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Hopefully you’ve been told about the 3 R’s since preschool. I know I was. We’ve all heard it, and we all understand it. Let’s follow the code of the 3 R’s for a better Earth.

Reduce
Think, before you purchase products. Do you really need it? We need to drastically reduce demand, so that we can […]

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It is a simple change as usual. The majority of those harsh chemical cleaners we use are loaded with environment killing nastiness, and much of that nastiness ends up going down the drain. When chemicals like these go down the drain, they do not just go away. They do become diluted, but they do […]

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Compost is nature’s version of recycling. When you compost, the organic waste decomposes and transforms your leftovers into a soil-like pile known as humus (pronounced hue-mous). Leftover food, leaves, paper, grass clippings, and wood are some examples of organic materials, which should be composted.
It is estimated that around 50% of the total waste […]

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The Statistics
Cars and other motor vehicles represent 31% of total carbon dioxide, 81% of carbon monoxide, and 49% of nitrogen oxides released within North America. A four mile trip on a bike keeps 15 pounds of pollutants from entering the air that we breathe.
A nation wide personal transportation survey was held within the United States, […]

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Here are only a few facts from the November 2006 UN Food and Agriculture Organization report called Livestock’s Long Shadow:

Livestock production is one of the top two or three most significant contributors to every serious environmental problem in our world today.

Livestock production requires 70% of all agricultural land and 30% of the land surface of […]

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I’ve recently switched to recycled paper products myself. I’ve always been earth concious and felt it was time to take the next big step. lol, this is not a big step at all. It’s easy, sacrifice a little softness for our boreal forests. Clear cutting is out of control, and we need to lower demand.Why?So […]

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Our world has become a disposable one. Mankind seems to have chosen convenience over the health of our earth. Disposable products are the norm. Use it, toss it, it’s all so easy. We ignore the repercussions, and we will regret it.
The majority of our waste can be and should be recycled. Most of these […]

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