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Conserve Water, Save The Environment With A Lovely Raingarden

June 11, 2008 – 6:52 am

By : Marie Wakefield
The native soil and forests of many areas store, filter, and slowly release cool, clean water to streams, wetlands, and estuaries. The rich diversity of life in marine and fresh water, as well as on land, depends on clean water to thrive.
As cities grow, they encroach upon and change natural settings; wild [...]

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Change Your Toilet Change the World

April 2, 2008 – 4:30 am

A simple and effective way to conserve water and save money on water bills is to change your toilet to a dual flush one. This can be done as simply as buying a new dual flush toilet, just a dual flush tank, or using a conversion kit for a conventional toilet.
Since a dual flush toilet [...]

By Kelly Mead | Posted in Waste Disposal, water, water conservation | Comments (0)

Seven Simple ways to Help The Environment and Your Wallet

February 8, 2008 – 4:48 am

The world is a big place with big problems. Some environmental activists demand we stop living our lives and look at everything we do as an Earth-changing event, but not everyone can focus their entire lives around saving the planet. The truth is that it isn’t necessary to make drastic changes in one’s life to [...]

By admin | Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy use, Everyday Options, Heating, Helathy (green) Ideas, Light, cooling, water conservation | Comments (0)

Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink

February 7, 2008 – 2:45 pm

by Dave and Lillian Brummet  
It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negative information regularly. Lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do.
Rather than running the tap when cleaning vegetables, [...]

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