Category Archives: pollution

We Need to Pull Carbon Out of the Atmosphere to Save The Planet

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The year saw the Arctic sea ice extent fall to a new and shocking low, while the U.S. experienced it warmest month ever on record (July), beating even Dust Bowl temperatures. Meanwhile, a flood of new research has convincingly connected … Continue reading →

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And Now Danger of Plastic Litter in Arctic Ocean

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Plastic does not easily decompose. That darn plastic bag can move many thousands of miles. The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste as reported in the advance online publication of the … Continue reading →

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch : World’s Biggest Landfill in the Pacific Ocean?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The patch runs over an indeterminate area, … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans, pollution, water | Tagged Environment, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, science | 9 Comments

Nuclear Power is Environment Friendly

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Some environmentalists opine that nuclear is a viable emissions-free option to dirty coal while renewable-energy technologies continue to advance. Instead of burning some material, nuclear power plants split uranium nuclei, as noted, without producing any air pollution .The heat that … Continue reading →