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Environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Livestock Manure
Manure is Organic material that is used to fertilize land, usually consisting of the feces and urine of domestic livestock, with or without litter such as straw, hay, or bedding.
Manure management includes collection, storage, fly and odor control, environmental pollution, avoiding soiling of cow's hair and udder, bedding supply and distribution, maintaining good footage.
Recently a research being conducted by the University of Manitoba about environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Livestock Manure. Main aim of this work is to find out the ways to manage livestock manure without imposing significant risks to the environment.
Scientists will be monitoring the movement of phosphorus, nitrogen and other nutrients and micro nutrients in the soil and the uptake of nutrients by crops under two cropping systems.
Dr. Don Flaten, a professor in the University of Manitoba's department of soil science says four different types of manure application, liquid pig manure, solid pig manure stockpile, solid pig manure composted and solid dairy manure will be compared to a synthetic fertilizer treatment and an unfertilized check.
If you take a look at the amount of fertilizer, nitrogen and phosphorus that's used in Manitoba, somewhere between 80 and 90 percent of the nutrients that are applied in Manitoba are applied as synthetic fertilizers.
If you look at phosphate fertilizer costing 600 dollars a tonne or anhydrous ammonia costing 800 dollars a tonne, it's pretty obvious that livestock manure if it's available should be recycled as efficiently as possible to try and substitute for some of those synthetic fertilizers.
I think in terms of the economics therefor it's pretty obvious that there's a substantial benefit to making use of those manure nutrients.
As far as some of the other aspects go, the more that we understand about nutrient behavior, I think the better we can provide information for the people who design policies and regulations to make sure that they make sense for our types of manure in our soils under our climatic conditions.
Dr. Flaten expects results from the initial phase of the study within the next couple of years but the hope is that this will become a long term rotational study that, 10 or 15 years from now, will provide other information about the long term benefits or risks associated with manure application.
Source:
www.farmscape.com
Latest Environmentally Friendly Cars
1- Provoq
Cadillac's Provoq is the first concept car runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and a lithium ion battery. The idea behind the Provoq is to extend some of the eco-friendly features into a luxury car.
The car primarily runs on hydrogen, but uses the battery for peak power and storing electricity to extend the range.
It is expected to get 300 miles on a tank of hydrogen, and the fuel cell--GM's fifth generation of fuel cells--is half the size of the last one, which increases internal room and storage. On the roof sits a solar panel for running the car's electronics.
To increase aerodynamics, shutters automatically cover up the air vents on the grill at high speeds.
Sources:
www.thecarconnection.com
www.autobloggreen.com
www.news.com
2- MiniC.A.T.
After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages.
With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.
The application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc.
Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licenses and patents all over the world.
Sources:
www.gadgetcentre.com
www.theaircar.com/
Conserve Environment With Eco Friendly PrintingAuthor: Alfred Anderson
Environment conservation is a priority for all of us. We have now realized the
urgency of keeping the environment free from harmful emissions and chemical interactions. Anything that disturbs the ecological balance and pollutes the environment is hazardous and should be avoided or at least minimized
to a great extent.
The production and usage of various commodities should comply with eco friendly standards. This has given rise to the term "environment friendly" that essentially refers to the processes, products and services that cause minimum harm to the environment.
Printing is one such process that produces harmful wastes leading to environmental pollution. The use of petroleum inks, varnishes, laminates and adhesives leads
to the production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The release of VOCs
in the atmosphere has adverse environmental effects. This not only pollutes
the air but also leads to respiratory ailments.
To save the environment, publishing houses should print green i.e. the printing process/ technology should be eco-friendly. Printers should comply with
environment friendly rules and regulations to check the VOC release.
The printing industry uses the natural resources in a major way. To control
this heavy use of natural resources and save the environment, a new kind
of printing process have made way into the printing industry. They are called
green printers. Such printing houses use environment friendly processes
and rely on recycled paper rather than non-recycled ones.
