tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748810730281123502024-03-14T00:29:47.602-07:00Paleo ConservatistEFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-77373590202589642972013-02-16T07:33:00.000-08:002013-02-16T07:33:00.324-08:00Eradicate Poverty, Climate Change & Carbon Footprints<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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Where would you say you place yourself in Maslow’s
Hierarchy of needs? Click on the triangle to read the detail of the
chart. My guess is that 99.99% of you will locate
yourself in the top half of this chart. Today is International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty. This is about all of those that are located in the
bottom section of the chart.<br />
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The priority for this group at the bottom of this chart is
breathing , food , water, sex, sleep, homeostasis and escretion. Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs works on the basis that individuals start at the bottom and
work on getting their way up the chart. So once the bottom needs have been
satisfied, the individual starts working on the next level above, summarized as
safety. This goes on until the individual achieves the top level of self
actualization.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The poor will suffer more than the rich with climate change.
The reason is that the poor live life on the margin. They are more at risk of
being affected by floods and droughts. The poor are less able to absorb the
increases in food prices. A small increase in food price will represent a huge
proportion of their income.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So what has happened? Land which used to grow food is now
growing biofuels. The biofuels go into cars to reduce carbon output. Less food
produced has resulted in price increases in food. Why? Simple economics of the
law of supply and demand. When supply goes down the price of a product goes up
unless there is reduced demand. Demand does not go down among the very poor as
their demand is already at subsistence levels.</div>
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The numbers of individuals living below the poverty line is difficult to
imagine. Suffice to say that in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.indonesia.go.id/en.html" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> there are some 30 million living
below the poverty line. This is almost half the population of the UK or
approximately double the population of the Holland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Poverty and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Global_Climate_Change" rel="wikinvest" target="_blank" title="Global Climate Change">Climate change</a> are issues that have to be dealt
with. Climate change will not be resolved by the very poor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>1 ton per year in Africa</li>
<li>12.8 tons per year in the UK</li>
<li>28.5 tons per year in the United States</li>
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The priority for the poor is to eat and have their basic
needs satisfied. We cannot and should not expect the poor to resolve the
problems associated with carbon production and climate change.<o:p></o:p></div>
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-82547494621180621142013-02-11T07:42:00.000-08:002013-07-24T07:19:37.498-07:00Renewable Energy for Greener Buildings<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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Geothermal: The Sleeping Energy Giant</h4>
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are the ideal solution for
solving the climate/energy crisis. The main difference between this
renewable energy and wind/solar is that it can scale efficiently with a small
base footprint and can satisfy base load on the energy grid. This is the
20% of peak energy (electric) demand that is currently satisfied by coal.
Geothermal is a 24/7 energy solution that is clean and scalable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Geothermal systems have been around since the 1800s and
development of these systems has been suppressed by big oil and other fossil
fuel backed organizations. Part of this has always had to do with the
fact that geothermal systems create energy. Fossil fuels are energy
stores and can cheaply acquired out of the ground a transported. Geothermal
requires an electric grid and hence was never considered as a transportation
fuel. Geothermal missed out on the industrial revolution because it never
could be deployed for transportation. We never mastered implementing it
and instead relied on the black stuff. With advances in electric storage
systems (super capacitors/batteries/hydrogen generation) that is no longer an
issue. Geothermal is limitless, we can afford to be even wasteful because
it has zero carbon emissions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The difference between traditional geothermal systems
employed in Scandinavian countries and new enhanced systems of the kind used in
Nevada comes down to water irrigation. Either the water is naturally
available close to the bedrock (Yellowstone) or we need to pump the water down
towards the hot rock. EGS (enhanced geothermal systems) can be located on
the coasts or irrigated from rivers or the Great Lakes. Water is
efficiently used in a closed loop system. Geothermal plants on the coast
can also pull double duty as desalinization plants. Geothermal offers
clean, limitless energy and is already proven. Furthermore, it does not
require expensive manufacturing that contributes to greenhouse gases (steel
manufacturing) like wind turbines. Couple that with its small footprint and
you have an ideal solution that has been tested for hundreds of years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why is Geothermal Being Suppressed</h4>
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The Bush Administration has put “zero” dollars into
geothermal research. The venture capital community put only a few
million. Why? Everyone has a horse in the energy race and no one wants
the “Big Brown” of energy to participate. Geothermal plants are
relatively inexpensive to build and provide limitless energy which is
determined by square acres instead of miles (like wind turbines in the Pickens
plan). They are capable of supplying huge amounts of energy, which can be used for building and designing LEED certified buildings, or greeen buildings. This opens the door for <a href="http://www.efanow.com/Services/LEED-Green-Building-Support-Services">commissioning services</a> to come in and optimize buildings for our future. We need a solution now and we have to look past greed.
