European Union votes to ban toxic farm pesticides



The European Union has voted to ban toxic farm pesticides earlier this week.  This move tightens the use of pesticides in agriculture and prohibits the use of 22 chemicals.

The legislation aims to control crop spraying especially in areas near schools and hospitals.  The ban also aims to curb the use of toxic chemicals, some of them said to be carcinogenic.

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Eco friendly sustainable Bamboo, Bamboo Facts everyone should know.



The very eco friendly sustainable bamboo is creating quite a buzz in the eco friendly communities nowadays due to its efficiency in sustained living conditions and durability. Bamboos are viewed and developed by eco friendly companies to be the highest quality building material rather than the traditional construction products that brings more harm than good to the community. The plant is very versatile.

Bamboos are fast growing plants and require minimal care. It can endure the harshest conditions that make many trees perish such as poor soil, bad weather condition and limited water supply. You cut down bamboos and it will grow back in no time without any effort exerted by man. By its growth and maintenance, it prevents erosion and restores the soil by removing toxins, making it more fertile.

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Algae Biofuel – the Dream of Green Oil Production



If humans may be called the microcosm of the universe, algae can be considered as the microcosm of environment-friendly energy coming from existing biological sources – the new green biofuel. Wile global scale production of oil from algae still needs to overcome certain practical challenges, the homework on producing an eco-friendly form of biofuel from algae has been completed and various environmental-friendly fuel companies are looking forward to cash this immensely valuable natural source of energy that is barely visible to the general attention of our species.

The history of algae biofuel dates back to 1978 when the Aquatic Species Program (launched in the US) started research on energy production from high-lipid algae that were grown in ponds. Trying, at first, to get hydrogen from algal population, the program later focused on oil production, especially biodiesel. In the mid 90s, the research program came to an end and the publications from the program came out by early 2001. It concluded that the green biofuel from algae would only be economical if oil prices would double than the existing (1998) ones. Today, that limit has been far exceeded and hence the increased interest in algae biofuel for large-scale energy production.

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What is sustainable living?



Sustainable living is living life while reducing the impact our lives has on our planet.  Sounds complicated? Simply put, to live with in sustainability is to exist in this planet without disturbing the delicate balance our lives has on the environment.

The recent issues regarding global warming point to human beings as one of the culprits as to why our planet is deteriorating.  We have more cars, take more resources from the earth, and create more garbage than all the other living organisms in this planet.

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