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What is smog is a great question to dive into right after Canada Day. What drives me crazy is to hear the weather reporter state: “… and because of no winds today, our smog index is way up….” HUH? How absurd it that! That’s not why our smog index is off the chart.
It’s […]

If all you needed was one image out of thousands of wildlife prints to change or enhance your outlook on your everyday living, what would it be?
Sometimes we all need reminders of our connection to earth. Wildlife Prints offers just that.
Inspirations come in all forms for each and everyone of us, but with wildlife prints, […]

Some great news for Toyota Canada. They were awarded the 2007 Clean Air Day Award.
This award recognized Toyota for providing Canadians with environmentally friendly transportation choices, that being their trademark…

hybrid vehicles. This great news for Toyota Canada was presented shortly after celebrating their 1 millionth hybrid worldwide sale since its 1997 induction in Japan.

June […]

Never did it occur to me that there is mercury in fluorescent bulbs, though fluorescent bulbs are the next generation of energy efficiency, saving you money and draining less from the power grids. States and Provinces alike are starting to make them mandatory.
One concern of mine is that there is mercury in fluorescent bulbs. […]

Human impact on ecosystems and methane is quite an eye-opener, at least for me.
Sources include:
1) Landfills. Landfills are the biggest human-related source of methane in the U.S., in reality 34% of all methane emissions! Methane is produced in landfills and open dumps while waste decomposes under anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions. The volume produced depends on […]

Another human impact on ecosystems stems from the production of nitrous oxides (NO2).
Mostly, by us humans, its created by the use of fertilizers and vehicular emissions.
NO2 changes the pH levels of water and soil. One common term you may have heard of is Acid Rain. Humans have a skin pH level of basically 5.5 which […]

My human impact on ecosystems part 2 will touch on breaking down the correlations between our pollution as noted in Human Impact on Ecosystems Part 1.
So lets start with CO2 (carbon dioxide). This is a biggEEE. Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. Sounds simple and […]

This segment of human impact on ecosystems, I thought, should start with describing some of the main culprits causing global warming, hence climate change.
One of my most interesting reads was about how large an effect cattle have on the pollution index scale. It gives another meaning to greenhouse gases altogether… pun intended.
1) carbon dioxide […]

As I read along about the human impact on ecosystems, I’m not really sure where or what to start with.
Human impact on ecosystems is at such a fast pace affecting everything from land, air and sea.
The past 50 years of human development, socially and economically, have tilted many of the delicate balances on this […]

The “green” benefits of electric motorcycles are just as staggering as owning an electric car.
The benefits to owning an electric motorcycle are plenty:
1) Outlay cost for a brand new one is far less than the average small car.
2) Totally silent like the electric car.
3) Very clean and very cost effective to maintain.
4) Uses zero gas, […]