5 tips to adopt green living forever

Whenever we hear the term green living, many of us might think it's a way of hi-tech living where a lot of gadgets and greenery is must to make your life environment friendly. It is absolutely a misconception about it. You don't need any kind of extra thing to make your living least harmful to the environment. You just need to remain careful during your whole life to avoid hitting environment and keep taking simple steps to take care of mother Nature. Here are five tips to adopt green living forever.

Simple food to eat

There is no restriction on you to eat for green living. You just need to eat more vegetables and pulses. If you are fond of eating meat then first move to fish and sea food. After that broiler

Less smoky wood-fired cooking stoves to reduce indoor pollution

A group of students from Michigan Technological University have introduced an easy-to-adopt solution for indoor pollution especially for those regions of the world where wood-fired stoves are used for cooking the food. It will help save the respiratory health of a large number of women folk in backward regions where cooking is considered the sole job of female gender.

Main idea

The students of Michigan Technological University not only develop a design of wood-fired cooking stove that will emit less smoke from burning process but also they found ways to improve the cooking environment to control indoor pollution at its source.

Research reveals trees add to air pollution

It may be a bombshell on green fraternity all around the world. Now trees not only reduce the air pollution by releasing oxygen into the air and mitigating the suspended air pollutants but they can also worsen the air quality. Trees have a substance that protects their leaves, if it is combined with the nitrogen oxide - that comes into the air from vehicles and factories – it produces air-borne particulates that eventually can penetrate into our lungs and affect our respiratory system. The likelihood of various respiratory diseases because of the trees in huge number around our living area escalates more.

Who made this research?

This new research was carried out by the a professor of environmental sciences and engineering Jason Surratt at the Gilling School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel

Americans less worried on environmental decay than before

According to a recent survey conducted by The Huffington Post, the concerns of Americans about the importance of environment for a better life declined significantly as compare to what they thought about it some thirty years ago.

The survey says that most of the Americans are now moderately worried while a couple of decades ago the green agenda was in the top list of their concerns. The reasons of decline in their environmental concerns may be:

• Lack of interest of the government to control pollution at a massive level
• The creation of several global forums to control pollution that may have pacified their worries
• Emergence of one after another form of pollution that disappointed them so much so they

Pollution does not discriminate between rich and poor

It is a common impression that western world has more stringent laws for the pollution control and that is why it may not be suffering from pollution as the less developed world suffers. If we talk about highly polluted cities of the world all of sudden several Asian cities’ names come to our mind. It is right that advance countries have strict green laws but they also have to make production of goods and services with machines that burn fossil fuel. Although cleaner fuels are introduced there but they have yet to fully replace the black fuel. The annual report of American Lung Association ranked the following ten US cities and towns as the most polluted. There is no match of these cities with the world-level most polluted cities but people of these cities are equally suffering from the menace of pollution.

Parents plan to leave China on air pollution

A new trend has emerged in the capital of China, Beijing where many well-off parents are planning to shift to foreign countries because of the rising level of air pollution. During previous six months smog pollution in Chinese metropolis rose astronomically high leaving the kids at a greater risk of lungs diseases. The talk of migration has gained momentum when people realised that Chinese government is not serious enough to take urgent measures to control the worst type of pollution.

Another fatal harm of traffic pollution discovered

There is another lethal harm of traffic pollution is discovered quite recently. If you stay for a longer period of time daily in traffic pollution it is more likely that you suffer from severe heart attack because of your exposure into it. Earlier this type of pollution carried risk of making us suffer from asthma, throat infection, eyes irritation, weakening of our nervous system, migraine pain, giddying and problems in our arterial system. But a recent study added another confirm harm into already a lengthy list of hazards of traffic pollution that may take our life if prompt precautionary measures are not taken well before the appearance of its signs.

Recent study

The recent study was conducted by Dr Hagen Kalsch from West-German Heart Center in Essen, Germany actually aimed to find that out of noise and particulate matter which element of traffic pollution hits most at the heart of human beings who are under its exposure.

How to become environment minister in any poor country?

