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Eco &
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products reviews and video presentations.
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Urban
& Suburban Ecoliteracy Workshop
- Becoming ecoliterate is getting at the root of changing yourself and
society with the intent and objective of leaving this Earth in better
stead environmentally than the way we all found it. Led by Wendy Talaro
& Steve Hernandez, on Feb. 20 in Pacoima, CA; you will learn the 10
common garden and landscape myths and misconceptions that often lead to
expensive errors, landscape and garden project management, and more!
Green
Thumb Challenge
- Launching Feb. 1-5, on National Green Week 2010, this nationwide event
is enlisting an army of “Green Keepers,” providing schools with
educational resources to jumpstart environmental studies and activities.
Join
the Green Education Foundation and Lowe’s in the largest youth gardening
initiative of all time calling on schools and youth groups to plant
10,000 gardens in the spring and summer of 2010!
Consider
Yourself Part Of The Herd - Consider the billions of dollars
spent to roundup horses (a native species under federal protection by
federal law) for no sensible, honest reason--while your state parks are
being closed for lack of funds. Follow the money, waste and more waste
at your expense. While you may feel this does not effect you directly,
it does. How much money do you hand over each month--just to see it
misspent on projects just like this?
Sustainable
Landscapes:
Designing a landscape with sustainable practices embraces the concept
that the environment offers “ecosystem services”, meaning that the
environment offers goods and services that benefit humans and other
organisms. Landscape Designer Dan Maffei discusses the
benefits of creating a Sustainable Landscape, and Basic Steps that can
be implemented by any gardener.
Top
Tips for Shopping for Organic Foods on a Budget - Good news! You
can eat healthier, save money, and lose weight, all at the same time!
Laura Klein 'Queen of Green' shares her food shopping tips to a less
expensive, healthier lifestyle. The only thing that will fatten up is
your wallet!
Interview
with Mark Wenzler - NPCA Director of Clean Air & Climate Programs:
NPCA is
working to encourage Congress and the Administration to strengthen
legislative and regulatory protections for national park air quality,
and enforce clean air laws protecting the parks from external
pollutants. Listen to our recent and fascinating interview with him on
The Nature Connection!
When
Is a Law Not a Law? -
A law is not a law,
apparently, when in the hands of the Bureau of Land Management. Since
the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 went into effect, over
a quarter of a million horses and burros have been removed from their
natural habitat--in fact more horse and burros are in BLM captivity than
are left in the wild.
BioChar
- 100% Organic Soil Amendment that will Increase Yields and Help
Mitigate Climate Change. If 1 million people used only 30 pounds of
EternaGreen™ BioChar to increase the health of their farm or garden,
51,000 tons of CO2 would be taken out of the atmosphere and safely
sequestered.
Remove
Mountaintop after Mountaintop-How Does That Solve Our Energy Problem?
Mountaintop removal coal mining
involves cutting native hardwood forests to the ground, using dynamite
to blast away as much as 600 feet of mountaintop, and then dumping the
toxic waste into nearby valleys, often burying streams and not taking
into account the far-reaching effects to the people and their homes in
the surrounding area.
Everglades
National Park
- The Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness
in the United States, boasting rare and endangered species. It is
designated a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, and
Wetland of International Importance, significant to all people of the
world.
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