July 2014
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Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is the result of increased greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. When we talk about climate change, pollution or the greenhouse effect,…
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Impacts of Climate Change
You’ll hear the terms climate change and global warming, tossed around on the news – temperatures increasing, sea levels rising and obligatory photos of…
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The Greenhouse Effect
The Earth is surrounded by a layer called ozone (O3) – this layer is like a blanket which protects the Earth from harmful UV…
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Building Sustainably
The term built environment refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings and parks or…
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Recycling & Sustainability
Sustainability is the ability to maintain a certain status or process in existing systems. The most frequent use of the term “sustainability” is connected…
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Environmental Management
Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might…
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Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain,…
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Climate Change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years.…
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What are GM foods?
What’s in the name? It’s a bit like Shrek, just as the word ‘ogre’ had villagers running for their pitchforks, the word ‘GM’ has…
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Using Bacteria for Good
From an early age, we’re told to wash our hands, not lick the dog, put the milk back in the frige and so on.…
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Amazing Facts about Bacteria
There’s some facts in life you’re just glad you learnt…like, don’t put your mouth under the hand-dryer! 1. Do you use the hand-dryer to…
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What are Bacteria
Here it is – every type of life on this planet classified and named. The ‘tree of life’ is made up of Bacteria, Archeaa…