Author Archives: Andrew

Guest Post: Renovate your Home the Eco-Friendly Way

When it comes to adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle, there is no single place that you have more control than in your home, where you can decide what comes in and what goes out (not to mention where it comes from … Continue reading

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Flooring the Eco-Friendly Way

Any environmentalist knows that one of the largest causes of pollution, deforestation, and other harm is construction and renovation of buildings. The entire process, from the carting of waste off to landfills, to the manufacture of new furnishings, can take … Continue reading

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How Stormwater Filtration Plays A Part In Green Living

By Teresa Dahl Leading a “green” existence is not hard to do. In fact, we can make a difference by just being more informed and aware of the effects of our actions. Did you know, for instance, that stormwater that … Continue reading

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The Circle of Life Needs Bats

By Veronica Coulombe For farmers, bats are a god send. Bats naturally act as exterminators, so no harmful chemicals have to be used on their crops. Bats naturally produce fertilizer for their crops, so farmers don’t have to go out … Continue reading

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Sustainable Development Programs in Higher Education

By Mariana Ashley In the last few decades, sustainability has become a major buzzword. While the term sustainability itself has several different meanings, since the early 1980s the term has been used to describe human sustainability on Earth. The United … Continue reading

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The 5 Biggest Solar Installations in the World

By Beth Buczynski According to a report released in late June by the Solar Energy Industries Association, the U.S. installed 252 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems. Although the American solar industry has enjoyed rapid growth in the past few years, … Continue reading

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From the Earth to the Moon with clean energy

By Mike Nemeth American ingenuity has raged this past century like Genghis Khan through technological obstacles. What was science fiction just decades ago can now be held in the palm of a hand or the top of a pinhead. While … Continue reading

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5 Ways to move off grid

By Ciaran Oliver You may already be trying your best to make the most of our limited resources in these times of austerity and collapsing economies but there’s no shame in trying harder! Sometimes it can feel like that many … Continue reading

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Fixing Consumerism One Old Fridge at a Time

By Katherine Wadden Cheap and inexpensive products directly affect and fuel consumerism. North Americans have become addicted to the chronic purchasing of new goods and services while paying little attention to the true need, value, durability, or environmental consequences of … Continue reading

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Guest post – Reusable nappies from a Mum’s perspective

Read anything posted by cloth nappy fanatics on the internet, and statements like “truly, they’re easier than sposies” will be impossible to miss. In this day and age, the majority of parents who have access to them use disposable nappies … Continue reading

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