Tag: Environmentalism
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Cows are Turning Desert Back Into Grassland by Grazing Like Bison
Ranchers have transformed 40 million acres of desert back into prairie by “training” cows and other domesticated animals to graze like their wild ancestors – in tightly packed herds
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How to Attract and Protect Native “Super Pollinator” Bees
One mason bee can pollinate as many blossoms as 100 honey bees!
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11 Reasons a Clover Lawn is Better than Grass Lawn
Time to give up and let the clover take over! Clover doesn’t need to be mowed, watered, weeded or fertilized, and it’s softer than grass.
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Indian State Introduces Bamboo Water Bottles, After Banning Plastic Ones
The all-organic state of Sikkim is making disposable/reusable bamboo water bottles for tourists to encourage them to stop littering
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Beekeeping Dog Helps Protect Bees from Extinction
This dog is trained to sniff out the most deadly, fastest spreading bee disease on the planet
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Portland Installs Turbines in City Water Pipes To Create Free Electricity
Leave it to Portlandia to figure out how to create hydro-power without building a dam! Portlandians are now generating free electricity every time they turn on the tap!
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STUDY: People Who Hand-Wash Dishes Have Better Gut Flora and Fewer Allergies
Don’t wash your dishes too well! Super hot water and anti-bacterial soaps are killing good gut bacteria!
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7 Reasons To Hang Your Clothes To Dry
Switching to cold water and hang drying eliminates a quarter household energy consumption, saves an average of $400 a year in electricity, and makes your clothes last longer! With global temperatures on the rise, clothes dryers are going out of fashion, and so is using hot water to do what the sun can do to…
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This Geothermal Greenhouse Grows Oranges in the Snow
This man has figured out how to harness the heat of the Earth to grow citrus in the Midwest all year long
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7 Reasons Hemp is the Most Powerful Plant in the World
Hemp produces twice as much fiber as cotton, twice as much ethanol as corn and 4 times as much paper as trees, while using far less water and pesticides and fixing the soil, not to mention how potent it is as a medicine.