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How to plant a victory garden

Lars7369952O · March 17, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of Sunfell at Flickr.com. Everything old is new again. This is doubly true for trends that never went completely out of fashion, like vinyl records and Victory Gardens. Originally conceived during World War I as a way to ensure food supplies for troops, these … [Read more...] about How to plant a victory garden

Filed Under: Air Quality, Food, For the Home, Gardening, Land Conservation, People Making a Difference, Water Conservation

Invasive species are on the move

Lars7369952O · March 11, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of Brewbooks at Flickr.com. Mountain ranges, oceans, deserts, rivers, and other landforms divide the world into different regions and zones. These natural barriers isolate plants and animals from each other, and allowed many different species to evolve. Over … [Read more...] about Invasive species are on the move

Filed Under: Conservation / Efficiency, Gardening, Land Conservation, Travel Tagged With: invasive species

Green news you can use

Lars7369952O · March 9, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of From A Second Story at Flickr.com. Here at the Practical Environmentalist, we're green news junkies. We keep an eagle eye out for the latest science, social, and environmental developments and try to sum up the big picture on your screen. A lot of exciting … [Read more...] about Green news you can use

Filed Under: Conservation / Efficiency, Gardening, Green Building, Land Conservation, Water Conservation Tagged With: activists, health, motivation, outdoors

The latest news on carbon credits

Lars7369952O · February 6, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of Azure Bleu at Flickr.com. The Kyoto treaty is in the news again as the Obama administration considers implementing a cap and trade system for carbon dioxide. It turns out that a lot of participating countries have fallen short of their Kyoto commitments, and … [Read more...] about The latest news on carbon credits

Filed Under: Air Quality, Alternative Energy, Conservation / Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Gardening, Global Warming Tagged With: california, carbon credits, china, climate change, methane, news, prison

10 Steps to a Healthy Ocean: Protecting our Oceans from Pollution

Lars7369952O · January 19, 2009 ·

Photo courtesy of Webzer at Flickr.com. The ocean covers more than 70% of the earth's surface, and it's a major part of the ecosystem that we rely on. Phytoplankton are responsible for about half of the oxygen produced worldwide. More than 1 billion people rely on fish for a … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to a Healthy Ocean: Protecting our Oceans from Pollution

Filed Under: Eco Events, Energy Efficiency, Environmentally Friendly Companies, Food, For the Home, Gardening, Global Warming, Government Programs That Work!, Green Building, Land Conservation, Organizations We Like, People Making a Difference, Travel, Water Conservation Tagged With: biodiversity, carbon, cats, climate change, compost, coral, dogs, fertilizer, fish, fish farms, habitat, how-to, lake, landscaping, light pollution, methane, mulch, noise pollution, ocean, permeable, pesticide, pets, plants, plastic, rain barrels, rainfall, river, runoff, sea, trash, volunteerism, wildlife, xeriscape

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