Courtesy: Wikipedia Compost is a mixture of ingredients used to fertilize and improve the soil. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste and recycling organic materials. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, …
Composting Basics All composting requires three basic ingredients: Browns – This includes materials such as dead leaves, branches, and twigs. Greens – This includes materials such as grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, and coffee grounds. Water – Having the …
COURTESY : www.nature.com/ Coal power generation is a primary cause of greenhouse gas (GHG) and toxic airborne emissions globally. We present a uniquely comprehensive inventory of CO2, methane, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury emissions for 7,861 coal-generating …
Climate is sometimes mistaken for weather. But climate is different from weather because it is measured over a long period of time, whereas weather can change from day to day, or from year to year. The climate of an area …
Energy star products COURTESY : www.alabamapower.com/ ENERGY STAR® is an energy efficiency program launched in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is now jointly sponsored by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy. A product bearing the …
Energy management Courtesy : logicladder.com Our world is already fraught with rising energy demands. As per the data available, the total energy consumption of the world is expected to increase by 48% before 2040, says a report published by US Energy …
Energy efficiency Courtesy : www.eesi.org Energy efficiency simply means using less energy to perform the same task – that is, eliminating energy waste. Energy efficiency brings a variety of benefits: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing demand for energy imports, and …
COMPOSTING COURTESY : https://home.howstuffworks.com/ Americans generate about 210 million tons (231 million short tons) of trash, or solid waste, each year. Most of this trash (57 percent) gets placed in municipal landfills. About 56 million tons (27 percent) is recovered through either …
COAL EMISSION COURTESY : https://www.c2es.org/ Coal is a cheap and abundant resource, and carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal use is responsible for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel use. The United States and China …
