Malawi Youth Builds Windmill to Power Home

Migros: First Supermarket with 100% LED Lighting

Dinner in 20 Minutes

How to Green Your Gardening

Rubbish Garden at Chelsea Flower Show -- definitely a British writer: there's some terminology I don't get...

Could small farms provide fresh food year-round, even in northern climes?

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Water
Water-Saving Tips
The 40-Hour Drought

Go Organic
Scientists Estimate That Pesticides are Reducing Crop Yields by ONE-THIRD
Organic fruit and vegetables really are better for your heart

Casaubon's Book
52 Weeks Down: Week 12 - Get Your Kids Involved

Consumerism

LS: 10 Ways to Green Your Spending

Simple: Buy Green Shoes (when your current ones wear out, of course)

Water

TH: Global Warming to Dry Up Ganges River

TH: How to Green Your Water

Grist: ...Smart Money is on Filter Systems

TH:Case Study for Flushless Urinals

TH: Argentinean Water Recycling Toilets

TH:How to: Eco-Laundry

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courtesy northbard:
Message in a Bottle
most potent quote: it's reasonable to ask as you reach for the next bottle, not just "Does the value to me equal the 99 cents I'm about to spend?" but "Does the value equal the impact I'm about to leave behind?"

courtesy Casaubon's Book: 52 Weeks Down Series
Week 10 - Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, Do Without
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There's a lot I have to say on water conservation and what we can do and all that, but my ass hurts from sitting too long in my office chair. I need to get up and move around more. But before I do that, here's some stuff I wanted to share:

( Water Conservation Tips )

With regard to things and stuff and whatnot, Mahatma Gandhi is credited with having said:As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, you should keep it. If you were to give it up in a mood of self-sacrifice or out of a stern sense of duty, you would continue to want it back, and that unsatisfied want would make trouble for you. Only ( Read more... )

I work for a health-oriented non-profit organization that specializes in fundraising to aid research. My job is to process the special-case donations before they get sent to the facility that processes the bulk of the donations. I deal with changes of name and address, membership renewal, changes to files on the mailing list database, etc. If you ( Read more... )