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#plastic Water Bottles

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:46:28 +0000

64% of bottled water sold in the US,
. . . comes from municipal supplies, and can cost
. . . 2,000 times more than what we pay for at the tap, and
. . . 4 times more than what we pay for gasoline!.

Municipalities pay upwards of
. . . $100 million a year for plastic bottled water waste disposal.

2-22-2018 Source: #Plastic Water Bottles

#energy Efficiency

Wed, 31 May 2017 13:42:23 +0000

Saving Energy = Saves Money

The US is only just beginning to tap into,
. . . the economic potentials that can be unlocked by,
. . . residential energy efficiency.

5-31-2017 Source: #Energy Efficiency

Got A Big Energy Idea's?

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 20:54:06 +0000

Got a Big Energy Idea's?

Nasa’S Best Air-Filtering Houseplants

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:29:47 +0000

NASA's most effective plants for filtering the air of,
. . . toxic agents, and
. . . converting carbon dioxide to oxygen.

9-21-2016 Source: NASA’s Best Air-Filtering Houseplants

Get Your Garden Ready For Spring

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:56:57 +0000

1. Assess Your Space
2. Begin the Cleanup
3. Investigate the Irrigation System
4. Think About the Plant Palette – and Get Planting
5. Inspect Your Soil
6. Get Ready to Mulch and Compost
7. Time to Fertilize
8. Maintain Your Gorgeous Garden
9. Enjoy the Fruits (and Vegetables and Flowers) of Your Labor

3-21-2016 Source: Get Your Garden Ready for Spring

Google Now On Tap Demonstration

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 22:04:38 +0000

Google Now on Tap Demonstration

Step By Step Tutorials With Instructions

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:02:18 +0000

Step by step tutorials with instructions,
. . . for making your own things, rather than buying.

01-09-2015 Source: Step by step tutorials with instructions

Energy Sustainability

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:48:08 +0000

Energy sustainability, is about finding the balance between:
. . . . . . a growing economy,
. . . . . . the need for environmental protection, and
. . . . . . social responsibilities,
. . . in order to provide an improved quality of life for, current and future generations.
In short,
. . . it is meeting the needs of the present,
. . . without compromising the needs of the future.

01-04-2015 Source: Energy Sustainability USA Wastes more Energy than it uses

Energy Conservation

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:29:40 +0000

Easy Ways to Conserve Energy

Saving Energy at Home

Saving Energy on the Road

Saving Energy as You Shop

01-04-2015 Source: Energy Conservation

What's The Epic Challenge Of Energy?

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:15:38 +0000

The epic challenge of the 21st century is,
. . . filling the gap between energy supply and demand,
. . . with clean, reliable and inexpensive energy.
While new sources of energy are gradually changing the landscape,
. . . products made from fossil fuels continue to:
. . . . . . heat our homes,
. . . . . . fuel our cars and
. . . . . . power our computers.

01-04-2015 Source: What's the Epic Challenge of Energy?

What Is Energy?

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:41:47 +0000

Energy is essential.
. . . It is embodied in everything we use.
. . . To compare sources of energy effectively,
. . . . . . we need to understand what it is and how it works.

01-04-2015 Source: What is Energy?

Energy Source Comparison

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:17:07 +0000

A list of the sources of energy and their Pro's and Con's

01-04-2015 Source: Energy Source Comparison

Led's: Heroes Of Efficiency

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:29:57 +0000

The Cheapest, Simplest and Quickest way of saving Money,
. . . is to become more efficient with our use of energy.
Light-emitting diodes, or LED light bulbs are quickly becoming more affordable and
. . . even more efficient than compact fluorescent bulb, or CFL.
Today, the average efficiency of an LED lightbulb is about 100 lumens per watt,
. . . about 20% higher than the LED lights available just last January.

The more energy efficient a home is, the less electricity it consumes.
. . . And that means fewer carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants,
. . . as a way to combat climate change.

11-11-2014 Source: Heroes of Efficiency U.S. Energy Information Administration

Want To Simplify Your Life?

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:22:35 +0000

Start with the a Basic, like Clothing.
. . . Would you stop being a "Best Friend,"
. . . . . . to someone because of what they wore for clothing?
. . . . . . . . . because it was out of date?
. . . . . . . . . or something clashed?
. . . . . . . . . or if they wore the same outfit, more than once, in the same week?

Studies show that having fewer–not more–choices,
. . . may be the path to greater happiness.
Few places provide a greater opportunity for strategically eliminating choice,
. . . than our clothing.

10-02-2014 Source: Want to simplify your life?

6 Perennial Vegetables

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:10:28 +0000

Perennial Vegetables keep coming back,
. . . year, after year, after year . . .
1. Asparagus
2. Sunchokes
3. Groundnut
4. Artichoke
5. Rhubarb
6. Horseradish

2014-04-14 Source: 6 Perennial vegetables

How to grow Green Beans, even with a brown thumb.

In addition to being a tasty garden treat,
. . . green beans can improve soil fertility by fixing nitrogen with their roots.
There are 2 types,
. . . pole beans (climbing vines) or
. . . bush beans (compact plants that don't need support).

Most green beans should be planted after the soil warms and
. . . the danger of frost is gone, and need to be planted about an inch deep
. . . (and as deep as two inches, especially in arid climates).
As a rule of thumb for planting, plan for about
. . . 10 to 15 green bean plants for each person in your household.
Once planted, the beds should be watered to stay evenly moist,
. . . until all of the seedlings emerge from the ground,
. . . at which point the surface of the soil can be allowed to dry out,
. . . between watering.
Green beans will do best in fertile soil that is rich in organic matter, and
. . . digging some finished compost into the garden beds will help them thrive.
Once the green bean seedlings have several true leaves,
. . . cover the garden beds with several inches of mulch to conserve moisture,
. . . keep soil temperatures cooler, and keep weed seeds from germinating.

2014-04-14 Source: How to grow green beans

7 Diy Seed Pots Starting Seeds Indoors

Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:15:00 +0000

If you have a sunny window,
. . . you can get some of your veggies started indoors right now.
The sooner you start your seeds,
. . . the bigger the plants will be when it's time to put them in the soil, and
. . . the quicker you'll be able to begin harvesting food from your garden.

2014-04-04 Source: Treehugger

Simply-Solar-Eco-Friendly-Ideas

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:41:35 +0000

"We did not inherit the Earth from our ancestors,
. . . we borrowed it from our children"

2014-02-11 Source: More Green Ideas

Climate Change

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:34:12 +0000

Watch 60 Years Of Climate Change In 15 Seconds.

After NASA scientists analyzed data from
. . . 1,000 meteorological stations from around the globe,
. . . they found a strange pattern.
http://www.fastcoexi...e-in-15-seconds

Getting Ready For Winter

Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:02:58 +0000

Here’s a checklist to help ensure,
. . . that this season’s winter wonderland,
. . . stays outside.

2013-11-01 Source: Winter CheckList

Tune Up Your Kitchen

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:01:09 +0000

Your home appliances do so much for you, shouldn't you return the love?
. . . Here's how to keep your domestic machine in peak condition,
. . . without putting on a tool belt.

Source: Kitchen