You need not to hold any degree in the discipline of environmental sciences. Nor you should have any experience in the field of any sector related to green horizon. More interestingly if you are not highly qualified even then it's no problem. You have all the eligibility to become environment minister of any poor country of Asia or Africa. You just need to be the member of the parliament of that country and that's all. If you belong to ruling party and have no much say in your party then chances are very bright that you are made environment minister of your country. It's reason is that environment is low-priority sector in poor countries that is why powerful political representatives don't like to become its minister. That is why you can easily take over green portfolio without facing any major competition from your colleagues.

Environment sector is orphan in poor countries

In poor countries orphan is considered a person or thing that does not have any support. The sector of environment is kept in least priority in poor countries. Though environmental problems are

Call for environmental awareness by a caretaker CM

LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab Najam Sethi asked the concerned department to launch a public awareness drive to bring improvement in the environmental sector of the province.

He directed the provincial EPA to take across the board action against polluters and control the rising level of pollution in both urban and rural areas of Punjab. He also urged Lahore Waste Management Company to take immediate steps to maintain cleanliness and address the issue of solid waste mismanagement on priority basis.

Caretaker CM is widely acclaimed for his politico social wisdom and entire world read and hear his every word because of his analytical skills on important issue. But the way he directed to raise environmental awareness in the province is little bit perplexing for those who are his passionate admirers.

Top 5 pollution problems of Pakistan

Pakistan means the land of pure but actually it is one those countries that are almost fail to combat their pollution problems. Either it is land pollution, water pollution, air pollution or any other of similar kind; not only it is worsening day by day but also no one is to control it because of the ineffective pollution control mechanism. The end result is that people are suffering from various diseases owing to unbridled environmental degradation across the country.

Mainly Pakistanis are suffering from five types of pollutions. These are:

Land Pollution in Pakistan

This is one of the worst pollution problems in the county that has brutally hit the soil fertility and its other features. The main causes of this type of environmental decay are following:

• Mismanagement of solid waste
• Unsafe disposal of chemical and hazardous waste
• No proper mechanism to dispose of hospitals’ infectious waste

Just will is required for transition to green economy

A few years ago the entire world was confused over the question of which economy was the best; capitalist or the socialist. But now we all know what happened to both of them. Socialist economy collapsed just after the fall of USSR and the entire communist bloc of Eastern Europe. All these countries have modified their economic system and adopted several good features of the capitalist economy. Recent financial crisis have exposed the strength of capitalist economies in Europe and America where governments had to step in to rescue their cracking economic systems. Thank God now no two persons debate over the pros and cons of both the economic system. The whole world very well knows that the best economic system is one that is sustainable and must not work at the cost of our natural resources.

Is green economy a refuge?

No serious efforts are done in any country for the transition to green economy that is not only viable in this environmentally chaotic era but also a profitable option if it is adopted in the longer term. If someone thinks that the green economy is simply the best available option till a new system

Dispose of hospital waste safely

All across the country hospital waste – infectious and hazardous – is being treated mostly like municipal waste or its many contents like syringes, bottles, utensils etc are illegally being reused or recycled which may cause fatal diseases including HIV positive, hepatitis etc

In most parts of the Pakistan no proper practices are adopted to dispose of hospital waste under environmentally safe method – incineration or autoclave – and it is being treated just like the civic waste. As a result not only collectors of such waste but people staying around it including patients, paramedics and general visitors are most vulnerable to various infectious germs and bacteria that are carried by it in abundance.

Your vehicle emits death not smoke but who cares?

Air pollution is one of the key environmental problems of Pakistan with particular reference to Sindh province where Karachi being one of the ten biggest cities of the world has been worst victim of air quality degradation owing to unchecked emissions of two million vehicles plying on roads and one million big and small factories situated in this province.

According to a rough estimate three million deaths each year all over the world are reported owing to poor air quality and an exact count in this regard with respect to Pakistan is not available but it is confirmed that numbers must be at alarming level owing to presence of various high level pollutants in ambient air of the urban centers of the country. Such gaseous contents are emitted by both gasoline and diesel vehicles with significant quantities of nitrogen oxide, particulates, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon.

How to establish school environment clubs in Pakistan?

