Reasons to go Solar



As the earth reels from the effects of global warming, scientists are scrambling with ways to completely shift from fossil fuel to a more sustainable and earth friendly alternative.  So here are the reasons as to why Solar is the best alternative to man’s seemingly inexhaustible demands for more energy.

1.    Reliability – The sun has been around for millions of years and scientists believe that it will still be there for millions more.  The sun has long been venerated by ancient civilizations because of its life giving properties.  Remember the saying ‘as sure as day’?  Well, as the sun rising each day seems to be a good enough guarantee that the sun will be there tomorrow.

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Eco Consciousness Starts From Home



I firmly believe that our ethics was heavily molded in our childhood years. These were the years when we have no idea how to act in this crazy, heavily-laden with issues world so we just took after our supposedly role models i.e adults around us. It’s funny how hard we deny our caregivers’ characteristics—even despise at times—and yet be able to carry them to our own adulthood. It’s because these characteristics are deeply embedded in our own subconscious minds that if reflex has it, it will certainly come out unabashed.

It was also said that the earliest you can train your child of certain things, the better he or she will absorb the things you want them to perceive. This may be true and with this I also hope the next generation to be more eco conscious than the generation we are living right now since together with us, our kids are the ones experiencing the many diverse effects of climate change, global warming and other eco-related issues.

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Floods in the Philippines



Philippines is a tropical country where typhoons are a common occurrence. Mainly, there are two types of climate in the Philippines, these are wet and dry seasons. An ordinary day for the Philippines would be hot and humid. The months of January to June are known to be the dry months where the sun is at its highest while the rest is considered as the wet or rainy season where rains are expected to pour. Because it is a tropical country, typhoons of different proportions frequented the area.

Climate in the Philippines is fairly simple to understand since it has only two and the months they occur are also equally divided between them. Life in the Philippines, even if poverty is an issue that never goes away, is plain, simple and manageable. This is the exact situation when the effects of climate change suddenly hit the country.

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Drought Effects in California



For the last three years, several counties in California have been putting up with the tremendous effects of drought and farmers are in the verge of giving up altogether. In fall of 2006, there was a noted below average amount of rain or precipitation in the area according to authorities, but they were far from dreaming that a drought like that would last this long and it seems that the drought is far from over.

At first it was only the farmers who worried about their irrigation system and water supply for their crops. All hopes were gone when the drought brought about continuing water shortage, enough to alert even California’s locals to fear for the day when there would be no more water to drink and sustain human existence. Of course, the hardest hit must be endured by California farmers whose main source of income is largely dependent on water. Indeed, local economies are hurt by drought and the situation is expected to worsen if the climate won’t change even for a bit. Agriculture-based businesses are now cutting back on manpower, if not shutting down, causing the employment rate to decrease dramatically in drought-stricken areas.

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How Deforestation Affects Climate Change



Due to the overwhelming changes in our climate today, it is but normal for experts to seek the root cause of this problem—even their potential ones. In this case, deforestation stands as the apparent cause, not a potential one, of climate change. Since areas upon areas of forestland are fast diminishing these days, freaky weather changes are expected to get worse than ever.

Experts believed that if the government is deadest in fighting climate change, they should have a good look into deforestation concerns since it is the number one contributing factor to the problem at hand. There is an estimated 20% greenhouse gas emission as far as deforestation is concerned and the alarming rate which deforestation is now assuming are sure to cause catastrophic results soon.

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