Category Archives: Environment
May 7th, 2012
Bryan Wong
Are you afraid every month when the utility bill comes in the mailbox? Could this month's bill be even more expensive? If this scares you and you want to do something about it, then read here how to save money on utilities in 5 ways.
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May 3rd, 2012
Lawrence White
Over the last few years, the strident cry for a greener and cleaner environment has gained momentum and there is a lot of awareness among the people about the need for conservation of energy and to reduce the personal carbon footprint.
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Apr 23rd, 2012
Brandi Armstrong
Are you trying to decrease your carbon footprint by improving your current business practices? By changing your business fax practices, you can increase business efficiency and protect the environment.
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Apr 12th, 2012
Matthew Isaacson
Sky farming isn't done on the outside of hillsides or steep mountainsides.
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Mar 20th, 2012
Carole-Anne Stanway
This is an article about being concerned about the contamination of our ground and waterways with old unused drugs and shows ways to dispose of them to ensure our healthy living.
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Mar 16th, 2012
James Copper
What have the governments been doing to promote green energy?
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Mar 16th, 2012
Mariam Ma
There are no excuses for not being prepared for disasters in this day and age be it natural or man-made. Ensure the best chances of survival for yourself and your family by preparing an emergency disaster kit.
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Mar 14th, 2012
Lawrence White
You may have heard or thought about purchasing hydroponics online. The theory behind hydroponics is plants grow up by absorbing minerals and water contents from the soil. Here, soil is the contributor of these two essential agents. Plants don't need a soil medium if other mineral and nutrient contributors are available. Here is where hydroponics comes into the picture.
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Mar 9th, 2012
Lawrence White
Even if you belong to the lucky ones that are not hit by the recent recession, you should be informed on ways you can go green in electricity. Having this information has many benefits. Some of them contribute to a better and healthier environment and the rest to saving money.
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Mar 7th, 2012
Anthony Peck
Benefits to the environment aside, it's time to take a look at what buying a hybrid can do for your pocketbook-specifically, what it's going to do to the cost of your car insurance.
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Mar 5th, 2012
Jeff Pizzino
Home energy audits provide several benefits to homeowners and are an important first step in moving toward a greener lifestyle. This article covers three specific reasons why you should obtain a home energy audit for your home.
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Mar 4th, 2012
Greg Erinson
An article discussing waste management methods in Minneapolis MN, including the three most popular methods: landfills, incineration, and recycling.
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Mar 2nd, 2012
Matt Jancosek
From sustainable packaging to recycled disposable protective clothing, consumers and businesses alike can make many changes to create a greener future. Learn about sustainability and what you can do to help the environment.
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Feb 26th, 2012
Chris Huang
Washing your hands is one of the best preventions against illness. After washing your hands, it is also important to dry them effectively. Below, find four qualities of automatic hand dryers that make them beneficial for public use.
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Feb 26th, 2012
Janet Davis
Cleaning a home or business is often a ritualistic experience, and one meant to remove matter we deem as dangerous, unhealthy or unpleasant to those living or working there.
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Feb 22nd, 2012
Chris Bekermeier
Consumer Packaged Goods companies are focusing more than ever before on sustainability and their interaction with the environment. They are realizing that it doesn't just make public relations sense to do so, but it also makes economic sense.
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Feb 18th, 2012
Chris Rapp
In today's consumer market, convenience reigns supreme. Being able to get the things you need when you need them is the basis of an entire industry devoted to helping people get what they want faster. Unfortunately, one of the problems that developed from this trend is the massive amounts of waste that is generated each year. Read on to find out more!
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Feb 10th, 2012
Mike Pempek
The discussion of energy efficiency for the new millennium is centered on getting more people to change their habits, preferences, and expectations when it comes to energy use. This article focuses on some practical ways to save energy.
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Feb 4th, 2012
Chris Huang
This article looks at some of the comparisons between electric hand dryers and the traditional use of paper towels. It explores the environmental impact of each option, and gives some basic information about each option to help you decide which one is better for your business.
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Feb 4th, 2012
Stephen Gore
Going green doesn't have to mean that you turn into a building crushing, car throwing mutant. Instead turning green can enable you to save money and help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. With new technologies being developed to combat the effects of climate change, green can be associated with another form of incredible!
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Feb 4th, 2012
Stephen Gore
Going green doesn't have to mean that you turn into a building crushing, car throwing mutant. Instead turning green can enable you to save money and help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. With new technologies being developed to combat the effects of climate change, green can be associated with another form of incredible!
