The Endangered Earthlings' Handbook
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The Endangered Earthlings’ Handbook
By Team Endangered Earthlings:
Pamela Dawn Erickson
Paul Hollis
Steven P. Sutherland
Endangered Earthlings, Inc. 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint
Copyright © 2019 by Endangered Earthlings, Inc. All Rights Reserved
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the authors.
ISBN: 978-1695-4620-90
Cover Design by Lauren Bowman
Printed in the United States of America.
For our children
Table of Contents
Chapter 2:
Earth 19
Geosphere 20
Fossil Fuels 23
Offshore Oil Drilling 23
Fracking 32
The Bad News 35
Mining 46
The Cost of Inaction 74
Chapter 3:
Hydrosphere/Hydrologic Cycle 76
Water 80
Ocean 99
Overfishing 99
Climate Change 102
More Dead Zones 104
Pollution 107
Thermal Pollution 108
Acoustic Pollution 111
Acidification 113
Coral Reefs 114
Cryosphere 115
Chapter 4:
Biosphere 120
Your Home 121
Your Car 122
Your Groceries 123
Trees 126
Personal and Social Benefits 129
Community Benefits 130
Chapter 5:
Atmosphere 139
Chapter 6:
The Virus Human 157
Human Population 157
Food 158
Plastic 164
Chapter 7:
Species Extinction 172
Anthropocene Annihilation 172
Conclusions: 191
Chapter 8:
Climate Change 195
Chapter 9:
My Earth Ministry 215
Chapter 10:
Solutions 235
Climate Change Solutions: 236
Deforestation 241
Hemp 242
Hemp Part: Seeds 242
Hemp Seed Hearts 242
Hemp Part: Stalk 243
Hemp Part: Leaves 244
Hemp Part: Roots 244
Bamboo 244
Recycled Paper 245
Wood Composites from Used Plastic 246
Recycled Plastic 246
Cork 247
Soy Plywood 248
Nutshells 249
Abrasive Cleaning 249
Water Filtration 249
Lost Circulation 249
Straw 250
Energy 250
Solar 252
Hydrogen Energy 253
Wind Power 257
Wave Power 259
Hemp Batteries 260
Food 260
Hydroponics 261
Aquaponics 262
LED Hydroponics 262
Urban Eco Villages 263
Cellular Agriculture (#CleanMeatBaby!) 263
Medicine 266
Sound Therapy 269
Ocean Pollution 269
Acoustic Pollution 269
Thermal Pollution 272
Ghost Nets 274
Plastic 274
Plastic recycling 275
Circular Economy 275
Eco-packaging 275
Sewage and Septic 278
Species Extinction 279
Waste Management 284
Design 285
Recirculate 285
Regenerate 286
Water 287
DIY Cleaning Solutions 288
Natural Body Care 289
Natural Shampoo 289
One-Stop Shopping 290
Electrolyzed Water 290
Off Grid Box 290
Water from The Sun 291
Air 291
Indigenous Living 293
Our Village 298
Epilogue 305
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