business, you might be wondering what the benefits will be for what it will cost you. The first obvious benefit to using green energy products is the savings on your fuel bil

In case you haven't noticed, retailers, even giants, are "going green".It was bound tohappen and it is a welcome change.Of course the Wal-marts, Targets and Sam's Clubs ofthe world, most likely, will never go fully earth-friendly, and merely offer sections intheir stores rather t

The natural world is a place of untold beauty and fascinating wonder, one that all of us at some level are intimately connected to. Yet it is not without its dangers as well, a fact that that in any ways enhances its charm. Mother Nature is ultimately unpredictable and fiercely uncompromising, and t

We have a tendency to throw plastic bottles into trash...simply because we have not had to pay a bottle deposit. Landfill cannot afford anymore waste that won't breakdown or burn.

Where did the wildlife go? That's a scary question, but one that scientists and observers are posing in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The solution deployed to clean up the 210 million gallons of Louisiana crude spilled was the oil dispersant Corexit.

One of the most discussed topics today is global warming and its negative effects on the environment. It is the top priority environmental issue for many countries. The process of global warming is speeding up due to the depletion of the ozone layer. It is very important for us to understand what th

The world's energy commodities continue to dwindle and the climate crisis is continuing to worsen. What can we do to become more energy self-sufficient and help save our planet at the same time?

Climate change has been in the news recently with its various impact on human being such as tsunami, droughts, floods and increasing earth temperature. Human lifestyle is considered as one of the trigger. Lifestyle also can be adapted to live on eco-friendly way in order to save the climate change.