Environment, definition of

The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables that comprise the Earth's biosphere.

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• The Great Reset - what does it mean?
  The Great Reset is a new initiative from the World Economic Forum (WEF), how just meet in Davos. We look at what it is trying to do and can it succeed.
• COVID-19 infections and low vitamin D - is there a link?
  More and more trials and studies are being published that are demonstrating a possible link between your likelihood of catching and suffering serious outcomes from a COVID-19 infection and having low levels of Vitamin D.
• Home Ventilation Techniques
  Home Ventilation improves the quality of living in your home, we look at the ventilation system options available.
• Mould Prevention, do it yourself tips
  Preventing mould in your house without using expensive chemicals or solutions, managing it the DIY way.
• Buying a House
  Buying a house can be one of the biggest financial decisions you will make, we provide some advice on how make it go more smoothly and how to ensure you find a property that is good for you and the environment.
• wind power generators, are they right for you?
  Wind power generation sounds like a possible way to offset rising power bills, we look at the issues involved and if it is practical for you.
• Global Warming, climategate, big business and being green
  The theory of man made global warming is turning into an excuse to derive profit from peoples good nature, what is going on?..
• Climategate, what is going on?
  Global warming, climate change, greenhouse effect and climategate; how 'valid' is the climate science?
• Trans fats - why they are bad for you and the environment
  Trans Fats are know to be very bad for your long term health, we also explain how Trans Fats are also bad for the environment too.
• Solar Energy - how you can use the Sun
  The Sun's Energy can be used in way different ways, we look at the various options available.
• Solar Power - the facts about setting up Solar Power
  Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
• Eco Tourism, how to minimise your effects
  Eco tourism is about enjoying remote places and destinations whilst minimising your environmental or cultural impact. This article goes into some detail on this subject.
• Carbon Offsets, what they are and how they help
  Carbon offsets can help with reducing overall carbon emissions by possibly balancing out the carbon impact on the environment. This article goes into more detail on the subject.
• Ecologically Sustainable Development, what it is and how you can do it
  Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is defined and explained in detail in this article; and how it helps you to be more green and eco friendly.
• Solar Water heating, how it works and the options available
  Solar hot water heating uses the sun to heat hot water. We explain what the hot water heating options are, their advantages and costs.
• DIY Decking Oil
  Decking oil can be expensive, we explain how to make your own timber decking oil cheaply and apply it.
• What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation?
  How the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
• Is using a wood fire to heat being Green?
  We look at whether using a wood fire to heat your home is being really green or not.
• Michael Jackson and his Green legacy
  The King of Pop is dead - but what is his Green legacy? In this article we have a look at what he has really done for the world and its environment.
• Food toxicity and how it effects you
  Foods we eat can contain health risks by toxic environment contamination where they are grown or processed. This article discusses the various issues around food toxicity and how to minimize health effects.
• Whats the fuss about Biochar?
  Biochar - what is it? This article explains what biochar is and how it will help us with carbon capture and improving the soil.
• What is convection and how it effects your heating costs
  Convection directly effects the cost of keeping your house warm in winter. This article explains what convention is and some practical tips on how to battle convection.
• Low Allergen Building Design
  Low allergen design is a whole building approach that aims to reduce and avoid all known allergens, and to minimize the conditions in which they occur. This article shows you how.
• DIY household cleaners
  How to make household cleaners with simple and green recipes; make your own cleaners and save money as well as the environment.
• Water for Melbourne via pipe from Tasmania
  Discussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant
• Top Ten Going Green Tips & Tricks
  Top ten green tips and tricks you can do to be Green and more Eco friendly in your day to day life.
• The importance of building orientation
  Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities the correct building orientation could save you thousands.
• What is Passive Solar?
  Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.
• Green Home Building and Ecology in Australia
  Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of. Also advice on dealing with architects and builders.
• Green Christmas, is it possible?
  Christmas and being green don't often go together, we provide advice on reducing your environmental impact to be more Green for Christmas.
• Efficient Water Usage and Storage
  How to improve your water harvesting and collection with water tanks and how to use the water efficiently and be ecologically sound.
• Keeping your home Cool in Summer or Warm in Winter for free!
  How to keep cool or warm in your home by design, either in Summer or Winter, whilst reducing costs to you and the Earth..

