Welcome to the June 29th, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.
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Gardening & Food
Condo Blues presents Make a Garden Border Out of Old Bricks! posted at Condo Blues. Condo Blues says, "They had a pile of old bricks in a junk pile. I wanted a dry stack garden border - it's a win win!"
Vihar Sheth presents Eating Meat Is Not Natural posted at green | rising. Vihar summarizing an article by Kathy Freston "about the evolutionary arguments against carnivorous diets."
Jim presents Square Foot Garden posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Includes a video from Mel Bartholomew, inventor of the square foot gardening system.
Carrie presents Are Fish Really a Greener Food Option? posted at It's Frugal Being Green. Another impact of overfishing.
ChristianPF presents Plants that repel mosquitos posted at Natural Health Ezine. ChristianPF says, "Apparently there are quite a few plants you can put in your garden that will repel mosquitoes naturally!"
Siamak Partovi-Deilami presents Desalinization of saline soils by ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) posted at Japan Technology Information. An interesting plant.
Climate Change
Nancy Miller presents Top 50 Environmental Engineering Blogs posted at Online Engineering Degree. "To help keep you updated on the environmental engineering industry, we have searched through hundreds of blogs to create what we believe to be the top 50 environmental engineering blogs."
Crafts
Kristy Medina presents How to make large juice pouch notebooks and Its Easy Being Green: Plastic Bag Crafts & Frances Killam. Show Notes. posted at textiles 4 you. Cute! When I was in about 2nd grade, we made wreaths out of used plastic bags, as well.
Alternative Energy
Dave Andersen presents Wind power could provide 100% of worlds power! posted at Free Home Energy Saving Tips. Dave describes his submission as an "examination of the recent claim that 100% of the world's energy can be obtained through wind power."
Bruno Vigneault presents Green Renewable Energy Technology posted at Green Renewable Energy Technology. Some tips for seeking alternative energy sources.
Matt Henterly presents Wind Energy for Your Home, Farm, or Business posted at The EcoBlog. Matt's article includes, "things to consider before installing a small wind turbine at a residence or farm."
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Siamak Partovi-Deilami presents “White Goat” a toilet paper production machine posted at Japan Technology Information. About a machine for businesses to create recycled toilet paper.
Guffly presents The Real Deal on being Eco-friendly through Recycling posted at Guffly. The basics on recycling and some recycling facts.
Home & Family
Tyler presents Sustainable Kitchens: Getting the Most Out of our Appliances posted at Frugally Green. Tyler says, "Your kitchen uses the most energy of any room in your home. Your appliances are the greatest contributor to this. By being smart about replacing them when needed and taking the time to learn how use the ones you've got more efficiently, it's possible to put some big dents in your energy bill."
Mike Rogers presents Home Energy Audit–Make Sure It’s Accurate and Actionable and Insulate to Stay Cool posted at GreenHomes America. Mike says, "I've got a couple bees in my bonnet right now. First, with the increasing attention on energy, we're seeing a lot of people hawking energy audit. Not all energy audits are created equal--my mantra is "accurate and actionable". Otherwise don't waste your money. The other thought I've been having is that many people don't appreciate the value of good home insulation in the summer. Insulation helps keep the heat out, too!"
Health & Beauty
Susanna presents DIY Natural Deodorant posted at Cheap Like Me. I can't wait to try this myself!
Our Impact
Izmet presents The quest to save the oceans posted at Izmet's Dream.
"The oceans are in jeopardy. At no time in the span of human civilization have we faced such extreme and global threats to our marine ecosystems." So begins Saving Our Oceans-An Urban Challenge written by Major Jeremy Harris, Ret.
Travel & Transportation
Bruno Vigneault presents Save on gas: convert your car to an hydrogen hybrid running on water! posted at Green Renewable Energy Technology. Tips for saving fuel now and information on converting your car.
Michal presents Save Money, Gas & The Environment With One Device posted at Energy Saving Gadgets. A neat little gadget for your car.
Green Fun
Samantha Fowler presents Making New Traditions posted at Green as Wee Grow. Samantha describes her submission as "thoughts on greening up kids birthday parties and ways to show kids that giving can be even more fun than receiving."
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