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"Zero Waste" Extreme Recycling is Becoming the Norm
"Zero waste" is recycling to the max. Nothing gets wasted, only recycled and composted. Growing out of the environmental movement that has gone mainstream in the last few years is the newest and most... How to build a garden Wicking Bed for your veggies
"The wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic material to provide plant nutrient and capture carbon. The essence is to form an underground reservoir of water or pond...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 32 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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834 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Canada Leads North America with Sustainable Communities
There's a brand new neighbourhood housed within Canada's borders: a solar-powered community, the first of its kind in North America. 52 homes in Okotoks, Alberta are powered by solar energy, which provides over...
created by Terri Potratz | 44 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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560 views | 26 recommendations | 8 comments
The Green Prison movement
There is a new movment in Washington state prisons to make them more 'green'; for them to recycle more and in turn, save energy and money. ""It's nice to be out in the elements," said Knowles, 42, stirring...Food vs Fuel problem - solution on the way?
A british company believes that new technology based around a detritus-loving bug that is in almost every compost heap will help solve the bio-fuel versus food production problem. This would be a real breakthrough...Green News - 7/31/08
New Toy Safety Law Will Likely Become Law - As reported by the Chicago Tribune, it would "require manufacturers and importers to subject toys and other nursery products to strict safety tests before they hit store shelves." Secondly, "the legislation would phase in a near-ban...Garden Bio-hazard: Man Killed By Compost
A man in Briatian has died after inhaling lethal spores which grew on rotting compost in his garden. "The 47-year-old Briton fell ill less than 24 hours after being engulfed by "clouds of dust" while working with rotting tree and plant mulch.At first medics thought the... Freeganism: A Better Green !!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have to admit I never heard of Freegan, though most of us practise it in part when we hit garage sales.Freegans, are "Hard Core Environmentalists", unlike the rest of...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
866 views | 12 recommendations | 9 comments
866 views | 12 recommendations | 9 comments
Prisons with Green Solutions
"An ingenious solution is helping Rwanda reduce the cost of running its bursting prisons, while improving conditions for the prisoners and helping protect the environment.The country’s prison population soared...Topsoil for lawn and landscaping!
Topsoil is used sometimes for topdressing an existing lawn and planting grass seed or addressing certain landscape situations. Some of the best topsoil is part spent mushroom compost. This combination provides most of the nutrients a new lawn will need for a couple of years.Program to pick up kitchen scraps, yard waste could come to Boulder
"By the time this summer rolls around, Boulder residents might be able to put their kitchen scraps, grass clippings and yard waste out on the curb to be picked up and made into compost rather than going to the landfill. That's because trash haulers who now have to make two...Palembang to have compost plant soon
Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) - PT Organic Recovery Group Indonesia, a subsidiary of an Australian company, will soon build a compost plant in Palembang, capital of South Sumatra province, at a cost of US$1.5 billion. The plant, to be built on two hectares of land near...COMPOST DEAD RELATIVES
"Under leaden mid-October skies, 150 mourners trek into a verdant hollow in upstate New York, sheltered by evergreens and a host of maples in their fall finery. No shiny black hearse idles nearby. No wreath of...Man told worms in toilet compost ‘cruel’
Inventive people, those Kiwis, hopefully this idea won't drown in its own excrement..."A New Zealand man feels as though he is up shit creek after a complaint was made about his use of the efficient composting tiger worms - in his composting toilet. Seems a zealous...Farm Aid Change Focus To Environmental Awareness This Year
"The assault on the environment cannot be effectively controlled, but must be prevented. Although some laudable progress has been made, it has mainly been cosmetic, addressing symptoms rather than causes. In view of this, NYC is using Farm Aid's 22nd anniversary concert to...
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