• The Australian Carbon tax is no more
  Yesterday in the Senate the Carbon Tax was removed. This was a great victory for common sense as concerns realistic environmental policy.
• Second hand building materials
  Second hand building materials offer an excellent way to reduce environmental impact, we show you how.
• Fringe Benefits Car tax change bad for the environment
  The changes proposed by Labor to the fringe benefits car tax will be bad for the environment actually.
• Shale Oil in South Australia, problem or opportunity?
  Potentially massive amounts of shale oil exist in South Australia, is this a good thing or a bad thing?
• Updated Green Directory
  Our Green Dictionary App has undergone an upgrade.
• Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
  We look at reports regarding the rate of Greenland ice sheet melt.
• Stop Coal Seam Gas...
  Seems now that we should stop coal seam gas, what are the pros and cons?
• Why Carbon Tax?
  Why do we want a Carbon Tax in Australia, this is a good question we will attempt to answer...
• Julia Gillard's Carbon Tax protest at Canberra
  Tomorrow in Canberra the Election Now No Carbon Tax Rally will do its thing...
• Carbon Tax Pros and Cons
  We look at the Pros and Cons of the Carbon Tax...
• The incredible shrinking carbon tax...
  Carbon tax is to be paid by even less industry, whilst in the US the Chicago Climate Exchange is finally put out of our misery..
• What is Carbon Pollution
  Carbon pollution, what is it?
• SpongeBob caught up selling Global Warming in schools
  Yep, its true, even good old little SpongeBob SquarePants is in on the act.. See the video below..
• Carbon Tax Convoy of No Confidence on its way to Canberra
  Want to be part of something Historic? Don't want to see Australia have a Carbon Tax? Read on...
• Keeping warm this Winter, the eco friendly way
  Tips on how to keep warm this Winter without breaking the bank or harming the environment.
• Home Ventilation
  Ventilating your home is important for your health and well being.
• What is weather and climate?
  What is the difference between weather and climate? We answer this question.
• What is climate change?
  We answer the question: what is climate change?
• Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic addresses the National Press Club
  The National Press Club Address in full by President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus: “The mass delusion of climate change”
• Window insulating trick
  Would just like to report a little trick we found out that dramatically improves window insulation qualities for little cost..
• Lord Monckton vs Richard Denniss at National Press Club
  A very interesting discussion between Lord Monckton and Richard Denniss showing the divide in logical reasoning between the well informed skeptics and the vague warmists. Worth watching.
• Carbon rap - even the young realise Climate Change is a fraud
  Good video explaining what is really going on with Climate Change
• Carbon Tax environmental train wreck
  The carbon tax in Australia is going to do zip to improve the environment.
• The Dead Carbon Tax Sketch
  Based on the classic Dead Parrot Sketch, enjoy!
• Mold Prevention
  Mold prevention, great new article
• Atmospheric carbon, man made Co2 measurement problems
  The 'man-made' carbon dioxide signature in the atmosphere is not as precise as it is being presented...
• Carbon Tax does not work
  Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia.
• Free Green Dictionary App updated
  The Free Green Dictionary App has now been updated.
• Green Dictionary App available for Free
  We have taken the definitions off the Ecowho.com online dictionary and made them available for free in a standalone Android app.
• Property Assess App for buying or renting property released.
  We have just completed an application that will assist you with the process of considering properties for sale or to rent. It should take away much of the stress with keep track of notes, photos and key details.
• Cancun Cloud Feedback problems
  It appears that a 'weak' paper has been published supporting the IPCC cloud feedback models to coincide with the last day of Cancun.. hmm..
• Climate models are just wrong..
  In a recent paper climate models were hindcast tested against actual surface observations, and found to be seriously lacking if not totally useless... We provide some more background detail.
• 2010 the warmest ever; we think not
  The UN's WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) is saying 2010 will be warmest ever... The evidence does not back up the claim
• Will Kyoto fall on its own sword?
  It looks like Japan will stop Kyoto being extended and put a big cloud over Cancun.
• Plug pulled in French “Super Ministry of Environment”
  Its seems the French have given a big fat 'Nill Points' to the plans to set up a “Super Ministry of Environment” in France.
• Hebel Wall Systems, what are they..
  CSR Hebel Wall Systems are a class of wall cladding that has some unique properties that makes them useful in certain building situations.
• climate scientists: no consensus
  A post in "The Australian" indicates that the consensus on climate change among climate scientists is a fiction.
• 10:10 - 10 reasons carbon emissions trading does not work
  Carbon emissions trading does not work, we give you 10 solid reasons why it won't.
• resignation from American Physical Society over global warming scam
  Prof Hal Lewis has just resigned from the American Physical Society after 67 years membership in disgust at the corruption around the 'global warming scam'
• carbon trading does not reduce emissions
  Carbon trading will not do a thing to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment; in fact it could end up doing the exact opposite as businesses use it as a way to create profit.
• Passive Solar Design advice
  Passive Solar design can be applied to existing buildings as well as new buildings. We explain some useful techniques and give links to useful resources.
• Forestry investments have all gone rotten
  The Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) operators have all gone to the wall in Australia, we look at why and if they were actually green.
• Self-Assembling Solar Cells Recycle Themselves Repeatedly
  MIT has been researching into creating natural cell like solar cells which are able to reassemble themselves and the research so far looks quite promising...
• Chicago Climate Exchange drops 50%, new record low
  Basically, if it gets any lower it will be ZERO..
• Keeping Cool in Summer
  Keeping cool in Summer as always a challenge, we show you how to do it whilst being green.
• Wind Power, is it really Green?
  Can wind power be considering a really green alternative energy source in its own right?
• A study: The temperature rise has caused the CO2 Increase, not the other way around
  Differentiating the CO2 measurements over the last thirty years produces a pattern that matches the temperature anomaly measured by satellites in extreme detail. That this correlation includes El Niño years, and shows that the temperature rise is causing the rise in CO2, rather than the other way..
• Is Cap and Trade really the way to care for the planet?
  I reckon Cap and Trade is not the way to go..
• Is Climate Change caused by Photoshop?
  We look at the images used in the media to portray climate change and find quite a few have been run through PhotoShop..
• Most convinced global warming not man made
  It appears that down in Australia that there is an outbreak of common sense occurring.
• Green Environment Blog Network - a closed blog ring?
  It appears that the Guardian and sites like realclimate.org have been engaging in closed content sharing ring..
• Climate Rage
  Climate Rage - don't get mad - get even.
• Solar Power - hidden costs
  Solar power is all the rage at the moment, we had a look at some quotes and found it is not as good a deal as it looks.
• Climate Change killed my cat..
  It seems that everything from Floods through to Fires through to droughts is being blamed on global warming and climate change. I think this is oversimplifying the story and ignoring local changes we have caused.

