What Is Meant By ‘Veganism’? Veganism is the practice or lifestyle adopted by a group of people who call themselves vegan. Veganism includes not eating any meat products like chicken, beef or mutton. It also includes not eating any animal derived products like milk, eggs, butter and cheese. Veganism vs Vegetarianism – The Difference: Vegetarianism […]
How Space Exploration Is Terrible For Our Environment?
Space Exploration and Environment: The fascination with what lies beyond out atmosphere is as old as the advent of modern civilization. Modern technology and research has enabled humans to develop ways and formulas that has lead to space exploration. However, in the quest to find signs of life beyond our planetary boundaries we disregard what […]
Impact Of Nuclear Weapons On The Environment
Introduction: Nuclear Weapons and Warfare There is no doubt that Nuclear weapons used in military actions and warfare have no positive impact. Whether that be in terms of environment or humans in general. These result in widespread devastation, killing all wildlife and eradicating all vegetation for miles. They are even more negative effects of nuclear […]
Environmental Impact Of Food -From Production to Consumption
Food and Environment – Their Relation: Food– something no living being can survive without. However, it is often overlooked as how one of the most crucial component of our lives can also be responsible for contributing to the worsening environment and ultimately to climate change. Food requires, growing, processing, transporting, trading and preparing before it […]
Fast Fashion and Its Impacts On The Environment
What is Fast Fashion? Why is it a Problem? Fast fashion is the term used to describe those articles of clothing, fabric or goods that are mass produced and appeal to the audience because of their affordability and trendiness. Fast fashion brands typically have new styles and designs every few weeks because of the fast […]
Environmental Impacts of E-cigarettes and Vapes
● What are E-cigarettes? What are Vapes? What are they made of? • E-cigarettes: electronic cigarettes are the alternative to normal cigarettes. They are composed of a liquid consisting of the following components- nicotine, flavoring chemicals, VOCs, formaldehyde and other additives. Instead of fire, a battery is used to heat up the liquid and an […]
Impact of Marine Species Harvesting Industry on Environment
Introduction: Marine Species and Harvesting Marine species refers to those organisms- plants, animals and other microorganisms that live in seas and oceans such as eels, jellyfish, sea stars, sharks etc. Marine harvesting refers to any activity concerning extraction of organisms and resources found in seas or oceans. Collectively, the harvesting industry can be called as […]
Environmental Impact of Ship Breaking Industry in Pakistan
INTRODUCTION South Asian countries like Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh are known for ship-breaking industries. These countries meet their need for iron through breaking ships and recovering essential parts or recycling metals parts. Check out Deep Sea Mining and Its Negative Effects on the Environment WHAT IS MEANT BY SHIP-BREAKING? Ship-breaking has other names that include […]
Environmental Impacts Of Disposable Covid-19 Face Masks
INTRODUCTION At the end of 2019, the time of the Earth just got into the swirl and it seems like it is not getting out of the strong rotating force. The time swirl has taken many lives on the Earth and more severe waves are coming and engulfing humans in strange manners. You cannot say […]
Negative Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water
INTRODUCTION The contradiction between tap water vs. bottled water is not new now. What’s new is our behavioral choices towards bottled water over tap water. As day by day we are growing in our concerns towards environmental health, are we seriously doing enough efforts to lessen negative environmental impacts due to anthropogenic activities? You may […]