Hydroelectric power is produced by using the push of falling water to turn turbines that generate electricity.

The nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that became site to one of the most serious nuclear accidents in US history. On March 1979, human errors and mechanical failures caused a partial meltdown of the nuclear core–releasing radioactive gases into the environment.

The weather conditions within a small, specific location, as opposed to the climate of the entire, bigger area it lies within.

The maintenance, care and cultivation of forest trees.

A branch of forestry that deals with the administrative, economic, legal and social aspects of forest regulation. It aims to establish forestry practices in aid of sustainable forest management and at times also economic viability.

A form or renewable energy that is currently in development, ocean wave energy will create clean electricity harnessed form tide and wave movement. The consistent movement of the sea would also ensure that energies that were generated would be reliable and not dependent on favorable conditions.

Used in homes and buildings, photovoltaic shingles convert sunlight into clean, usable electricity. The shingles offer a more attractive, less cumbersome alternative to solar panels.

A machine designed to remove carbon dioxide from the air. Air polluted with carbon dioxide is pumped into the CO2 scrubber wherein an ion exchange resin attracts carbon dioxide molecules. After this, the carbon-free air is released out of the scrubber.

Plastic that can break down without damaging the environment, instead of taking up room in landfills or polluting the earth and oceans.

An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment or soil that can be tapped as a water source. Also known as a water table or water-bearing-stratum, an aquifer is made up of porous rocks with tiny holes–which is why it is able to store water.

Slash and burn farming is the practice of burning and cutting trees in forests and woodlands to make way for fields to be used for agriculture or for livestock pasture.

Sustainable eats are just one green-minded facet of this great little spot.