Articles related to "Environmental Protection"
A Hillbilly Earthday
The Mountains have a lot to offer.
• earth day • earthday • appalachia • environmental protection • wildflowers
The Mountains have a lot to offer.
• earth day • earthday • appalachia • environmental protection • wildflowers
A Review: Green Boating
Clyde Ford identifies unique opportunities for boaters to better protect the environment and become informed advocates for marine ecosystems.
• green boating • clean boating • boat green • marine environmental protection • boat pollution
Clyde Ford identifies unique opportunities for boaters to better protect the environment and become informed advocates for marine ecosystems.
• green boating • clean boating • boat green • marine environmental protection • boat pollution
Clean Marina Siting and Design
Boaters and marina operators can make a difference in protecting our natural resources. Learn more about clean marina programs.
• clean marinas • clean boating • green marinas • clean harbors • marpol
Boaters and marina operators can make a difference in protecting our natural resources. Learn more about clean marina programs.
• clean marinas • clean boating • green marinas • clean harbors • marpol
Find Environmental Info at EPA
Find environmental information on your region by heading to EPA's "Search by Zip Code" page.
• epa • environment • watersheds • environmental protection agency
Find environmental information on your region by heading to EPA's "Search by Zip Code" page.
• epa • environment • watersheds • environmental protection agency
Marina Operation and Maintenance
Boaters and marina operators can make a difference in protecting our natural resources. Learn about operation and maintenance practices that contribute to clean marinas.
• clean marinas • clean boating • green marinas • clean harbors • marpol
Boaters and marina operators can make a difference in protecting our natural resources. Learn about operation and maintenance practices that contribute to clean marinas.
• clean marinas • clean boating • green marinas • clean harbors • marpol
Marine Plastic Pollution
Plastic debris pollutes our marine environment and harms wildlife that depend on clean surroundings to prosper. Boaters can do something about it.
• marine plastic pollution • marine plastic debris • clean boating • marine environmental protection • beach cleanup
Plastic debris pollutes our marine environment and harms wildlife that depend on clean surroundings to prosper. Boaters can do something about it.
• marine plastic pollution • marine plastic debris • clean boating • marine environmental protection • beach cleanup
Marine Wildlife Viewing
We enjoy watching whales, sea otters, and shorebirds on the waterfront. Protecting these animals will preserve the opportunity to watch them again in the future.
• responsible wildlife viewing • marine wildlife viewing • whale watching • bird watching • marine wildlife
We enjoy watching whales, sea otters, and shorebirds on the waterfront. Protecting these animals will preserve the opportunity to watch them again in the future.
• responsible wildlife viewing • marine wildlife viewing • whale watching • bird watching • marine wildlife
Risk Management Planning & Reporting
June 21, 1999 has come and gone and chances are you don't even remember what you did that day. It was just another day to you. But it wasn't just another day to 40,000+ industries and public and government facilities that had to submit risk management plans to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It wasn't just another day to them!
• epa • risk management planning • risk management reporting • risk reporting • risk
June 21, 1999 has come and gone and chances are you don't even remember what you did that day. It was just another day to you. But it wasn't just another day to 40,000+ industries and public and government facilities that had to submit risk management plans to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It wasn't just another day to them!
• epa • risk management planning • risk management reporting • risk reporting • risk
Save The Whales!
On the face of it the ESA sounds like a noble endeavor, yet as with a great deal of government legislation it has far reaching and often devastating unintended consequences.
• esa • endangered species act • environmental protection
On the face of it the ESA sounds like a noble endeavor, yet as with a great deal of government legislation it has far reaching and often devastating unintended consequences.
• esa • endangered species act • environmental protection
The Nixon Presidency
This article will examine the often forgotten policies of the disgraced Richard Nixon, as well as reflecting on the Watergate Scandal which brought about his demise.
• richard nixon • watergate scandal • salt • vietnam war • detente
This article will examine the often forgotten policies of the disgraced Richard Nixon, as well as reflecting on the Watergate Scandal which brought about his demise.
• richard nixon • watergate scandal • salt • vietnam war • detente
Saving the Earth: A Global Effort
Nations are now convinced that a healthy environment with lower carbon emissions is a necessity for our future and no longer a luxury that we can live without.
• international environmental agreements • environmental treaty • how to create an environmental treaties • how are environmental agreements made • international environmental law
Nations are now convinced that a healthy environment with lower carbon emissions is a necessity for our future and no longer a luxury that we can live without.
• international environmental agreements • environmental treaty • how to create an environmental treaties • how are environmental agreements made • international environmental law
A Corn Crisis: The Story of StarLink Bioengineered Corn
Bioengineered foods are being put to the test as a strain of gentically modified corn not approved for human consumption was discovered in the food supply late last year.
