Our Environment

Reality of the Good, the Bad, and a Warning

How is the Environment really?

In the world and in your area?

What is happening behind the scenes?

What do we do about it?

Good News!

We do not have to limit ourselves to be in harmony with nature and at the same time protect our environment.

All we need to do is learn to read our surroundings and see what it tells us.

Nature is based on abundance and zero waste.

If we study nature, the cycles of life and its systems, we can also create such systems in our own lives in terms of design, development and productivity, and all areas of industry.

This science is today called, biomimetics, or biomimicry.

Biomimicry "is technology that mimics the models of biological life in nature" or "the imitation of the models, systems and elements of nature in order to solve complex human problems."

In addition, combining the study of Biomimicry with ‘Biophilia’, which translates to ‘love of life’, and signifies mans “ innate biological and emotional need to connect with nature ” will give us holistic solutions to our environmental problems.

The Natural Cycle

Nature does not waste anything. In the natural cycle everything serves a purpose.

In nature there are large and small natural cycles, and all are made possible by the energy of the Sun, which acts like the motor driving the system.

One cycle starts by the Sun giving energy to the plants in a process called photosynthesis, which makes the plants able to produce their own nutrition (sugar, and the oxygen or O2 needed by the cells in the plant to convert that sugar into energy, in a process called respiration), by the help of the sun, air (carbon dioxide or CO2), and water that is found in the soil.

Because of this cycle us and the animals are able to survive, us and the animals too like the plant need oxygen or O2 in order to convert food into energy, and lets not forget that we need to breath.

This cycle continues, and we are a part of it, because we inhale the oxygen from the plants and exhale carbon dioxide or CO2, which the plants need to create more oxygen.

Here is that formula for respiration:

Sunlight (energy) + Carbon dioxide CO2 + Water→ Suger + Oxygen O2

Entropy is unavoidable and needed in order to maintain the system. Energy will be lost in order to keep this system running, nothing in life is free, however, this is as close to it as possible, and why it is considered zero waste.

This type of system is called a circular or zero waste system (or economy) and is based off of the natural cycle.

A simple and fundamental example of us learning from nature and using it in our own daily lives is how we deal with our food.

Like the natural compost cycle, we can do the same, and reuse the leftover material or food as nutrients to make healthy soil for the plants to grow in.

Micro organisms and worms get our food scraps in exchange for breaking them down after they have eaten them so that plants can absorb the nutrients in order to grow, so every body wins! And more plants means more food for us, and that means more food for the worms and micro organisms and that means more food for plants and the cycle continues.

We each have to do our part in the cycle, and that is where entropy or energy loss comes in, however, we get way more back and the energy loss is so small it hardly counts.

The Man-Made Waste System or a Linear Economy

If we use the same example as our previous one and look at how mankind dispose of their food in most cases, it goes something like this, we eat our food, then we throw it in to the trash, and then the garbage man picks up that trash and they throw that trash into a landfill.

Most of the usefulness of that waste is literally wasted. This way pollutes and destroys the environment and the animals instead of making more life that cleans it.

The Current Linear Economy

This is the current linear economy. In this economy the final stage of a product's life is disposal. It is added to the trash that already exists and polluting the environment and harming the animals.

According to a study, the ocean will have more plastic than fish by the year 2050.

The solution as mentioned before is by learning from the natural cycle and using it as a guide in our economy and industries.

Countries like Sweden have been on the front line when it comes to using this nature inspired design when it comes to the recycling of aluminum cans and plastic bottles.

The system used in Sweden and in some other Nordic countries relies on adding a small fee to the cost of the can or bottle that can be returned to the buyer or anyone else if they recycle it (sort of like how in nature the worms and micro organisms get something in exchange for breaking down the material so that new plants can grow).

This incentivizes recycling and creates a circular economy, where the recycled cans and bottles are used again to create new cans and bottles.

The Circular Economy

The economy (business and industry) can do the same as nature and eliminate waste with your help. A small amount of energy on our part can go toward building and maintaining a healthy zero waste cycle.

There are two forms, or ways, we can reach that goal:

The first form is called "From Nature to Nature."

From Nature to Nature

This form places more emphasis on the producer of the product to create products out of biodegradable materials. The cycle ends with the product being recycled and returned to nature where they can be harvested again and again.

The Re-Cycling of Non-Biodegradable Products or 'Mechanical Recycling'

The second form or way we can accomplish our goal of zero waste systems places more emphasis on the individual consumers to recycle due to the material being non-biodegradable in nature such as aluminum and plastic, where it will sit in landfills forever at times, and in situations where animals may be harmed due to consuming it or due to crossing paths with it.

A small amount of energy on our part can go toward building and maintaining a healthy zero waste cycle of Non-Biodegradable Products.

Warning!

