With water restrictions in many areas, it’s important to think of ways to help your garden use less water. Some simple steps can help you to save a lot of water. [...]
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 Shorten your shower Every minute you cut from your shower is roughly 5 gallons of water. The less time your shower takes, the lower your impact on the environment.  |
Are you sick of watching politics get in the way of stopping the damage we are doing to our planet? If you said yes, you’re not alone. All around the country, people are banding together for community initiatives that get done what the government can’t seem to do: to bring about a change in our culture of power use. [...] “Green” technologies are getting a lot of press these days. However, a closer look reveals their “brown” side. Truly sustainable and green living really means less technology, not different technology. Learn a few simple things you can do to make a meaningful difference. [...] Here are eight Simple tips to help you to Go Green and save money at the same time. Tip number one – Buy locally produced food as often as possible. You will be helping the neighborhood economy, and you will be helping to shrink the hidden costs involved in food production, transport and distribution. The average American meal travels some 1,500 miles before a knife or fork touches it. [...] There are many ways to integrate natural lawn care into your lifestyle, and very few of them require much time or effort on your part. [...] Our most precious resource on earth is the life flowing water that makes up almost 80% of our body. Water is our common bond with all living beings and should be given our greatest reverence… [...] Water used to be free, pure and clean. Unfortunately that resource is being depleted as the our water supply is being contaminated. We need to learn to conserve our natural resources and protect our environment. [...] Acid rain is becoming more and more of a health issue as industrial wastes pollute the atmosphere. It not only pollutes the environment and causing damage, it is also affecting our health in ways that bio-accumulate. Awareness is key to protecting the environment and your health. [...] Taking steps to save water has wider repercussions than just more water. It also means drastically reducing your carbon footprint. [...] Any environmentally conscious person who wants to help in the saving of Earth can do so even when they want to landscape. After all, there was a period in time that people would landscape the land without the use of gas-using machines. [...] Knowing how to save water in your landscape can become very important as water restrictions increase. There are a few easy ways you can change the way you manage your landscape to save water. [...] With all the vast amount of eco friendly stuff that surrounds us, most is not that good for the environment while some are truly exceptional. However, there are some that will keep you and the planet healthier. [...] The average wine barrel effectively ages wine for about 5 years. By then, the wine barrel has imparted its flavorings of oak and is no longer aging and enhancing the wine’s bouquet or flavor. [...] Rain buckets or rain-barrels are becoming more popular as the threat of global warming and droughts hit the headlines. They have been around for centuries as man has always tried to capture water from the sky for his crops. Rain harvesting is something that every person should be doing as they begin their backyard gardens. During the Spring, rain is plentiful and not many people think about the impending summer months where rainfall becomes more scarce. [...] Runoff from rainfall can cause significant problems for local communities. Runoff carries with it soil, pet waste, pesticides, oil & other pollutants. This polluted storm water often flows directly into creeks and streams contaminating them and the larger rivers that they feed, fouling the water for humans, plants and animals. [...] |
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