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Who's To Blame For The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Look In Th...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Wed, Sep 02
The slowly moving, perpetually undulating mass of pastel and primary colored plastic trash that bobs up and down in the middle of the ocean is perhaps one of the biggest man made eyesores of its kind aside from the infinite landfills of r... -
Resource Recovery Stations -- What Are They and Why Should Any...
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Thu, May 07
For the uninitiated, the words "resource recovery station" might suggest some sort of top-secret sci-fi governmental project executed by a number of elite, high-level security clearance employees with off-the-charts IQs. Shrouded in prote... -
BOTTLED WATER - DO WE NEED IT?
Posted by Surinder Saini
Mon, May 04
Bottled Water costs more than $1.50 per bottle. That is 1,900 times the price of tap water, which means bad news for your WALLET - an average US citizen spends over $400 every year on bottled water. HEALTH - can be damaged by toxic chemica... -
The Casualties Of A Plastic-Obsessed Culture
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Thu, Apr 23
How sad that Mother Nature's innocent bystanders are often the ones who pay the ultimate price for society's eco-irresponsibility. If the eyes are truly the windows to the soul, then imagine how heartbroken the seabird above must have bee... -
RECYCLING -- HOW EASY MUST IT BECOME?
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Sun, Jan 04
Single-stream recycling, in which mixed cardboard/paper and recyclable containers such as glass, metal and plastic are commingled into a single collection container, is the wave of the future. In my neck of the woods, I have seen rectangula... -
OUT WITH THE OLD (EXCEPT WHEN IT WORKS)!
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Tue, Dec 30
Eco-Lifestyle Adjustments That I Made In 2008: • I set up 4 permanent receptacles in my garage to collect the following recyclables: plastic containers/shrink wrap, glass bottles, aluminum/cans/tin foil, newspaper/junk mail/magazines... -
DUMPSTERS BELCHING MOUNTAINS OF CHRISTMAS MEMORIES PAST
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Fri, Dec 26
Merry day-after-Christmas and throughout the whole house, the gifts we’ve received have been strewn all about. The trinkets and baubles, once hidden in wrap, are now sitting among mounds of torn paper scraps. Since the hangover&rs... -
HOLIDAY CHOW TIME = GOOD FOOD DOWN THE DRAIN
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Tue, Dec 16
Tis’ the season for eatin’-- and ditching an inordinate amount of leftover food once all of our guests have gone home for the evening. Depending on the household, certain party hosts may even choose to heave-ho the remnants of t... -
BUT IT'S SOOOOooooooo CHEEEeeeaaaaP!
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Mon, Dec 08
We all need a few basic necessities every so often...a loaf of bread, some 2% moo juice, a few pantry staples and since we're at it, it's probably high time that hole riddled socks be replaced with a crisp, day-glow-white 18-pack. We're not... -
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Tue, Dec 02
With the self-assured, rooster-strutting confidence of Saturday Night Fever's Tony Manero, he enters the office with ‘Here-I-am!' bravado, somehow convincing himself day after day that the swirl of smoke, mirrors and glittery glitz ca...
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