Eco-Analytical

Tips for a Greener (and Cheaper!) Small Business

It doesn’t matter whether you run a massive multinational enterprise or the smallest of home offices, the simple fact of the matter is that you can and should be looking to make your business greener. True, you might not buy into all the global warming hype you read in the press, but I’d like to bet you’d never turn down a chance for a few savings – something all of the following can offer in abundance:Ditch the standby buttons and actually turn off computers and devices when they’re not being used. This can save anywhere between 25% and 50% of the electricity you’d be using otherwise, which is good for both you and the environment in a big way.

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Conserving the planet from home

There is a lot of talk and activity as far as conserving the environment is concerned. Battery operated cars, solar generated light, rain water harvesting are all followed by companies around the world. But not many people incorporate these changes in their house. In fact, with the advancements in all fields, there is no dearth of efficient appliances that can be used in a house that go a long way in conserving the environment. The other day, I was reading an article on claims on ski compensation and it struck me that what people do in the tropical areas affects us in snow bound areas too. Global warming generated in well populated areas anywhere in the world contributes to melting snow and ice which in turn leads to accidents and such insurance claims.

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Windows for winters

If you are planning to change the windows in your house then it is always good to find the right one that would best suit your needs. There are many kinds of windows available in the market today and due to the large variety, it becomes difficult to choose the right one. However if you take into consideration the features of each type, you will find the best one as per your requirement.

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A Bit About Thermal Pollution

In the world of protecting and saving the environment we often hear about carbon gases pollution, waste water pollution. Yet we never hear much about one of the more devastating culprits, thermal pollution. Thermal pollution is brought about by waste heat. It can have lots of effect on water, it gets the water unnecessarily warm. When water gets warm in this manner, its course is affected and several other things can go wrong.

When water gets warm, it can affect aquatic lives negatively. The fish are in need of oxygen for gas exchange. The oxygen is naturally dissolved in water before the aquatic lives can take it up. But when the water is warm, it becomes rather difficult for oxygen to dissolve into water and aquatic lives are negatively affected since they can’t breathe.

This change in environment due to thermal pollution of water can also make the animal consume more food. This is due to increase in enzyme activities in the body. The increase leads to increase in metabolic rate of the aquatic lives. Food shortage is sure in this situation and mass death may end up being the final situation.

Migration is also affected by thermal pollution of the environment. Organisms tend to migrate from the uncomfortable environmental condition to a more comfortable one. It is similar to hr persons who at one point declared about a new software, this hr software rocks, only to move away from it when a new one comes out. When organisms move towards the comfortable environment, that area becomes over populated. Competition will be rife and mass death may be the final outcome.

Keeping in mind the fact that we are a part of an ecosystem anything that affects one area of the system will affect the others sooner or later. So thermal pollution is just as devastating on the environment as other main types of pollution.

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