Category: Going Green
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Things To Keep In Mind While Installing Windows And Doors
Selecting the right kind of windows and doors is a very important task to be done. They do not only enhance the look of your house but also provide safety from other things. Windows and doors are an excellent source for controlling the moisture and increasing the efficiency of your home. You must study your…
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Top 5 Environmentally Friendly Laundry Detergents
Me and my girlfriend have recently moved in together and have since tried to make environmentally conscious decisions about everything concerning our household. We stopped using non-rechargeable batteries, quit many types of food (styrofoam packaging.. ugh) and made many other eco-friendly changes. One of those had to do with cleaning agents, and unlike switching from…
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Appliance Repair – Saves You Money and Preserves the Environment
We grow attached to our home appliances, and most families will try to preserve their stove, fridge or washer / dryer combo so as to save money and not give up the trusty old machines. There comes a time, however, in every appliance’s life, when the homeowner is facing the question that may have been…
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Cycling in the City – the Future of Ecological Living
This is a topic that has been debated and described all over the world and by so many people that I can’t even begin to estimate the amount of articles I’d read myself. To me, it means two things: There is a lot to say on the subject, and We are nowhere near finished discussing…
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Agricultural Waste Management
Agricultural wastes are the excesses and the residues generated from diverse agricultural activities such as farm operation, planting and harvesting of field crops, food processing, dairy and animal husbandry. The wastes are available in the form of wheat straw, paddy animals waste. Intensive cropping, use of high analysis fertilisers and improved management practices have not…
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Symbols that Talk Green!
The case for recycling is strong. The bottom line is clear. Recycling requires a trivial amount of our time. Recycling saves money and reduces pollution. Recycling creates more jobs than landfilling or incineration. And a largely ignored but very important consideration, recycling reduces our need to dump our garbage in someone else’s backyard. – David…
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No firework this new year
The year 2013 is approaching its end. As the days are passing by, we can’t help but look back at the things that took place in this year. The past year hold a lot of good and bad things for all of us. Some of us found the true love of our lives after a…
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Biomass Energy: Reviving the traditional sources through Modern Technology
Traditionally, the biomass, specially fuel wood has been used as an important source of energy since pre-historic days. Biomass is an organic substance, living or dead that has potential biochemical energy stored in its bonds and interior. This is a form of renewable solar energy stored in all plant materials everyday in the process of…
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Desertification
Human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, poor soil conservation, etc. have led to the transformation of regions with initially fertile land into desert-like areas i.e. become barren and infertile. This process, known as desertification, occurs most commonly in arid and semi-arid regions which already have high temperatures, low rainfall, and sub-humid climate. Although the presence…
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Green Earth – The only place for a sustainable human life!
Green Earth is something which every individual should work towards. Earth is our home and we should keep it clean and tidy. Every individual should understand the seriousness of the declination of the planet. Everyone should contribute towards achieving a Green Planet. Green projects are secure and safer for our future. We will have less pollution…