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Living more with less. Not necessarily frugal living but mindful living. Resources and inspiration for making sure the things and activities in your life are worth the cost.
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Shun beef to stop climate change, says India - Yahoo! NewsIndia, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming. "The single most important cause of (carbon) emissions is eating beef," Environment Minister Jairam ...
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19 Unusual and thought provoking cycling blogsA list of 19 top cycling blogs that are creating interesting, thought provoking, unusual and often funny content. From road to environmental, and urban to Parisian glamour they all share a deep passion and love for bikes and all things cycling. This list of great cycling blogs has been fun ...Luke Bream added 8 hours ago
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7 Tips for designing your expedition or travel adventure web siteLaunching an expedition is difficult and time consuming. Often you will need to raise sponsorship to fund the trip. With this in mind I thought I would put together a series of articles with lists of tips and resources on how to go about setting up the web site and marketing it to get your ...Luke Bream added 17 hours ago
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Water Bottle Purifies as You Drink! | A Distinctive WorldWhile over a billion people live without clean water, the world is drowning in the waste of millions of water bottles. The Hydros Bottle could provide a simple solution.
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Is There Really A Water Crisis? - Boing BoingYou used to think there was a water crisis, what led you to change your mind? AB: I heard it so many times from the World Bank and the U.N. that there is a water crisis. Like the rest of the world, I assumed these guys knew what they were doing. But then I started looking at the global figures ...
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1Shun beef to stop climate change, says India - Yahoo! NewsDUH! India by far and away has the largest number of methane producing cattle at 281,700,000, followed by Brazil (100 million LESS), China, and only then the USA. SO, if reducing the number of cattle will help, India is on the front lines. So what will it be - eat some of those cows? ...JDP added 7 hours ago
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Inflatable Chimney Balloon Saves Energy » Coolest GadgetsHow To Reduce Your Energy Bills / Energy Conservation Begins at Home Imagine leaving a window open all winter long -- the heat loss, cold drafts and wasted energy! If your home has a folding attic stair, a whole house fan or AC Return, a fireplace or a clothes dryer, that may be just what is ...mark tyrol added 2 days ago
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2National security omissions - Washington Times"Hogwash!" That's the word Adm. James Lyon's (Ret) opinion piece in today's Washington Times used to describe the warnings that global climate change threatens our national security. Now you know why Sen. Kerry asked me to relaunch Truth Fights Back. Hogwash?! Not if you listen to General ...Geoffrey Ames added 2 days ago
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1Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisDUH! Mainly Repbulicans (but also many Democrats) serving their corporate energy company masters have for years "buried their heads in the sand" about this. If we had reduced or eliminated our dependence on foreign oil as Jimmy Carter urged and attempted to implement (torpedoed by the Saudi's ...JDP added 7 days ago
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2Health Issues Follow Natural Gas Drilling In Texas : NPRCertainly, use of natural gas is the current, best choice of fossil fuels. Transition from gasoline and diesel to natural gas for transportation fuels would signal environmental progress. However, extraction of natural gas from shale seems to threaten local populations in ways equivalent to ...Geoffrey Ames added 2 weeks ago
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