• genetically modified food • bioengineered food • food allergies • allergies • defective products
Bioengineered foods are being put to the test as a strain of gentically modified corn not approved for human consumption was discovered in the food supply late last year.
• genetically modified food • bioengineered food • food allergies • allergies • defective products
A Revolutionary Tea
From the Revolutionary war to present times, Beebalm has been a welcome addition to kitchen and floral gardens.
• tea • mint plant • beebalm • herb • oswego tea
From the Revolutionary war to present times, Beebalm has been a welcome addition to kitchen and floral gardens.
• tea • mint plant • beebalm • herb • oswego tea
Air Quality and Physical Limitations
The AQI can help you determine how much activity you can perform outside and how to better protect your health.
• copd • breathing • respiration • lung disease • aqi
The AQI can help you determine how much activity you can perform outside and how to better protect your health.
• copd • breathing • respiration • lung disease • aqi
Air Quality Index (AQI)
The quality of the air can affect your breathing, especially if you have COPD. The Air Quality Index (AQI) can help you determine the levels of danger in the air around you.
• copd • emphysema • environmental protection agency epa breathing air
The quality of the air can affect your breathing, especially if you have COPD. The Air Quality Index (AQI) can help you determine the levels of danger in the air around you.
• copd • emphysema • environmental protection agency epa breathing air
Army Looking For New Use For Honeybees
The U.S. Army is looking at honeybees as a way to help protect soldiers by detecting unexploded landmines.
• bees • honeybees • honey • landmines • uses
The U.S. Army is looking at honeybees as a way to help protect soldiers by detecting unexploded landmines.
• bees • honeybees • honey • landmines • uses
Brazil creates Whale Sanctuary
Bowing to pressure from environmentalists, Brazil's president Fernando Henrique Cardoso approved a pact last month to create the country's first whale sanctuary.
• whale • brazil • emus • environment • environmentalists
Bowing to pressure from environmentalists, Brazil's president Fernando Henrique Cardoso approved a pact last month to create the country's first whale sanctuary.
• whale • brazil • emus • environment • environmentalists
Bronx Library LEEDs Green Design
Dattner Architects and the New York Public Library developed the first-ever publicly funded green building in New York State. Where does Barnes and Noble fit in?
• bronx library center • leed silver • new york public library • dattner architects • daniel heuberger
Dattner Architects and the New York Public Library developed the first-ever publicly funded green building in New York State. Where does Barnes and Noble fit in?
• bronx library center • leed silver • new york public library • dattner architects • daniel heuberger
Can I Recharge My Vehicle A/C?
It must be getting close to summer, judging by all the Air Conditioning questions I’m receiving.
• freon • r-12 • r-134a • recharging my a/c • refrigerant
It must be getting close to summer, judging by all the Air Conditioning questions I’m receiving.
• freon • r-12 • r-134a • recharging my a/c • refrigerant
Cancer and the Environment
risks of environmentals cancers
• environment • cancer • causes of cancer • risks • environmental protection agency
risks of environmentals cancers
• environment • cancer • causes of cancer • risks • environmental protection agency
EPA Fines Western Retailers for Selling Illegal Insecticides
The EPA fined 15 stores in California, Hawaii, Guam, and Nevada for selling illegal insecticides that present special safety risks to children because they can be misidentified as toys or candy.
• epa • environmental protection agency • illegal pesticides • mothballs • insecticidal chalk
The EPA fined 15 stores in California, Hawaii, Guam, and Nevada for selling illegal insecticides that present special safety risks to children because they can be misidentified as toys or candy.
• epa • environmental protection agency • illegal pesticides • mothballs • insecticidal chalk
FAT CATS or FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES
"Business As Usual" is the slogan for many a multinational. These people are holding a world forum in which they will try to persuade our politicians that their way is the only way. Linda helps you to look at the whole picture.
• business • multinationals • global economy • sustainability • third world issues
"Business As Usual" is the slogan for many a multinational. These people are holding a world forum in which they will try to persuade our politicians that their way is the only way. Linda helps you to look at the whole picture.
• business • multinationals • global economy • sustainability • third world issues
Garbage
Garbage. What is it doing to our environment and what can be done about it?
• garbage • science • web sites • trash • environment
Garbage. What is it doing to our environment and what can be done about it?
• garbage • science • web sites • trash • environment
Human Pressure on Ocean Ecosystems
A study published in Science magazine describes the human impacts on global marine ecosystems in a visual map of temperature, uv radiation and acidification
• global ecosystem map • human impact ocean ecosystems • ecosystem based ocean management • marine protected areas • marine environmental protection
A study published in Science magazine describes the human impacts on global marine ecosystems in a visual map of temperature, uv radiation and acidification
• global ecosystem map • human impact ocean ecosystems • ecosystem based ocean management • marine protected areas • marine environmental protection
Mercury in Fish and SeaFood
Seafood is a great source of protein and essential fatty acids, but some species are not healthy to eat.
