http://www.artipot.com/dir/society-and-culture/environment/causes-and-organizations/ Latest Causes and Organizations articles from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/442328/what-can-a-private-environmental-management-company-do-for-you.htm We are all affected by our environment: there are toxins in the air we breathe, the ground we walk on, and the foods we eat. Not all toxins are highly hazardous, of course, and a certain amount of exposure will not do any lasting harm. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:36:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/442328/what-can-a-private-environmental-management-company-do-for-you.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/425837/how-environmental-services-protect-our-planet.htm With the world becoming more aware of how important and precious our environment is, it has become clear that within every industry, environmental services need to be put into practice Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/425837/how-environmental-services-protect-our-planet.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/425688/the-early-beginnings-of-air-transportation.htm It is difficult to imagine not being able to catch a flight to travel around the world these days, but this technology has not been around for that long. The first ever controlled heavier-than-air controlled flight occurred within Connecticut by Gustave Whitehead in 1901. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:46:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/425688/the-early-beginnings-of-air-transportation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/416074/bulk-water-suppliers-tips-to-save-the-environment.htm The world is becoming far savvier in understanding that we need to change our living habits to save the environment. As concerns in the press recently highlight issues with the current climate change there are going to be different areas in the world that will suffer from water stress it is more important than ever to understand how to conserve water. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:42:17 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/416074/bulk-water-suppliers-tips-to-save-the-environment.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/414964/global-warming-and-the-energy-performance-certificate.htm Global warming is now something we cannot ignore or deny, the government now recognises that is a big problem that the entire world needs to deal with together. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:11:19 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/414964/global-warming-and-the-energy-performance-certificate.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/414922/the-process-of-nuclear-waste-management.htm Almost every industry in the world produces waste that has to be handled in some way; industries within the nuclear sector are not an exception. Because nuclear waste is so potentially harmful the waste management for this industry is a huge concern for all the producers of radioactive waste. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:33:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/414922/the-process-of-nuclear-waste-management.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/388697/sustainable-lunch-bags-and-baggies-ecofriendly-container-options-for-kids-lunches.htm If you're packing your child's lunch, you know how much packaging goes into their noontime meal each day. You also know that that amount of packaging each day, five days a week, adds up to a lot of trash! Use these tips to use what you already have or reuse old items in new ways Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:17:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/388697/sustainable-lunch-bags-and-baggies-ecofriendly-container-options-for-kids-lunches.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/384352/trees-offer-more-than-just-shade.htm This spring the Austin City Council considered rules for how developers can both treat existing trees on a property and quotas for planting future trees. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:56:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/384352/trees-offer-more-than-just-shade.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/381503/the-age-of-stupid-how-to-help-it-get-smart.htm A new eco-documentary, The Age of Stupid, has recently been released in the UK and will soon be available throughout the world. Like its predecessors, An Inconvenient Truth and The Eleventh Hour, it sounds a loud and ominous alarm about the impending global warming catastrophe. It also contains an urgent call to action for all 6.5 billion humans on Planet Earth. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:02 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/381503/the-age-of-stupid-how-to-help-it-get-smart.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/376213/projects-of-the-tel-aviv-foundation.htm This article tells how the Tel Aviv Foundation serves those around it. Its mission is to make life better for those in Tel Aviv and Israel and this article will tell a few ways that the foundation is trying to do that. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:23:27 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/376213/projects-of-the-tel-aviv-foundation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/374809/how-an-energy-performance-certificate-can-help-lower-emissions-forever.htm Energy Performance Certificates have been introduced as mandatory to help improve the energy efficiency of buildings within the United Kingdom to meet EU standards. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:17:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/374809/how-an-energy-performance-certificate-can-help-lower-emissions-forever.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/374080/energy-audits-and-tax-credits.htm In a buyers market, sellers wanting an edge may go ahead and make some of the improvements indicated by an energy audit, which focuses on things like insulation and the condition of the heating and cooling systems. This year's tax credits may help offset some of those costs. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:33:15 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/374080/energy-audits-and-tax-credits.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/372873/provide-help-to-the-environment-planting-a-tree.htm Many want to fight global warming and provide help to the environment. Planting a tree to restore for habitat sake is a step in the right direction. We can make an impact when we endeavor to plant a tree and restore the earth. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:01:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/372873/provide-help-to-the-environment-planting-a-tree.