When I was a kid there were parks and forests. Suburbs with whole streets lined with trees.
environment
Fart gas
Fart gas is 50-60% nitrogen and 30-40% carbon dioxide. The other 5-10% is methane, which causes underground mines to explode and hydrogen gas, which, in a bomb, can destroy cities. One of the biggest sources of these gases is eggs,… Read More ›
Population Vs Environment
— Bob Carr on The Social Impact of the Population Boom, 7.30 Report, ABC1, 28 January, 2010
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by The Earthworks Group
Opening Sentence:There are lots of things that grown-ups are allowed to do, but most kids aren’t: Stay up past 11:30…wear short sleeves when it’s raining…eat chocolate for dinner. Synopsis:Hey kids! Get ready to… Be a water-leak detective – Hidden water… Read More ›
Global Warming Will Bring Back Dinosaurs
Saw this on a friend’s facebook page. Scientists at the General Delivery University believe vast biological changes caused by global warming will trigger the return of dinosaurs. “The increase in carbon dioxide will speed up the growth of plants, and… Read More ›
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Opening Sentence:One June morning in 2004, Ana Maria Santi sat against a post beneath a large palm-thatched canopy, frowning as she watched a gathering of her people in Mazaraka, their hamlet on the Rio Conambu, an Ecuadorian tributary of the… Read More ›
Climate Change is Bad for Bread
The G8 summit may have agreed to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions – but don’t count on that saving your favourite crusty French bread. German researchers have shown that high CO2 levels in the atmosphere lead to wheat crops… Read More ›
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