Aquaponics is a system of growing fish and plants that uses water and no soil in tanks. The fish fertilize the plants with their waste. The water is purified for the fish by the plants. An aquaponic system can be used in ...
Drinking polluted water can cause conditions such as vomiting or diarrhea, sick to the stomach and if ingested for long periods of time cancer and reproductive problems. Ways to protect yourself are...
Green sea turtles have been in existence for 250 million years. They live in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. After becoming almost extinct because of over hunting, the turtles were tracked. It was determined that only 67 nesting females remained in 1973. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put them on the Endangered Species List. Currently, while being protected, the green sea turtle population...
CERCLA ( Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act ) is a law giving the Environmental Protection Agency authority to clean up hazardous waste mishaps. It was signed into law in 1980. One success story is ...
Laudato Si' is an encyclical written by Pope Francis and is concerned with the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. He talks of a paradigm shift in our attitude toward ecology . It's a movement away from...
Deer may be eating plants in your garden. One way to solve this problem is to cultivate plants that deer avoid. General characteristics of these plants are those with fuzzy or tough leaves. Fragrant flowers, spikes, and bristles are also avoided. Two examples of annuals are ...
All wisdom comes from the Lord and with him it remains forever. The sand of the seashore, the drops of rain, the days of eternity: who can number these? Heaven's height, earth's breadth, the depths of the abyss: who can ...
Ten state parks are located in the greater St. Louis Region including Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park, Hawn State Park, and Washington State Park. Babler State Park has camping, hiking, biking, horse rentals and is located near Wildwood. Hawn State Park is..
Saint Keteri Tekakwitha is the patron saint of environmentalists. She was a native American, a member of the Mohawk Tribe. At the age of twenty she was baptized Catherine after Saint Catherine of Siena. Persecuted for her...
Gardens will be strategic in saving nature. Planting native species supports insects, birds and mammals. Over the last 100 years alien plants have been brought from other ecosystems to the United States by ...
The world's largest rainforest is the Amazon in Brazil. It provides 20% of the world's oxygen and is home to thousands of plant and animal species. It is in danger of disappearing because of clear cutting, mining, burning and cattle ranching. There is hope to save the Amazon through ...
Plastic bags take 20 years to biodegrade, plastic foam cups 50 years, straws 200 years, bottles 450 years and soda sixpacks 450 years. A plastic alternative that degrades in 33 days was...
Two websites for children are : National Geographic Kids http:// kids.nationalgeographickids.com/ EPA Environmental Kids Club http://www.epa.gov/kids Also, build environmental vocabulary with books such as ...
Cotton is comfortable, biodegradable, and affordable. Cotton comprises 24.5% of total worldwide fiber used to make clothing. China, India, and the United States grow over half the world's cotton. Heavy pesticide use is employed to grow cotton - 222,000 tons per year. Fertilizer use is heavy with..
Polyester is a plastic polymer called polyethylene terephthalate ( PET ). It makes up half of all fibers used to make clothes and 80% of all synthetics. It is made from oil and natural gas and is nonrenewable. It is also nonbiodegradable. A known carcinogen called antimony trioxide is...
Making your own compost for the garden can be both economical and satisfying. A compost bin can be built out of wood. The amount of dry/brown material such as leaves should be twice as much as wet/green material like fresh grass or...
Orangutans are on the critically endangered list. They live in the rainforests of Indonesia. Palm oil is a cash crop of farmers in Indonesia while most of the world's supply comes from this region. Cookies, crackers, cereal and...
Soil is a mixture of mineral solids, air, water and organic material. One characteristic of good soil includes soil tilth which is the condition of soil tilled, especially in regard to ease of sowing seed. Adequate depth, nutrition, good drainage, plentiful beneficial organisms and ...