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Feb 4th, 2012
Stephen Gore
Going green doesn't have to mean that you turn into a building crushing, car throwing mutant. Instead turning green can enable you to save money and help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. With new technologies being developed to combat the effects of climate change, green can be associated with another form of incredible!
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Jan 29th, 2012
Lawrence White
If you are looking for a strong metal for any domestic or industrial application, you have many options to choose from. Choose aluminium, however, because it has a lot of salient properties that the other metals do not have. Find out more about the benefits of aluminium.
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Jan 28th, 2012
Veronica Belafonte
An article describing the invasive speces known as the Emerald Ash Borer, it's impact on the environment in the United States, and steps taken to reduce this impact.
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Jan 28th, 2012
Jeff Pizzino
Residential consumers who make energy-efficient improvements to their homes not only save energy and money, but they're also eligible for the Federal Stimulus Tax Credit. Learn more about common home problems that can be solved with energy-efficient improvements, as well as how the Federal Stimulus Tax Credit works.
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Jan 25th, 2012
Tom Kearns
Think about the environment when you choose the auto shipping carrier and type of shipping used when you relocate your vehicle.
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Jan 11th, 2012
Robert Haskell
The effects of the Gulf disaster stretch beyond what we normally see. Although the oceans may look cleaner, settling debris, habitat loss in nesting grounds and a less successful spawning have depleted the next generation of aquatic and semi-aquatic life in the area.
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Jan 6th, 2012
Chris Huang
Eco-friendly bathrooms that use automatic hand dryers can help reduce waste, reduce costs and contribute to a cleaner environment. Learn how automatic hand dryers are a cost-effective and green solution.
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Jan 3rd, 2012
Chris Rapp
One of the challenges that the green movement has to address in a society that values consumerism is the packaging that the products are wrapped in. This is especially true when it comes to convenience food products. Bottled water, soda, and other portable foods are often housed in packaging that leaves a large carbon footprint both in its production. Read on to find out more!
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Jan 1st, 2012
Janet Davis
We care about our planet, and want to leave it as good as we found it for our children and for everyone. The wonderful thing about this is that there are countless ways to live green. Consider the budding green and organic clothing movement. Clothes are often made from plant materials like cotton, and these can be grown under organic conditions just like food products.
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Dec 14th, 2011
Michiel Van Kets
Waste management services in a city like Sydney are generally on the ball and always looking for new, and more effective ways, to manage the growing amount of waste produced each day. Collection services, cleaning solutions and facilities management are just part of the process.
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Dec 11th, 2011
Chris Rapp
When it comes to buying Florida bottled water, you have a ton of options available to you. The bottled water industry generates about $11 billion dollars in annual sales. Although the most recognizable brands take up the most shelf space in the store, there are easily over 100 brands of water sold throughout the United States alone. Read on to find out more!
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Dec 1st, 2011
Daljeet Sidhu
Energy conservation is the most talked about topic in business circuits today. As the gap between demand and supply of oil becomes wider, governments and businesses are joining hands to tap replenishable natural resources and implement energy efficient practices.
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Nov 29th, 2011
Robert Leggio
This informative article explains how businesses can adopt green technology to lessen the environmental impact of their business, while also saving money.
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Nov 27th, 2011
James McHeggins
Everyone wants to save money and everyone wants to do their bit for the environment. Now, it is possible to do both. There are loads of ways that you can be greener and save cash at the same time. Here are eight simple ways to save both your money and the Earth.
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Nov 27th, 2011
Lawrence White
Aluminium is widely used in both households as well as industries. The major advantage of aluminium is its resistance from corrosion, and thus its wide applicability in perforating industries stands justified.
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Nov 24th, 2011
Janet Davis
Everyone wants to stay warm, but a green-minded person wants to do so while keeping the impact on the environment to a minimum. Fortunately, there are both active and passive steps to green ways of keeping a home warm during the winter months.
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Nov 23rd, 2011
Shane Thomas
It is imperative to switch over to use of renewable heat which is abundantly found. By investing and installing air source heat pumps and water source heat pumps, we can make the best use of available heat sources and enjoy the real heat incentives as well.
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Nov 21st, 2011
Larry Isaacson
It looks like the recent Stuxnet worm that has invaded the command and control centers in Iran particularly, and other countries to a much lesser extent, is more powerful and damaging that initially portrayed.
