Pollution is the introduction of contaminants to an environment, according to wikipedia. Pollutants are not necessarily toxic chemicals that poisons the air we breathe, soil we stand on, and water we drink. Even chemicals seen as beneficial like fertilizers, which in reasonable amounts can boost crop production, becomes a poison when used in quantities that [...]
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Why does biodiversity matter? Let’s first have a closer look at the word. Biodiversity is a shortened and blended form of biology and diversity. The Encyclopedia of Earth has a brief but accurate definition of it: variety of living organisms. There are three kinds of biodiversity: (1) variety of genetic material within a species, (2) variety [...] Biodiversity is the total number of species or life forms within any given ecosystem. The more varied the species, the healthier the earth is. Even cockroaches have their uses. To celebrate a healthy Earth, the UN established International Day for Bilogical Biodiversity, which is celebrated every May 22, intending to bring biodiversity issues into focus. This [...] Why is Darfur in the news? Darfur–loosely translated as land of the Fur, the dominant tribe in this western region of Sudan– has been the scene of another ethnic cleansing in Africa reminiscent of the Rwandan Genocide. This time, it’s the Sudan government and a nomadic arab tribe, the Janjaweed, against a ragtag collection of [...] It’s never too early to prepare for World Environment Day. We can, in fact, start celebrating it now. The said environmental holiday was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 as part of the United Nations Environmental Programme (wikipedia.org). It’s main purpose is to “stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance [...] The electric vehicle was first realized in the mid-1880s but PayPal co-founder Elon Musk wanted to take electric cars to the next level so maybe that’s why he named his company after Nikola Tesla, a pioneer in electromagnetism. When we first came across the site of the Tesla Electric Roadster 2 months ago, they [...] |
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