Environmental Cleanup Success Stories
When so much harm to the environment is happening all around us, it’s great to hear about environmental cleanup stories that helped improve the conditions of the environment while helping to promote economic activity in an area. I recently read through a few great success stories on the EPA website, and I thought I would highlight a few of the best ones that I read about.
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The Steel Industry – Making it Greener
Take a quick guess, what is the most recyclable material that is manufactured? If you read the title of the article, you’d guess steel and you would be right! Unlike other recyclable products, steel does not lose any of its quality or physical characteristics from being recycled. But why is steel so recyclable compared to other recycled products like paper and plastic? To find out, we have to dive into the manufacturing process of making steel. Also learn about how valuable steel can be and how you can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of the steel industry.
The Dumbest Car Accessories In The World
Driving down the road is a great way to see just how dumb car owners can be with their money. From the painfully cheesy to the just plain dumb, car owners often wear these wastes of money on their sleeves (or bumpers). Here’s our list of the worst offenders on the road.
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1. The fake sun roof. Who in the world thought of this and what island have they been banished to? Who exactly decided that it was more important to look like you have a sunroof than actually have a functioning sunroof? This is a standard feature on all kinds of low and mid-level cars and has been so for years. No one is going to be impressed and this thing couldn’t be more useless.
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Why do people in jeeps wave at each other?
Attendant drivers likely notice that drivers of Jeep Wranglers tend to wave at each other when they pass. Not unlike motorcycle riders, Jeep Wrangler owners like to give a nod of respect to each other, but why?
The history of the wave
The actual facts behind the Jeep wave are muddy at best, but the general thought seems to be that it can be credited back to World War II. Jeeps, at that time, were a staple in the military and some say that the wave was used to replace the salute as vehicles passed each other so as to not give away high ranking officers who could be exposed. Others contend that soldiers returning home either carried on, or created this tradition after buying a Jeep upon their return. Knowing many other former soldiers served it was a sign of respect among fellow soldiers to offer up a wave to a fellow serviceman.
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What’s in Your Water?
If you’re trying to take your body back to a natural, healthy state, you’re probably drinking a lot of water. Hydration is extremely important to physical and mental health, so it is certainly important to get enough of it. But if you’re drinking straight from the tap, you might be ingesting all sorts of chemicals without even realizing it. I just started using a water purification system on my drinking water, and here’s why.
1. There are more than two thousand contaminants that could be present in small amounts in your tap water. Some of these chemicals have even been linked to cancer.
2. Using purified water for cleaning helps prevent unwanted chemicals and microorganisms from infiltrating your home.
Seasonal Pond Maintenance
Whether it’s a farm pond, a golf course pond, or a koi pond in your backyard, the basics of pond maintenance are the same. If you do a little bit of work continuously, it will save you from having to clean up a big mess in your pond down the line. By choosing the right equipment to maintain your pond, you’ll be able to keep it looking fresh and clean year round. Here, we’ll lay out the basics of pond maintenance for each of Mother Nature’s four seasons.
Buying A New Hedge Trimmer? Consider These Points.
If you have a garden that is full of dense shrubbery, a quality hedge trimmer is a tool in which you will likely need to invest at some point, especially if you want to keep the growth under control. When looking for a trimmer, however, it is important to not just buy the first one you come across. This is because there are many points that you should first take into consideration to ensure you are making the right choice. Otherwise you could be wasting your money.
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The Best Farming Memoirs
There are few things as heartwarming as a true story of an American farm. As summer reading gets going, I wanted to share a few of my favorite memoirs with a decidedly agricultural theme. Here are three books you should consider picking up this summer.
1. The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball
This easy read is the story of an up-and-coming writer living in New York City whose interview with a farmer changed her life. The reader follows Kristin as she changes the entire direction of her life once she falls in love both with a farmer and farming itself. Kristin and her husband’s success in starting a self-sustaining farm is inspirational, and the vivid imagery and memories the book evokes makes you remember why you fell in love with farming in the first place.
Industrial Hygienists
If you’re looking to start a promising career where you help out the environment and the health of the public, then a career as an industrial hygienists may be the perfect fit for you. Known as occupational hygienists throughout much of Europe, it is the job of industrial hygienists evaluate, anticipate and determine when environmental hazards exist in the workplace. Without their help, many workers could be exposed to hazardous materials while on the job without even knowing it. There are plenty of places that offer industrial hygiene services, so lets examine a few key examples of how industrial hygienists help identify hazardous substances that save lives.
Recycling Easy Enough for a Caveman
Did you know that in America we dispose more than 700 billion pounds of paper, glass, plastic, wood, food, metal, clothing, electronics and other refuse each and every year. When you consider this, imagine how hard it is to manage the mountains of waste that are being piled up. There are ways that you can help. They are simple, inexpensive and will help ensure a healthy planet for your family and friends.
The most difficult thing for most people is just getting started. When we first start out trying to recycle we constantly forget to put the can in the aluminum bin and the papers we end up putting out with the trash but as we struggle to break free of our old habits there are other things we can do to cut down on waste like buying concentrated household products or buying in bulk.