Environmental
« Previous EntriesWhat schools do you recommend for environmental architecture?
I want to study architecture, environmental engineering, and environmental design. I have a 4.05 cumulative GPA and will be graduating high school in two years. I’m willing- and would prefer to- work very hard and take 18 credited hours or more, while auditing a class or two. I can’t afford to go out of the [...]
Air Conditioning And The Environmental Impact
When you think of air conditioning, do you ever wonder who made it, the history behind it, maybe different applications involved or even environmental concerns? Well, if so, then you have come to the right place. We will not only go over each of these but you will find that a Sub-Heading for [...]
How is the environmental quality of a watershed related to surface water supply?
How is the environmental quality of a watershed related to surface water supply? Please explain a bit.
Water shed off a field or pasture may have dirt and weed seeds floating in it, but this is easily cleaned by sedimentation, allowing the water to sit and the sediment fall to the bottom of a pond.
Water shed [...]
Travelling for Safari in Kenya the Environmental Friendly Way
Ever heard of the famous Professor Wangari Maathai? She is a Nobel Peace Price Laureate, the Member of Parliament for Tetu Constituency, the founder and leader of the Green Belt Movement. With so many attributes to her name, she is the so down to earth Lady that you may not pick up from the large [...]
What are good environmental issues to write a persuasive essay on?
I need to write a persuasive essay on environmental issues such as farm animals or zoo breeding. Any ideas? (and NOT global warming!) Any links?
Question: How does meat consumption contribute to rainforest depletion?
Answer: The United States imports roughly 200 million pounds of beef from Central America every year. Aside from the fuel used in transport, [...]
The Environmental Benefits of Inflatable Buildings
In this age of increasing concern for the health of the planet it is more important than ever to look at ways of minimising the long term impact of buildings upon the environment and to investigate new methods of sustainable construction.
A new kind of building technology is emerging as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional [...]
What are some environmental issues concerning airplanes?
What are some environmental issues concerning airplanes? How do airplanes affect the environment?
They aren’t the best thing for the environment (but neither are animals themselves; they breath out CO2)
Fact of the matter is there are a million others things that cause more pollution than planes.
What are some environmental costs and benefits of hunting and gathering?
What are some of the environmental costs and benefits of hunting and gathering?
Let’s assume we are talking about people as hunters and gatherers. If the population is small, their effect can be insignificant. However, if their population is large or concentrated, human hunting and gathering can be a disaster. For example, many [...]
How was the environmental balance influenced by Pacific sea otters?
How was the environmental balance influenced by Pacific sea otters?
Sea otters eat sea urchins which eat kelp. Remove the sea otters and the urchin population goes out of control eating all the kelp in the Pacific Kelp Forests and destroying that ecosystem
The kelp forests almost collapsed once because of overhunting sea otters. Sea Otters are [...]
What is the environmental consequence of black top sealant down a storm drain?
Somebody came to my neighbor’s house and put black top sealer on his driveway. It rained about 5 hours later and black stuff came down the street into the storm drain. What is the environmental impact?
The consequences are not good. If you live where the storm drains go directly to sea it [...]