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A search for moral values and ethical principles in human relations with the natural world.

• Can Pope Francis halt climate change with new papal document?
  Pope Francis is causing quite a stir with news that he will soon publish a historic document that details the Catholic imperative to curb global warming. While some pundits believe the encyclical, which will be published in early summer, has more power

Where a substance ends up after it is released into the environment. Environmental fate depends on many factors, including transport (e.g., wind, runoff) and transformation processes (e.g., degradation).

Any change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from human activity, industry or natural disasters.

• Solar Power - the facts about setting up Solar Power
  Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
• Eco Tourism, how to minimise your effects
  Eco tourism is about enjoying remote places and destinations whilst minimising your environmental or cultural impact. This article goes into some detail on this subject.
• Carbon Offsets, what they are and how they help
  Carbon offsets can help with reducing overall carbon emissions by possibly balancing out the carbon impact on the environment. This article goes into more detail on the subject.
• Ecologically Sustainable Development, what it is and how you can do it
  Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is defined and explained in detail in this article; and how it helps you to be more green and eco friendly.
• Is using a wood fire to heat being Green?
  We look at whether using a wood fire to heat your home is being really green or not.
• Being Green in your Bathroom
  How to be more green in your bathroom from saving water to bathroom cleaning.
• Water for Melbourne via pipe from Tasmania
  Discussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant
• Top Ten Going Green Tips & Tricks
  Top ten green tips and tricks you can do to be Green and more Eco friendly in your day to day life.
• Green Home Building and Ecology in Australia
  Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of. Also advice on dealing with architects and builders.
• Keeping your home Cool in Summer or Warm in Winter for free!
  How to keep cool or warm in your home by design, either in Summer or Winter, whilst reducing costs to you and the Earth..

• Second hand building materials
  Second hand building materials offer an excellent way to reduce environmental impact, we show you how.
• Stop Coal Seam Gas...
  Seems now that we should stop coal seam gas, what are the pros and cons?
• Why Carbon Tax?
  Why do we want a Carbon Tax in Australia, this is a good question we will attempt to answer...
• Julia Gillard's Carbon Tax protest at Canberra
  Tomorrow in Canberra the Election Now No Carbon Tax Rally will do its thing...
• Carbon Tax Pros and Cons
  We look at the Pros and Cons of the Carbon Tax...
• The incredible shrinking carbon tax...
  Carbon tax is to be paid by even less industry, whilst in the US the Chicago Climate Exchange is finally put out of our misery..
• What is Carbon Pollution
  Carbon pollution, what is it?
• SpongeBob caught up selling Global Warming in schools
  Yep, its true, even good old little SpongeBob SquarePants is in on the act.. See the video below..
• Carbon Tax Convoy of No Confidence on its way to Canberra
  Want to be part of something Historic? Don't want to see Australia have a Carbon Tax? Read on...
• Keeping warm this Winter, the eco friendly way
  Tips on how to keep warm this Winter without breaking the bank or harming the environment.
• Home Ventilation
  Ventilating your home is important for your health and well being.
• What is weather and climate?
  What is the difference between weather and climate? We answer this question.
• What is climate change?
  We answer the question: what is climate change?
• Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic addresses the National Press Club
  The National Press Club Address in full by President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus: “The mass delusion of climate change”
• Window insulating trick
  Would just like to report a little trick we found out that dramatically improves window insulation qualities for little cost..
• Lord Monckton vs Richard Denniss at National Press Club
  A very interesting discussion between Lord Monckton and Richard Denniss showing the divide in logical reasoning between the well informed skeptics and the vague warmists. Worth watching.
• Carbon rap - even the young realise Climate Change is a fraud
  Good video explaining what is really going on with Climate Change
• Carbon Tax environmental train wreck
  The carbon tax in Australia is going to do zip to improve the environment.
• The Dead Carbon Tax Sketch
  Based on the classic Dead Parrot Sketch, enjoy!
• Mold Prevention
  Mold prevention, great new article
• Atmospheric carbon, man made Co2 measurement problems
  The 'man-made' carbon dioxide signature in the atmosphere is not as precise as it is being presented...
• Carbon Tax does not work
  Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia.
• Free Green Dictionary App updated
  The Free Green Dictionary App has now been updated.
• Green Dictionary App available for Free
  We have taken the definitions off the Ecowho.com online dictionary and made them available for free in a standalone Android app.
• Property Assess App for buying or renting property released.
  We have just completed an application that will assist you with the process of considering properties for sale or to rent. It should take away much of the stress with keep track of notes, photos and key details.
• Cancun Cloud Feedback problems
  It appears that a 'weak' paper has been published supporting the IPCC cloud feedback models to coincide with the last day of Cancun.. hmm..
• Climate models are just wrong..
  In a recent paper climate models were hindcast tested against actual surface observations, and found to be seriously lacking if not totally useless... We provide some more background detail.
• 2010 the warmest ever; we think not
  The UN's WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) is saying 2010 will be warmest ever... The evidence does not back up the claim
• Will Kyoto fall on its own sword?
  It looks like Japan will stop Kyoto being extended and put a big cloud over Cancun.
• Compost Toilets or Waste processing system?
  If you happen to live 'off grid' you often have to make the choice over what form of human waste disposal system is best suited. We give you some advice on this smelly issue...
• Landfills May Be Greener Than Recycling, finds study
  Recycling plastic bottles might not always be the most environmentally-friendly option for disposal, according to a study by an independent consultancy based near Zurich, Switzerland.
• 10:10 cut carbon emissions viral video nightmare
  The 10:10 global campaign to cut global carbon emissions has demonstrated in a video they just pulled of their website (but has gone viral, so too late) exactly what they think of those who disagree with them...
• Royal Society acknowledges significant uncertainly in climate predictions
  A recent report from UK Royal Society (layman's guide to the science of climate change) has actually acknowledged that there is significant uncertainly in future climate models and predictions.
• National Broadband Network - is it really Green?
  How green is the National Broadband Network (NBN) and what are the alternatives?
• Solar Cells at the nanoscale
  it appears that some recent research is promising to improve the efficiency of solar cell light capture by up to 12 times..
• It does look like the Sun influences climate after all
  The idea that changes in the sun's activity can influence the climate is making a comeback, after years of scientific vilification, thanks to major advances in our understanding of the atmosphere.
• BBC calls for UN climate chief resignation
  As reported by the BBC several environmentalists, UK MPs and scientists has called for the resignation of Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s climate science body.
• Yahoo's super efficient Data Center
  Yahoo has been able to apply passive cooling and hydro-electricity to a data center to produce massive savings in power usage and environmental foot print.
• Reducing cows' methane production the natural way
  It appears that oregano can actually reduce the methane 'emissions' a cow produces..
• Climate Disruption
  Climate Disruption equals Climate Change equals Global Warming - the great global rebranding of AGW rolls on..
• WA Greens get evicted a Feedlot Operator for not believing in AGW
  It appears in Western Australia that the Green's have no shame in wrecking a families livelihood because they expressed anti global warming opinions. This has resulted in the family been given 4 days notice of eviction.
• Sustainable House and Home
  Sustainable housing, we look into what you need to do to make your house more green and sustainable.
• Passive Solar
  Passive Solar is often banded around as a good thing to do to make your house more green; we look at it in more detail.
• Bilderberg 2010
  Bilderberg 2010, a meeting you have never heard of, full of people you have never heard of - trying to manage the world without your say..
• Rain fall and rain harvesting calculator
  A new calculator that uses some publicly available rain fall data to help work out your monthly rain fall and hence collectible rain water.
• Green Directory
  New Green directory service on line.
• Architects held to be "Fit For Purpose"
  Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 will seek to remove an exception requiring Architects and Engineers to comply to a 'Fit for Purpose' warranty. We think this is a good thing.
• The Skeptic Global Warming Conference
  The Fourth International Conference on Climate Change is taking place in Chicago, Illinois.
• Kids test with added global warming propoganda
  The recent NAPLAN test in Australia has caused an outrage due to it containing an inaccurate article that pits roo meat against beef & the coal industry in terms of environmental impact.

