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Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 18 Dec 17

The United States population uses 450 billion gallons of water every single day. 97% of the water on this Earth in contained in our oceans, and 2% is frozen. But ocean water is not drinkable. The 1% that is left, comes from two...

contamination of our water supply

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#9 Odd Facts: Is The Earth Being Ruined? What Should We Believe?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 18 Dec 17

There is HUGE conflict in what people believe when it comes to what is really happing on the EARTH. Let me give you an EXAMPLE: According to "Citizen's Guide to Global Issues: Coalition for a Global Tomorrow "Advanced nations...

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Being around trees and plants can help you feel good

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 13 Aug 15

Trees are know to improve air quality as they capture pollutants and toxic gasses. A single tree can capture 10 pounds of air pollutants in a year. Ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur...

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How can we capture carbon from atmostphere

fungzong @fungzong (10) 1 Apr 13

Lots of pollutants being emitted on the earth by vehicles and industries and other electronic equipment have raised a concern about global warming. It is necessary to take steps so that the future of earth do not get into trouble....

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What really causes autism?

hoseasmate @hoseasmate (720) • United States 29 Nov 12

It seems that this government can find the cause of just about anything they set out to discover. So why can't they identify the cause of autism? I heard a news item today that associates the cause with inhaling too much road...

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like eating fish??

vanities @vanities (11395) • Davao, Philippines 17 Jun 08

i guess not everyone likes to eat tuna/salmon or in short fish..but eating this one can protect your heart from air-pollution-induced arrhythmias. Short-term exposure to small airborne particles spewed from cars, power plants, and...

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Global Warming is a Sham

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 25 Apr 07

Bear with me here. My friend keeps telling me global warming is a sham, base don faith in what others tell you. He tells me that all the experts he has talked to directly say that they have a problem with global warming in their...

environmental problems

greenhouse effect

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I really Pray for a Healthy Earth

moumitamazumder @moumitamazumder (817) • India 22 Mar 07

I pray for it, since I have known that all these happiness, sucess, commodities are just there for a few more years. After that all these will get destroyed due to the hazardous effects of pollution, and global warming. We or our...

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Pollutants, toxic food & cosmetics, EMF's and other 'exposures' make us sick?

w1z111 @w1z111 (985) • United States 6 Mar 07

Are all the air & water pollutants, toxic food and cosmetic ingredients, electro-magnetic frequencies (EMF's), genetically engineered foods, synthetic product outgassings and other "exposures" we face making us all SICK? Are...

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What are the Hazards of Living?

Kackie3 @Kackie3 (345) • United States 21 Dec 06

Is smoking any worse than breathing the air full of pollution? Is it any worse than working in a factory full of poisonous gasses? Is smoking any worse than living with nuclear plants nearby? I am sorry if this offends...

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are you doing your part to help out mother nature?

rosaflorence @rosaflorence (1924) • United States 18 Dec 06

We see it everyday, you know when someone tells you to not be a litter bug. I try not to litter but I do have to admit even I sometimes do it. I wish that we didn't have to worry so much about the pollutants in the air but because...