The Tragedy of Environmental Refugees
In 1940, 2.5 million people left the Great Plains to migrate to adjacent areas and neighboring states. Severe drought and dust storms drove farmers and their families to leave their…
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Top Tips for Greener Motoring
Cars are an essential part of life for most people in the western world, yet if you’re environmentally conscious, you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about pollution, emissions,…
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Blimps Of The Future
Blimps are making a comeback as a viable alternative to airplanes in terms of air cargo transportation. Although at the mention of “airship”, “zeppelin”, or “blimp” people are most likely…
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New Ice Melt Data Cause for Concern?
Most of us are not only aware but have accepted the concept of human-caused climate change. This has led many to look to areas of their lives that they can change,…
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Environmental Effects of Oil Spills
The environmental effects of oil spills vary in degree according to the type of oil, ecosystem, season and current water conditions. Oil spills are one of the most unfortunate accidents…
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Greening Mass Transit
Oregon’s largest transit agency (Trimet) covers most of the Portland metropolitan area and will soon unveil a greening of mass transit with a new solar panel power project that is…
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Green Thanksgiving Tips
Thanksgiving day is coming up before you know it and with it comes friends, family, and food. It’s one of the holidays that Americans loosen up the belt to cram…
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Coping with Climate Change
Natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, droughts, and volcanic eruptions are found more and more in the news these days. Every year they are responsible for many deaths and…
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Climate Change Vulnerability
The Earth’s climate has been evolving continuously over millennia but the last two centuries have witnessed the development of the man-made greenhouse problem, which accelerates change climate vulnerability in an…
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