- New, Interactive Map Showing U.S. Plant Hardiness Zones Released
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new, interactive version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) for gardeners, horticulturists and researchers, offering more accurate and granular information than the 1990 version it replaces. The new map divides … Continue reading → - Drowning in Controversy, Shark Fin Soup Swims Out of Favor
Shark Fin Soup Swims Out of Favor Conservationists are hoping the Year of the Dragon is the last time shark fin soup is ladled out to celebrate the New Year. Since the Ming Dynasty, Chinese Emperors and more recently, the … Continue reading → - Another, More Powerful Geomagnetic Storm on the Way
Following the M3 solar flare that occurred January 19, a more powerful M9 erupted January 23 at 0400 GMT (11pm Jan 22 EST). The blast was once again directed toward Earth, and is the largest since May 2005. The coronal mass … Continue reading → - Ecology Week in Review | 21-Jan-2012
This week in eco-Psychology, Tam Hunter envisioned a future in which environmental concerns are addressed, not as separate from or in conflict with human self-interest, but through an expanded sense of ourselves that includes nature. In our continuing series of video … Continue reading → - Cooler 2011 Still the Ninth Warmest Year on Record
Despite occurring during a period of low solar activity and a cooling la Ninã, last year’s global average surface temperature made 2011 the ninth warmest of the past 130 years, according to analyses released Thursday by NASA’s Goddard Institute for … Continue reading → - Solar Flare Hurls Coronal Mass Ejection toward Earth
A long-duration, M3-class solar flare erupted on the Sun Thursday morning, sending a plasma wave of charged particles — known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) — toward Earth at an estimated speed of 630 miles per second. The CME … Continue reading → - “Leap Second” Gets a 3-Year Reprieve
Just as we add an extra day each Leap Year to account for the difference between our 365-day calendar and the actual time it takes Earth to revolve around the Sun, an occasional Leap Second is needed to keep the … Continue reading → - Update: Cape Cod Dolphin Strandings Continue
The number of dolphin strandings over the past 8 days along the coast of Cape Cod has now reached 90, as volunteers and marine mammal specialists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) managed to rescue 5 of 7 … Continue reading → - Nearly 60 Dolphins Stranded on Cape Cod
Nearly 60 dolphins have been stranded on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in recent days, leading to an emergency rescue effort led by the Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Team of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Of … Continue reading → - Bloody Start to New Year with Both Rhino and Poacher Lives Lost
The New Year is off to a grisly start with two suspected poachers killed in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, one day after eight adult rhinos were found dead and de-horned. During an anti-poaching operation, SA National Parks spokesman Reynold … Continue reading →
- Five Things You Probably Did Not Know About Wind Power
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We continue our “Five things you did not know about ” series with another fascinating way of producing energy. Feel free to comment, give advice and share your personal opinions. So here they are, the five things you probably did not know about wind power.
1. 19% of the energy produced in Denmark is wind [...] - Five Things you Probably Didn’t Know About Solar Power
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1. About 30% of the radiation that we receive from the sun at the upper atmosphere is reflected back into space. The rest of 70% is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses here on Earth. Even in these conditions, the energy that our planet gets from one hour of sun exposure is [...] - Acid Rains And The Consequenses They Have On Our Planet
Acid rains are known world-wide as something “bad” and of course, polluting. But here’s your chance to learn a bit more about these phenomena and maybe help prevent them one day.
The phenomena basically cover all kinds of acidic precipitation, meaning rain, fog, snow and they usually form due to the human emissions of sulfur and [...] - Reef Rehabilitation Project in Indonesia
From time to time, we will try to give you examples regarding the environment and people acting to save it. Here is a powerful one.
The reef rehabilitation project took place in Manado Tua Island, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Due to the intense fishing in this area, major sections of the coral reef have been compromised, which [...] - Plastic Waste Dump Site In the Pacific Ocean, Twice The Size of The Continental United States
Have you ever wondered where all our waste goes?
Well, there are two major options: they are either incinerated or thrown away in huge waste dumps in open fields, usually in the vicinity of large cities. Now if our waste in incinerated, smoke and toxic gases are set free into our atmosphere, raining down on us [...] - The Story of Stuff- A Startling and Life Changing Short Film
” The Story of Stuff” is a 20 minutes film about all the unknown negative consequences that derive from us “getting stuff”.
It deals with the processes of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, disposal and the people involved in following them through.
“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities [...] - Poor nations of Africa poisoned by British NHS
This is a true story and perhaps one of the most tragic I’ve ever read. I have found an investigation article about illegal e-waste trade with the poor nations of Africa. The country in discussion here is Ghana. The reporters have found an e-waste dump with computers originally used by British National Health System (NHS).
The [...] - Solar Water Heating Could Save Millions of Dollars Worldwide
Solar water heating is not what you would call a technological ingenuity. In fact, solar heating panels can be installed relatively easy helping you save money and energy.
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Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage, and [...] - About Sustainability and What You Can do To Help The Environment
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According to Wikipedia, sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet’s climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry, fisheries, and the systems on [...] - The begining of a legend
I have created GreenSafeguard.com because I love nature. First of all, I want to thank God for the beautiful places we have on Earth. The problem is that not everybody appreciates this or they just don’t care. Perhaps these humans can’t imagine that Earth will be destroyed from our fault. Pollution, destructions, wars or careless [...]
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