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The Capsula Mundi project ran by Italian designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel is an alternate way to be buried. They created "seeds" or burial pods that will hold a deceased human body for burial. The body is in the fetal position within the "seed" and then is buried.

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Land Pollution (causes, effects, and solutions)

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Solutions for Pollution in Mother Ganga Short Film

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Air Pollution Video (causes, effects, and solutions)

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Air Pollution Causes, Effects And Solutions!

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Scientists Have Discovered a Worm That Eats Plastic Bags

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This discovery happened when Federica Bertocchini from the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (Spain) was removing the parasitic pests from the honeycombs in their hives. They kept the wax worms temporarily in a common plastic shopping bag that became poked with holes.

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ADLC - Elementary Science: What Materials Biodegrade?

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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a Tasty Alternative to Plastic Waste | Short Film Showcase

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4 Revolutionary Inventions saving our Planet EARTH

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How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft

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The Landfill is a three minute film by documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit and director Jessica Edwards about how our different kinds of trash can be used as harvestable resources.

The United States produces 390 billion pounds of garbage every year, and finding places to dispose of it is a serious environmental and economic challenge. But what if we could change the way we think about garbage, from something to be disposed of to something to be harvested? THE LANDFILL profiles a small county landfill in Upstate New York, which is using a system of composting, recycling, and methane capture technology to operate sustainably while producing electricity for 400 homes in their area. By focusing on the people and ideas behind this innovative waste-to-energy initiative, THE LANDFILL shows the beauty and potential of the stuff we throw away.

Problem solving FTW! For more information, visit focusforwardfilms.com

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Kids learn about wind energy and how this renewable power can help the environment. Teach students about turbines that generate electricity from wind.

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Kids learn about solar energy and how this renewable power can help the environment. Teach students about solar cells and using the sun for heat.

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Kids learn about water pollution and how it effects the environment and health. Study causes, pollutants, sources, and facts including acid rain.

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Where Does Garbage Go?

When you take out the trash, do you know where it goes? Maybe it goes on a truck. But where does the truck go? Where is it taking all that garbage and what happens to the garbage afterwards?

That garbage is probably going to a landfill.

A landfill is a place where we bury garbage in the ground. We put garbage in landfills because it's smelly and ugly. Imagine if you just threw your garbage out into the street: gross, right? Nobody wants to look at that. So we take it somewhere people don't live, and we bury it in the ground. Then we don't have to smell it or look at it.

A lot of trash ends up in landfills. Every year, Americans put about 134 million tons of garbage in landfills. That's the same weight as 602 skyscrapers. Imagine taking 1 out of every 3 cars in the entire United States, and putting all those cars in a big pile. If you did that, the pile would be around the same weight as the amount of garbage we throw into landfills every year.

Problems with Landfills

When garbage is in a landfill, we don't have to look at it. But there are big problems with landfills.

Landfills are bad for animals. They aren't built where people live, but animals do live there. We're basically dumping a bunch of garbage all over those animals' homes.

Landfills also pollute the environment. The garbage that we throw away includes a lot of dangerous chemicals. When rain falls on a landfill, it can wash the chemicals out into nearby lakes, rivers, and streams. This is bad for fish. It's also bad for people who drink the water. Newer landfills try to avoid this by putting up barriers around the trash. But these barriers can leak, and not all landfills have them.

Another problem is gas from landfills. When garbage rots in a landfill, it makes dangerous gasses. These gasses are bad for the environment. They can also cause health problems for people that live near the landfill.

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Did you know that the water we use today is the same water the dinosaurs used? We cannot create new water. For millions of years, the water we have has been used again and again. We have been able to do this because there are natural cycles that clean the water each time we use it.

People are polluting our water. Businesses and cities dump chemicals and waste products into our rivers, lakes and oceans. People throw trash-furniture, garbage, old tires, cars, old fencing, anything they can think of-into the water. People also pollute the water by accident, by allowing their cars to leak oil and gas onto the ground. That oil and gas eventually washes into the water during rain storms and when people clean their driveways off with water.

The acid rain caused by pollution poisons water on the surface of the earth. Beneath the earth are layers of dirt and rock that act as containers for water. We call them aquifers. Rainwater drains through the soil into the aquifers. We call the water in the aquifer ground water. Groundwater supplies wells and springs. It is a very important source of water for all the plants and animals.

Acid rain soaks into the soil. Like clean rainwater, it drains down into the aquifer through layers of rock that clean the water. However, the acid eats away at much of the rock and does not allow it to filter properly, so when it reaches the groundwater, the acid rain pollutes it. It becomes unusable.

What is the cure for acid rain? We have to clean up the air.

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Did you know that the water we use today is the same water the dinosaurs used? We cannot create new water. For millions of years, the water we have has been used again and again. We have been able to do this because there are natural cycles that clean the water each time we use it.

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Around the world, people throw away roughly four million tons of trash every day-that's enough to fill 350,000 garbage trucks or 10 Empire State Buildings. About 12.8 percent of that waste is plastic, which causes big problems for wildlife: some animals mistake plastic for food, while others can become entangled in the trash.

Don't use face wash or toothpaste with microbeads. These tiny plastic beads go down the drain, eventually making their way to rivers, lakes, and the ocean at a rate of eight trillion a day in the United States. Because these toxic beads look a lot like fish food, it's not uncommon for bigger fish and sea turtles to munch on them-a dish that could be deadly.

