Tag: Pollution

10 Places To Visit Before They Vanish Off The Earth [Infographic]

10 Places To Visit Before They Vanish Off The Earth [Infographic]

Everything in life is in a constant state of change, and that includes our planet. The landscape of the earth looks very different now compared to what it looked like thousands of years ago. As a result of climate change and other factors, it continues to change a tiny bit each day. There are some p ...
Pollution Paintings: Beautiful Art Created With Filthy Smog

Pollution Paintings: Beautiful Art Created With Filthy Smog

Pollution and smog in big cities around the world is becoming more and more of a problem with regard to the quality of air that we breathe. I live in a big city, and when I'm here, I don't notice it so much. However, when I escape to the mountains or take a walk outside the city on a nature trail, I ...
Ghana’s eWasteland: Living On The Legacy Of The Digital World

Ghana’s eWasteland: Living On The Legacy Of The Digital World

The shocking pictures below by Andrew McConnell were taken at the Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana. It's a place where much of the discarded computer equipment and other electronics from the United States, Europe and other countries ends up. Over 3,000 people live here, in the slums, and they make ...
How The Internet Is Killing The Planet [Infographic]

How The Internet Is Killing The Planet [Infographic]

The Internet can be a hazardous place to mingle around, and it's apparent people are taking all the precautions they can to protect themselves and their children. However, personal safety isn't the only concern when it comes to the Internet. There are far more areas where the Internet is causing som ...
The Octopus That Lives In A Beer Bottle

The Octopus That Lives In A Beer Bottle

We talk a lot about recycling on Bit Rebels. We only have one planet Earth, and once it's ruined, we can't just make another one. We have to each take responsibility and do our individual parts to help the environment thrive. It's really the only way to make a difference. It really takes the par ...
The Magic of Clouds Explained in Science & Photography

The Magic of Clouds Explained in Science & Photography

I read something that said if a geek wants to know the weather, he or she looks up the forecast on the Internet instead of walking outside and looking up at the sky. I am a geek, and it's true, I often look up the weather online. However, I never want to lose touch with nature or the outdoors, so ...
Gorgeous Vacuum Cleaners Created From Ocean Trash

Gorgeous Vacuum Cleaners Created From Ocean Trash

It's no secret that our oceans are polluted with trash. Plastic is the most common material found on our beaches. Misty did two massive beach clean-ups this year, and she confirmed that plastic was what they picked up the most. She even wrote an article about how we can turn discarded plastic int ...
The NEW Electrical Dyson Lawn Mover Is Awesome!

The NEW Electrical Dyson Lawn Mover Is Awesome!

Now that we are all environmentally aware, we always try to figure out the next product that we can make pollution free. Now it's the lawn mower's turn. That's right! The gas driven lawn mower is no longer a feasible machine due to its high pollution gas engine. It's easy, yes, but imagine milli ...
A Fun Way To Serve Drinks

A Fun Way To Serve Drinks

When it is very hot outside, it's always nice to drink lots and lots of liquids. I have to confess I have this habit of spilling my drink when I sip straight from a glass. I really don't understand it, but I do. The only way that I can avoid this is by drinking through a straw. However, we all k ...
Monitor Your Energy Consumption – The Badass Way!

Monitor Your Energy Consumption – The Badass Way!

It's a resource that is causing earth to go into a downward spiral. Energy consumption is on an ever rising curve and the environment is being damaged because of it. We have long known how it effects the pollution of the world's resources, and yet we aren't doing near enough to solve the problem. ...
Creative New York City Rooftop Designs

Creative New York City Rooftop Designs

It makes sense that in big cities where there isn't enough space to relax and enjoy the outdoors on the ground, the next place to go is up. You can always go higher, right? Here in Atlanta, evidence that there is a space shortage can be seen in the parking situation. Space is so valuable that y ...
The Hybrid Car Of The Future: You Better Buckle Up!

The Hybrid Car Of The Future: You Better Buckle Up!

The future is getting ever closer, and the ideas about how we should serve the world instead of the world serving us are always evolving. We're constantly trying to improve our world by making sure we don't use too many pollutive solutions. However, we always end up in a paradox between comfort-ab ...
Wanna Be Cool? – Drink Your Water Out of a Box

Wanna Be Cool? – Drink Your Water Out of a Box

We all know the downfalls of drinking bottled water, right? I'm not going to go into any of those, but if you would like to learn more about that, you can read this article published last month on the Mother Nature Network website: 5 reasons not to drink bottled water It's been a little over a ye ...
I think Coca Cola should go naked – Sexy | Do you?

I think Coca Cola should go naked – Sexy | Do you?

Never did I think I would hear myself say that -"I want to see Coca Cola naked". But it's true, I really do. In an age when everything is done around the "Green" color and everyone is trying to stay as environmentally aware as possible there are some things that could be done that we're not always t ...
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