Environment contains 14 articles
Living The High Life in Hot Vacation Spots
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If you have ever been to California, Hawaii or Florida you might have heard the locals saying, "Why would I go on vacation? I live on vacation!" And that just may be true. Living in a tropical or beachside city might be one of the happiest places to live. Living the good life in paradise, [...]

5 Easy Ways to Remove Chemicals From Your Home (And Your Life)
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Eschewing synthetic products in favor of natural ones is a great way to be kinder to our bodies and to the environment. But how do you get started? It's one thing to say you're going to rid your life of industrial chemicals once and for all (at least to the extent that such a thing [...]

Off-Grid Living With Solar Power Can Be Fun and Challenging
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Lots of people TALK about being energy-reliant, but not many people take action. So this awesome article is not only valuable but fun and it certainly gives the rest of us a valuable perspective. 2007 was a stressful year for me and my wife. We were caught in the pace of the relentless city. My [...]

How to Make Moving an Environmentally Friendly Operation
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I haven’t moved in years and just feel sick with dread at the thought of ever doing it again – until I move into my million dollar mansion, that is! :-). Today’s guest author brings up a great point that I had not considered – how to be as environmentally responsible as possible whenever we [...]

Choose Drought Flowers For Drought Resistant Gardening
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In the last few days I murdered an innocent cilantro plant. Boo to me! I forgot to water it and even though I rushed with copious amounts of water when I realized my neglect, it was too late. It did remind me, though, of the wisdom of choosing drought flowers and herbs for drought resistant [...]

Gardening With Kids: A Kid + Gardening Creates Magic!
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Gardening with kids has such a multiplicity of benefits that it’s hard to know where to start. Digging in the dirt and growing live plants is such an environmentally-friendly activity that if you have two things you need to consider it: a desire to garden and kids to do it with. A garden with kids [...]

My Backyard Landscape Design: Planting Fruit Trees
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My backyard has been a boring mess for quite some time. So I decided that in 2010 I was going to remedy this sad state of affiairs. I'm determined to transform my yard and with alll those choices, I figured I could find a design I like – and I was right. Actually, the hard [...]

The Danger Of Plastic
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The dangers of plastic are not a light-hearted topic because plastic may not be as safe and dependable as originally thought. It has been discovered that many common plastics used in homes to store food and drinks seep cancer-producing toxins. Disruption of hormones, obesity, reproduction problems, and even cancer are some of the results of [...]

Uses For Baking Soda As A Green Cleaning Product
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If you’ve been seeking a green cleaning product that is cheap and will do most anything, then learn about the many, MANY uses for baking soda. Yes, the lowly, gold box of baking soda that you’ve most likely seen your entire life. If you’ve been looking for ways to cut down the usage of those [...]

Jatropha: Biofuel King Of The 21st Century?
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The jatropha plant, a succulent native to central America, has the potential to become one of the most important biodiesel fuels of the 21st century. Jatropha biofuel has become a hot, hot, hot commodity for three particular reasons: Jatropha processing is minimal so it’s fast and easy to create as a viable fuel … Because [...]