Ways to Save the Earth - Page 3

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-11-2011, 03:44 PM

Cover soil to protect it from evaporation and weed growth.

When weeds appear in the garden, there is a strong temptation to eliminate them using an environmentally damaging chemical treatment. It is better, however, to prevent them from growing in the first place by using natural mulch cover that also helps to keep moistue in the soil. Protected from weeds as well as from drying out excessively, the garden will be healthier.

You can mulch the soil around the base of the plants trees, and bushes using hay, dried grass cuttings, leaves, wood shavings, chippings, cocoa bean shells, etc. Mulching also protects soil from the action of the sun and wind, and helps to keep it moist.

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The Hollyberry Lady · 11-12-2011, 07:11 PM

Collect rainwater.

Nature gives us rain, and for this, we pay nothing. Like solar and wind energy, collecting rainwater is a means of protecting the environment in a sustainable way. The rain that falls on the roofs of our houses could cover as much as 80% of our current annual domestic water consumption. In addition, collecting rainwater prevents it from flowing along the street, picking up pollutants, and depositing them into the storm drains and eventually into our waterways. Rainwater collection systems do double-duty, conserving water and protecting our environment from pollutants.

Have a rainwater collection system fitted to your house to meet outdoor water needs, like watering the lawn and washing the car. At the very least, put a rubber garbage can beneath your rain gutter to collect water. I've used rainwater to water my indoor plants.

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The Hollyberry Lady · 11-13-2011, 08:22 PM

Visit regional preserves and state parks.

America and Canada's countrysides constitute an exraordinary natural and cultural heritage. State parks and forests; nature preserves that are privately run but open to public; and historic sites offer insight into regional, natural, and cultural histories. The views and recreational challenges of our country's national parks might inspire awe and wonder, but it is ordinary, everyday nature and history that tells us who we are.

Find a state park, forest, or reserve in your area. Learn about the species that inhabit it and any developments that might threaten it.

: )

sunfish · 11-14-2011, 01:10 PM

Mark Twain Quotes. Action speaks louder than words

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-14-2011, 01:21 PM

Fishermen on shore, respect your surroundings.

Contrary to appearances, the ships that sail the world's oceans are responsible for only a small part of the pollution of the seas. Oil splits account for only 2.5% of pollution, and cleaning ships' tanks at sea accounts for 25%. Most pollution (about 70%) comes from the land by means of what is emptied into rivers and estauries. In 1996, the authorities in Corsica found a stranded whale with more than 30 square feet of plastic sheeting in it's stomach.

When you fish from the shore, leave pebbles, rocks, and empty shells where you found them, for they may shelter unobtrusive animal life. Make your children aware of the need to respect sea and shore habitats, which teem with life but are vulnerable.

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-23-2011, 10:44 AM

Keep litter out of our oceans.

A motley carpet of some 300 million tons of waste covers the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the waste will remain there, intact, for centuries. A newspaper takes 6 weeks to decompose in the sea, and a cardboard box takes 3 months. A cigarette butt takes 2 years, and a steel can 80 years. A aluminum can will last 100 years and a plastic bag 300 years. A piece of polystyrene or a plastic bottle will both remain intact for 500 years. Glass lasts even longer.

Vast though it is, the sea cannot absorb all our pollution. It is becoming saturated. Do not leave waste on the shore or throw any overboard, and when possible dispose of it in recycle bins.

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-24-2011, 04:42 PM

Plant a tree.

Eight thousand years ago, when human beings settled and began to grow crops, half the planet's land mass was covered in thick forest. Today, less than a third is still forested. Worldwide, over the last 10 years, forest cover has been reduced by 2.4%. In order to live, all plants on the planet release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Two acres of mature forest absorb the equivalent of the carbon emissions from 100 midsize cars over a period of a year.

Plant a tree: You will be joining the fight against global warming and the atmospheric pollution caused by carbon dioxide emissions.

: )

barnetmill · 04-14-2012, 10:07 PM

All of the purple suggestions for saving the planet are certainly laudable. The dead zones that are now surrounding many of the continents and the our polluted atmosphere will require international accords that function and it is currently not happening. What do we have, say about 300 million in the USA and maybe less than than that in the rest of northamerica. Chine and India with the rest of asia have billions. As their industry and standard of living increases pollution is and will multiply.
I think the planet will function in a viable manner for my lifetime, but probably not much after that. Remember centuries and even 1,000 of years are not even an eye blink in the scale of time. The planet will recover even if we are no longer the top dog.

modenacart · 04-26-2012, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

I humbly disagree. Geothermal energy is not classified as renewable. No study has concluded that.

And it is one of the most expensive types of heating.

One of my classmates in graduate school proved it is cheaper than traditional heating and cooling mathematically and experimentally. It is also very easy to reason without much math background. The ground stays a relativity consent temperature. During the summer it would be a heat sink and during the winter a heat source. Of course you still need a secondary unit to supplement.

palmtree · 04-27-2012, 12:53 AM

Great postings! Lots of good info people should know. Im definitely going to try growing more edible fruit in my yard this year, using organic fertlizer and compost.

I personally like the idea of growing Bamboo forests in many areas that are deforested. They grow fast, can be cut down for wood in a very renewable kind of way, and apparently release 2 times the amount of oxygen that traditional trees do! I dont recommend introducing bamboo to already forested areas, but for places like Haiti where the forests are already destroyed completely, you have nothing to lose by planting something that grows fast!

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