Recycling At An Annual Festival

For the past 25 years or so the city of Frederick, Maryland, has hosted a street festival in the fall.  This event draws 75,000 people who flock the streets to hear good live music, enjoy children’s activities and purchase items made by local artisans.  The event is lacking in only one area: the area of recycling.  For all of its years in existence the festival has never ever had the means to take on the task of recycling its cans, bottles and paper.  Read more

Are You Doing Everything That You Can With Your Recycling

It may come as a big surprise to you, but there is a really, really good chance that the town or city you live in offer a service you may not have heard of; an energy audit.  Cities and towns all over the country have started doing this, where an auditor comes to your home and goes through your living space and helps you to see where you could make some changes that will not only help you conserve energy but will help you save money!  What a bonus it is to save some money by doing the right thing. Read more

How Global Warming Can and Should Impact Your Life

Global warming is defined as the warming of the earth’s temperature.  This rise in temperature is attributed to greenhouse gases.  Unfortunately, global warming involves a lot more than just a slight rise in the earth’s temperature.  For that reason, global warming is an issue that should cause you concern. Read more

What is Global Warming?

There is a good chance that you have heard of global warming before.  After all, global warming is regularly talked about on the radio, television, and even on the internet.  Although there is a good chance that you have heard of global warming before, you may not necessarily know what it is.  There is a large amount of debate circulating the theory of global warming and these debates often lead to confusion. Read more

Global Warming And The Impact on Wildlife

When it comes to global warming, much of the focus is placed on how it can impact us, personally, and future generations to come.  As important as this is, it is also important to remember that global warming stretches far beyond human impact.  Wildlife will also be affected by global warming as well.  In fact, the affects of global warming on wildlife often have a direct relation to the human affects. Read more