Category: Global Warming

What is aeroponics? Aeroponics is classified as a hydroponic method where roots of the plants are continuously or discontinuously placed in an environment soaked with fine drops such as a mist or aerosol of nutrient solution.Hydroponics is simply gardening without soil. Soilless growing medias such as perlite/peat-lite or perlite/vermiculite or other combined mixes, have little of the nutrients that the plant would normally leach from the soil. In this respect, nutrient for the plant has to be added in water-soluble form. Hydroponic fertilizer is added to the water containing the minerals that the plant needs to sustain growth.There are many advantages and disadvantages to gardening indoors using hydroponics. Lets start off with some of the advantages: Growing hydroponically allows for bigger, healthier plants that usually grow faster and produce more fruit.

What is hydroponics? Hydroponics is commonly referred to as the cultivation of plants in water. However, study shows that various media can support the growth of the plant, so the definition was broadened to the cultivation of plants without soil.Yes. Hydroponic plants, especially those that are grown outdoors, experience problems with insects. Most insects grow rapidly which can affect the growth of the plant. However, there are pesticides and sprays that will help prevent insects multiplying in your hydroponic garden.

What plants can be grown hydroponically? Theoretically, most plants can be grown hydroponically, but in practice, some are easier to grow than others. Among the easier ones are lettuce, basil, mint, tomatoes and peppers. Plants like watermelon, squash and strawberries are harder to grow.

What are the advantages and disadvantages to using hydroponics and growing indoors? There are many advantages and disadvantages to gardening indoors using hydroponics. Lets start off with some of the advantages: Growing hydroponically allows for bigger, healthier plants that usually grow faster and produce more fruit. When growing indoors and using the proper lighting, most plants will go from seed to flower in as little as 3 months or less. Since you are growing indoors with the aid of artificial lighting, you can decide when to grow.It will depend on how you manage the techniques that you are going to use in hydroponics. If the methods are followed properly, the growth of hydroponic plants will be faster than those planted in soil. It will also depend on the type of plants. There are plants that grow faster with hydroponics but there are also those that do not.Absolutely not! As a matter of fact it will increase the flavor of your produce and with a more controlled environment the yield will also increase. Nothing tastes better than a homegrown veggie but one that has everyone of its’ requirements met in the proper matter will be far superior to a soil grown veggie any day.

The political debates over climate change and pollution are getting nasty. I recently read a question in a blog asking if it is Al Gore stupid or Michael Moore stupid to believe in global warming. The arguments of the politicians have filtered down to the citizens. The attacks are getting up close and personal. With all the insults and name calling not much is getting accomplished.

I’d like to take this topic completely out of the political arena. These political arguments do nothing but cause anger and fear. I would also like to take out the words “global warming” since it puts so many people into a tailspin. The global environment and quality of life are what’s really at stake.

I am a Believer. I understand the natural cycle of climate change. I understand the changes started to increase at the start of the industrial revolution and the changes have been happening much faster in the last few decades with more industry and more cars on the road. In the past these sudden changes only happened as a result of natural disasters but I haven’t heard of Krakatoa erupting lately.

I’m pushing 60 years old and have lived in the Dallas area, off and on, most of my life. I remember when we would have two or three good snowfalls EVERY winter. I remember when people with breathing problems didn’t have to check the ground ozone level before going outside and I could walk outside without getting an “ozone” headache. I remember when being in a drought was a rare thing. I remember when, in most summers, it didn’t get really hot until late July and August. I remember when tap water tasted good and there were never days when it was brown and smelly. There are people who grew up in areas where the air and water are now cleaner. That’s because man-made fixes have cleaned up man-made messes. Although the city is now trying to remedy these problems, in the Dallas area it is quite the opposite.

It’s time to put the arguments over Al Gore and Michael Moore aside. These political arguments have delayed our efforts to clean up out planet. It’s time for all of us to understand that going green is the practical thing to do and that it’s a less stressful and more pleasant way to live.

I don’t think it matters at all if you believe in global warming but going green is a much cheaper and more natural way of life. If you want to breathe clean air, stop putting so much junk in the atmosphere. If you want a clean water supply, quit dumping toxic waste into our streams, rivers and lakes. If you want to see a beautiful countryside, stop throwing trash out of your car window. If you want grocery prices to decline, buy local and take your own reusable bags. If you want to increase national security and create more domestic jobs, stop using so much oil and so many oil based products. If you want to improve your health, stop loading your body down with so many chemicals. If someone dumps a big pile of crap in your yard, clean it up. Once you have cleaned it up, dispose of it properly instead of just dumping it into your neighbor’s yard.

People are turning to cleaner sources of energy. because of worldwide climate change and rising global temperatures. Biodiesel is an alternative fuel that can make the Earth a healthier place to live in. Today, there is increasing expansion in the production, distribution and use of this fuel.

Biodiesel is produced through transesterification, a chemical process where oils and fats in plants and animals are processed into the substances of the fuel. As early as 1853, scientists J. Patrick and E. Duffy had already conducted some kind of transesterification.

In 1900, Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, demonstrated a diesel engine that ran on peanut oil. However, the fuel cannot be considered biodiesel because it didn’t go through transesterification.

Interest in the use of vegetable oils for fuel remained through the 1920s and 1930s. France, China, the United Kingdom, and Japan experimented and tested these oils. However, their scientists encountered some problems because of the viscosity of the oils, which led to engine deposits.

G. Chavanne of Belgium produced the first biodiesel in 1931. Since then, various research and experimentation have been conducted to improve biodiesel. In the 1990s, European countries began installing biodiesel power plants. By 1998, 21 countries began producing commercial products. Today, manufacturers use several sources to manufacture biodiesel.

All around the world today, biodiesel use is expanding. In Australia, almost all metropolitan trains and buses in Adelaide run on 5% biodiesel mixed with petroleum. In Canada, the government has set a goal of 500 million liters of biodiesel by 2010. In Finland, an oil company plans to build a production plant with a capacity of 170,000 tons per year.

In Scotland a power plant capable of producing 50 million liters per year opened in 2005. Meanwhile, in Brazil, three biodiesel factories have been producing 45.6 million liters each year. In India, the government encourages the cultivation of Jatropha plants. The oil of this plant is used for railway engines.

Farmers In the United States, farmers use the fuel in their tractors to raise public awareness. Aside from these countries, Costa Rica, Belgium, Singapore, Thailand, Norway, the Czech Republic, and others have also already taken steps to increase their biodiesel production.

With improved fuel technology and larger biodiesel networks, the Earth may see a better future with this clean and green fuel.

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