Thinking Green - Environmental Tips, News, Commentary

The same with the basic needs of man- food, water, shelter and clothing, energy is essential to human existence. Billions of people depends on energy to achieve a better life however with the world’s growing population, we cannot deny the increasing needs of energy as well. The question remains, how do we meet this growing hunger for energy worldwide? Many people are still holding on to what fossil fuels could offer, but is this really the answer? What about the environment that we need to protect? It is a question we must ask ourselves first before thinking about our own personal interests. It is no longer impossible nowadays to formulate ways on how to meet the demand for energy without causing harm to the environment. This is the green energy challenge we must all think about. Developing renewable energy is one sustainable way of producing energy. The green energy produced from renewable energy sources can actually help in decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels. We are ...

One of the consistent problems with waste management systems has been the inefficient management of solid wastes thus causing various ecological concerns. Good thing new technology and strategies are dealing with this issue. Traditional waste management systems like landfills and incinerators are known to contribute to environmental problems such as air pollution, contamination of ground water and vegetation. And often times these even cause adverse effects to human health. But with new technologies on waste treatment, tested methods are being used which are more efficient and reliable than landfill system and incinerators. The concept on these green technologies is to destroy waste and convert wastes into green energy without causing any harm to the environment and human health. The problem of pollution due to inefficient waste management can be greatly avoided through green technology like Biosphere Technology, a waste to energy system that provides effective process of ener...

Fossil fuels- Humanity's most disruptive source of energy Traditional energy sources particularly energy from fossil fuels like oil can be disruptive. The continuous increase of oil prices creates impact to the economy thus affecting socio-economic development of each community. Not to mention the disturbing effects of oil to our natural environment, which is yet another crucial problem the government needs to address. Aside from its increasing price, its adverse effects to the environment even prove that we can no longer rely to oil for our future energy needs. It is no longer stable source of energy which is why we should develop our renewable energy sources. For if we continue to use fossil fuels for our energy, the further damages we create into our natural environment. Oil emits greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming and other ecological concerns. Moreover, the unstable prices of oil only cause problems to consumers particularly the end market or the ...

What is MRF? MRF or Material Recycling Facility also known as Material Recovery Facility integrates conveyors system which is used for material recovery or recycling. It has sorting machinery wherein it divides recyclables according to end marketable usage. Normally, there are two different types of MRF, the clean and dirty MRF’s. Significance of MRF As we know it, recycling is one method of conserving our natural environment. And MRF systems play an important role in doing the method of recycling in a large scale basis. As an essential component of innovative waste management system by means of recycling, MRF greatly helps in conserving the environment. It lessens the extraction of our natural resources thus creating a more sustainable way of manufacturing new products. Aside from that is decreases the amount of waste materials in our community thus prevents the spread of environmental contaminants that may also bring dangers in human health. MRF also offers high processin...

The world is heavily surrounded by various ecological problems that ruin not only our means of livelihood but even cause deaths to many people and wildlife species. It can all be traced back from human activities which have exploited our natural resources up to the extent of destroying what is used to be a balanced nature. The continuous deforestation, mining, and burning of fossil fuels are among of the destructive activities which we all should find a reliable solution to restore and maintain the balance of nature towards a greener, cleaner and safer world. With all the resources available, surely we can depend on numerous green technologies we have today. We can use the advancements in energy production such as alternative energy from genetically engineered bacteria, biofuels, biomass, solar power, wind power and other forms of renewable energy. Among the best resource of renewable energy is the waste to energy system wherein it diminishes waste materials in environmental man...

President Benigno Aquino III finally signed the Executive order No. 23 imposing a logging moratorium that will tighten up preservation of forests in the country. This EO was also formed to protect citizens from devastating floods and landslides. “This is one of my primary interests and that everybody has to attend to it,” Aquino said. In regards to Aquino’s EO 23, all other executive orders, regulations, and other issuances which are inconsistent to it were amended. Aquino even ordered rehabilitation of the ravaged infrastructure caused by recent floods and noted the need to allocate P1.5 billion fund for it.