Archive for January, 2008
Building Environmentally Sound Homes
Jan 15th
As our planet continues to take more & more of a beating, there has been a real emergence of building environmentally conscious housing. In years past homes were constructed with materials that were not just damaging to the environment but as we eventually discovered, harmful to us as well. Prime examples of this were the More >
Reasons to Start Organic Vegetable Gardening
Jan 14th
Many generations have been enjoying & getting practical benefits from gardening. Gardening started as an organic process, but as the decades passed by & technology set in, chemicals & machines have become a regular part of it… Organic vegetable gardening is bringing the initial concept of pure gardening back, & it’s obvious why.While advancing in More >
Funding Alternative Energy for Housing
Jan 13th
We must continually work to make more energy efficient housing. Do you follow? There is virtually no one who disagrees with such a worthy goal. The question becomes; how will we be easily able to take the next giant leap forward, while maintaining the incremental gains in energy efficient housing. Do you follow? The only More >
Do You Live in a Flood Zone – 12% of Americans Do!
Jan 13th
Over 12% of the United States population lives within a flood zone & even more people live close to the ocean, which means they’re also potentially in danger of being flooded out by excessively high tides high, tsunamis or hurricanes storm surges. We have all heard of the famous fifth-year flood or the hundred year More >
Carbon Tax Versus Cap-and-Trade Approaches to Global Warming – Part 2
Jan 12th
As you may recall from Part 1 of this article, in the cap-and-trade system many companies might get away with carbon emissions that are below the ‘certified limits’. And that is a crucial point since cap-and-trade policy might bog down in implementation nightmares. Right. Who is going to determine the ‘caps’ on an industry by More >
Waste Recycling – Is it Green? Is it Sensible?
Jan 11th
The duty of every right minded, forward thinking citizen of the world is to recycle; that is an accepted fact across the planet.The theory of recycling waste matter is widely recognized as the only way to conserve energies & resources for future generations & save our world from certain extinction. I accept that, I’ve no More >
Organic Vegetable Gardening – Important Aspects
Jan 11th
Organic vegetable gardening isn’t only an engaging hobby, but it’s also healthy & totally rewarding. If you plan carefully & get all necessary supplies, your jaunt into the world of organic vegetable gardening can be all that you’re dreaming it to be. Just remember, that you’ll not have a successful garden on accident. Your organic More >
Cheap Gas & Electric Alternatives
Jan 10th
If you are searching for a low-priced gas & electric solution, one is to find more low cost suppliers in your nearby location. The other is to make your residence more fuel efficient. This article will explain some measures that can be often used to help improve the electricity efficiency of your house & thus More >
Ozone Depletion
Jan 9th
Ozone depletion is a term used to describe two related phenomena concerning the earth’s ozone layer. The first is the slow & constant deterioration of the amount of ozone in the earth’s upper atmosphere at a rate of about 3 percent per decade. The second is the larger but seasonal decrease in the level of More >
Home Water Conservation – A Simple List of Things You Can Do Today
Jan 9th
I’ve lived in the Northeast my entire life, & despite an occasional drought during the summer, water-shortages have never been a major concern. Why? Living up here, you are sure to bump into a lake, pond, river, or stream without having to go too far. It was not until after learning about the current droughts More >