Archive for January, 2012

02
Jan

Climate Change

A pioneering new 3D map of the Amazon rainforest reveals how considerably carbon is locked in the trees and then released into the atmosphere when they are destroyed.

 

The high-resolution map – produced employing satellites, airborne laser technology and ground studies – could aid pave the way for an international scheme exactly where countries are paid to avoid tropical forests becoming cut down or damaged.

 

Presently virtually a fifth of annual global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation.

 

01
Jan

Environmentally Friendly Garage Doors

 

Changing your old garage door getting a brand new door not just beautify your house, your old door can also serve as recycled material for use in producing new doors. Your old door could be recycled if it’s metal or wood, so you will not be adding to waste piles around the planet, and your new door can be a genuinely “green” purchase.

You may possibly still be asking yourself how on earth we can save the environment by getting a garage door. For 1 factor, old garage doors have little to no insulation, or, if it had insulation to begin with, the insulating material has lengthy since dusted or degraded. Loosing heat via your old and tired doors will consequently mean that you are making use of up a excellent deal of unnecessary fuel in order to maintain your home at optimum temperature. If the garage door is not correctly sealed and insulated, you will be forced to use much more energy and cause you to pay significantly much more for utilities although the excess power usage can consequently harm the environment.

So, together with your old doors you’ll not just be damaging the environment, but also you will finish up with massive fuel bills that will be poor for your bank balance.