Articles about ecology and conscious consumption
By choosing a vegetarian diet instead of one loaded with animal products, individuals can dramatically reduce the amount of land, water, and oil resources that they consume and the amount of pollution they otherwise might cause. Is being a vegetarian good for the environment? A plant-based diet can have a significant positive impact on the …
Sanitary landfills are designed by environmental engineers and can include special liners (layers of plastic and clay that keep the contaminants from leaking into the groundwater), leachate collection systems (a method by which the water coming off of the garbage from precipitation is collected and treated) and special … Why is the garbage in landfills …
What are the variables of climate? Climate entails the statistical characteristics of weather conditions in a given area. Climate zones are characterized by different combinations of climate variables, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind. What is the most important weather variable? (2013) found that precipitation is the most important meteorological variable, followed by wind …