I live in the Great Lakes region and for the millions of us who do, water is abundant, rain is regular and plentiful, so why would a non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin be advocating the use of rain barrels? A rain barrel acts as cistern that captures rain water from your downspout and and...
Changing light bulbs is great and we should do it. It is only the beginning however. Much more is going to be required from us. Check out Al Gore presenting at the 2008 TED conference in Monterrey CA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhNclEqVVvY&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=al+gore+ted&sitesearch= Take the time to watch this. This is a time of ever increasing personal responsibility.
Environmental Examiner
When you put something in the trash, what are you really throwing away?
It is often said that forests are renewable resources. While this is technically true, it is not unconditional. The massive efficiencies that we have been able to create in developing our modern society are truly amazing. But meeting the demands of an ever increasing population is putting a burden on the natural environment (on...
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