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Why Are There Trees In Our Environment

Author: Alisha Dhamani Subscribe to users feed

Published: 14/06/2008

Trees such as California's majestic coastal redwoods or the South's moss-draped live oaks sporting life spans of 3,300 and 300 years, respectively, easily outlive their human admirers. However, very few living things on Earth can rival the ancient, dwarfed and knarled bristle cone pines surviving...

What Do We Know About Plants

Author: Alisha Dhamani Subscribe to users feed

Published: 14/06/2008

Plants grow five-feet tall and have glossy green leaves. Flowers appear in clusters at the ends of branches. Plants of the same species may differ in their toxic or subtoxic compounds content because of genetic or environmental factors. One example of this is the foliage of the common...

Choose Your Plastic Products with Care

Author: Kadence Buchanan Subscribe to users feed

Published: 13/06/2008

People of a certain generation remember when a neighbor whispered a hot tip into the Graduate's ear, "Plastics." That was a reflection of the 1960's excitement over the material that promised to revolutionize manufacturing, industry and household living. To a large part, that prediction came...

Saving Energy Should Be Everyones Responsibility

Author: Gav Shannon Subscribe to users feed

Published: 12/06/2008

There are a few gadgets out there that try to reduce your energy consumption by switching off all your gizmos properly. Saving energy should be one of the most thought about every day things. Saving energy not only reduces your power costs but as a whole, reduces the impact on our earth. As...

Environmental And Security Strategies Being Pursued In The Car Hire Industry

Author: Thomas Pretty Subscribe to users feed

Published: 11/06/2008

In terms of technology and technological development the car hire industry has always had a somewhat poor reputation. In the wider sense it has often been regarded as an industry that is less than receptive of change, an industry that would prefer to carry on car hire operations as they have been...

Easy Ways To Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

Author: Ki Gray Subscribe to users feed

Published: 11/06/2008

The average home spends a whopping $1500 annually on energy costs an energy bottom line that is much bigger than it needs to be, because a significant portion of that energy is wasted and lost. The good news is, changing just a few simple things around your house can make a big difference and...

Organic Pest Control Techniques

Author: Joe Smith Subscribe to users feed

Published: 11/06/2008

What is Integrated Pest Management? You've probably heard the term before. It's one of the most important subjects in the practice of Organic Pest Control, and contains methods that no gardener or landscaper should be without if they intend to stay away from harsh pesticides. Simply speaking,...

Things to Consider When Choosing Recycling Containers For Your Business

Author: Christine Harrell Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/06/2008

Using recycling containers to remove excess waste from your place of business is a cost-effective and environmentally conscious practice. Because there are no additional costs for removal of waste from recycle bins and because there is virtually no additional work on the business owner's part to...

Water, Water All Around And Not A Drop To Drink

Author: Catherine Harvey Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/06/2008

Water is a precious commodity and to that end the ancient world even worshipped it. The Egyptians had Osiris the God of Water, the Greeks had Poseidon the Ruler of the Sea and the Romans had Juturna the Goddess of Springs/Water. There have been prayers said to stop rain, to start rain and even to...

Water Fuel Is The Hidden Technology

Author: Gav Shannon Subscribe to users feed

Published: 08/06/2008

Water fuel is old technology, now rediscovered, with a real potential to help you live through the coming oil crisis. Its simple clean-burn technology can double your mileage, greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and you get greater horsepower through water power. Basically his radio wave...