Tag Archives: environment

Tired of Mowing? Try these Brilliant Lawn Alternatives

Unless you're a sheep farmer, there's just no need for all that grass. Are you spending fistfuls of money and a good deal of Saturdays mowing the lawn like a chump? Well, stop that. You can garden like a champ by considering an alternative lawn, reducing the amount of lawn you have or doing something useful with all that space. Here are some alternatives to the traditional lawn that will have you thinking twice about your patch of green.

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How Straws are Destroying the Environment

Drinking straws

In the US alone, 500 million straws are used every day. Single-use plastics are the scourge of the earth as they never fully degrade. Here are some ways you can stop sucking and break your drinking straw habit.

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Reduce your Pet’s Carbon Paw Print with these Tips

Green living tips

Our pets are capable of producing more than 140 billion pounds of carbon dioxide and methane per year; that’s a pretty large carbon paw print! Before you swear off pet ownership for good, read on to learn what to watch out for, and what you can do to help.

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Freaks of Nature Thursdays: Weird Weather

Green living: Mammatus Clouds photo by Share 2 Aware

Breast clouds, fish rain and sailing stones. Do you want your mind blown? Then read on brave adventurer… Nature is often odd, sometimes strange and regularly downright weird. Here are some freaky natural phenomenon some which can be explained and some of which, well….

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DIY Seed Bombs for Guerrilla Gardeners

A staple in the green living arsenal, the seed bombs are ready made planting factories just waiting for a friend to toss them in a bit of dirt (then again, who isn’t?) These clever little creations are seeds which have been encapsulated with soil and bound in clay. If you are walking down the street and spy a little crack in the pavement, just toss your seed bomb into any crevice or patch of soil you find. With the first rains, your seed bomb will bloom into a lovely flower, veggie or herb. Here's how to make your own...

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