Ways To Protect Our Environment

Houses leak most of their heat through the windows. Seals and weather-stripping on cheap and badly installed windows allow heat-robbing drafts, and regular glass is not a very good insulator. But the initial cost of quality energy-efficient windows can give one pause. Is it really worth the extra money to get windows that can reduce […]

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WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2007 (ENS) - A vast rainforest nature reserve has been newly set aside by the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to encourage improved protection for the endangered bonobo, a great ape species that few people even know exists.Found only in the DRC, bonobos inhabit the heart of the Congo […]

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By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2007 (ENS) - A top Bush administration appointee at the U.S. Interior Department could have benefitted financially from a decision she was involved with to remove a California fish from the federal endangered species list, according to a new report by the agency’s inspector general.
The […]

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If you want to know more about the monstrosity of plastic bags, you have to delve to the very root…
Plastics are petroleum products. They come from polymers by virtue of ‘biogeochemical’ manipulation. One thing that plastic bags and paper bags have in common is that they are both recyclable. In recycling plastic bags, they are […]

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NEW YORK, New York, November 27, 2007 (ENS) - Climate change could have a disastrous impact for the world’s poorest people and reverse any gains made in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education, warns the annual United Nations Human Development Report released today.The world’s 2.6 billion people living on less than $2 daily […]

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WASHINGTON, DC, November 28, 2007 (ENS) - One in every four bird species in the United States is imperiled and needs conservation help to survive, finds a new assessment released today by two bird-centered organizations - the Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy.Their report WatchList 2007 is an analysis of population size and […]

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As many of you may realize, protectingourenvironment.com has changed ownership.
For now, this website will be run by a small group of passionate environmentalists. We will strive to pack this site with resources, information, news, and tips on every aspect of conservation.
We will celebrate advancements in environmental policies and technologies.
We will tell you when a […]

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