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Bush and His Cronies' Last Hurrah...
WASHINGTON - In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and more mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia ( Read more... ) -
My First Letter to President-Elect Obama...
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Got Leaves?
Use your unwanted fallen leaves to help you prepare your new garden bed this spring! No digging needed! Check out this article if you're interested in growing your own produce and herbs! You can also use them in your already-established garden!
ARTICLE: vegetables, herbs, environment, gardening, autumnReturn of the Root Cellar!
The moderator of Homegrown.org brought this article to our attention over there on the forums! It's a very interesting read about the benefits of creating a root cellar in your basement! I had mentioned to Brian I'd like to do something like this at our next house (basement is a MUST). Saves money by keeping your harvest viable longer (cuts grocery ( Read more... )Obama Proposes Great Lakes Trust Fund
Apparently Barack Obama must like walleye and bass fishing as much as I do because word is out that he's proposing to help save the waters for us fisher-persons! For years we've been warned to limit or completely cut consumption of game fish in our lakes due to mercury poisoning and other industrial by-products. This is very encouraging news for ( Read more... )Join "Homegrown for Health and Environment" on Change.org
I found change.org on MySpace last night, and it's an awesome website! Everyone knows that I'm always advocating people learning to grow their own food for a plethora of reasons... Well, I have found a soapbox of epic proportions here HEHE It's becoming an even more important issue now that food prices are becoming a concern for a lot of people due ( Read more... )52 Things You Can Do To Become More Self Sufficient
How, where and what you do to become self-sufficient is a personal choice. Doing as much as you can yourself in the environment you live is a noble goal. It takes time and discipline to reach your goals but once they are reached it can be quite liberating. Here's a list of things you can do (some big, some small) to become more self-sufficient.
( Read more... )My Second iReport!
Green and Money Saving- Reusable Bags and Lunchbox Items
In this article I talk about using reusable bags and lunchboxes as a means to help the environment and to save money on groceries.Optera Type 1 Super Efficient Vehicle
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/06/05/washburn.230.mpg.car.kfmb
Classified as a motorcycle, but was built to higher safety standards than current requirements for cars! This thing is pretty cool if you ask me!