Tips for saving water in your home
I think we all understand need to preserve earth’s resources. This includes all from water to coal, oil.Better steps need to be taken to safeguard freshwater which is becoming more scarce day by day.
One might think that Earth is covered mostly by wate(70%)r there is there is copiousness or H2O for everybody.But only 3% of the 70% is from freshwater and part of the 3% is trapped in polar caps.Due to rainfall or layer H2O can be cruise a renewable apparatus however flood amounts have been never certain. We can never envision how most belligerent H2O or stream and lake H2O we will have to pull out the freshwater supplies. From wickedness to droughts freshwater is a apparatus everybody should essay to protect.
Read more...organic mosquito-Insect Repellent
Mosquitoes can cause several dangerous diseases like malaria,West Nile,dengue etc.The chemical based repellents can prevent mosquitoes and other insect bites but can cause several problems like rashes especialliy to babies.Hence an organic, Earth-friendly repellent is necessary.Here is a recipe for Mosquito and insect repellent.
2 1/2 teaspoons total of any combination of the following essential [...]
small steps that can save earth
Small steps can save earth.We can all go a little more green. Here are just a few of the things to go green.These steps require least effort on your part but make a huge difference when it come’s to saving our planet earth.
Travel by walk or bike for short distances.
Carpool to events and parties,or offer [...]
simple and great green new year resolutions for 2010
Thinking about your New Years resolutions like finally stop smoking, trim your spending, or lose ten pounds?Hey don’t forget about the environment when it need you efforts to protect it the most.Here are simple green new year resolutions that will take the least effort but have a great impact.
No “standby mode”
No need to have the TV in constant standby mode just so your remote will work and no need to have that computer and
modem on 24/7 drawing 500 watts just so you can check your email at a moment’s notice.
Buy local, organic food
Buy your food locally whenever possible. Each pound of local food you purchase prevents a quarter pound of global warming (C02) emissions that result from transportation.
Read more...8 ways to go Green this Christmas
Christmas is the season of present giving.So why not give a gift to the environment this year by thinking green at Christmas.
MINIMIZE WRAPPING PAPER
use recyclable wrapping paper (old newspapers will do the job).Or try wrapping gifts in other gifts or hiding gifts in a sock, a bag or pot for extra fun.
TURN DOWN THE HEAT
1-2 degrees really does make a difference on your bill, and in terms of your impact
BUY LOCAL AND FRESH
you will contribute to reducing long transportation use of resources. Also jet-setting food and other goods create tons of carbon dioxide emissions that could be avoided by buying locally produced items.
Read more...iPhone juice – without an outlet
Anyone who has an iPhone is plagued by the relatively low battery life, but we were recently alerted to a solution in that beacon of invention oddities, the SkyMall catalog. A company called Novothink recently developed the first Apple-approved solar charger for the iPhone. The $70 “Surge” is like an iPhone case, except it has [...]
Read more...Recycle e-waste like computers
Recycle electronic waste (e-waste), or any obsolete, broken, or unwanted electronic equipment. Computers, data storage devices, televisions, VCRs, stereos, monitors, cell phones, printers, copiers, and fax machines are common products that are eCycled. These devices can be reused in a number of ways. First, a working device that is too old or obsolete [...]
Read more...Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water
Environmentalists in Brazil are urging the country’s residents to urinate in the shower while washing themselves, to help conserve water and save the rainforest. Television ads being aired in the country claim that by doing so, the nation could save over 1,000 gallons of water per household each year.
SOS Mata Atlantica ran the ad campaign [...]
composting toilets
Water is not an unlimited resource, everyone from government agencies to individuals is looking for ways to conserve water and reduce costs associated with water treatment to make it reusable. Alternative toilets, such as composting toilets, require minimal to no water to carry the waste away and require no water as part of the waste [...]
Read more...In the Yard -3
Pest and disease control. For every synthetic control, there is an organic equivalent. The organic alternatives simplify things because the products themselves are simple to use and nontoxic.
Some options and what they treat include:
Insecticidal soap: soft-bodied insects such as aphids and red spider mites.Pyrethrum (made from South American chrysanthemums): hard-bodied insects such as beetles. (Use [...]