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Nov 21st, 2011
Ross Thiebaud
Before beginning a roofing project, understand the benefits of a having a metal roof.
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Nov 19th, 2011
Michiel Van Kets
Sydney is one Australian city that is sorting out its waste management by incorporating new techniques and methods of disposal. Diverting materials away from landfills and sending it to be recycled results in a double advantage - reducing the amount of trash in landfills and leading to a greener environment.
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Nov 16th, 2011
Chris Huang
Bathrooms offer a surprising number of ways for businesses to go green, from utilizing natural light to reducing water consumption and cutting down energy use. Below, find four specific ways to make bathrooms more ecological and eco-friendly, as well as to cut costs while becoming more efficient.
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Nov 16th, 2011
Janet Davis
No one expects every person to be an Erin Brockovich, or every family to pull off an experiment like the New York family that didn't discard most of their waste but recycled literally everything except food.
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Nov 12th, 2011
Chris Rapp
It is estimated that only 2 out of 10 plastic bottles make it to the recycle bin. The other 8 find their way into landfills where they leach toxic chemicals into the ground and water supply. With Americans purchasing over 50 billion bottles of water each year, coming up with an eco-friendly solution to this problem is imperative. Read on to find out more!
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Nov 10th, 2011
Daljeet Sidhu
The "cash for refrigerators" and "dollars for dishwashers" program have given retailers and shoppers in the US much needed reprieve. $300 million has been allocated to this program. It is saving the environment and rejuvenating the economy.
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Nov 9th, 2011
Michiel Van Kets
Leading environmental services in Australia can offer expert advice and help for all kinds of industries. They provide services in all areas of waste management from collection and recycling to hiring skip bins and use the latest technology to clean specialist equipment.
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Nov 6th, 2011
Mark Taylor
The debate between intensive livestock farming and organic livestock farming goes on. Mass production of livestock products to cater to increasing food demands or provision of good quality organic livestock products for human consumption against enjoying profitable returns through livestock farming does become a difficult choice for most farmers in this trade.
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Nov 6th, 2011
Lawrence White
As we experience the soaring monthly energy bills, we have to have a second look on how to save money. Although we may already have changed our lifestyle to conform to agreed advice on conserving energy in our house, the charges for our electricity and gas requirements consistently increase.
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Nov 3rd, 2011
Jerry Brockman
If you are wondering about alternative sources for heating and cooling your home or workplace, this article talks about a couple of options for heating and cooling your environment.
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Oct 28th, 2011
Lawrence White
It seems that just about any product available on the market today in some way has been produced to either help reduce the enhanced greenhouse effect or from environmentally friendly materials. Solar power systems are perhaps the most important of these in terms of the former, not only saving the planet but also with respect to consumer benefits.
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Oct 25th, 2011
Robert Haskell
For thousands of years, crows have been watching us. Only recently have we been studying them. Scientists are finding that they are one of the most intelligent animals on Earth.
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Oct 17th, 2011
Jerry Brockman
This article discusses various ways to heat your home or enhance your current heating system and keep heat loss to a minimum.
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Oct 12th, 2011
Daljeet Sidhu
Oil is not called "black gold" without reason. All world economies exist on oil. Without oil, business and industries come to a stop, prices of basic commodities escalate, and life as we know it changes drastically. However, oil is a finite resource and the time has come to reap the results of decades of exploitation and lack of forethought.
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Oct 7th, 2011
Jeff Frame
Rising energy costs are becoming a big concern for many people, including commercial building owners. A commercial architect in Reno can help find ways to make a building more energy efficient. Read the article to find out how a commercial architect can help.
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Oct 4th, 2011
Daljeet Sidhu
The way forward lies in green investment. No, I'm not talking about dollars, though that too will follow inevitably. I'm talking about greening your small business. And the many successful entrepreneurs who have managed to build sustainable businesses without sacrificing ethics or the environment.
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Oct 4th, 2011
Jerry Brockman
Options for getting better heat and cleaner air in your home.
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Oct 4th, 2011
Tom Aldridge
If you face emissions testing to get the tag renewed on your car, this article gives tips on how to make sure you pass.
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Dec 31st, 1969
Terry Stanfield
Mold in your home is a very bad thing. The different problems that mold can cause with your health are not good at all. This mold may come from several sources.
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Dec 31st, 1969
Larry Isaacson
The disease was spread by infected fleas hitchhiking on rats, but the primitive state of medieval medicine, poor hygiene, religious hysteria and gross superstition led to the search for scapegoats.
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