Be Responsible Instead of blaming industrialists for causing environmental catastrophe, take a look at our own backyard. We are just as responsible in harboring hazardous products and increasing pollutants which harm the earth. And it is time now to protect our planet.Learn to Separate Before throwing all your rubbish into the trash bin, separate your wastes into ...
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Choosing the right way for electricity
Solar Energy – The Energy Saver Fossil fuels and sunlight are natural resources. Which is better for electricity?, you may wonder. The main differences here are sunlight is a renewable energy and has no carbon emission to the atmosphere compared to fossil which is non-renewable and creates greenhouse effect. Solar energy is essentially converting direct sunlight into ...
Saving Energy for Windows
Windows are designed to provide nice scenery, day-lighting, air ventilation, and also solar heating during the winter. If you are not using the ENERGY STAR type of windows, your sunny windows will be the main reason for your heating bill to increase from 10 to 25 percent due to the air conditioner working harder in ...
Reusing your old furniture
Reusing your blankets and towels
If you have unwanted, worn out towels and blankets made of terry cloth hanging around your linen closet, here are some useful tips on how to reuse them:RagsTerry cloths make the best rags as they are very absorbent. Fold your torn towel a two to three times and use it as a floor mat. Alternatively, ...
Reusing used wrapping paper
It is a waste to just throw away the wrapping paper after a birthday party or any gift-giving holiday season. Here are some tips on how you can reuse used wrapping paper to save the environment:Wrapping PaperIf you manage to remove the sticky tape properly, there is no wrong with reusing wrapping paper as wrapping ...
Reducing Greenhouse Gases At Home
Solar energy\'s still the cleanest source of energy and self-producing without needing to foot the bills. Who wouldn\'t have thought of that? There\'s just one problem for most of us – money. Well, the good news is that there\'re still a lot of anti-greenhouse gases options which we can support.Switch to alternative energyHuman minds are ...
Reusing seeds from fruit and vegetables
The seeds from the fruits and vegetables you consume have other uses other than being planted. Here are some unconventional ideas:Washing DetergentSave up all your fruits and vegetable seeds and peels and stuff them into a plastic bottle. Add equal amounts of molasses to the concoction and fill the bottle two thirds full. Release the ...
Getting Involved In Rooftop Gardening
Don\'t get envious of high end condominium residents which have bountiful of rooftop gardens just yet. You can create your own lovely rooftop garden with your midas touch you have always dreamt of. As long as you get the green light about the zoning from your local government, you are good to start working on ...
Reusing Household Items
By reusing household items, not only are you saving money by not having to buy new things, you are also helping to keep the environment alive by reducing wastage as well as the energy needed to dispose off these unwanted items. Here are a few tips on how you can reuse common household items:Tennis BallsDo ...
Avoiding to Create Groundwater Pollution
Heard of mercury poison? That\'s just one of the few groundwater contaminations. The truth\'s contamination occurs when natural or manmade substances permeate groundwater. The consequence of this is that water becomes unusable for consumption.There are several causes of groundwater pollution. Most common ones are improper management of waste including industrial chemicals and poor septic system. ...
Building a solar powered birdbath
If you care about your neighborhood birds and want to provide them with a regular place to bath and drink, building a birdbath in your backyard or garden is the solution. If you are living in a wintery place, the water in your birdbath will freeze when the winter comes. You can install heaters for ...
Preventing Water Pollution at Home
Nowadays, there are a lot of water-saving appliances and water conservation systems in the market such as rain barrels, drip irrigation and on-demand water heaters which are of course more expensive, but if you know and apply the correct ways water saving methods would be able to be achieved with only a little cost. Water ...
Saving water at home
You will be able to pay low water bills if you manage to conserve more water for your household, plus it also helps reduce water pollution of your surrounding environment. Nowadays, the running water provided to every household is definitely is a valuable resource that enables almost endless list of applications and uses in and ...
Saving water in the bathroom
Nowadays the consumption of water is growing by the day while our water supply is starting to decrease due to several reasons. In an effort to help solve this global environmental situation, we need to start to conserve the usage starting from our own bathroom. The efficient usage of water from the bathrooms will definitely ...
