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by Ariel Vanderhorst - 2008-08-20
That depends on the stove you have in your mind's eye. The old-fashioned, pot-belly stoves that appear in most Western movies didn't do the atmosphere any favors. But today's wood burning stoves, eng...
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by Dr John Anne - 2008-08-20
Vastu shastra refers to the Indian art of placement. Vastu is a Sanskrit word and it means house of dwelling, and is in harmony with nature. Vastu shastra is an ancient principal of home management...
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by Jenny Andrew - 2008-08-20
Businesses can help to make a huge impact in the fight against global warming due to their size, power and ability to gain green credentials that benefit their business, for example the ISO14001 accr...
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by Ann Knapp - 2008-08-20
The word "recycling" makes many think of the little blue bins where we place our old cereal boxes, empty soda cans, and unneeded paper. But recycling actually takes many other forms: for example, the...
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by Osmund Aft - 2008-08-19
Water damage has devastating effects on house sewage, homes, people and communities all around the United States and all over the planet every year. The environmental upshot of flood damage are at ti...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-19
Prices for a single gallon of gasoline in the United States have been steadily rising during the past few years. Remember when a gallon of gas cost a measly 80 cents? Remember when it climbed to $2/g...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-18
The summers are getting hotter causing droughts. The sea levels are rising as masses of glaciers melt. Every year, spring comes just a little bit sooner and is causing problems with wildlife and thei...
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by Roger Munns - 2008-08-17
Cyprus, an island paradise, has been hit a bad drought this summer. In fact, the drought is the worst the island has seen in a hundred years. Cyprus relies on rainfall to replenish its water supply, ...
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by LARRY TAYLOR - 2008-08-15
Ultra pure water filters are designed for use by large industries, such as those that manufacture semiconductors. If you are looking for a home filtration device, you will find that there are pro...
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by Dave Roth - 2008-08-15
A lot of people still stereotype the canister vacuum. They see it as something that was used by women in the fifties and sixties to clean their carpets and drapes and upholstery. While canister vacuu...
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by Kent Campbell - 2008-08-14
The beauty industry, including organic skin care and cosmetic companies, are joining the automotive and manufacturing industries in focusing on reducing environmental impact. No longer primarily focu...
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by DANE SMITH - 2008-08-13
Labor Day weekend in Austin this year promises every imaginable kind of activity, with something for everyone, young and old, in the works. Some choices for end of summer fun locally include Texas...
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by David Meisel - 2008-08-13
Burchell's ZebraLatin name: Equus burchelliiLifespan: Both the males and the females live up to 35 years of age.Weight: 300 to 320 kg for both sexes.Sexual differentiation: The male and female are sim...
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by Robert - 2008-08-13
Solar powered lights operate according to a very straightforward principle. They take the light from the sun and convert the energy it contains into electricity which is made use to charge a battery....
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by Robert Bell - 2008-08-13
Solar powered lights operate according to a very simple principle. They take the light from the sun and change the energy it contains into electricity which is used to charge a battery. When it be...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-12
Commercials on television for automobiles boast this slogan while claiming their vehicles are the most green in the nation. Common household appliances are now being made more energy efficient, helpi...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-12
There is an old saying that implies that some people are born with green thumbs and some of us are not. Some people say that they can just look at a house plant and it will die. Neither of these sayi...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-12
Have you ever wondered about how many different sources that water pollution in our country comes from? The answer to that is simply, too many. Some sources of water pollution almost seem to be neces...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-11
For years now we have all watched as our country and others are being stripped of our timberlands. We need wood for building and other things even as we are trying to learn to conserve and use other ...
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by Rachel Yoshida - 2008-08-11
Every time we go to the kitchen and turn on the faucet we expect water to come out. Any time day or night we decide we want to shower or to take a bath, we expect the water be there ready and waiting...