Alison Wood

Organic Pesticides That You Can Make At Home

June 11, 2010

Why spend a lot of money on commercial organic pesticides when you can easily and cheaply make your own at home? You will be surprised to know how many items that you have around the house can be used for organic pest control in your own garden. Here are just a few ideas. Garlic Garlic [...]

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Dorm Life Goes Green

May 29, 2010

As a college student, you are no doubt opening your eyes to the world and beginning to developing a social consciousness. As you study economics and sociology, you may start to notice the iniquities inherent in a capitalistic society. Psychology classes will make you look at your own genetics and upbringing in a whole new way. And you, like many other students, may look around in horror at the many ways humans pollute the planet that is our very source of life. But let’s face it, you’re on a tight schedule and what can one person do, anyway?

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The Health Benefits of Going Green

May 23, 2010

We hear it everywhere nowadays, but what does it really mean to “go green?” Are there really benefits?

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For Kids, It’s Easy Being Green

May 15, 2010

You’ve always felt very strongly about keeping our environment clean for future generations. But now that one of them is living in your house, you’re not sure how to get your little bundle of joy started on the right path. Kids can be stubborn when it comes to doing what is right. They often prefer to push the boundaries by doing exactly the opposite of what you ask them. So how can you raise your child to respect the earth and go eco-friendly?

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Choosing a DIY Solar Energy Guide That is Right for You

May 8, 2010

How many spare time activities can you name that can essentially wipe-out your electricity bills while lending a hand to saving the great green earth of ours? Well, picking up a DIY solar energy guide and building your own solar energy panels is a great place to start. Known to enthusiasts as “off grid living”, lessening your dependence on the commercial electrical grid and practicing self-sustainable methods of energy production is becoming quite popular.

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Indoor Vegetable Gardening For Beginners

May 2, 2010

Indoor vegetable gardening can be very rewarding, but there are several things to think about before you start. First, do you have enough light? Plants do require a good amount of light to grow strongly and produce a crop. This does not matter so much for general house plants where you just want the plant to survive, but if you intend to grow a plant for its vegetable crop then it will need more light.

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Get Off the Grid and Put an End to Outrageous Power Bills

April 25, 2010

Every month Mike and Chloe’s utility bill arrives in the mail and each time their gripe is the same, “this electric bill just gets higher and higher every month…it’s time we make some changes around here.” Then another month rolls by in which they’ve done nothing to alter their power usage and another outrageous power bill shows up. They repeat the same frustrated complaint yet again they do nothing to make a difference, and so the complaining just repeats month after month and year after year. Sound familiar to you?

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Organic Tomato Gardening Tips

April 17, 2010

Organic tomato gardening is perfect for almost every backyard, however small. All you need is a sunny corner. And nothing beats the taste of freshly picked sun ripened tomatoes from your own garden! Follow our tips for the perfect home grown organic tomatoes.

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Which is the Best Alternative Energy Choice For Novice DIY Enthusiasts – Solar Or Wind?

April 9, 2010

I’ve seen my title question posted on several DIY home improvement forums lately and I believe it’s a valid concern that should be addressed by experienced alternative energy DIYers. There’s a lot of interest in do-it-yourself kits and home made renewable energy solutions by people from all walks of life and many of them are searching for guidance.

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You Have the Power to Free Yourself From Big Money Energy

April 7, 2010

In the last decade the global community has begun a dramatically shift from it’s acceptance of and willingness to rely upon fossil fuel energy generation. It is no longer “business as usual” in terms of how and where power is produced and consumed. Individuals, municipalities, states, and entire nations are more and more demanding that alternative energy be developed to lessen global pollution and the waste of limited natural resources. Granted the buzz words, ‘renewable,’ ‘sustainable,’ ‘alternative,’ ‘clean,’ ‘carbon footprint,’ and most of all, ‘green,’ have been kicked around long enough to have become cliche, but the heart of the issue remains pure. People everywhere want to move forward with new advances in clean energy technology.

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