Even clean energy advocates like <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.boonepickens.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="T. Boone Pickens">T. Boone Pickens</a> are misguided by greed.
We need a workable solution now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Solution: Let Today’s U.S. Energy companies become
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The U.S. oil and gas industries made record profits in the
tens of billions and are the only companies in the U.S. that can afford the
cash outlay to build irrigated geothermal plants, that can solve the crisis
today instead of tomorrow. Mandate them to do so, let them protect their
profits and business model and move on to the next issue like health care.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let me be clear, President Obama, you can solve the energy
crisis with a swipe of the pen if you mandate U.S. energy companies to switch
over to geothermal. The government can set aside research money to build
enhance plant designs, but you must also mandate immediate build out of plants
based on existing designs that are already being deployed in Nevada.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both coal and oil companies in particular have the know how
to find and dig holes in the ground (the most complicated part of
geothermal). Let them do it. Solar/wind at the hyper local level,
on rooftops and cars makes a lot of sense, but we need to protect our open
spaces. Carpeting the land with solar panels and wind turbines when
billions of years of magnetic, solar, and thermal energy is right below
our feet is silly and irresponsible.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a basic lesson that any kid knows. Your
basement is always warmer than outside… The solution to the climate/energy
crisis is right below our feet. Your green jobs are here. It will
take a lot of “traditional” labor to put these plants online. It will
also take researchers to increase efficiency and lower the footprint of
designs. Geothermal will also jump start the viable engine of the
hydrogen/natural gas/liquefied coal economy, viable transportation fuels.
Eventually we will be able to switch completely over to hydrogen. Today’s
energy companies will eventually become plant operators and hydrogen distributors. Large companies like airlines, might eventually operate their own geothermal
plants for the sole production of hydrogen for transportation around the clock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-80457960995794973702013-02-01T14:12:00.003-08:002014-06-25T10:53:08.924-07:00Maintenance for Log Siding<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Log siding is some of the best looking siding you can get for your house, not to mention the additional benefits which can include better insulation and improved dimensional stability (particularly if the siding in question is cedar). That said, there are quite a few things you need to realize as far as what comes after the siding gets installed. Of course, we're talking about long-term maintenance of log siding.<br />
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At a very basic level, log siding simply needs to be treated the same way you would treat actual logs. Some people might already know how to take care of logs that sit out in the environment, and those people are certainly at an advantage. That said, we refuse to leave those who have never dealt with logs behind in the dust, so it's time cover the basics.<br />
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Perhaps the most important thing when it comes to logs is that they have a natural tendency to soak up massive amounts of liquid. What this means in the real world is that log siding absolutely loves to get extremely wet, which can stain the log siding, and in extreme cases even rot it.<br />
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For now though, let's focus on the staining. For the log siding to rot, you would have to neglect doing any sort of maintenance for an extremely long time. With these tips, rot will never cause any problems. When log siding gets stained, the first step is to wash it down, ideally with some sort of power washer. If you've never used a power washer before, practice on some junk pieces of wood first, as you can do some serious damage if you're not careful. After thoroughly washing the log siding, give it a day or two to dry, and then re-stain the log siding.<br />
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Like anything else, you could certainly pay someone to take care of this for you, but prices are usually astronomical, thanks to the fact that it takes approximately 2 full days of work, not even counting the days that you allow the log siding to dry after you have power washed it. By doing it yourself, you can save anywhere from three thousand to four thousand dollars, and feel better about your Do-it-yourself abilities all in one fell swoop.<br />
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Allie Thompson is a guest contributor who works for Town & Country Cedar Products, a distributor of white cedar siding and paneling. Learn more at their website, www.michigancedarproducts.com.<br />
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-84409908491276914932012-12-21T13:06:00.001-08:002012-12-21T13:06:08.974-08:00The Trouble with Dragons - An Eco Friendly Book<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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<a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Dragons-Debi-Gliori/dp/0747595402%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzem-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0747595402" rel="amazon" target="_blank" title="The Trouble with Dragons">The Trouble with Dragons</a> is an excellent children’s book
about the environment that was written and illustrated by the extremely talented
Debi Gliori.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The dragons are very colorful and have very expressive
features. The city that the Dragons live becomes more and more crowded with all
of the space taken up. There are some amusing small touches to the pictures of the book. The motorway sign
reads to CO2 and the factory chimney is of cigarettes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the book, the Dragons do not look after their environment. The Dragons
