Do It Yourself

Herb Gardening Is A Great Introduction To Gardening

When it comes to gardening, not everyone has the green thumb that it takes to grow the more exotic flowers like the enormous Corpse Flower, but that doesn’t mean that all types of gardening are off the table. One of the most fulfilling types of gardening and one that requires significantly less skill than the more exotic flowers, is herb gardening. Herb gardening is not only a great place for the beginner gardener to start, but it is also a type of gardening that produces a result that is both fragrant and edible! While many beginner gardeners pooh-pooh the idea of growing something that is “all green,” what is seldom realized is that while many of the commonly grown herbs may all be green in color, they all vary greatly in fragrance....

Changes we can make to live more eco friendly

Eco friendly living isn’t a new trend, in fact over the years it is the concept of what comprises eco friendly living that has changed. As time marches onward and researchers are able to identify items within our everyday lives that are actually contributing to the degradation of our planet it is our responsibility as the “top of the food chain” and the causing factor for such degradation to attempt to reverse some of the damage that has been done. While certain factors like “global warming” may be more controversial as far as the validity of research behind findings, other factors such as the severity of deforestation worldwide is not as disputable. Fortunately for the human race and every other species that depends upon the planet for sustenance, there are many changes that we can make that can help to support the healing of our planet....

What is the Slow Food movement?

In a nut shell, the slow food movement is the opposite of fast food. In fact, it was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy as an initiative to preserve local, cultural cuisine, and thereby combat the unchecked growth of unhealthy fast food. The slow food movement encourages us to return to our roots...

The Bottled Water Craze

There's been a huge surge in the bottled water industry. To the point where it seems the average person is drinking more water from bottles than from their home tap. The problem with this isn't just the proliferation of plastic waste into the environment, but the fact that in many cases bottled water may in fact be less healthy than tap water...

Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump Day

Tomorrow, June 18, 2009, is National Dump the Pump Day which means, if possible, try to live a day sans-auto gasoline.

Even if your public transportation options are limited, you can still walk to support the environment… every little bit helps!

How to Make Homemade Compost

If you have been thinking about making compost but think that it may be too difficult, complicated, or time consuming, you have come to the right place. This article is the How to Make Homemade Compost version that makes it clear and simple. While composting can be an exact science, it certainly doesn't need to be. After all, Mother Nature does composting all the time without the help of human effort. We can join her efforts without making it a big deal. We're going to discuss composting methods and then show you how to make your own homemade composting bin...

Vote for Earth on March 28, 2009

You can show your commitment to the planet, and help promote efforts to reduce climate change by switching off your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Or, if you prefer, you can vote for global warming by leaving them on.

We're creating a world of plastic waste

The average grocery store goes through thousands of plastic bags everyday. At home, consumers use hundreds of zip lock and sandwich plastic bags to bag lunches, store food in the refrigerator, etc. All this adds up to an unbelievable amount of plastic waste. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, the United States goes through 100 billion plastic grocery bags annually...

How much water is your toilet using?

Think about how many times during a day you go to pee. The average person pees about 9 times each day. That's 9 toilet flushes, not counting the occasional #2 What does that mean in terms of water used per person per day just for going to the bathroom? If you take a look at your toilet, you may see behind the lid an indication of how many gallons per flush it uses. Toilets from the 1950s and earlier averaged 7 plus gallons per flush. Those from the 1960s were built to use 5.5 gallons, and the new 1980s toilets brought the water used in a single flush down to 3.5 gallons. Today, a new toilet is designed to use no more than 1.6 gallons per flush. Therefore, if you're using an old toilet you may be flushing as much as 63 (7 gallons per flush times 9 flushes per day) gallons of water per day...

What is freecycle?

Freecycling is a new trend that saves both the environment and your money.  Based on the motto One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure, Freecycle is all about people exchanging goods instead of buying new goods and trashing old ones...