Practical Guidance on Clean Air, Water & Soil
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How To Eradicate Garden Slugs Without Toxic ChemicalsGet rid of these garden feasting pests using a simple trick that uses stuff you probably already have in your home. Hint: it involves beer! Read more...
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Air Quality Action Days: What They Actually Mean & Why You Should Totally CareSmog. All the crappy fumes from cars, trucks and factories, gathering into a cloud that acts as a tent in the sky, trapping us underneath so that we wind up breathing in all the other exhaust that cars and trucks keep emitting, all the chemicals factories continue to burn into the air.
In this blog post, I use an unexpected metaphor to explain how smog works, why it makes the chemicals we use every day more dangerous, and what you can do to reduce air pollution. |
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How To Recycle If Your Town Doesn'tAs small municipalities scale back single-stream recycling operations, many rural areas don't even collect recyclables. This post offers some tips on what materials you can still recycle, even if your town doesnt, and where you can take those materials.
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New EPA Administrator Says Climate Change Might Actually Be Real. I know, right?There’s a new EPA Administrator in town!
Andrew Wheeler is a native Ohioan. He grew up outside of Cinci, in a little town called Hamilton, named for the one and only Alexander Hamilton, which probably means Andrew Wheeler likes Broadway show tunes. Read more about him here! |
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Your Garden Could Be Making You SickNot all dirt is created equal. Because of airborne contaminants like lead, we're at risk of ingesting toxic gunk through our home-grown food, potentially making us and our children sick. But fear not, friend! Get tips on what you can do about it here.
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Soothe the Soul, Save the Planet: Walk.According to The Motley Fool, "Americans consumed 140.43 billion gallons of gasoline in 2015, or about 384.74 million gallons each day."
It's time to dial that back, don't you think? In this post, we cover the benefits of walking, public transit, and bicycling, and how you can start to integrate less driving into your daily routine. Read more here! |