Use of recycled paper does a lot of good to the environment by saving trees that would otherwise be cut to produce paper. Apart from this, recycled papers leads to energy saving and reduced release of air pollutants.
Green printing houses source the paper from well managed forests that comply
with strict environmental standards. The printing process is planned carefully to achieve optimum output by minimal usage of energy. The papers are sourced only from FSC (Forest stewardship companies) certified companies.
Green printing is a responsible and specialized job and thus it is offered by only a handful of printing presses. Green printers comply with all the environment friendly standards offering optimum production at minimal environmental damage.
Creating Environmentally Friendly Behaviours for the Children
Everything continues the way it started.
Learning environmentally friendly, eco friendly behaviours of a child is very similar to other learning procedures. And your role on the teaching side is also similar.
Your first obligation is to be a good example for your child. The others are:
1- Go often to the parks, playgrounds and zoo.
2- Teach them water saving: Emphasize the worth of the water and have them turn the water off while brushing their teeth as the beginning.
3- Keeping pets is always a good way to establish the respect for the animals. If keeping pets at home is not possible, try to bring pets and your child together.
4- Visit "green" shops and buy herbs, environmentally friendly products and explain them why you choose to buy it.
5 - Watch together the rain, snow,... and speak about natural events.
6- Teach your child to turn off lights when he leaves the rooms.
7- All you have some plants at home. Give water together and talk about the importance of water for the plants.
8- Buy and read books about plants, wild animals, planets,....
9- Play games about sorting the recyclable items like paper, cans, glass.
The Best 10 Environmentally Friendly Buildings of 2007
The best 10 environmentally friendly buildings of 2007 waschosen by the American Institute of Architects as being bestexamples of sustainable architecture and environmental design.
Among 95 entries in this year's competition the winners are:
* EpiCenter, Artists for Humanity, Boston, Massachusetts,by Arrowstreet Inc.
* Global Ecology Research Center, Stanford, California,
by EHDD Architects
* Government Canyon Visitor Center, Helotes, Texas, by Lake/Flato Architects 
* Hawaii Gateway Energy Center, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, by Ferraro Choi 
* Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas, by Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects, Ltd. 
* Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington DC, by Kieran Timberlake Associates 
* Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, Oregon,
by Morphosis & DLR Group
* Whitney Water Purification Facility, New Haven, Connecticut,
by Steven Holl Architects
* Willingboro Master Plan & Public Library, Willingboro, New Jersey,
by Croxton Collaborative Architects
* Z6 House, Santa Monica, California,
by LivingHomes, Ray Kappe
Source: A I A
Environmentally Friendly Websites and Blogs
Below are some websites and blogs which are concentrated on environmentally friendly issues:
ETHICAL SHOPPING:
Buying stuff is necessary, but it's not always good for people or the planet. We've combined the marketplace to tell you who's good and who's not. Big Green Purse:
At Big Green Purse, we believe that the fastest, easiest, most direct route to a clean and healthy environment is to shift our spending to environmentally-safe, socially responsible products and services.
A Natural Home:
Organic baby furniture, natural mattresses, and Amish handcrafted oak
LuminEssentCandiles
LuminEssent Candles are made with pure soy wax, (which meets FDA and Kosher standards and contains no genetically modified material), and pure essential oils.
Treecycle Recycled Paper:
We work to educate the public on the importance of using environmentally friendly recycled paper, environmentally friendly tissue products, environmentally friendly office products and environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Ecotopia:
Ecotopia supplies a great range of eco friendly, ethical, sustainable and natural products from Ecover, Ecoballs® and Eco Kettles to hedgehog houses and recycled glassware.
EcoToyTown:
Earth Friendly Non-Toxic Toy Storefor everyone from infants to adults
Green Moves:
GreenMoves, the UK’s only dedicated ‘eco property for sale’ website - aiming to make finding, buying, renting or selling your eco property as easy as possible.
Ecu Fling:
Everything, but eco friendly
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