• fish • seafood • nutrition • mercury • protein
Seafood is a great source of protein and essential fatty acids, but some species are not healthy to eat.
• fish • seafood • nutrition • mercury • protein
NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR AMERICANS
Why is contaminated maize, which the US deemed to be not fit for human consumption, still being exported to other countries? Are food aid programmes being used to dump unsaleable crops? Linda looks one of the lesser known food scandals.
• gmo • genetically modified • gm food • maize • contaminated
Why is contaminated maize, which the US deemed to be not fit for human consumption, still being exported to other countries? Are food aid programmes being used to dump unsaleable crops? Linda looks one of the lesser known food scandals.
• gmo • genetically modified • gm food • maize • contaminated
The Dark Side of Light Bulbs
Hailed by everyone, including energy star and Al Gore as the next best thing, the new CFLs come with hidden dangers that can be overcome with knowledge.
• cfls • compact fluorescent bulbs • environmental protection agency • incandescent bulbs • mercury hazards
Hailed by everyone, including energy star and Al Gore as the next best thing, the new CFLs come with hidden dangers that can be overcome with knowledge.
• cfls • compact fluorescent bulbs • environmental protection agency • incandescent bulbs • mercury hazards
The Dirt on Pesticides. . .
Exposure to a family of pesticides known as organophosphates is linked to central nervous system damage, which is why the Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to eliminate the members of the organophosphate family from the shelves of stores carrying pesticides.
• environmental protection agency • epa • organophosphates • chlorpyrifos • diazinon
Exposure to a family of pesticides known as organophosphates is linked to central nervous system damage, which is why the Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to eliminate the members of the organophosphate family from the shelves of stores carrying pesticides.
• environmental protection agency • epa • organophosphates • chlorpyrifos • diazinon
Threat of Eco-system Collapse
If humans continue our pace of consumption, the Earth's natural resources will be depleted and there will be a major eco-system collapse, according to a new report.
• world widlife fund • living planet • environment • carbon dioxide • earth
If humans continue our pace of consumption, the Earth's natural resources will be depleted and there will be a major eco-system collapse, according to a new report.
• world widlife fund • living planet • environment • carbon dioxide • earth
Understand EPA Air Quality Index
A guide to the Air Quality Index, a valuable tool to air quality data and assessing health concerns. Examine how weather and the seasons affect the quality of air.
• epa index • unhealthy air quality • weather effect air quality • environmental protection agency • inversion traps smog
A guide to the Air Quality Index, a valuable tool to air quality data and assessing health concerns. Examine how weather and the seasons affect the quality of air.
• epa index • unhealthy air quality • weather effect air quality • environmental protection agency • inversion traps smog
Fluorescent vs. Incandescent
The average U.S. household uses 45 light bulbs, as reported in numerous media outlets in the past year, including CBS News and Popular Mechanics Magazine.
• compare fluorescent incandescent lighting • save money compact fluorescent watt • saving energy light bulbs • compact fluorescent light • replacing incandescent light bulbs
The average U.S. household uses 45 light bulbs, as reported in numerous media outlets in the past year, including CBS News and Popular Mechanics Magazine.
• compare fluorescent incandescent lighting • save money compact fluorescent watt • saving energy light bulbs • compact fluorescent light • replacing incandescent light bulbs
Gardening for Clean Air
What gardeners can do to prevent air pollution and promote cleaner air.
• photosynthesis • carbon dioxide • climate change • major air pollutants • lead
What gardeners can do to prevent air pollution and promote cleaner air.
• photosynthesis • carbon dioxide • climate change • major air pollutants • lead
Lawnmower Emissions Regulations
April 17, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed emissions regulations for gasoline powered lawn and garden equipment and small recreational watercraft.
• small motor emissions regulations • fuel evaporative standards • catalytic converters on lawn and garden equipment • diane feinstein (d-ca) • environmental protection agency
April 17, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed emissions regulations for gasoline powered lawn and garden equipment and small recreational watercraft.
• small motor emissions regulations • fuel evaporative standards • catalytic converters on lawn and garden equipment • diane feinstein (d-ca) • environmental protection agency
PCB Health Risk for SUNY Students
Dormitories at SUNY New Paltz were contaminated with PCBs and dioxins in a 1991 explosion. How can levels be "safe," as officials claim, for students moving in?
• state university of new york suny new paltz reside • polychlorinated biphenyls pcb dioxin contamination • endocrine disruption • cancer • epa environmental protection agency
Dormitories at SUNY New Paltz were contaminated with PCBs and dioxins in a 1991 explosion. How can levels be "safe," as officials claim, for students moving in?
