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Geothermal energy is generated in the earth's core, about 4,000 miles below the surface. Temperatures hotter than the sun's surface are continuously produced inside the earth by the slow decay of radioactive particles.83

Geothermal Energy

by Carol Bogart

Some years back, when I was building a new house, the contractor asked me what sort of heat I wanted. My folks had always had a propane gas tank out under the apple tree on our Ohio farm, so now that I had a... published 16 months ago

4 comments    energy environment save money

Permanent changes to the genetic makeup of a developing embryo may result from in-utero exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs.65

Endocrine Disrupters

by Carol Bogart

Everything from obesity to prostate cancer. That's what researchers say could be triggered by prenatal exposure to an array of chemicals suspected to be endocrine disrupters. According to a report on the... published 16 months ago

0 comments    health food environment

Ice core drilling in the Arctic reveals trapped methane, a greenhouse gas believed to contribute to climate change. Landfills (bottom photo) don't always have monitors to burn off methane emitted by buried waste. 88

Global Warming, Health and Methane Gas

by Carol Bogart

The adage, "What you don't know can't hurt you," anything but true when it comes to America's improperly abandoned landfills. Uncapped and unlined, such landfills spew out methane gas: a threat to human health... published 17 months ago

7 comments    health environment cancer

Rising ocean temperatures are killing corals worldwide, leaving behind only white skeleton reefs (bottom photo).61

Imperiled Reefs

by Carol Bogart

The world's scuba divers have long known that the earth's oceans are in trouble. Pollution, rising water temperatures and tsunamis are playing havoc with coral reefs. Cozumel, Mexico, once ranked by Jacques... published 16 months ago

0 comments    environment global warming

A freeflowing stream with natural banks provides boulders, gravel and vegetation conducive to successful spawning.68

Rivers Restored

by Carol Bogart

Up and down State Street, on both sides of the bridge, anglers of all ages had their lines in the water. White bass spawning in the Sandusky River were an annual event that drew fishing enthusiasts from near... published 15 months ago

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Storm runoff can flood basements. Digging a shallow landscaped swale can redirect runoff away from a home.65

Water, Water Everywhere

by Carol Bogart

Thinking of building a home? Then you may want to give some thought to the depth and direction of underground rivers called aquifers. Such underground water - or "groundwater" - tends to "follow the surface... published 17 months ago

0 comments    health home tips

Old houses painted in flaking lead-based paints are a known source of lead contamination in children.73

Toxic Metals

by Carol Bogart

"Children are not small adults," say those who track diseases and their environmental triggers. Children exposed to even small amounts of lead, for example, may suffer permanent damage to their IQs and... published 16 months ago

0 comments    health children environment


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