On Friday, May 4th, Vermont became the first state in the United States to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Fracking is an extraction technique that allows for the efficient collection of natural gas from shale rock, building upon traditional drilling techniques in order to increase output. After vertically drilling into deep-earth layers of shale, extractors [...]
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For those who are looking to create beautiful gardens with limited space, a vertical garden could be just what you need. A popular feature among urban gardeners, a vertical wall garden gives you the ability to grow a nice variety of plants and flowers, and beautify your space without sacrificing any square footage. Check out [...]
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Let’s face it: it’s hard for a global corporation to play nice with us green folk. By sheer volume alone companies like Wal-Mart, General Motors and HP produce enormously weighty carbon footprints; but by the same token, any small moves they make to reduce their environmental impact can show pretty awesome results, too. Gettin’ my [...]
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There are few periods in life that are as exciting, tiring and filled with emotion as raising a baby. On top of being a lot of work, bringing a newborn into the world can be expensive and lead to a huge amount of waste being generated. Let’s take a look at a few ways that [...]
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Whales prove humans are not the only species capable of disgust at cruelty when they work to defend a baby whale of another species against predators. Human haters abound in the animal rights movement. I can understand their sentiment. It’s very difficult to hear about all of the abuse inflicted upon other species of animals. [...]
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A lot of us assume that the use of pneumatics is reserved for the manufacturing and engineering industries. When you think of the Jetson style tube systems of the early 1900s, shooting memos around a complicated system to pass a message within an office, you imagine the technology became obsolete for a reason. A [...]
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I cannot speak for everyone, but I know that 2011 brought out crazy weather where I live. It snowed in October and barely snowed thereafter. The weather recently has been an unpredictable blend of warm and gloomy. Oh, and the “April Showers” that precede the “May Flowers” never came. And while my entire social circle was [...]
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Dogs aren’t exactly emitting exhaust fumes every day, leaving lights on at night or spraying harmful chemicals all over the world. As far as pollution goes, our pooches have us beat paws down. Still, there are some things you can do to make sure your dog isn’t becoming an environmental nuisance. 1.Spay or Neuter Every [...]
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Toyota became synonymous with efficient cars in the last decade due to the Prius. This ubiquitous hybrid sedan broke through the crowd of gas-guzzling models to attract crowds beyond the usual early adopters. The future of Toyota could be defined by the RAV4 EV presented at the EVS26. The RAV4 EV borrows styling and handling [...]
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With our towns, cities and motorways congested with traffic, there has to be another way to get from A to B without wasting time and money in the process. There is public transport of course but the cost is getting more and more expensive and sometimes it costs more to use public transport than it [...]
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