begin to experience the effects of the sea beginning to rise and the affects of
their wastefulness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The dragons agree to adapt and modify their behavior There
are many things in the way the Dragons live which have to be changed in order
to live in an environmentally sustainable way. These changes are simply
explained so that the Dragons do not become extinct..<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Trouble with Dragons is a children’s book that is about
caring, sharing and working together to look after the environment. It is
evaluated as an All Green Children’s book.</div>
EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-37897901978236022402012-11-09T08:52:00.002-08:002013-07-24T07:18:04.994-07:00Finding the Best Eco Gift<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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<a href="http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/ecofriendly-mean-2415.html">Living an eco friendly life</a> can be quite easy. You recycle as much as you can, you make sure your home isn't wasting any energy by getting a property condition assessment, and you buy local products at the supermarket. But buying eco gifts is much more of a challenge, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun! So is buying green gifts even more difficult? Certainly not! Let me walk you through and you’ll soon see there are in fact
astonishingly many green gifts out there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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First you can narrow you green gift choices by
whom do you give those green gifts to – is it your dad, boyfriend, or good
friend? Is it a teen or a thirty-year old? Once you’ve decided on that,
just get ready for the dazzling many green gifts!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eco-friendly Gifts for men/fathers, boyfriends, husbands</h4>
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Men usually have everything they need; so it seems hard to
come up with any good green gift ideas. But don’t fret. There’s always a
solution. In fact, there are many green gifts that men would love.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Regardless of what he does or likes, an eco-friendly
charger for all mobile phones or USB interface digital products is never a
bad idea. This solar charger transfers direct sunlight to electronics,
save money and energy. Another green gift that any man will like is
a men’s wallets that is made out of recycled tires. If he likes
sport, which most men do, an eco-friendly sport wear is then a
suitable green gift choice. If he loves wine, then a wine rack that
is made from sustainable wood and eco-friendly wood stains is certainly another
great eco-friendly gift option.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sentiments of women’s green gifts are always the key. Some
common green gifts for women include flowers, organic cosmetics, clothing,
books, and edibles such as chocolate or even a home dinner by your
own effort!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Undeniably, every woman loves flowers. But do you know
that only 6 percent of flowers sold in the US are certified as
eco-friendly? A good majority of those beautiful flowers are imported
from Latin America. That being said, as you are handing over the pretty
bouquet to your loved ones, you are also passing potentially doused chemistries
to them. There’s probably no need for me to elaborate on the importance
of buying organic and eco-friendly gift flowers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another green gift that women simply can’t resist is organic
cosmetics. Before you offer them the aah-ooh-inspiring personal care
products or cosmetics, also make sure they don’t contain anything
harmful. Of course, the easiest and most reliable way to achieve so is to
buy organic, eco-friendly cosmetic products.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also don’t forget, if you can’t be with her right away, you
can always send her an e-card, quick and easy! But do follow up with a
phone call though. I’m sure she’d love to hear the nice blessings from
your own voice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On a side note, if you are going to buy clothes as a gift,
make sure you buy <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz-yuGFiPpg" rel="youtube" target="_blank" title="Endosulfan & Cotton Farming">organic cotton</a> clothes and read why regular cotton
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What about green gifts for your 11-year-old nephew? Or your
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This is in fact a much easier task than the others.
Kids, most often, can be easily satisfied. There are some important
elements of kids’ green gifts though, such as fun, educative, appropriate and
entertaining, and sometimes “cool”. Educational and fun green gift could
be an Earthoology board game that educates your kids/teens about
ecological landmarks and carbon offsets; printed with soy based inks, it is
certainly a very eco-friendly gift. Of course, other regular but useful
green gifts such as books and notebooks can be just as good as a fun
board game. Or… what sport does he/she play? Soccer? Basketball? Why not
buy him/her a “green” soccer ball or basketball or
any other kind of sport supplies to go along with all the <a href="http://sportscardlists.com/">sports news</a> that they read?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope these are helpful. If you want to explore
more, neerg also has a plenty of eco-friendly wedding gifts as your
additional alternatives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-40471590174031706932012-09-13T11:44:00.001-07:002013-07-17T07:18:48.282-07:00Environmental Friendly Garden All Lit Up!<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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Your garden is your pride and joy. Through careful tendering
and harvesting, you have created quite the <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/relaxing-outdoor-retreat/pictures/index.html">outdoor retreat</a>. You are almost one
hundred percent satisfied with your gardening and gardening design ability.
