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Can turning Google's background black save power? Hardly.

Blackle is a website that utilizes a customized Google search bar. The website asserts that it is exactly like Google except that it uses a black background instead of a light colored background. This first...

12 comments    advice technology education
you hold the future in your hands95

10 Tips for Sustainable Living

Sustainable living goes way beyond the concepts involved in being "green." Learn 10 tips for how to cultivate a truly more sustainable lifestyle.

49 comments    diy waste local
Faraday, the Father of Electricity93

How to generate Electricity

An introduction to the theory of generating electricity followed by a brief summary of some of the viable ways of generating electricity on a commercial scale.

181 comments    technology education energy
Perhaps we could call this species aomething other than "fur seal"? (Photo credit below.)93

Fur or Fur Free?

Where do you stand on the fur industry?

22 comments    conservation womens clothing
Melting in the Greenland Ice Cap in 2008.93

Global Warming Causes Human Migration

Climate change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries caused considerable human migration away from areas that became too hostile for living. National population figures remain in flux. Use the Global Brain World Clock inthis Hub to find how many species are extinct, world populations, barrels of oil pumped, and other vital information.

12 comments    adsense global warming hub pages
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Ways to Stop Global Warming

Global warming is the recent increase in the average air and ocean temperature of the Earth as well as its expected continuation. What is so controversial about it is the actual potential for danger and its causes. Even if the emission levels stabilize, temperatures may continue rising for another thousand years or more. Many countries have been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global warming; some have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol for this purpose. However, others

90 comments    energy environment earth
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Charity Giving

Tis the Season when everyone thinks about giving. Wouldn't it be wonderful if people could think like that all year round? Giving should not come once a year, but throughout the year. Yes I agree that...

6 comments    charity giving give to charity
Falling Water (personal photo collection)89

Top 10 Hot Spots in Pennsylvania

Hot Spots in Pennsylvania that are interesting, fun, and some that you have never considered.

12 comments    family travel vacations
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Organic Milk--Is It Worth Your Money?

When you shop in your dairy section, you might see regular milk and they organic, hormone free milk advertised at twice the price. Why is this type of milk more expensive, and is it worth your extra money?...

13 comments    health life advice
Photo courtesy of Jacob's Sheep Registry89

Jacob's Sheep, Hearty ,Heritage Dual Purpose Breed

Jacob's Sheep are a fascinating breed with a long history. Their origins are shrouded in the past. Rumor has it that this is the breed raised by the Jacob of the Bible, with their spotted and multicolor...

2 comments    fiber sheep livestock
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