Reducing Waste:
Reusable Items
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency:
- Each person in the United States produces 4.5 pounds of waste daily
- Reusing items stops waste at the source because it delays or avoids that item's entry in the waste collection and disposal system.
- Source reduction, including reuse, can help reduce waste disposal and handling costs, because it avoids the costs of recycling, municipal composting, land filling, and combustion.
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Climate Change:
More Wildfires, More Mercury
According to a 2006 study reported in the Canadian Press with comments from the United States Geological Service, climate change is putting more mercury in our food chain. In northern Canada, toxic mercury emissions from wildfires has increased 15-fold to be more than every U.S. coal-fired power plant combined.
As our climate becomes hotter and drier, mercury emissions will increase. |
Climate Change:
Melting Glaciers
The New York Times recently reported: "... the Arctic is being transformed by significant warming [and] a rising thirst for oil and gas..." We must lower our green house emissions and find alternative, natural energy sources. |