• Thousands of hectares of koala habitat are cleared every year, including for renewable energy projects
  We examined approved and proposed projects under federal environment legislation to look at how much koala habitat is being slated for destruction across several industries.
• Climate Change Weekly #514: 🦇 Evidence Mounts that Green Tech Is Wiping Out Species 🐦
  I and other Heartland Institute scholars have written before about the bird, bat, and marine mammals that industrial wind is killing around the world. The Heartland Institute has also written concerning industrial solar’s threat to desert species,...
• How do you cool a reactor and does Australia have enough water for nuclear power?
  Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.
• Nuclear plants are thirsty. Can the driest inhabited continent on Earth support them?
  Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.  
• Massive SunCable solar project spanning more than 12,000 hectares gets environmental tick in NT
  A project to develop "the world's largest renewable energy precinct" in a remote stretch of the territory receives crucial environmental approvals, but a final investment decision for the $30 billion-plus project is not expected until 2027.
• Rural residents told to 'get over' look of powerlines as Victoria's renewable targets face barriers
  Andrew Balfour has seven transmission towers on his farm. He doesn't recommend it to others — but sites for new power infrastructure will be needed across the state as renewable energy projects take off.
• University clears hundreds of trees to build solar farm
  La Trobe University's plan to clear trees for a solar farm in Melbourne's north has raised questions about renewables coming at the cost of native habitat.
• Is it worth investing in a battery for your rooftop solar? Here's what you need to know before you buy
  In some cases, adding a battery to your rooftop solar system will pay off. But to be sure, households need information about many factors — and there's no single reliable place to find it, write Asma Aziz and Daryoush Habibi.
• Going from gas to all-electric is cheaper and greener. Here's how governments can help more of us make the switch
  Switching from gas to all-electric has significant financial and environmental benefits, but many households face hurdles that make it hard or impossible to do...
• Switching from gas to all-electric is better for your budget and the planet
  Switching from gas to all-electric has significant financial and environmental benefits, but many households face hurdles that make it hard or impossible to do...

