Rock-Head Sciences » waste streams http://rockheadsciences.com Bringing you closer to the world of geology! Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:37:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 Why Go Green? http://rockheadsciences.com/why-go-green/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-go-green http://rockheadsciences.com/why-go-green/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:37:49 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=359 Yesterday, I heard about another aquifer that can no longer be used as a drinking water supply. Years of radioactivity in the area has contaminated the aquifer, and now concentrations are way above safe drinking water standards. This is another example of lessons learned from the unknown consequences of the practices at the time. Problem is, getting contaminants out of our drinking water supply is far from easy and very expensive.  If only someone had some forethought at the time, like we do now. Green practices are helping to curb mistakes that could end up in an important resource such as this example. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “going green,” but what does is it really mean? Going green means taking on the responsibility of protecting human health, natural resources and ecosystems from practices that may negatively impact them now or in the future. The ultimate goal is to

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