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Best Hot Articles on Green & Alternative Energy

Best Hot Articles on Green & Alternative Energy which is now the most searched topic as people are keen to get educated on this subject and love to read the tips on Green energy and alternative forms of...

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Why I'd like to Live at a Medieval Monastery

But let's set aside the fact that I'm female, not even Catholic, and it's the twenty-first century, and consider why a medieval (rather than a modern) European monastery would be an ideal location to live --...

38 comments    hubchallenge living homesteading
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Permeable Pavements for Your Driveway

If you are building a new driveway or replacing an old one, consider choosing a permeable surface. Permeable pavement is attractive, low maintenance, environmentally friendly, and relatively inexpensive. ...

4 comments    home green green building
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Remodeling Your Home to be Energy Efficient

In America, there are around 58 million houses that were built before the last energy crisis. Because these pre-1970s houses have little or no insulation, they are all ripe for energy-efficiency improvements. Houses eat up 20% of the energy used in this coutry and account for 21% of the carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming. This adds up to a huge opportunity.

1 comment    energy efficiency energy star home remodeling
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Best Low Voc Paints

Mmm, that fresh paint smell. It signifies a fresh start and a brand new fresh color coating of paint on our home's walls. Ok, actually that strong smell is actually VOC, or volatile organic compounds, that...

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Straw Bale Homes - An Earth Friendly Choice

Nearly half of the houses on our planet are made from stone, mud and straw. In the industrialized areas of the world it is common practise to use plastics, foams and OSB. These materials can be bad for your...

25 comments    real estate energy green
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Best ways of growing vegetables in containers

There is nothing like eating a tomato that you have grown yourself. The same eating pleasure goes for carrots, cabbages and just about any vegetable that you can name.   You do not need a large...

24 comments    life how to home
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When We Were Green And Did Not Know It

Just like Barbara Mandrell sang years ago, many people were "country" when being "country" wasn't cool -- Growing up, it seems that we were living green and didn't know it, and no one definitely thought we were cool. I believe they thought we were poor, uneducated, and unrefined. Today, going green seems to be something that people think is "new." Reality is, many people and many cultures, have been living green for generations, until fairly recently.

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Where to Buy Organic Fabric Online?

You spend money and time making sure your family has organic food, and a clean environment. Have you considered going green in the sewing room? Here are resources for organic fabrics adn notions.

7 comments    how to home online
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Rancho Gabriela Surprise, AZ Realty is Perfect for Families

What makes the Surprise community great among the other communities in Arizona? Well, there are a lot of things why. Aside from being one of the most remarkable places within the state, the area boasts its...

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