Preserving Our Majestic Forests Why each municipality needs a greenbelt
Trees Are a Vital Part of Our Hydrological System
Trees Are a Vital Part of Our Hydrological System
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Trees are pumps that pull water from deep in the earth, which they then breathe into the atmosphere from their leaves. Is that what is causing the mist in this picture? I believe the answer is yes because satellite images from Nicaragua and Costa Rica reveal that when an area is deforested, the cumulus clouds are absent or poorly developed in comparison to forested areas. (Robert O. Lawton, U.S. Nair and Ron Welch -- University of Alabama, Huntsville) If there are no trees in an area to pull water up, will it remain in the earth -- lost to the hydrological system? There is evidence that in many situations, the answer is yes and that loss of vegetative cover can reduce precipitation. "I'm working with scientists who have been able to tabulate that for every percentage of urban growth, there is a net loss -- there is a percentage loss of rain over that hydrologic cycle in that ecosystem," said Maude Barlow, an author and U.N. advisor on water and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (also called the Alternative Nobel.) This is just one reason why sprawl is one of the most urgent issues facing mankind. |
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We must recycle paper -- and use it sparingly
The Horrible Fury of Nature: When Forests Are Lost
The Horrible Fury of Nature: When Forests Are Lost
Understanding why recycling is so essential
The Great Value of Our Trees
The Great Value of Our Trees
Will we become a dry desert?
How Rainforests Benefit the Whole World
How Rainforests Benefit the Whole World
Can wildlife survive our violent resource consumption?
Forests Are Being Turned Into Tree Plantations
Forests Are Being Turned Into Tree Plantations
Nature needs forests to survive
Are We Following in the Steps of Easter Island?
Are We Following in the Steps of Easter Island?
We want forests -- not tree plantations.
How Recycling Paper Saves Forests
How Recycling Paper Saves Forests
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Wastefulness is violence to the earth.
How Might We Preserve Our Forests?
How Might We Preserve Our Forests?
Awakened and taking action in Portland
Back to Nature in Portland, Oregon
Back to Nature in Portland, Oregon
Eliminate the concept of waste.
Wastefulness Does Violence to the Earth
Wastefulness Does Violence to the Earth
When you see a pile of trash in a dumpster, think of it as a mound of valuable resources --not waste.
Trash contains bits of paper made by cutting down majestic forests, metal that was mined by destroying land, glass that is made using a lot of energy from coal burning power plants and plastic , which is made in ways that pollutes the water.
Most of what is put in a trash can should be put, instead, in a recycling bin.
Yet in my state, Alabama, only 1 in 100 people recycle. About 1% of waste is recycled. But in Seattle, Washington, 53.7 percent of the waste is recycled, saving valuable resources.
We need public service ads on television and in the newspaper to accomplish our goals.
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We have a lot to lose.
Preserving Our Old-Growth Forests
Preserving Our Old-Growth Forests
When I ony have to urinate, I wipe myself clean using small three inch by five inch squares of terry cloth that I made from washclothes, rather than using toilet paper.
I then wash it clean using soap and rinse the soap out over the toilet.