But, there is something missing. Of course, proficient gardener that you are,
you already know what that is. Your garden is missing a well-chosen set of
garden lights. Garden lights are delicately and intricately designed to look
beautiful even in daylight when they are not lit up. At dusk, however, with the
perfect set of garden lighting, your garden will become a magical place
altogether.<br />
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Illuminate your growing garden with a beautiful set of
garden lights. You certainly have no shortage of styles to choose from. You can
choose novelty stake solar lights that look like brass roses to light up your
garden path or garden string lights that stretch across your garden and are
designed to look like dragonflies. When lit up in this way, your garden will
take your guest’s breath away. We're not environmental consultants by any means, and if we were we would turn you <a href="http://www.pmenv.com/">here</a>, but you know you're saving money and the environment buy using solar lighting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why choose to have the outdoor of your home to be lit up
only during certain holidays? Your garden certainly does not have to adhere to
such rules? Your garden, whether it is vast and consists of several acre plots,
or just a simple garden patch outside of your patio, can literally glow with
the addition of beautiful garden lights. Choose between fiber optic lighting
options that are safe to have around water due to their lack of electrical current,
solar powered lights that help save on electricity and electric costs, or
several other lighting options available for the optimal, beautiful garden and
you will find yourself in awe of your outdoor area in the night time. With the
perfect lighting in your garden, you will find yourself wanting to throw garden
parties in the evenings to show off your amazing garden and your gardening
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Gardens thrive in the sunlight. But who is to say that they
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wonder beginning at dusk. You can achieve this by purchasing a quality and
attractive <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbvm6/h_d2/Navigation?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051">garden lighting system</a> for your garden. Let us face the fact that
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-72308766012783740582012-07-11T12:45:00.000-07:002012-09-13T11:32:30.252-07:00Recycling in the Outdoors<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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Many people want to learn how to reduce waste and conserve energy with what they do outside. What kind of trees are the most environmentally friendly? What are the effects of using too much fertilizer? We'll try to cover as much of that as we can and throw in a few helpful tips so you can have a great looking backyard and be eco-friendly at the same time.<br />
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Solar Energy Good or Bad?<br />
I've heard both sides of the story, including a great deal of <a href="http://www.greenne.com/going-green-the-dark-side-to-solar-energy/">issues with solar panels</a>. The issue isn't that solar panels don't bring in clean energy, it's that the process of installing them and the research we do to develop them far exceeds the benefit they give to us. Also there's a great deal of toxins involved with producing the products, and if disposed in the wrong way, the solar panels can be an environmental nightmare. If you get solar panels, just remember to keep them in a place where there will be plenty of sunlight, and always have it running, even during the winter months.<br />
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Recycle Your Materials<br />
You don't have to just stick with <a href="http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/super-science-fair-projects-blog/environmental-science/recycling-plastic-bags/">recycling plastic bags</a>, there are plenty of materials outside our home that you can recycle. Do you consume a large amount of biodegradable materials? Set up a compost pile in the back of your yard, throw a handfull of worms in there, and you have yourself the richest fertilizer for your garden you can ever imagine. Just leaving a pile of biodegradable material in a compost pile for a year results in a suitable way to fertilize your garden and lawn.<br />
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Don't over fertilize things<br />
A bit of fertilizer to get your plants growing is just fine, but everyone wants to have the greenest lawn on the property, which can take a toll on the local environment. Nitrogen blasting your lawn leads to a lot of nitrogen runnoff, which winds up in ponds and lakes, leading to algae blooms. These nasty green blooms kills off native plant and fish species and wipes out an entire body of water for good. Good luck swimming in that muck pond.<br />
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-61362827256259095202012-06-20T10:17:00.001-07:002012-09-13T11:32:50.891-07:00Bird Watching for Beginners<div class="zemanta-img" style="text-align: right;">
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There's a few best practices to follow if you want to get into bird watching. I'm certainly not an expert, but I've heard these tips from a few experts that I personally know.<br />
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1. Start in the morning - Almost all birds enjoy making their appearances at dawn, and they quickly go into hiding once it gets a bit warmer out. They are active and loud in the mornings, and generally don't make quite as good of an appearance later in the day. Depending on the time of the year, 6 AM is usually a good time to start.<br />
2. Get some binoculars - In order to pinpoint birds and tell exactly what kind of bird you're looking at is, it's best to get a nice pair of binoculars you can use for decades. I would recommend getting a pair that you can wrap around your neck to have instant access to them while walking around. If you have any <a href="http://www.wildbirdscomfort.com/">bird houses</a> set up around your property, always have your eye out for them, as it can be tough to catch birds in their nesting environments.<br />
3. Attend a lecture or two - There are quite a few <a href="http://www.blogs.com/topten/top-10-bird-and-birding-blogs/">great bird blogs</a> and forums on the web, and they all list well known birding experts who can tell you a bit more about the birds they study and how they live in your area. You will learn quite a bit about birds, but even more about where you live.<br />
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Best of luck on your birding expeditions!<br />
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EFAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839060762693541327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474881073028112350.post-27522816610122798052012-04-11T14:23:00.002-07:002013-04-05T09:22:05.813-07:00Preserve the Earth<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Preserving our planet should be the number one item on our agenda. Our planet is in danger, we are going through a rapid rate of animal extinction, and our safety is at risk in the near future. Water shortages are already a large problem in many parts of the world, the use of unsafe and unnatural methods of farm land building and deforestation is quickening the process, and we continue to do nothing about it. This blog is dedicated to getting all of us to wake up face reality and take a stand. Hope you are interested in my cause, feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for visiting!<br />
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