MAKE A DIFFERENCE TIPS: 8.Check for leaks in your toilet

Most of us would be surprised to find out that one in every five toilets leak, and since the leaks are usually silent, you probably have no idea if your toilet is leaking. A leaking toilet can waste anywhere between 30 and 500 gallons of water every day, so any leak should be repaired.

Introducing Portable Solar Window Socket

This solar charger is obviously the first of its kind, considering its portability, convenience and easy use. It offers a neat way to harness solar energy and use it as a plug socket. So far we have seen solutions that act as a solar battery backup, but none as a direct plug-in. Simple in design, the plug just attaches to any window and does its job intuitively.

Nigerian FG to dredge River Benue

According to the information minister Labaran Maku, the Federal Government will soon dredge the River Benue up to Yola frenzies in Adamawa state. He said this on Saturday at a town-hall meeting in Gusau, Zamfara state as part of the on-going Good Governance Tour to to the state.

Eco Friendly Sex Toy?

 

 

Sex toy maker Lelo introduced a totally sustainable Vibrator, GÄSM  for April fool’s day. What made it “sustainable”?  Well. It was forest green. It was made out of recycled material, like recycled wood pulp and tires. The company doesn’t sell sex toys, but “pleasure objects’’. Though their massagers and stimulators are in sex stores, they’re also in stores, where massagers  mean “something you use on your back”.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TIPS: 7.Give Up the Clothes Dryer

The second biggest household energy user, after the refrigerator, is the clothes dryer. Overdrying your clothes can end up costing you money as well. (As much as $70,000 over your lifetime, according to the Green Cheapskate.) An electric dryer operating an extra 15 minutes a load can cost you up to $34 a year in wasted energy; a gas dryer, $21 a year. When using the dryer, clear the lint filter after each load and dry only full loads of clothes. Dry heavy fabrics separately from lighter ones, and don't add wet clothing in the middle of the drying cycle. And remember that hanging clothing outside in the sun and air to dry is the most energy-efficient method -- or use a folding indoor rack all year long.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TIPS: 6.Give Up Hot Water (At Least In the Clothes Washer)

Did you know that only 10 percent of the energy used by a typical washing machine powers the motor? About 90 percent of the energy is used to heat the water, and most clothes will come clean in cold water. So switch your washing machine's temperature setting. For heavily soiled clothing, change it from hot to warm, but otherwise try to wash and rinse most of your clothing in cold water.

Rare Picture: Male Leopard Kills, Eats Cub

A photographer in Botswana has captured rare pictures of a male leopard (Panthera pardus) killing and eating a cub.

In March in a remote part of the Okavango Delta (map), Ryan Green was tracking a well-known female leopard named Legadema, who had hid her weeks-old cubs in a large tree hollow. 
He noticed Legadema moving around nervously when a male new to the area emerged from her den with a mewling cub in its mouth.

MAKU URGES NORTHERN LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE TREE PLANTING

The Nigerian Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Sunday called on Northern leaders to support the Green Wall Desert Encroachment Control Policy of the Federal Government by encouraging planting of trees.

Greenpeace activists board ship carrying Australian coal

Greenpeace activists board the coal ship MV Meister leaving Abbot Point on the coast of Queensland, Australia. 

Activists stage climate change protest on board MV Meister, carrying export coal from Abbot Point in Queensland

Six activists from Greenpeace have boarded a coal ship leaving Australian waters in a direct action aimed at curbing coal exports.

Developing nations put climate change at heart of plans

Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans, a statement said.

 The statement was signed by Mr Mike Shanahan, the Press Officer, International Institute for Environment and Development, and issued in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Extreme Algae Blooms Expanding Worldwide

A boy swims in algae-covered waters off the coast of Qingdao, China in 2011—just one of the places around the world where algae blooms are a growing problem. 

With an estimated seven billion people and counting, the world's population will only get hungrier. The advent of fertilizers and high-yield crops have helped growers keep pace with the demand for food.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TIPS: 5.Give Up Conventional Detergent

Many natural detergents today are made to clean clothes just as effectively in cooler water temperatures. Choose detergents and other laundry products that are plant-based, concentrated and biodegradable.

Samsung admits its phones may contain tin from area mined by children

A tin miner in Bangka, Indonesia, where 20% of locals are miners and another 40% work in related industries.

Mobile phone company Samsung has admitted to using tin sourced from Indonesia's controversial Bangka Island, where an investigation last year by the Guardian and environmental charity Friends of the Earth (FoE)found that unregulated tin mining depends on child labour, wrecks the environment and kills an estimated 150 miners every year.

China ends production of HCFC greenhouse gases

China has agreed to end the production of industrial hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2030. The chemicals deplete the ozone layer and create a very potent greenhouse gas during production meaning that the phase out could save the equivalent of eight billion tonnes of CO2.

EU court maintains seal fur ban

A Europe-wide ban on the trade of seal fur and products was expected to be overturned this week, in a move that would have reignited one of the world's most contentious wildlife issues. An EU court however  in a much-anticipated ruling Thursday upheld the ban.

Lunar Eclipse Today

 

In 2013, there will be three lunar eclipses – a 27-minute partial on April 25-26, and two penumbrals. The 2013 lunar eclipses will be interesting, as always, despite the fact that none will be total.