The environment depends on us all to do our part lowering greenhouse gasses - Please COMPOST
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Compost Enriches and Builds Healthy Soil
Conserves water and reduces water use by helping soils retain moisture. Helps prevent soil erosion by reducing soil compaction and runoff. Reduces reliance on chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Recycling food and other organic waste into compost provides a range of environmental benefits, including improving soil health, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recycling nutrients, and mitigating the impact of droughts
In addition, composting lowers greenhouse gases by improving carbon sequestration in the soil and by preventing methane emissions through aerobic decomposition, as methane-producing microbes are not active in the presence of oxygen.
Greenhouse gases are bad for the environment because they trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and contribute to climate change. This warming causes changes to the climate, including:
Temperature: The Earth is warming faster than ever before in recorded history, with average temperatures rising
Weather patterns: Precipitation and snow patterns are shifting, and storms are becoming more severe
Sea levels: Sea levels are rising
Extreme events: Heatwaves and floods are becoming more common
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Greenhouse Gases | US EPA
Jul 8, 2024 — However, beginning in the late 1700s, the net global effect of human activities...
the United Nations
Causes and Effects of Climate Change | United Nations
As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat. This leads to glo...
European Parliament
Climate change: the greenhouse gases causing global warming
Mar 23, 2023 — The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth's temperature warmer than it would other...
EIA
Greenhouse gases' effect on climate - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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Washington State Department of Ecology (.gov)
What you can do to reduce greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gas emissions affect all of us by contributing to climate change, which threate...
These changes can threaten water supplies, coastlines, forests, and economies, and can also harm human health, agriculture, wildlife, and coastal areas.
While some greenhouse gases occur naturally, human activities like burning fossil fuels for transportation and energy have led to a steady increase in their concentrations since the late 1700s. Many greenhouse gases can remain in the atmosphere for decades or even centuries after they are released.
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As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat. This leads to global warming and climate change.