That depends on who you ask and when. There are many proponents and opponents to genetic engineering in agriculture, and these attitudes tend to change over time. As humans discover new ideas and innovations, it often takes time for these ideas to become accepted or popular. Some never become popular. Others have changed the world for the better.
Best Practices at the Office
We all know how important it is to think green for the sake of our planet and save money at the same time. Most people think about greening at home, but many don’t think about greening at the office. The fact is that the office environment offers many great opportunities to go green and save.
Everyone is looking for ways to go green as a way to help save our planet and save money at the same time. Going green is not as difficult as it used to be.
Here are twenty (20) quick tips for a greener life, separated into easy, more difficult and advanced categories.
How successful have we been in reducing ozone depletion?
Ozone (O3) is a naturally-occurring, highly reactive gas made up of three oxygen atoms. Ozone is formed by the interaction of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV) and molecular oxygen (O2) high above the earth’s surface. The stratospheric ozone layer extends from about six (6) to thirty (30) miles above the earth and is crucial for limiting (filtering) the UV rays from the sun. As increased UV rays reach the earth, humans sunburn faster and the earth’s surface is warmed above the normal average temperature, therefore adding to the global warming problem. Reports show, on average, that humans sunburn 10% faster today than thirty (30) years ago. Read more …
Is Nanotechnology a threat or an opportunity?
Nanotechnology is the engineering of tiny particles, systems or machines. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter, or about the width of three or four atoms. Scientists are developing machines so small that the naked human eye cannot see them.
The theoretical possibilities of nanotechnology were first envisioned in 1959 by renowned physicist Richard Feynman. The word nanotechnology was popularized in the 1980’s by K. Eric Drexler. The US National Nanotechnology Initiative was created to fund nanotechnology research.
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