Articles, tagged with "environmental hazards", page 1

Today’s cabinet industry makes use of many types of versatile and gorgeous types of woods. This material is usually used to blend style, class, and strength into one package, and is most of the time used for middle to top of the line hardware. But with al...

Last April, the Gulf of Mexico was impacted by a catastrophic oil spill under embattled U.K. energy giant BP, causing ongoing damage to the environment and those working and living along the coast. We are all made increasingly aware of the enormity of ...

Landfill gas recovery has great promise for keeping methane out of the atmosphere where it can contribute to global warming. Landfill gas is also a possible green source of energy and a potential replacement for fossil fuels. However, at the same time, ...

The growing environmental hazards are fast provoking stringent laws to protect the environment and make sure that it retains its life and is not affected by inhumane activities of mankind. And this is necessary too because if now these strict measures are...

An environmental geologist is a scientist whose specialties include studies, reviews and investigations involving the environment and the impact of human activities on it. Their work often includes environmental site assessments, environmental hazard inv...

Oil spills are arguably one of the most serious of all man-made environmental hazards. Pictures of wildlife devastation from places like Prince Edwards Island, scene of the Exxon Valdez disaster, and other parts of the world are haunting reminders of the ...

In the movie Erin Brockovich, the character of Julia Roberts was neck-deep in investigation about the suspicious activities of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which led to the eventual poisoning and death of the residents nearby the area. After going th...

In an attempt to protect and save the environment and combating environmental hazards, we are ought to take our every step with extreme cautiousness. We should not forget that in our daily walk of life, our every action must be environmentally responsible...

Here's one piece of news that's music to the ears for cell phone users across the world. GSMA has announced that they'll be coming out with a single universal charger for all cell phones (except Apple). Now cell users needn't worry about carrying their ow...