Archive for March, 2010

Mar 27 2010

Effects of Mining on Environment

Published by admin under Introduction

     Effect on Land      Deforestation: Mining requires large areas of land to be cleared so that the earth could be dug into by the miners. For this reason, large scale deforestation is required to be carried out in the areas where mining has to be done. Besides clearing the mining area, vegetation in the [...]

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Mar 19 2010

Prevent Soil Erosion

Published by admin under Solutions

     There are many ways to protect soil from the two main soil erosion causes which are over-watering and wind, given below are some of the best and most effective cost saving ways to prevent soil erosion.      Planting Vegetation      Wondering, how farmers prevent soil erosion? This is one of the important measures that [...]

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Mar 19 2010

Carbon Footprint

Published by admin under Pollution

     Carbon footprint is generally calculated over a period of one year. You can calculate your carbon footprint using a carbon footprint calculator. A carbon footprint calculator is the easiest way to measure your impact on the environment. There are plenty of websites that provide online calculators and you don’t have to pay a penny [...]

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