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Capturing Innocence
I took this photo when I was ten, next to the pond in the back garden. There’s really not much of a story to it, at least not that I can remember. It’s been a while since I was ten. My family had just moved to a new home in the countryside of the Ards peninsula, Northern Ireland. It was a new build, so the house and garden were still barren, but the wild surrounding us was as rich as it had been for millennia. And that suited me. Minibeests twitched and twisted in the undergrowth, hares gambolled in the fields, songbirds chirped in the trees and the occasional heron flapped overhead. And at night, we saw bats and badgers. There’s no feeling like glimpsing a badger trundling through your neighbourhood.
By Blair Bailie5 years ago in Earth
How "green" is your diet?
An article in the “Times Magazine” (the London newspaper’s weekend colour supplement), posed some very interesting questions on the subject of whether we could all do a lot more to get our carbon footprints under control by adjusting our personal diets. The article was based on research in a book by Professor Sarah Bridle, an astrophysicist turned environmentalist, who has come up with amazing (and highly disturbing) facts and figures relating to the impact that our food choices make on global emissions of greenhouse gases, which in turn lead to global warming and ocean acidification.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
How does the Weather and Climate Affect Mental Health?
Although winter doesn’t officially end until 20th March, as the days pass, we edge closer and closer to the end of the coldest months. Soon, warmer days will be upon us, where we will likely feel happier and have more energy.
By Fay McFarlane5 years ago in Earth
How to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Save Earth, Air & Ocean.
Things to do to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. In 1st grade, above the cubbies where we kept our snow boots and mittens, big comic-sans letters spelled out ‘remember to recycle’ and ‘last one out turns off the light.” These are the kinds of things recommended by science textbooks, blogs, and even the US Environmental Protection Agency as ways to reduce your impact on the climate. And they’re pretty easy to do.
By Sudheer Patel5 years ago in Earth
Why floods occur
Flooding of land and buildings causes enormous damage in many countries across the world, incurring vast expense as well as causing loss of life. Floods that occurred in England in 2007 led to 180,000 insurance claims, against which 3 billion pounds sterling was paid out (according to the review by Sir Michael Pitt). The 2010 floods in Pakistan affected 20 million people and there were at least 2,000 deaths. In Australia in 2010-11, according to the BBC, the area affected was as large as that of France and Germany combined.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
Is solar power the answer?
There is a sense in which all energy is solar energy. Every energy source we have on planet Earth derives originally from the Sun, although there could be arguments over those that depend on the heat trapped deep down in the Earth’s mantle and core. Every gallon of fuel you use started out as zillions of life-forms that derived their energy from the rays of the Sun.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
Direct Action: Tree Huggers and DAPL
When I say tree-hugger, what do you think? Is it some hipster with long, unwashed hair who loves the environment? It's probably used derisively, someone to be scoffed at as their heads are in the clouds. But this is an inaccurate idea of environmentalism.
By Melissa in the Blue5 years ago in Earth
Backyard Bliss
Creatures can be found almost everywhere, even in the deserts on our planet. I live in north central Arizona, between the heat of Phoenix and wintery Flagstaff. We do not get much snow, unlike my home state of Minnesota, but as you see in the picture above, it happens now and again.
By Julie Lacksonen5 years ago in Earth
Waste Not Want Not
Are you recycling, repurposing, and reducing the consumption of our natural resources? Are you taking care of our environment? Have you thought about what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint and protect our oceans from being destroyed? If not, you should. Perhaps, you don't like to make waves, or you think it's too much work. Believe me, our environment and our natural resources are worth saving and protecting.
By Babs Iverson5 years ago in Earth
Does Sustainable Banking Exist?
A few months back, I saw a couple sustainability influencers post about this ‘sustainable bank’ called Bank of the West. This article will take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly of this bank and what we can learn from this.
By Melissa in the Blue5 years ago in Earth