A environmental management system (EMS) is a standard system of business operation that considers all aspects of sustainable business in the day to day running of a business, such as ISO 14001.

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A major environmental category that surrounds or contacts humans, animals, plants, and other organisms (e.g. surface water, ground water, soil or air) and through which chemicals or pollutants move.

Environmental Pollution refers to the presence or introduction of known pollutants into an environment that result in a degrading of the environmental biosphere in terms of size, variety and longevity/sustainability.

• Climategate, what is going on?
  Global warming, climate change, greenhouse effect and climategate; how 'valid' is the climate science?
• Carbon Offsets, what they are and how they help
  Carbon offsets can help with reducing overall carbon emissions by possibly balancing out the carbon impact on the environment. This article goes into more detail on the subject.

• Stop Coal Seam Gas...
  Seems now that we should stop coal seam gas, what are the pros and cons?
• Why Carbon Tax?
  Why do we want a Carbon Tax in Australia, this is a good question we will attempt to answer...
• Julia Gillard's Carbon Tax protest at Canberra
  Tomorrow in Canberra the Election Now No Carbon Tax Rally will do its thing...
• Carbon Tax Pros and Cons
  We look at the Pros and Cons of the Carbon Tax...
• The incredible shrinking carbon tax...
  Carbon tax is to be paid by even less industry, whilst in the US the Chicago Climate Exchange is finally put out of our misery..
• What is Carbon Pollution
  Carbon pollution, what is it?
• SpongeBob caught up selling Global Warming in schools
  Yep, its true, even good old little SpongeBob SquarePants is in on the act.. See the video below..
• Carbon Tax Convoy of No Confidence on its way to Canberra
  Want to be part of something Historic? Don't want to see Australia have a Carbon Tax? Read on...
• Keeping warm this Winter, the eco friendly way
  Tips on how to keep warm this Winter without breaking the bank or harming the environment.
• Home Ventilation
  Ventilating your home is important for your health and well being.
• What is weather and climate?
  What is the difference between weather and climate? We answer this question.
• What is climate change?
  We answer the question: what is climate change?
• Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic addresses the National Press Club
  The National Press Club Address in full by President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus: “The mass delusion of climate change”
• Window insulating trick
  Would just like to report a little trick we found out that dramatically improves window insulation qualities for little cost..
• Lord Monckton vs Richard Denniss at National Press Club
  A very interesting discussion between Lord Monckton and Richard Denniss showing the divide in logical reasoning between the well informed skeptics and the vague warmists. Worth watching.
• Carbon rap - even the young realise Climate Change is a fraud
  Good video explaining what is really going on with Climate Change
• Carbon Tax environmental train wreck
  The carbon tax in Australia is going to do zip to improve the environment.
• The Dead Carbon Tax Sketch
  Based on the classic Dead Parrot Sketch, enjoy!
• Mold Prevention
  Mold prevention, great new article
• Atmospheric carbon, man made Co2 measurement problems
  The 'man-made' carbon dioxide signature in the atmosphere is not as precise as it is being presented...
• Carbon Tax does not work
  Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia.
• Free Green Dictionary App updated
  The Free Green Dictionary App has now been updated.
• Green Dictionary App available for Free
  We have taken the definitions off the Ecowho.com online dictionary and made them available for free in a standalone Android app.
• Property Assess App for buying or renting property released.
  We have just completed an application that will assist you with the process of considering properties for sale or to rent. It should take away much of the stress with keep track of notes, photos and key details.
• Cancun Cloud Feedback problems
  It appears that a 'weak' paper has been published supporting the IPCC cloud feedback models to coincide with the last day of Cancun.. hmm..
• Climate models are just wrong..
  In a recent paper climate models were hindcast tested against actual surface observations, and found to be seriously lacking if not totally useless... We provide some more background detail.
• 2010 the warmest ever; we think not
  The UN's WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) is saying 2010 will be warmest ever... The evidence does not back up the claim
• Will Kyoto fall on its own sword?
  It looks like Japan will stop Kyoto being extended and put a big cloud over Cancun.

