Use Of Springs For Drinking Water

“How to protect the sanitation of sources of spring water… Open water springs, and similar containers have been used for centuries to supply water to buildings. If the

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Ocean Acidification Threatens To Scramble Marine Life On A Scale Almost Too Big To Fathom

“The phenomenon known as ocean acidification – the lesser-known twin of climate change – is helping push the seas toward a great unraveling that threatens to scramble marine life

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Free Documentary – Seeds Of Death, The Lies Of GMO

The leaders of Big Agriculture – Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta – are determined that world’s populations remain ignorant about the serious health and environmental risks of genetically modified crops

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Bicycle Lawnmowing

“There we were, ruminating on just what gizmos creative minds will dream up to win fame and glory (plus cash and bike) in the Specialized Innovate or Die

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For The Cleanest (Greenist) Laundry Try Soap Nuts

“Don’t be afraid of soap nuts. Yes, they look a bit weird and smell funky at first, but they work! My clothes come out of the washer with

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10 Shipping Container Buildings For Homes And Outbuildings

“Just a few miles from my house, there is a piece of land with two old shipping containers placed about 20′ apart and parallel to each other. There

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Understanding The Moon Phases

“…It’s probably easiest to understand the moon cycle in this order: new moon and full moon, first quarter and third quarter, and the phases in between. As shown

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Making The Most Of It – Stacking On Our Farm

“In our society, single use is the name of the consumerism game. Gadgets abound, and specialization is the key. Granted, I like some gadgets here and there, and

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10 Things To Consider When Living Off The Land And How Much Money Will It Cost

“Do you hold a dream to live off of the land and experience the joy of sustainable living? There really are countless things to consider when living off

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Build Your Own Natural Swimming Hole

“Whether you like to practice your dolphin dives or lounge away the day on a raft, swimming is one of summer’s perfect pleasures. With a minimum of materials

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Home Based Production Of Biodiesel From Waste Vegetable Oil

“The first thing that needs to be done, after being assured that the oil does not contain water, is to find out what the levels of FFA’s (Free

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Closed Loop Food Producing Urban Greenhouse – Garden Pool

“Garden Pool started as one family’s blog to document converting an old backyard swimming pool in to a closed-loop food-producing urban greenhouse and has evolved in to a

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How To Make Unbuildable Land Buildable With Rainwater Collection

“I’ve been playing with the idea of finding ways of building on unbuildable land. The term unbuildable land typically refers to property located in a place with a

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2 Liter Bottles Of Light

The slums of the Philippines are getting an extreme home makeover in the form of two liter bottles in their ceilings. The bottles function as 60-watt lights powered by

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The Future Living House

The Future Living house is a testament to the will of design. It took twenty six designers (a feat in itself) to create it. Every technologic leap was analyzed

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Connecticut-Sized Dead Zone Found in Gulf of Mexico

“Imagine if all of the animals throughout the entire state of Connecticut left or died. This is what happens every year in the Gulf of Mexico. The size

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Cost of Arctic Methane Release Could Be ‘Size of Global Economy’, Experts Warn

Researchers have warned of an “economic time-bomb” in the Arctic, following a ground-breaking analysis of the likely cost of methane emissions in the region… Economic modeling shows that

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Amazing Whole Tree Architecture

“This farmhouse in Avalanche, Wisconsin, was built almost entirely from trees taken from within 500 yards of the house. The house features a slab on grade foundation with

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45 Modes Of Eco-Friendly Transportation

“Every day, the mavericks of eco-friendly travel continue to produce more and more innovative ideas to shape how we travel in the future. Many of them center on

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Composting Toilets: All You Ever Wanted To Know

“Many people have a lot of misconceptions when they hear the words “composting toilets”. Immediately they think “outhouse” or imagine a hole in the ground. Yucky, smelly, and

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