Green buildings have greater payoffs than the cost to construct them making them a good investment over using standard building sites and materials. Many components play into the construction and design of a green building including location and building materials (just to name a few). Green buildings‚ whether they are homes‚ offices‚ or schools‚ are built to reduce pollution‚ conserve energy used‚ and to more efficiently use renewable resources. Several practices that are now used by those “going
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[pic] The Green Revolution The world’s worst recorded food disaster occurred in 1943 in British-ruled India. Known as the Bengal Famine‚ an estimated 4 million people died of hunger that year in eastern India (which included today’s Bangladesh). Initially‚ this catastrophe was attributed to an acute shortfall in food production in the area. However‚ Indian economist Amartya Sen (recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics‚ 1998) has established that while food shortage was a contributor to the
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Chandler Moore Mrs.Hollfiled English 111 April 30‚ 2014 Release the Green! Marijuana is a substance that has become very much a part of American culture. Nearly 65 million Americans have either used it occasionally or regularly. The use of marijuana hit mainstream America about thirty years ago and it has been accepted by a large segment of society ever since the 1980’s. Legalizing marijuana could help the world out in some many different ways‚ for example‚ the crime rate‚ the reason
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In this article‚ Buffam discusses the potential risks that green roof runoff can have on downstream ecosystems. Though beneficial in some areas‚ storm water runoff from these roofs have been found to seep harmful chemicals that can contaminate water quality. Sources of phosphorous‚ carbon‚ copper and iron have all been identified as a part of the hazardous runoff. It has been anticipated that these green roof ecosystems have fluctuating runoff concentrations depending on plant production‚ microscopic
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Green Chemistry Many companies all over the world produce chemicals for their products that are harmful to the environment‚ human health‚ and to all living species. Green Chemistry is the use of chemistry for the prevention of chemical pollution to the environment by using chemicals that are benign‚ or not harmful. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that the mission of Green Chemistry is‚ "To promote innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation
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Green Technologies Green technology‚ also known as environmental or clean technology‚ minimizes impacts on the environment and natural resources. It’s based on concepts such as conserving water and energy‚ reducing waste and pollution‚ harnessing renewable energy sources‚ finding ways to reuse materials‚ and developing less polluting technologies. Green technology is everywhere these days; in the news‚ politics‚ fashion‚ and of course technology. Green Technology is becoming so widespread
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of survival. The topic of Green Technology helps this cause. Because the amount of carbon-di-oxide we are spreading each and every day‚ it will make that thing precise and create a fresh environment where everything will be genuinely natural. The topic of Green Technology is being illustrated below: In modern construction‚ a thoughtful integration of Green Building technology can make a tremendous difference in an overall appeal of a newly constructed building. Green Building helps preserve the
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My Green Light My green light is an ambiguous entity‚ consisting of multiple forms‚ each day varying from the next. This ever-changing pattern in my life is possibly a result of a void left behind from my childhood‚ as my parents had never encouraged or raised any desire to strive for a goal in me. As such I now have an inability to create a permanent goal for myself. My green light‚ in short‚ lacks conviction - it is deprived of the motivation required to maintain my interest‚ and eventually
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Tesco is considered as the second largest retailer in UK and they use several method to make sure their security.. There policies that Apple implements for its security purpose‚ an example: employees working for Apple are given a chip card which has all the information of the employees when logging into the online server‚ employees are asked to scan their details. The information is verified that it’s the person logging by smart CCTV facial recognition. The firm has a CCTV hub which deals with security
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2008 APEC Clean Development Conference – The Current Applications and Future Promotion of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development National Tsing-Hua University‚ Hsinchu‚ Chinese Taipei Dec.15.2008 Green Chemistry for the Improvement of Human Welfare Gwo-Dong Roam ‚ Wan-Yi Wu‚ Chung-Han Chiou‚ Chung-Wen Yen Office of Sustainable Development Environmental Protection Administration‚ Chinese Taipei Tel: 02-23822841; E-mail: gdroam@sun.epa.gov.tw Viewpoints & Experiences: . Roadmap:
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