The Issue of Waste Management
The issue of Waste Management is relevant to everyone. Have you checked your garbage lately? Are you aware that you are throwing away many materials that could be saved? If we did simple things like reusing glass, we could reduce our community landfill sites. Wastes are substances that have no further economic use. If disposed […]
Afforestation – Protecting Our Forest and Future
Afforestation – Protecting Our Forest and Future. The need to preserve our forest to improve the quality of trees has become more important than ever. In Nigeria, afforestation is of critical importance, as the whole country has been ravaged by many environmental problems. Many of our thick forest with valuable trees have been destroyed. People […]
The Importance of Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity Conservation is an important environmental issue. Without a proper balance between all life forms and ecosystem, there will be a loss of life forms. The existence of plants and animals in an environment can be referred to as biodiversity. Simply put the whole set of life forms that exist on this earth. Biodiversity conservation is […]
The 2017 Offshore Wind Market in the USA
Wind energy power generation is on the rise around the world. This is as a result of its low fixed prices and lack of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the United States is just beginning to invest in offshore wind energy. And it is fast approaching the operational launch of its first commercial offshore wind farm. […]
The Environmental Footprint of a Loaf of Bread
Do we know the environmental footprint of a loaf of bread? When it comes to climate change, the first thing that comes to mind is the greenhouse gas emissions from industries. We also think of the gas emission from cars and the energy we use in our homes. Of course, they are some of the […]
Water: An Essential Element for Life
Earth is the only planet in this universe where life is possible because of the availability of water and oxygen. Water: an essential element for life. We refer to water as life because it is an important element for all living things. No living creature on earth can survive without water. We find water in […]
Eight Schools in Lagos Obtain Potable Water, Toilet Facilities
Eight Schools in Lagos Obtain Potable Water, Toilet Facilities Teachers and pupils of eight public primary schools in Shomolu Local Government Area, and Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State could not hold back their joy recently, as their dream of access to safe water and basic sanitation in the learning environment came true. […]
UNDP Plants 500 Trees in Rivers State
UNDP Plants 500 Trees in Rivers State The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has planted over 500 trees at Oko-Ohia Afara in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The exercise was part of the on-going Biodiversity conservation programme of the UNDP. The national coordinator of the UNDP Niger Delta Biodiversity Conservation Programme Dr. Matthew […]
Why We Need to Recycle Plastic
Why we need to recycle plastic and not add to the eight million tons of rubbish in our oceans. We live in a world obsessed with throwaway plastics which can also be referred to as disposable plastics. These plastics takes about 450 to 1,000 years to breakdown and decompose. It’s no wonder thousands of tons […]
Energy from Waste – Pyrolysis Process
Pyrolysis is a method of gasification that turns waste into energy-rich fuels by heating the waste under controlled conditions. The process occurs in the absence of oxygen. In general, pyrolysis of carbon-based materials produces gas and liquid products. It then leaves a solid residue richer in carbon content. The solid residue from the pyrolysis process is […]