Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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The story on landfills
Landfills can contain either hazardous (Subtitle C) or non-hazardous waste (Subtitle D, municipal solid waste landfills) and may exist on public, private, or federal lands.
Subtitle D landfills, which contain primarily Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)—more commonly known as garbage—consist of everyday items such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries.
The United States produces over 200 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) every year. According to data from the EPA, 28% of the MSW waste is recycled or composted, 15% burned at combustion facilities, and the remaining 57% disposed of in landfills.
Landfill costs have more than doubled in the last 15 years as the requirements for stabilization and containment of waste have become increasingly stringent and obtaining a permit for a new landfill site has become more costly.
Subtitle D landfills, which contain primarily Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)—more commonly known as garbage—consist of everyday items such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries.
The United States produces over 200 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) every year. According to data from the EPA, 28% of the MSW waste is recycled or composted, 15% burned at combustion facilities, and the remaining 57% disposed of in landfills.
Landfill costs have more than doubled in the last 15 years as the requirements for stabilization and containment of waste have become increasingly stringent and obtaining a permit for a new landfill site has become more costly.
global Warming
What is Global Warming?
The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years. This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence the name ‘global warming.’
The reason we exist on this planet is because the earth naturally traps just enough heat in the atmosphere to keep the temperature within a very narrow range - this creates the conditions that give us breathable air, clean water, and the weather we depend on to survive. Human beings have begun to tip that balance. We've overloaded the atmosphere with heat-trapping gasses from our cars and factories and power plants. If we don't start fixing the problem now, we’re in for devastating changes to our environment. We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels, and storms of unimaginable destructive fury. Recently, alarming events that are consistent with scientific predictions about the effects of climate change have become more and more commonplace.
Environmental Destruction
The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming rates. This is causing the oceans to rise. That’s how big these ice sheets are! Most of the world’s population lives on or near the coasts. Rising ocean levels, an estimated six feet over the next 100 years or sooner, will cause massive devastation and economic catastrophe to population centers worldwide.
The United States, with only four percent of the world’s population, is responsible for 22% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources will combat global warming, protect human health, create new jobs, protect habitat and wildlife, and ensure a secure, affordable energy future.
The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years. This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence the name ‘global warming.’
The reason we exist on this planet is because the earth naturally traps just enough heat in the atmosphere to keep the temperature within a very narrow range - this creates the conditions that give us breathable air, clean water, and the weather we depend on to survive. Human beings have begun to tip that balance. We've overloaded the atmosphere with heat-trapping gasses from our cars and factories and power plants. If we don't start fixing the problem now, we’re in for devastating changes to our environment. We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels, and storms of unimaginable destructive fury. Recently, alarming events that are consistent with scientific predictions about the effects of climate change have become more and more commonplace.
Environmental Destruction
The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming rates. This is causing the oceans to rise. That’s how big these ice sheets are! Most of the world’s population lives on or near the coasts. Rising ocean levels, an estimated six feet over the next 100 years or sooner, will cause massive devastation and economic catastrophe to population centers worldwide.
The United States, with only four percent of the world’s population, is responsible for 22% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources will combat global warming, protect human health, create new jobs, protect habitat and wildlife, and ensure a secure, affordable energy future.
Monday, December 3, 2007
about this blog
This blog is all about the environment! Anything from global warming to landfills we cover! please take the next couple of minutes to view my blog. You may also like to view my profile and or leave a comment feel free to do that as well
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