The Most Efficient Cars
Many of us depend on the personal auto on a daily basis in order to get from one place to another. The personal auto plays a major role in our…
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The Tragedy of Environmental Refugees
In 1940, 2.5 million people left the Great Plains to migrate to adjacent areas and neighboring states. Severe drought and dust storms drove farmers and their families to leave their…
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New Ice Melt Data Cause for Concern?
Most of us are not only aware but have accepted the concept of human-caused climate change. This has led many to look to areas of their lives that they can change,…
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Environmental Effects of Oil Spills
The environmental effects of oil spills vary in degree according to the type of oil, ecosystem, season and current water conditions. Oil spills are one of the most unfortunate accidents…
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Coping with Climate Change
Natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, droughts, and volcanic eruptions are found more and more in the news these days. Every year they are responsible for many deaths and…
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Climate Change Vulnerability
The Earth’s climate has been evolving continuously over millennia but the last two centuries have witnessed the development of the man-made greenhouse problem, which accelerates change climate vulnerability in an…
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Mitsubishi MiEV Tours Portland, Ore
Mitsubishi just happened to be touring in my neighborhood, the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon after eating lunch when I was asked to test drive the MiEV. I declined to…
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100% Renewable Energy by 2050?
The World Wildlife Foundation in Canada performed a study of renewable energy that reported that 100% of our energy needs could be met with renewable energy sources by the year 2050. If…
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Water – A Hotly Contested Resource for Survival and Development
Globally, the water crisis is much worse than most people realize. We are fast approaching a world in which the most hotly-contested resource for development and survival is not oil,…
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