Tag Archives: environ-mental

MAPLE SYRUP IN THE CITY – Tapping Our Urban Bounty! | Aviva Community Fund

http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf4137 A local winfall-produce group is organising a program to tap Toronto's maple trees. One of those headsmack ideas that makes you wonder how no one has come up with it before now.

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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bear kills militants in Kashmir

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/8339549.stm Along the same lines as weed-controlling goats”, this could be an organic alternative to the conventional weapons that leave uranium sickness and phosphorus burns in their wake. Plus, just as the goats eliminate only weeds and other unfriendly garden dwellers, the bears are likely to concentrate on “baddies”. After all, you don’t find many […]

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http://tynan.net/video-tour-of-my-rv A web developer who lives in a 20' RV. If I thought I could find a safe place to put a kitty litter pan, I would happily try this arrangement on for size.

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Pacific Coast Shark News

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm As one who is both terrified of and fascinated by sharks, I found this website a compulsive read.

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WHAT CAN I TURN THIS INTO? A Recycling and Crafting Idea Center

http://www.greenwala.com/community/groups/all/105-WHAT-CAN-I-TURN-THIS-INTO-A-Recycling-and-Crafting-Idea-Center/topics/989 Absolutely gorgeous upcycling (emphasis on the cycling) of a vintage Vespa into a rocking chair. Does the maker do adult-sized versions, too? I would happy ride one of those. (A real Vespa, though, probably not…)

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Creative WWF Campaigns & Zuza Fun

http://www.zuzafun.com/creative-wwf-campaigns Some of these WWF ads are breathtaking.

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Hemp – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp Most of the Stumblers commenting on this article are of the 420 persuasion. In my usual status as lame-o, I’m more interested in the potential of hemp to affect heavy-polluting industries like paper and clothing. Sadly, it’s still considered an illegal crop in the US, apparently thanks to the selfish politicking of William Randolph […]

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http://www.csshippingcontainers.co.uk/wordpress/ The exciting world of Shipping Containers and what they can be used for! Forgive them the exclamation point – I’m not sure shipping containers deserve one, though I full admit that a plain old period doesn’t quite cover them. Decades of trade deficits with China have resulted in thousands of these ISBUs abandoned at […]

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25 Ways to Clean With Vinegar & : Blisstree – Serious Health and Wellness – Injected With Humor

http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/vinegar-uses/ The term “green” has been applied to every kind of product, usually with an accompanying price hike. As green as I am, I don’t buy any of these expensive “environmentally friendly” cleaning products. Why bother, when I can buy four times the amount of vinegar for a quarter of the price? It works on […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JkPk0CIo4 Eccentric Texas man builds houses out of the landfill-bound castoffs of modern business. Just as important as the environmental impact is his willingness to show others – the homeless or underemployed – how to make their own houses, too. It’s a rare and shining gift to make other people feel empowered and valued. We […]

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