Say no to straws! In 2015 a viral video showed an olive ridley sea turtle in obvious discomfort as a team of experts work to dislodge something deep within its nostril. At first, they thought it was a worm. But experts were stunned to see what it really was: a plastic drinking straw.

Instead of packing your sandwich and snacks in plastic bags, use reusable containers or cloth sacks instead. Same goes for your drink: Skip the juice boxes and opt for a refillable water bottle.

Reduce the amount of plastic bags clogging up our trash and oceans by shopping with reusable bags instead.

To eliminate some of the excess packaging piling up in landfills, encourage your family to shop for snacks, cereal, and pasta in the bulk section of your grocery store (if yours doesn't have any bulk items, check out a nearby natural food shop). Then, store it all in reusable glass jars.

Pack an apple, a banana, or an orange. Fruit fills you up in a healthy way, plus there's no need for extra packaging. (Save the core, peels, and rinds for your compost bin.)

Using these tips, keep track of the trash you toss. Every week, try to throw out less and less and see how much you can minimize your waste in a month. Some people have managed to put an entire year's worth of garbage in one jar. Can you beat that?

If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week's groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it's easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?

But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.

Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That's about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.

So why don't more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that's not always true. In most places in the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.

People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.

Plastic bottle recycling can help-instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.

Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.

Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.

And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.

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If there are two things that are essential to humans and other living creatures, its clean water and air, but with pollution of these natural resources on the rise it's become increasingly important to find ways to cut down on man-made pollutants in the environment. Find out more about air and water pollution.

Air Pollution

If you've ever seen smog hanging low over a city, then you've seen air pollution first-hand. Air pollution can be natural or man-made, but it's the man-made pollutants that are the most destructive, like greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming and the destruction of the ozone. Carbon dioxide is one of the worst air pollutants, it's mainly emitted from power plants, cars, planes and other vehicles and comes from burning fossil fuels. Another major air pollutant is methane, which comes from raising livestock, and CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) which are used in aerosol products.

If you've seen smog, you've seen air pollution

Air pollution has been linked to health problems like asthma and lung disease, as well as the deterioration of the ozone layer (which protects us from harmful UV rays) and the warming of the earth which may destroy the habitats of many animals. Governments are trying to encourage people to lessen air pollution driving less, recycling and limiting their energy consumption.

Water Pollution

If is cloudy, smelly and has garbage floating in it, then it's easy to know that it's polluted, but clear and clean looking water can be polluted as well with toxic chemicals. Polluted waters aren't safe to drink or swim in and can cause illness even years after you're exposed, or you can feel the effects indirectly by eating seafood that has been poisoned by its environment. Water pollution occurs naturally where oil and petroleum leak from underground into the ocean in what are called "Petroleum Seeps," the biggest one being off the coast of California in Coal Oil Point Seep. Humans create water pollution with adding chemicals and oils to the water from factories, mining and oil spills from commercial tanker and throwing garbage into open waters from boats or onshore, and untreated sewage. Contaminants like asbestos can get into the water supply causing devastating health issues to those exposed. Those affected are encouraged to find representation with a wide range of expertise so they can get them the compensation they deserve.

Water Pollution can be oils and chemical waste

What Can I Do?

It can be overwhelming when you think of all the ways that we pollute air and water, but you can help simply by thinking about ways to cut down on your carbon footprint. Here are a few ways to get started:

Recycle

Carpool with friends

Take the bus

Ride your Bike

Cut down on energy use by turning off lights, unplugging appliances and electronics

We need to protect the Environment

Pollution Facts

The United Nations estimates that 4,000 children die every day from drinking dirty water.

40% of America's rivers and 46% of America's Lakes are too polluted for swimming, fishing and aquatic life.

Vehicle exhaust contributes around 60% of all carbon monoxide emissions in the country, and up to 95% in cities.

1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste are discharged into US waters every year.

Have Your Say

What do you do to minimize air and water pollution?

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Recycling and Beyond tells us why we should recycle and what recycling means. Learn while reading a recycling story and have fun with the recycling word search. You can also visit a landfill.

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Want to teach kids more about the environment and how they can be responsible stewards of the Earth's resources? Below are facts for kids about environmental issues.

*An estimated 80% of the world's forests have already been lost to deforestation.

* Climate change, also known as "global warming," is a change in the weather patterns, water supplies, and planting seasons on Earth.

*Global warming stems from natural causes (such as volcanoes and continental drift) as well as manmade causes (such as the ozone depletion and deforestation).

* Acid rain is a term used to describe moisture that falls from the sky that contains pollutants that man has added to the atmosphere (primarily from factories, vehicles, and ships).

*Almost 800 species on Earth have become extinct.

*Climate change is causing the polar ice caps to melt, which is, in turn, threatening the existence of polar bears.

*More than 80% of ocean pollution comes from the land, primarily from chemicals and particles that creep into waterways, which feed into oceans.

*The ocean is polluted, on a regular basis, by: oil, solid garbage, fertilizers, sewage, and toxic chemicals.

*There are areas of the ocean known as "dead zones," because the oxygen has been depleted from the water. The runoff from chemical fertilizers is thought to be the cause of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.

*In 1921, Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work on photovoltaics and solar power.

*Windmills were used as far back as 200 BC to pump water and grind grain.

*Americans use approximately 380 billion plastic bags per year, which averages out to almost 1,200 bags per person.

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