• state university of new york suny new paltz reside • polychlorinated biphenyls pcb dioxin contamination • endocrine disruption • cancer • epa environmental protection agency
Protecting Herbivorous Fishes
Herbivorous fishes, like the queen parrotfish, need protection from overfishing in order that they can keep algae growth on degraded tropical reefs under control.
• queen parrotfish • peter mumby • herbivorous fish • natural algae control on coral reefs • coral reef ecology
Herbivorous fishes, like the queen parrotfish, need protection from overfishing in order that they can keep algae growth on degraded tropical reefs under control.
• queen parrotfish • peter mumby • herbivorous fish • natural algae control on coral reefs • coral reef ecology
The EPA Tackles Lead Paint Problems
The Environmental Protection agency is tackling lead paint by toughening standards for landlords in an attempt to decrease childhood lead paint exposure.
• lead • lead paint • epa • environmental protection agency • rulemaking
The Environmental Protection agency is tackling lead paint by toughening standards for landlords in an attempt to decrease childhood lead paint exposure.
• lead • lead paint • epa • environmental protection agency • rulemaking
Tu B'Shevat for a Green and Healthy World
Tu B'Shevat is celebrated on the 15th of Shevat. The School of Hillel and Shammai disagreed regarding the day.Tu B'Shevat celebrates the Year of the Tree after the rains have finished and the new growth of trees begin. It is a celebration of life, and fruit of spirituality and earth. Tu B'Shevat is celebrated around the world in many creative ways, incorporating environmental and spiritual awareness as well as having its own feast and haggadah. Included are links for Tu B'Shevat projects and haggadah. This is the introduction of a four-part series.
• jewish holidays • tu b'shevat • tub'shavt • environmental awareness • greening the world
Tu B'Shevat is celebrated on the 15th of Shevat. The School of Hillel and Shammai disagreed regarding the day.Tu B'Shevat celebrates the Year of the Tree after the rains have finished and the new growth of trees begin. It is a celebration of life, and fruit of spirituality and earth. Tu B'Shevat is celebrated around the world in many creative ways, incorporating environmental and spiritual awareness as well as having its own feast and haggadah. Included are links for Tu B'Shevat projects and haggadah. This is the introduction of a four-part series.
• jewish holidays • tu b'shevat • tub'shavt • environmental awareness • greening the world
Belarus - Government Profile
The Republic of Belarus exists within the framework of a presidential republic with several branches of government, though it is actually a functioning dictatorship.
• republic belarus government profile • political framework structure • presidential dictatorship social state • former soviet • capital minsk
The Republic of Belarus exists within the framework of a presidential republic with several branches of government, though it is actually a functioning dictatorship.
• republic belarus government profile • political framework structure • presidential dictatorship social state • former soviet • capital minsk
Croatia: Government Profile
The Republic of Croatia, a former Yugoslavian republic, has developed a representative democracy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• republic of croatia government profile • political framework structure • representative democracy • former yugoslavian • capital zagreb
The Republic of Croatia, a former Yugoslavian republic, has developed a representative democracy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• republic of croatia government profile • political framework structure • representative democracy • former yugoslavian • capital zagreb
Hungary: Government Profile
The Republic of Hungary, a former Soviet satellite state, has developed a parliamentary democracy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• republic hungary government profile • political framework structure • representative democracy • former soviet satellite state • capital budapest
The Republic of Hungary, a former Soviet satellite state, has developed a parliamentary democracy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• republic hungary government profile • political framework structure • representative democracy • former soviet satellite state • capital budapest
Italy - Government Profile
Italy, an independent country since 1861, has developed into a parliamentary democratic republic, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• kingdom italy government profile • political framework structure • parliamentary democracy pluriform multi • capital rome • independent nation unified state
Italy, an independent country since 1861, has developed into a parliamentary democratic republic, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• kingdom italy government profile • political framework structure • parliamentary democracy pluriform multi • capital rome • independent nation unified state
Montenegro - Government Profile
Montenegro, independent for 2 years, has developed a parliamentary representative democratic republic with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• montenegro government profile • political framework structure • representative democratic republic • capital podgorica • independent serbia june 2006 referendum
Montenegro, independent for 2 years, has developed a parliamentary representative democratic republic with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• montenegro government profile • political framework structure • representative democratic republic • capital podgorica • independent serbia june 2006 referendum
Ukraine - Government Profile
Ukraine, a former Soviet satellite, has developed into a semi-presidential republic with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• ukraine government profile • political framework structure semi presidential re • capital kyiv kiev • independence 1918 russia 1991 soviet union • august 24
Ukraine, a former Soviet satellite, has developed into a semi-presidential republic with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• ukraine government profile • political framework structure semi presidential re • capital kyiv kiev • independence 1918 russia 1991 soviet union • august 24