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Sea Level Rise

How much is sea level rising?

Sea levels are measured by a variety of methods that show close agreement - sediment cores, tidal gauges, satellite measurements. What they find is sea level rise has been steadily accelerating over the past century. [.....]

Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise | Climate Change - Health and Environmental Effects | U.S. EPA

Coastal zones may be affected by climate change through effects such as sea level rise, possible changes in maritime storms, and increased salinity of water supplies. This page provides an overview of the risks of sea level rise, loss of wetlands and dry land, storms and flooding, [.....]

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

ne of the most pronounced effects of climate change has been melting of masses of ice around the world. Glaciers and ice sheets are large, slow-moving assemblages of ice that cover about 10% of the world's land area and exist on every continent except Australia. They are the world's largest reservoir of fresh water, holding approximately 75%. [.....]

Recycle Everything - Some Useful Articles

Recycle Everything - Planet Green

Here's an eco-challenge for you: How long do you think you could go recycling every single eligible item you come across? Easy, you say—I do that anyways. Well, not so fast. This is far more difficult than it appears. I...

How to Recycle Practically Anything : Old Myths are Shattering and New Options Come Online (by Sally Deneen)

These days, no matter where you live, you can recycle a wide range of discards aseptic juice packages, printer cartridges, ordinary batteries, iPods, PDAs, and even cell phones.

How to Recycle...Everything | Care2 Healthy & Green Living

Doing a little spring cleaning? Chances are you can recycle just about everything in your garbage pile.

How to recycle everything from corks to crayons

Almost anything can be recycled, but sometimes it takes a little extra effort. After all, even the most tattered furniture might be perfect for someone else who's willing to work on it. If you donate to charities, it's tax deductible.

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Some amazing facts

Human Appropriation of the World's Fresh Water Supply

1% of the world's fresh water (~0.007% of all water on earth) is accessible for direct human uses. This is the water found in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and those underground sources that are shallow enough to be tapped at an affordable cost. Only this amount is regularly renewed by rain and snowfall, and is therefore available on a sustainable basis.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" : TreeHugger

Kevin Zilnio points us to a great piece in The Independent describing what has become known as the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch,' or 'trash vortex' - essentially a floating expanse of waste

How can 6 pounds of gasoline create 19 pounds of Carbon dioxide?

Global Warming. One of the most important things you can do to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming is to buy a vehicle with higher fuel economy. This is because every gallon of gasoline your vehicle burns puts 20 pounds of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.

10 Green Facts That Will Make Your Head Spin | Going Green Today | Sustainable Living Solutions

According to the American Solar Energy Society, the amount of sunlight that falls on the Earth's surface in one minute is sufficient to meet world energy demand for an entire year.

Going Green Facts from FOX

Think your efforts at going green won't make a difference? Check out these startling facts and figures from the folks at FOX.

15 Mind-Boggling Green Facts & Enviro-Stats

The most jaw-dropping statistics and facts about the environment, renewable energy, conservation, trash and more.