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Adobe: A Green Building Material
One of the best building materials for homes in the hot, dry climates of the desert southwest is adobe. Adobe is made from clay which is often mixed with other natural materials such as straw and even dung.
The Bamboo Sheets Debate
This article will explain why bamboo products such as bamboo sheets have been scandalized in the news recently. If there wasn't an alternate agenda to this story, the government would have no quarrel with bamboo. In fact, bamboo is on of the ways we can help our environment.
The Ecological Room
Being Eco-friendly can sometimes mean more than simply recycling. There are other things that can be described as being equally Eco-friendly like a garden studio, for example. This construction is made mostly out of wood and glass. So what can be better?
Roller Window Shades Provide an Ecological Concept To Cure Sound Issues in Urban Homes
With so many kinds of window shades on the market, how can one choose the right one for the needs? This article will help to select among the different roller shades, roman shades and others.
Why Hydroponic Greenhouses Will Save The World
Hydroponics is one of the least known green technologies, but as agricultural land is swallowed up by development and as agricultural pollution increases every year in the effort to yield more produce per acre, hydroponics becomes an absolutely vital technology. Hydroponics uses up to 90% less water
How to Make Your Own Natural Beeswax Polish
Step by step tutorial on making your own natural beeswax polish at home using all natural ingredients. Your polish will be safe for use in contact with food. No VOC's petroleum or harmful chemicals.
Compost Bins For Small Spaces Make it Easier to Go Green
Contrary to what some people think, it is possible to find and use compost bins that are specially designed for small households or for those without a yard. Ranging from Do-It-Yourself solutions to bought systems, homeowners now have a wide range of choices when it comes to going green.
How A Natural Pool Can Transform Your Yard
Natural pools use a combination of properly selected water plants and a gentle water pump to create a self cleaning eco-system in your own backyard!
Some Reasons Why The Portable Canopies Are Being Used
You would never think portable canopies would be used for green living but they are. Here are some great advantages for portable canopies.
Healthy Cooking with a Solar Oven
If you've never considered using a solar oven, now might be the time. You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find, and what you learn!
Reusable Branding Bags
The environmental issues currently being faced are numerous but one of the most well known deals with the decision between paper and plastic bags at the check-out. Consumers are faced with this decision every day and the most environmentally friendly option is that neither paper or plastic. Paper ba
Pollinators in Your Garden and Why They Matter
I discuss why you need pollinators in your garden and how you can attract them. You may realize that you appreciate these little guys more than you think!
Aeration Methods For Cheap Compost Bins
Aeration is a way to speed up the composting process for your organic waste. It is one of many methods you can use in combination with one another. It also produces higher quality compost which your soil will love!
Calculate Your Water Footprint - Then Reduce It
The National Geographic site has published a new green calculation tool that is also very useful: a water footprint calculator. The application takes you through a mini-interview to assess your home, garden, diet, energy use, and other details of your typical day and routine, and then uses all this
Plastic Recycling Facts
Plastics have astonishing strength, structural designs, and excellent recycling features. There are plastics that are recyclable and there are non-recyclable. Scrap or waste plastics can be reprocessed into useful products such as bags, microwave dinnerware, chairs, tables, decorations, furniture, m
Learn To Make Homemade Solar Panels Or How to Build a Wind Generator-Use Online Resources
You can find anything online, but you need to be wise. Find out how to make homemade solar panels with online buying. Learn how to build a wind generator, too, once you know what to look out for.
What You Should Know About Household Waste
Household wastes are made up of common items that have been discarded and are no longer needed. It might not seem a lot on your end, but when collected and gathered, the waste produced by all of the houses in a city can amount to a lot. The disposal of waste is a serious concern and is a common head
Fuel, Scrap Metal, and What It Means for You
It's a collective economic gripe in our nation-something that virtually everybody has a problem budgeting because of its fluctuations in price and usage; something that you will see at least 3 stories about on a week of nightly news-gas prices. The sharp sigh as we watch the meter on the pump r
Is It Time To Consider Log Cabins As A Viable Housing Option?
Have you ever considered log cabins as a viable housing option? Rather than building a bricks and mortar house, consider purchasing one of these instead. When you think of these types of homes you probably think they are nothing more than a nice sized garden shed but they can be so much more than th
Reduce Reuse Recycle - Why Recycling Is Not Enough
If you don't live under a rock, you most likely have heard about going green. When they hear the term going green, some people instantly think of recycling. A good amount of us recycle but I don't think that recycling is good enough, and that's what I want to talk about today.