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Stand for Green – Show Your Colors!

Stand for Green – Show Your Colors!

People love to talk about the things they are passionate about and those who have adopted a green lifestyle are no different. If you are passionate about global warming, recycling or even animal rights, there is no better way to advertise your love than with a great printed T-shirt. Printed tees can show the...

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Why Trees Matter

Why Trees Matter

Long ago are the days when trees were planted in urban settings as an afterthought to the function of the metropolis. Back then city officials would rather spend taxpayer dollars on repairing roads or updating traffic signals – anything but keeping their city green. But eco-conscious movements have helped citizens realize the importance of...

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The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon

There is an increasing amount of pressure from various profit-seeking groups to destructively exploit irreplaceable natural wonders. Mountain top coal mining is one example many already know about, but did you know there is a proposal in the US House of Representatives to allow uranium mining in the Grand Canyon? It's called 3155.

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3 Water Conservation Tips for Farmers

3 Water Conservation Tips for Farmers

The mass production of food is a science, but no matter how much a process may be refined plants will always require water. These are just a few tips that can help any farmer save a little water and, perhaps more importantly, be a stepping stone for bigger and better ideas about water conservation.

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Reclamation Seeding

Reclamation Seeding

One of the main short-term goals of reclamation is to establish quick growing grasses to aid in erosion control. However, this could interfere with longer-term goals of replanting native shrubs and trees with larger roots. It needs to be a fine tuned process of integrating both to create an optimum environment. As with any...

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Mountain Top Removal

Mountain Top Removal

The coal industry is systematically destroying the landscape of the Appalachian Mountains. Through mountain top removal the coal companies are literally plowing through the mountain ranges’ natural resources and leaving a wake of destruction in their path. Not only does this type of mining level our natural waterways and forests, but the left over...

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Stormwater: 10 Ways To Keep It Clean

Stormwater: 10 Ways To Keep It Clean

Maintaining our supply of clean, drinkable water is an essential and increasingly difficult challenge. Here are 10 tips for keeping your stormwater clean.

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Sustainable Gardening On The Cheap

Sustainable Gardening On The Cheap

Save Money on Seeds with Sustainable Gardening Sustainability is a central feature of simple living. Growing what we eat in a sustainable fashion is a very important part of sustainable living, and it’s something we can do ourselves. I always look forward to spring, as the sun rises high in the sky I look...

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Off The Grid: Solar Power

Off The Grid: Solar Power

And, as luck would have it, we found our dream home after just one day of looking. Incredible views, astoundingly quiet, on a beautiful lake and surrounded by Aspen-draped mountains; we thought we had died and gone to heaven. There was just one thing: there was no grid power in this part...

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Mulching the Eco-Friendly Way

Mulching the Eco-Friendly Way

The Green Revolution is slowly infiltrating all aspects of consumers’ everyday lives, and there is no better way to go green than through responsible gardening, by reusing and preserving the earth’s gifts.

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Vinegar: The Super Household Product

Vinegar: The Super Household Product

You might be surprised to learn all the uses you can put vinegar to as a safe, natural product for your home. It isn't just for food! Living Simply lists some other ways you can use vinegar.

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Bitter Orange and Weight Loss

Bitter Orange and Weight Loss

The name "bitter orange" refers to a citrus tree which is known as citrus aurantium and its fruits. There are many varieties of bitter orange and some are used for its essential oil, some converted into perfume and others for food flavoring. Other names for bitter orange are Seville orange, sour orange, bigarade orange,...

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