The environment issue has been hijacked by those seeking to use our emotions and desire to protect our environment, along with our lack of knowledge of the real science and data, against us.

Have you heard of the concept "Eco-Mafia"?

There are certain problems within the recycling business that needs our attention, for example, did you know that recycled plastic in Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, the EU, India, Japan and Nigeria, has been proven to be unfit for human use due to the plastic containing recycled plastic that was exposed to radiation?

"PFAS (highly fluorinated substances) is a group of over 4,700 chemicals that are water and dirt repellent.

They are used as a surface treatment in many products, such as clothes, shoes, food packaging and frying pans.

They are available in fire foam and ski wall, beauty products, furniture fabrics and electronics.

All PFASs are man-made. The first ones began to be used as early as the 1950s, but new areas of use have accelerated emissions in recent decades.

It is only recently that we have begun to understand how dangerous and widespread these substances are.

PFAS is used in a variety of products due to its unique properties of being both water and oil repellent and withstanding high temperatures. PFAS is used, among other things, in impregnating agents in textiles and carpets, in paper and cardboard for food packaging, in frying pans, detergents and fire foam.

Through water, food, hygiene products, air and dust, PFAS can be absorbed by living beings and stored in, among other things, the liver, kidneys and blood. "

For all drinking water:

* PFAS should not be present.

* Long-term consumption of drinking water with high levels of PFAS can be hazardous to health.

* PFASs are also consumed and accumulate in the body from sources other than drinking water, such as inland fish for example. Therefore, the sum of PFAS-11 in drinking water should be as far below 90 nanograms/litre as possible.

Suitable PFASs to test for in drinking water:

1. Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)

2. Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)

3. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)

4. FluorotelomerSulfonate (6:2 FTS)

5. Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA)

6. Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFPeA)

7. Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)

8. Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)

9. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

10. Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)

11. Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

With all this in mind, we suggest you find local spring sources for the best quality drinking water as a possible alternative, and to test them first before consumption.

For spring water you should test for:

1. Alkalinity

2. Total dissolved solids, or TDS

3. Total coliform bacteria

4. Nitrates

5. Heavy metals

6. pH/ionization.

Want to learn more? Here are two short videos to get you started:

Studies have found a 70% decrease in the number of pollinators in the world, and have attributed this to habitat loss and pollution

Nature is created to provide us with clean food, water, and air. These are called ecosystem services and are the foundation for our well-being and health. Air purification, soil fertility, and water purification systems are only possible if nature itself is healthy first.

Pollination, which is a job mostly carried out by certain insects such as bumblebees, bees, butterflies, flower-flies, and beetles, to make sure that us and the animals get fruits, berries, and vegetables (70% of all crops depend on pollination), for food, and for stabilizing our soil, cleaning our air, and providing us with oxygen. Pollination is just one of many ecosystem services.

A pollinator helps move pollen from a male part (anther) of a flower to a female part (stigma). This fertilizes the flower and makes it able to produce, fruit, seeds, and young plants.

Pollinators account for at least 75% of all flowering plants being pollinated, some self pollinate, and others are helped by the wind.

Pollinators are needed for our individual survival, the survival of our economy, and the survival of our environment.

Studies have found a 70% decrease in the number of pollinators in the world, and have attributed this to habitat loss and pollution, both physical pollution and pollution in the form of electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF), such as micro-waves or radio-waves found in WiFi, or other wireless radiation such as 5G (even for us, long term exposure to WIFI as well as long term exposure to radiation from our phones is harmful to our health, stay 3 meters away from your home router if you must use it).

Air pollution for example makes it so the pollinators cannot sniff out crops and wildflowers. The smell of diesal spilled on the ground changes the smell of flowers to the pollinators.

Wireless radiation for example makes it so that bees do not reproduce as much due to the effect the radiation has on their biology.

We must save the pollinators! Their job is of utmost importance!

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Our Environment

How is the Environment really?

In the world and in your area?

What is happening behind the scenes?

What do we do about it?

Good News!

We do not have to limit ourselves to be in harmony with nature and at the same time protect our environment.

All we need to do is learn to read our surroundings and see what it tells us.

Nature is based on abundance and zero waste.

If we study nature, the cycles of life and its systems, we can also create such systems in our own lives in terms of design, development and productivity, and all areas of industry.

This science is today called, biomimetics, or biomimicry.

Biomimicry "is technology that mimics the models of biological life in nature" or "the imitation of the models, systems and elements of nature in order to solve complex human problems."

In addition, combining the study of Biomimicry with ‘Biophilia’, which translates to ‘love of life’, and signifies mans “ innate biological and emotional need to connect with nature ” will give us holistic solutions to our environmental problems.

The Natural Cycle

Nature does not waste anything. In the natural cycle everything serves a purpose.

