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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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 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 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.
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