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Bamboo Flooring:Pros and Cons

Sustainability and eco-friendliness aside, what are the pros and cons of bamboo flooring?

6 comments    home improvement green
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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.

50 comments    diy waste local
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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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The 10 Top Homesteading Sites

Homesteading is somewhat a solitary activity by the sheer definition of it. When, in the 1970's people were heading into the wild and woolly backwoods of Canada, Alaska, and Montana, they accepted that...

7 comments    internet education magazine
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Endangered Trees

The race to save the world's most endangered trees, begins at home. Learn about Florida's most endangered trees and some of the issues regarding the world's most endangered trees.

9 comments    endangered species preservation
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5S-Manufacturing

An introduction to 5S 5S gets it's name from the list of five Japanese words which start with the letter 'S.' Each of the five 'S's stand for a type of organizational or clean up method that is used by...

0 comments    process management manufacturing
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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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What To Plant: Plan Your Early Spring Garden

December is the time to begin planning for the early spring garden. There are many cold hardy vegetables that you can plant now for early harvest if you live in a temperate planting zone.

9 comments    how to home gardening
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Top 10 Hot Jobs in Orange County

Orange County is in the Los Angeles Media Market, and located just southeast of LA. Orange County supports over 1.25 Million workers and needs many more to fill high-level and high-paying positions. Middle-level jobs are avaiable as well, and green collar jobs and IT careers are flourishing. Dining Servers and Teachers and Gamer types are increasing in numbers as well. This is a land of employment, as well as Disneyland, Freedom Trains, and the Crystal Cathedral.

12 comments    business travel careers
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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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