• Forever chemicals PFAS won't be in office supplies from 3M
  So-called "forever chemicals" are hazardous chemicals that don't break down over time and can accumulate in the bodies of humans and animals, causing brain damage and diseases such as cancer...
• Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic
  Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. Waste management has led to an irreversible environmental crisis that is felt by wildlife, especially in the oceans. One organization, called Banana Leaf Technology, is helping to address...
• The devastating reason Mumbai dogs are turning blue
  Lately, blue stray dogs have been spotted running around Navi Mumbai, India, and it's no laughing matter. Inadequate waste treatment at a local river has allowed dye to leach into the water, turning dogs who wade in a bright blue color. To add to the...
• Damage report reveals LA methane leak is one of the worst disasters in US history
  A week after the ruptured natural gas well in Aliso Canyon was finally declared sealed, we have a full account of the environmental damage -- and it doesn't look good...
• Researchers Take an Up-Close and Personal Look at What Pollution Does to the Body
  Air pollution is one of those things that we know is awful for our bodies, but it can be hard to see the actual impact. So even though about 3.7 million people died prematurely from air pollution in 2012 alone, it’s easy to forget day-to-day just how...

Related Tags: environment, pollution

Racial discrimination takes many insidious forms. This term refers to a situation in which industrial operations, environmental policymaking, and the enforcement (or lack of enforcement) of environmental laws unfairly impact a particular race of people, either intentionally or unintentionally. Examples include the locating of hazardous waste landfills in minority communities, and the exclusion of minorities in environmental policy-making leadership.

• Comedian John Oliver addresses environmental racism
  TV personality and comedian John Oliver shared opinions on the emotive issue of environmental racism in the US. While delivering his weekly show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host took a dive into the history of America and how environmental...
• How will Los Angeles' 2028 Olympics impact the environment?
  Hosting the Olympics is a huge honor for cities. At the same time, it's an expensive burden. As Los Angeles plans for its summer 2028 games, many people say the event will be neither as sustainable or equitable as city leaders have promised.[...]
• New environmental racism scorecard calls out ExxonMobil
  The grading period has ended, and it’s time to find out who got the high scores and who’s failing the class. According to a new environmental racism scorecard released by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, ExxonMobil came in...
• New study reveals tree disparities across the US
  As anybody who has ever sat under a tree has noticed, these tall, leafy plants provide shade. But what about people who live in neighborhoods without a heat-blocking tree canopy? They're going to be a lot hotter and could possibly face worse health outcomes....
• Texas lawsuit fights environmental racism in highway expansion project
  Starting in the years after World War II, Black neighborhoods around the U.S. were destroyed and replaced with highways in the name of urban renewal. But people in Harris County, Texas have had enough. The county is suing the state to stop an I-45 expansion...
• Could a private car ban make NYC more livable?
  When COVID-19 brought New York City’s traffic to a shadow of itself, Vishaan Chakrabarti, former New York City urban-planning official and founder of Manhattan-based design firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), drafted an ambitious plan...

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