by Admin | Jul 5, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change, Environmental hazards
Remember the hole in the ozone layer? It was discovered back in the 1980s, caused by Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in all kinds of consumer products. Back in 1987, a number of governments ratified the Montreal Protocol in order to help combat the problem. Since then,...
by Admin | Jun 8, 2016 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Ethane is an air pollutant and greenhouse gas, which tends to break down low in the atmosphere and can lead to an increase in ground-based pollution, posing both health and environmental risks. Back in the 1970s, a number of systems were put into place, which...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change
As a species, we’ve been talking about global warming for a couple of decades now, and many of us have been taking it seriously. We’ve been warned of a number of potential side effects of climate change, such as global flooding, droughts, longer and more widespread...