Tip The Planet

October 2011

4 posts

Organic farming is an agricultural system that seeks to provide the consumers, with fresh, tasty and authentic food while respecting natural life-cycle systems.

The graph shows an increase in demand and production of organic food.

Oct 16, 201128 notes

#agriculture #organic farming #organic #farming #fruits #vegetables

Urban heat island effect (UHI) describes the built up areas that are hotter than nearby rural areas.

Oct 12, 201124 notes

#UHI #urban #pollution #heat #summer #temperature #hot

• Intolerable noise levels can decrease a cow’s capacity of milk production.
•  Noise pollution effects can also be seen on chicken in the form of a sharp drop in egg production.
•  Noise of commercial ships can wreak havoc marine animals reproductive function.
• High noise levels can negatively affect the breeding and feeding patterns of some animals.

Oct 11, 201131 notes

#noise pollution #noise #pollution #ecosystem #cow #chicken #reproductive #decibel

Tiptheplanet on deforestation: Ecologists and environmental scientists have estimated that a massive 80 percent of all the different species of life that are on Earth - including some that are believed to exist but have yet to be officially “discovered” - live in the rainforests.

Oct 2, 201149 notes

#deforestation #logging #rainforest #forest #timber #environment #ecology #ecosystem