In nature there are large and small natural cycles, and all are made possible by the energy of the Sun, which acts like the motor driving the system.

Because of this cycle us and the animals are able to survive, us and the animals too like the plant need oxygen or O2 in order to convert food into energy, and lets not forget that we need to breath.

This cycle continues, and we are a part of it, because we inhale the oxygen from the plants and exhale carbon dioxide or CO2, which the plants need to create more oxygen.

Here is that formula for respiration:

Sunlight (energy) + Carbon dioxide CO2 + Water→ Suger + Oxygen O2

Entropy is unavoidable and needed in order to maintain the system. Energy will be lost in order to keep this system running, nothing in life is free, however, this is as close to it as possible, and why it is considered zero waste.

This type of system is called a circular or zero waste system (or economy) and is based off of the natural cycle.

A simple and fundamental example of us learning from nature and using it in our own daily lives is how we deal with our food.

Like the natural compost cycle, we can do the same, and reuse the leftover material or food as nutrients to make healthy soil for the plants to grow in.

We each have to do our part in the cycle, and that is where entropy or energy loss comes in, however, we get way more back and the energy loss is so small it hardly counts.

The Man-Made Waste System or a Linear Economy

If we use the same example as our previous one and look at how mankind dispose of their food in most cases, it goes something like this, we eat our food, then we throw it in to the trash, and then the garbage man picks up that trash and they throw that trash into a landfill.

Most of the usefulness of that waste is literally wasted. This way pollutes and destroys the environment and the animals instead of making more life that cleans it.

The Current Linear Economy

This is the current linear economy. In this economy the final stage of a product's life is disposal. It is added to the trash that already exists and polluting the environment and harming the animals.

According to a study, the ocean will have more plastic than fish by the year 2050.

Today 85% of the worlds plastic is coming from the West (United States and Europe), 10% from Asia, and 5% from the rest of the world, such as Africa and the Middle East. However, 80% if the plastic leakage into the ocean comes from Asia.

The solution as mentioned before is by learning from the natural cycle and using it as a guide in our economy and industries.

Countries like Sweden have been on the front line when it comes to using this nature inspired design when it comes to the recycling of aluminum cans and plastic bottles.

This incentivizes recycling and creates a circular economy, where the recycled cans and bottles are used again to create new cans and bottles.

The Circular Economy

The economy (business and industry) can do the same as nature and eliminate waste with your help. A small amount of energy on our part can go toward building and maintaining a healthy zero waste cycle.

There are two forms, or ways, we can reach that goal:

The first form is called "From Nature to Nature."

From Nature to Nature

This form places more emphasis on the producer of the product to create products out of biodegradable materials. The cycle ends with the product being recycled and returned to nature where they can be harvested again and again.

The Re-Cycling of Non-Biodegradable Products or 'Mechanical Recycling'

A small amount of energy on our part can go toward building and maintaining a healthy zero waste cycle of Non-Biodegradable Products.

Warning!

The environment issue has been hijacked by those seeking to use our emotions and desire to protect our environment, along with our lack of knowledge of the real science and data, against us.

Have you heard of the concept "Eco-Mafia"?

"Highest Level of World’s Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor"

PFAS In the Drinking Water

"PFAS (highly fluorinated substances) is a group of over 4,700 chemicals that are water and dirt repellent.

They are used as a surface treatment in many products, such as clothes, shoes, food packaging and frying pans.

They are available in fire foam and ski wall, beauty products, furniture fabrics and electronics.

All PFASs are man-made. The first ones began to be used as early as the 1950s, but new areas of use have accelerated emissions in recent decades.

It is only recently that we have begun to understand how dangerous and widespread these substances are.

Through water, food, hygiene products, air and dust, PFAS can be absorbed by living beings and stored in, among other things, the liver, kidneys and blood. "

For all drinking water:

* PFAS should not be present.

* Long-term consumption of drinking water with high levels of PFAS can be hazardous to health.

* PFASs are also consumed and accumulate in the body from sources other than drinking water, such as inland fish for example. Therefore, the sum of PFAS-11 in drinking water should be as far below 90 nanograms/litre as possible.

Suitable PFASs to test for in drinking water:

1. Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)

2. Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)

3. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)

4. FluorotelomerSulfonate (6:2 FTS)

5. Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA)

6. Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFPeA)

7. Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)

8. Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)

9. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

10. Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)

11. Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

With all this in mind, we suggest you find local spring sources for the best quality drinking water as a possible alternative, and to test them first before consumption.

For spring water you should test for:

1. Alkalinity

2. Total dissolved solids, or TDS

3. Total coliform bacteria

4. Nitrates

5. Heavy metals

6. pH/ionization.

Want to learn more? Here are two short videos to get you started:

Studies have found a 70% decrease in the number of pollinators in the world, and have attributed this to habitat loss and pollution