To raise environmental awareness at grassroots level, student community is one of the most vital segments of society. It is not only our future but students can also prevail upon their elders to follow environmental standards. Therefore, for the broader coverage of various strata of our society and to make them aware on environment and its related issues it is very important to take student community on board for the mass level awareness on environment.

What is school environment club?

School Environmental Club is not new phenomena in developed world, even in developing world of
Asia and South Asia many schools have such clubs and their members usually work under the patronage of a teacher or a group of teachers.

Top 5 ideas to celebrate Earth Day 2013

Every year Earth Day is celebrated all over the world on 22nd April to resolve together for the protection and conservation of planet Earth that is being harmed by the various types of pollution. It was first time observed in 1970 when aware communities of America realized the growing threats to our planet and they gathered to show their unity to protect it from all types of hazards. The theme for Earth Day 2013 is "Face of Climate Change" that stresses upon the need of working together to address the issue of global warming. 

Every year various awareness programs are arranged on this occasion at global and national level to bring people together for the cause of a safer and greener planet Earth for the better living conditions of ours and our coming

Top 5 reasons of air pollution in Asia

Either it is China, Iran, India, Pakistan or any other Asian country of same level, there is one common problem in all of them. They fail to control air pollution. Media is replete with horrendous stories of the effects of air pollution in such countries. Not mega cities but their small towns are also suffering from this menace. Just cast a look over the densely populated area of China you can see every second person wearing breathing mask especially during winter when fog and air emissions make lethal smog pollution.

Some parts of the Asia are developing rapidly especially eastern countries like Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia but they also don’t have a strong pollution control system. Their development strategy no doubt fully takes care of environment but it is not old enough to offset the pollution created prior to this strategy. Broadly speaking there are 5 reasons of air pollution in Asia.

Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnam style

Who has not heard the famous song Gangnam style? Over the YouTube it has crossed one billion hits. It means popularity wise it is kissing the skies. So much so that famous personalities including US President Barrack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameroon and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have tried the dancing style of the Korean singer of this song during their moments of joy. This was the unique style of this song that grabbed the attention of the whole world. So let’s try to celebrate the Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnum style. In this way we will be able to amplify the message of the mother Earth to the broadest range of the people to convince them to come out and take care of this planet.

Theme of Earth Day 2013

The theme of the Earth Day 2013 is: The Face of Climate Change. It aims to let us know the harms of the climate change we are watching everywhere around the world. The depleting water reservoirs, dwindling forests, rising level of poverty and frequent natural disasters are a few of the faces of the climate change. The basic need is to raise awareness about the immediate pollution threat to mother Earth and how can we play our role to save it from all types of hazards.

History of Earth Day

Every year Earth Day is celebrated on 22^nd April all around the world. It was first observed in 1970 when aware communities in America widely realized the importance of the clean environment and raised their voice against the acts of polluting. A huge number of people joined the Earth Day

5 ugly faces of climate change

The face of climate change is ugly everywhere and getting uglier rapidly. This year’s theme of Earth Day reflects the global concerns on rising level of global warming because of the massive burning of fossil fuel. Wherever there is an activity of any kind of machine-based manufacturing burning of fossil fuel is obvious there. Nothing can be manufactured without putting it into a heat process with high temperature.

The global organizer of Earth Day selected a perfect theme “The Face of Climate Change” to sensitize people on the gravity of the issue. Wherever we cast a look we can see an ugly face of climate change but the urgent need is to look it with environmental care. The four ugliest symptoms of climate change are following:

Acute scarcity of water

War analysts have predicted several times that next world war would be on the conflict of water. It shows the level of water shortage everywhere. So far major wars were fought to grab precious resources, business opportunities and hidden treasures in the land of other countries. But now water

How to hire green volunteers?

In environment sector of Pakistan whether it is government or private one grievance is very common that is usually called lack of staff. It may be an excuse just to shield their lack of will for the protection of environment but this problem can also be solved if they really want to do something for the cause of green. They may hire volunteer without paying a single penny to them. In this way such departments would not only be able to work for the environmental care but they would also overcome the issue of outreach. By hiring the green volunteers from each nook and corner of the country they can get them do any type of green activity in the remotest area of their jurisdiction.

Here are tips to hire green volunteers to work for the cause of environmental care and protection without facing any burden of finances or management.