Envirology

1. Too much building waste
(Material/Various)

... landfill waste is from construction and demolition. This both uses up landfill space and contributes to pollution. To counter this problem, disassembly is becoming more common, with various building-waste ...

2. The Proven Dangers of Microwaves
(Reports/Building Biology)

... how could you tell about subtle changes in a human's blood from eating microwaved food if smoking, booze, junk food, pollution, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and everything else in the common environment ...

3. The effect of Aerosol particles
(News/News Archive)

Via The New Zealand Herald, by Eloise Gibson, 15/02/2010 Car and smoke-stack pollutants shunned since the 1970s for causing acid rain may be taking some heat out of global warming, but there is uncertainty ...

4. Recycling of plastics and bioplastics
(Blog/Blog)

The Question in LinkedIn Green group was: "Should the (US) plastic manufacturing industry stop the use of bioplastics and oxy-degradable plastics because they are likely to pollute existing waste ...

5. Going Greener by Going Bigger: Does it Work?
(News/News Archive)

Via EcoGeek.org, by by Hank Green on 07/12/2009 Busses are greener than cars, and apartment buildings are greener than houses. But is a 747 greener than a Cessna? Is an interstate greener than Route ...

6. 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference
(News/News Archive)

Via Time.com, by Bryan Walsh, 07-12-2009 Tens of thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists, businesspeople, celebrities and assorted green hangers-on have descended on the Danish capital of Copenhagen ...

7. Australia: Senators dump emissions scheme
(News/News Archive)

... houses of Parliament and an early election. The scheme proposed placing a price on carbon pollution from 2011, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It would have led to higher prices for electricity, ...

8. Emission reduction and climate change
(Blog/Blog)

... Why take the risk to chnage the climate? And even if it does not chnage the climate, why risking respiratory problems, asthma, pollution? Any why pay so much money for fuel just to burn it? You might as ...

9. Is Green Really Green? - Material Selection In The Context Of Sustainable Buildings
(Material/Various)

...  3.2 Raw Material Acquisition The raw material acquisition for material production can be energy intense, cause pollution and leave toxic by-products. The impact of raw material acquisition is included ...

10. Air-quality deadlines may be extended
(News/News Archive)

New Zealand Herald, 11 June 2009 The Government may extend its deadline to meet air quality guidelines because cities and towns are cutting pollution too slowly. Environment Minister Nick Smith has ...

11. Life Cycle of Window Materials - A Comperative Assessment
(Material/Windows)

... of corrosion products, environmental pollution, humidity, sun exposure and temperature variations. Besides the choice of material, proper maintenance and cleaning is another important factor in durability ...