10 Surprising Ways to Improve Your Garden by Saving Autumn Leaves
Discover 10 surprising ways to improve your garden by saving autumn leaves. Enhance soil health, support wildlife, and control weeds naturally.
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The Future of Urban Rooftops: How Biosolar Roofs Are Revolutionizing Sustainability
Introduction Imagine a cityscape where the rooftops teem with life – not just pigeons and the occasional lost balloon, but gardens that sway in the breeze beside sleek solar panels.…
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Off-Grid Living for Urban Dwellers: How to Embrace Self-Sufficiency in the City
Introduction Off-grid living is a lifestyle choice that involves disconnecting from the conventional electricity grid and other municipal services to achieve self-sufficiency. For urban dwellers, this may seem like a…
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The Exciting Future of Design in the Age of Generation Rent
As the world evolves, so does the way we live. With the rise of the “Generation Rent” phenomenon, where more and more people are choosing to rent rather than buy…
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Backyard Biodiversity, How to Setup Your Own Nature Reserve
Backyard biodiversity. The bobcat, timber rattlesnake, trumpeter swan, cave salamander, and pirate perch. No one would blame you if you assumed these species reside only in zoos. Actually, they are…
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Greening Your Bathroom for Your Health and the Earth’s
These days, it’s hard to go anywhere without hearing something about going green or becoming eco-friendly. With the world’s population and consumption both rising at an alarming rate while the…
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How to Choose and Use a Home Rainwater Catchment System
How big is your H2O footprint? With water shortages a growing concern, it makes sense to calculate and then try to reduce it. Once you do, a rainwater catchment system will guarantee…
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Eco Baby: Essential Tips for the Eco-Conscious New Mom
A baby brings new responsibilities—and a whole new life. While it might seem overwhelming at first, with a few simple adjustments, you can watch over your little one and the…
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How to Throw a Green Birthday Party for Your Child
Want your child’s birthday party to make an impact on the guests and not the environment? It’s easier than you think to throw a green birthday bash without straining your…
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A Creative and Environmental Gift Wrap Alternative
Don’t buy so much (or any!) wrapping paper this holiday season. There are many alternative ways to decorate the birthday, anniversary, holiday and other presents you pass around. One of…
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Teaching Kids About the Earth: Resources for Parents
Teaching kids to appreciate the environment is important to their happiness and to humanity’s survival. And it all starts with parents modeling responsible stewardship of the Earth by making a…
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Easy Steps to Greening Your Office
Green Office Tips — Each year, the average American office worker uses 500 disposable cups and 10,000 sheets of paper. In the same time frame, computers thrown out by businesses…
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Sustainable Thanksgiving
As we begin to plan that lovely day of gorging ourselves silly, we can be green conscious in our Thanksgiving Menu. There are many levels of environmentally friendly ways to…
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8 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Christmas on the Environment
Cometh Yuletide and cometh the season of extravagance. So, here’s another opportunity to do our Earth a favor by giving a thought to the environment. Put some innovation behind your…
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Shining a Light on Solar Panels: The Basics
How do solar panels work – Live in an area with plentiful sunshine? Want to reduce your electric bill and decrease your carbon footprint? Then you may be thinking of…
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Sustainable Definition, What Is Sustainability?
What is sustainability? – Let me start by saying what sustainability is not. It is not endless consumerism based on the pharmaceutical industry, plastic bags, traffic jams, war, clearcuts, chemicals,…
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Greywater, Solution to Water Crisis?
Greywater serves as an alternative source of water for plumbing and irrigation that could mitigate the current excessive demand for clean freshwater. With populations increasing worldwide, our demand for clean…
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