By amelia, on May 16th, 2009
When people think about animals that are important to their food supply, they generally think of cows, pigs and chicken, or maybe even ostrich, goat or sheep. Very few people think about bees, but the truth is, bees play a very important part in the U. S. food supply. These small and incredibly busy insects are responsible for the way that we are able to get food and keep it, and a problem that is being faced by bees is definitely one that is being faced by humans!
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By amelia, on May 14th, 2009
As you begin another music download feel happy that you are acting as an eco friendly civilian. Confused? What on earth is the relation between a download and being environment friendly? Well if you are getting a music downloaded to your PC or Laptop, then most likely you are not going to buy the CD of that song or album and so you are not going to increase the load on landfills, where CD and other computer litter ultimately ends up. You are going green without realizing it.
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By amelia, on May 12th, 2009
Lots of people feel a little bit better when their car is clean, and no matter what you drive or what condition it is in, there is a certain sense of satisfaction when your car gleams. However, did you know that there are environmental considerations that you need to think about before you head out to wash your car? If you have been thinking about the ecological effect of your car and keeping it clean, you will find that there are several things that you can keep in mind to go green.
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By amelia, on April 28th, 2009
There is no denying that there is Global Warming. The winters might be colder but there is so much evidence that the planet is suffering. We have to do something now, not next year but now. Here is some evidence of global warming from
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By amelia, on April 22nd, 2009
Have you ever thrown a party and worried that no one would show up?
When the first Earth Day was announced, in the fall of 1969, those
of us involved had that worry, but not for long. That day -- April
22, 1970 -- millions of Americans participated in events across the
country, joining in to clean up a riverbank, attend a rally, build
a nature trail or organize a recycling program.
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By amelia, on April 9th, 2009
Go Green and avoid store bought facial products. Give yourself a Pineapple Facial in the comforts of your own home with just 2 ingredients.
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By amelia, on April 8th, 2009
Cars are one of the biggest sources of pollution and greenhouse gases in our lives. However, most of us still need our cars to get around. If you can’t give up your car yet, you may be wondering what the best way to go green and reduce its impact is. The answer is making sure you’re getting the best fuel efficiency. You’ll be improving your impact on the planet, as well as saving a little money, if you learn to drive your car so that you get the best mileage. Here’s how.
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By amelia, on April 6th, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, it is very easy to reuse or recycle your inkjet cartridges. If you’ve been throwing away your inkjet and toner cartridges in the garbage up to this point, you’re not alone. There are over 13 cartridges discarded in the U.S. every second, according to the folks at CartridgeFundraising.com. In North America alone, that’s more than 350 million cartridges cartridges that end up in landfills every year, and that number increases by about 12% on an annual basis, making that a total of 70% of used printer cartridges throughout the world currently being thrown out. These cartridges are made with plastics that can take at least 1,000 years to decompose. Not a good thing. In one year, if all of the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the Earth more than three times.
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By amelia, on April 3rd, 2009
The average American uses more than 700 pounds of paper a year in today’s modern office and at home from the numbers of copies of documents which are made needlessly. Too often office workers are quick to make printouts of documents, especially each and every time a small change is made, despite the fact that the change may only be a minor one. Here are a few tips to help you go green and save the amount of paper that you produce on a daily basis in your office or at home.
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By amelia, on March 30th, 2009
We get garbage pick up once a week here in Winnipeg. We are a household of seven, my parents, my husband and my three kids, ages, 7, 5 and 3. Garbage Day is tomorrow and my dad asked, why do we have only one grocery size bag of garbage this week. Let me think. We compost the food scraps even thought the compost is frozen outside. I still make the trek outside to dump it into the compost bin. It will warm up eventually and it will start braking down. All the paper and recyclables go into the blue bin for recycling. Did you think that we can reduce our garbage into the landfills? Here is a challenge for you. Do you think you can limit you garbage into the landfills?
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