Archive for the 'Environment' Category

If you are ever caught out in a rain storm that has a lot of lightning strikes, not only or you at risk of getting struck by this lightning but the damage to you and everything around you can be dangerous. As this lightning can pass through you by whatever you might have in your […]

 

Do you know what lightning can do? It can start a fire just by striking down at something. Lightning is dangerous and you don’t want to be outside when it’s happening because you can get struck. If you get struck and it does not kill you, it can go right through you and melt your […]

 

Have you seen a wildfire before? Do you know what it can do? Wildfires can start by anything, anyone, and at anytime, so watch what you are doing and watch how hot and dry it gets outside. Wildfires are terrible because it destroys and damages everything that is in its path and it gets bigger […]

 

This year’s ABTA Convention (ABTA is the Association of British Travel Agents) took place in October in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria - the first time ABTA had gathered on the island.
A major theme of the convention was the issue of innovation in tourism. But environmental concerns have taken center stage in world politics and […]

 

Palm oil is currently the most commonly produced vegetable oil in the world. For many rural poor countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, income received from the production of palm oil is the sole source of income.
Palm oil is extremely versatile. While it is extremely high in saturated fats, it is almost solid at room temperature. […]

 

Choosing to incorporate green business practices into your organization is a big step, but an important one. Utilities, corporate waste, and traditional procedures are becoming more expensive and impractical as time goes by. As the green trend becomes more mainstream, consumers are making the choice to pass up many non-green companies in favor of those […]

 

That said, there are three things you can start doing today to begin the process of ending your reliance on commercial energy products.
Solar Cooking in the Parking Lot
If you have a little bit of patience, and choose your locations carefully, you will not need your stove, microwave, coffee maker, or toaster for the entire summer. […]

 

The search to get an acceptable all round economical biofuel to power cars and be non harming to the environment and the global warming situation has recently brought to public attention another devastating revelation.
A lot has been said and written about the pro’s of having a part biofuel powered car, that it is less polluting […]

 

Tropics can be associated with those parts of the earth that are warm and humid through out the year. These spots are the ideal vacation spots for many people. The skies are clear and blue and these places are usually associated with sandy beaches.
People from all over the world often head to […]

 

When a hurricane comes, it will bring very strong wind currents that can be up to or over 100 or 175 miles an hours, depending on the severity of the hurricane. It can bring huge or massive amounts of water that will flood towns and cities. It will put houses and buildings under water, and […]