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Plant a Fall Cover Crop to Improve Your Garden Soil
By Greg Seaman, Posted September 21st, 2011With ‘cover crops’ your garden will work for you right through the winter months.
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Contaminated Drinking Water Feared in Hurricane’s Wake
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 15th, 2011Flood water is toxic and polluted, and may compromise local water supplies. Here are suggestions for ensuring the safety of your drinking water.
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The End of Growth and the Way Forward
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 6th, 2011We can live without growth, but only when we embrace the values of sustainable living.
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Greening Your Car with Non-toxic Alternatives
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 31st, 2011A few simple practices, and some new ‘green’ products, can help reduce environmental impacts associated with driving.
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LED bulbs are ready to light your home – 7 tips you should know
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 25th, 2011The future in home lighting is LED, and the future is now.
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The Owl and The Pussycat
By eartheasy.com, Posted August 22nd, 2011A popular video from earlier in the year, that deserves another look: defying the rules of nature’s design, these two natural adversaries have decided to get along…
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Lumens are the New Watts
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 17th, 2011Using lumens as the measure of a light bulb’s brightness will simplify shopping for light bulbs…
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Tips for Growing the Best Winter Storage Vegetable – Winter Squash!
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted August 5th, 2011This overlooked garden gift is easy to grow, high in nutritional value, and can be stored all winter…
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My One Trashcan Challenge: 19 Months of Low Waste Living
By Geoff de Ruiter, Posted August 4th, 2011From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, to our overflowing landfills, it’s clear we should be using less plastic whenever possible. One example of an individual doing his part to reduce plastic consumption is Geoff DeRuiter, a young man living in Victoria, BC, Canada. In 19 months, Geoff produced only one small trashcan of garbage, an amount most of us produce in less than a week.
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Amazing Display by Rescued Whale
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 28th, 2011The wonders of nature exceed our comprehension and remind us of the connection between all beings in nature.
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Bear Butt in a Barrel
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 25th, 2011Another reason rain barrels should have lids. Secure lids.
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How to Prepare for a Heat Wave
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 19th, 2011These simple measure you can take to keep cool will also reduce your energy use…
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How to Save Water During a Heat Wave: 5 Easy Ways
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 13th, 2011Because we need more water in hot, dry weather, our wise use of limited water resources is especially important…
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The Healing Power of a Walk in the Woods
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 5th, 2011“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”- John Muir
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5 Best Ways to Save Gas this Summer
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 29th, 2011Would you like to get 30% fuel savings with your car this summer? It’s easy.
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Environmental Leaders Call for Civil Disobedience to stop Keystone XL Pipeline
By Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, David Suzuki & Others, Posted June 27th, 2011Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline will make it easier and faster to trigger the final overheating of our planet…
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7 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Formaldehyde
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 20th, 2011Formaldehyde, found in consumer and building products, is now classified as a carcinogen…
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Grasscycling – The Easiest Way to Nurture Your Lawn
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 15th, 2011This simple lawn care method will reduce lawn maintenance, retain water, and fertilize your lawn naturally…
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Why We Should Avoid Backyard Trash Burning
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 9th, 2011The nature of household trash has changed over the past fifty years…
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WHO: Cell Phone Emissions May Cause Cancer
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 2nd, 2011Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields classified as “possibly carcinogenic” to humans…
» Read More6 Tips for Building Soil for Your Raised Garden Beds and Planters
Here are some tips for building productive soil for your garden beds and planters – while there are some differences based on locale, these tips pretty much apply anywhere…
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How to Make a Simple ‘Ready-Kit’ for Your Daypack
Be prepared during day hikes with this compact, lightweight ‘ready-kit’ you can make yourself.
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Apocalypse Not
It is easier to flirt with doomsday predictions than to take action against real threats to our planet…
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5 Great DIY Eco Friendly Recycled Gifts
Timeless, practical and thoughtful DIY gifts from the heart can matter the most during the holidays and save you from being heckled by your credit card company in the New Year.
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A Backpacker’s Review of the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
To try out this award winning water filter, I used it exclusively on a three day backpacking trip up the ‘Black Tusk’ volcanic mountain in Western Canada.
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LED bulbs are ready to light your home – 7 tips you should know
The future in home lighting is LED, and the future is now.
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