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/369286/learning-about-the-importance-of-solar-energy.htm Learning more about solar energy can spread the importance and what needs to be done to make it more affordable and easy for consumers to avail of. Availing of the power from the sun is one thing that we should encourage our folks to save on our bills and the environment. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:26:30 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/369286/learning-about-the-importance-of-solar-energy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/368636/a-life-without-sustainable-power.htm What happens when the oil prices and production costs get too high? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:21:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/368636/a-life-without-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/368022/new-factors-in-the-global-warming-debate.htm The issue of climate change is becoming more complex due to influences other than greenhouse gas accumulation. Major new initiatives should not be taken until a better scientific understanding is reached and a comprehensive energy policy skteched out. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:26:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/368022/new-factors-in-the-global-warming-debate.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367564/biofuel-as-a-sustainable-power-source.htm The energy crisis has already prompted a war; that is if you believe conspiracy theorists and the media. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:24:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367564/biofuel-as-a-sustainable-power-source.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367346/sustaining-life-sustainable-power.htm When we speak of energy, power, and development, we all think development, industrialization, advancement; all these leads to pollution and degradation of the environment. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:26:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367346/sustaining-life-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367345/sustainable-power-of-the-wind.htm With so much talk about environmental damage, dwindling fossil fuels, and sky rocketing oil and energy prices it is now clear that we must look for alternative energy resources. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:25:17 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367345/sustainable-power-of-the-wind.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367336/a-war-between-eating-and-sustainable-power.htm Today climate change is a reality that is acknowledge by even the most doubtful of skeptics. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:04:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367336/a-war-between-eating-and-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367334/dams-a-source-of-sustainable-power.htm Dams have been around for a century now. Beavers used it, although not for energy and now humans employ it as source for that ingredient in survival: power. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:04:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367334/dams-a-source-of-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367294/darkness-ahead-the-quest-for-sustainable-power.htm A looming danger is ahead, darkness everywhere, no electricity, no oil. What happens to us when oil runs out? Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:32:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367294/darkness-ahead-the-quest-for-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367264/solar-energy-a-sustainable-power-is-harnessed.htm Since ancient times the sun was considered as a source of energy: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:09:14 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367264/solar-energy-a-sustainable-power-is-harnessed.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/367216/the-solution-to-pollution-sustainable-power.htm The World Health Organization, The U.N., and governments from all over the world are now concerned with pollution. You hear celebrities calling a call to arms, to unite against pollution. A media frenzy on how polluted the whole planet is the event of the decade. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:43:41 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/367216/the-solution-to-pollution-sustainable-power.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/365838/ways-to-impact-your-environment-for-good.htm These days it seems like everyone everywhere is talking about ways we can help save our planet by "going green." What does that even mean? In an effort to inspire myself and others, I've decided to list a few ways that each of us can become green. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:43:56 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/365838/ways-to-impact-your-environment-for-good.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/360495/the-price-of-clean-air.htm What exactly is cap-and-trade? Well, it's the government giving companies an allowance (the cap) on pollution by setting CO2 emission standards. Companies that stay under the cap can sell (the trade) their leftover allowances to companies that go over the pollution standards. It sounds like a win-win, but cap-and-trade has its opponents. Fri, 29 May 2009 03:03:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/360495/the-price-of-clean-air.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/360172/even-lincoln-is-going-green.htm While a new home is more energy efficient than an older home, those who own an older home don't have to give up on being green. Thu, 28 May 2009 16:18:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/360172/even-lincoln-is-going-green.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/357555/semi-vegetarianism-a-way-to-health-and-happiness.htm Discover why eating less meat makes sense from an environmental, community, food security and personal health perspective. Tue, 26 May 2009 01:45:52 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/357555/semi-vegetarianism-a-way-to-health-and-happiness.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/354802/gaining-the-perks-of-going-green.htm With all of the hype surrounding the environment and reducing emissions from vehicles, factories and manufacturing facilities corporations and individuals alike have jumped onto the green bandwagon. Corporate office buildings are being redesigned and recreated to work harmoniously with the environment. Thu, 21 May 2009 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/354802/gaining-the-perks-of-going-green.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/335406/towpath-rangers-new-deputy-rides-up-the-river-lee.htm Thanks to the success of the nation's first towpath ranger, British Waterways, in partnership with Transport for London, has employed a deputy to help the many visitors to the capital's canals enjoy them safely. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:24:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/335406/towpath-rangers-new-deputy-rides-up-the-river-lee.htm