Are you planning to have eco-friendly yards? If yes, then, you shouldn’t miss knowing how to improve your garden. To give you some hints, feel free to consider the following tips as your reference: Green Gardening Eco-friendly Lawn and Garden Ideas There are several ways on how to have an ideal eco-friendly yard and these include the following: Diversify – Plant distinct plants close together. That allows you to attract in more predators of pest species. It also attracts insects, birds, amphibians and reptiles. These species will pay you back through eating up any insect that destroys your pl ..read more

Since most homeowners desire to save money and energy, they never underestimate the significance of insulating their houses. If you are one of them, you have to read the succeeding paragraphs as your reference. Best Type of Green Insulation – What are They? There are various alternatives to fibreglass insulation. Some of them include the following: Wool Insulation – This provides an option that is renewable and natural. Even if wool is flame defiant naturally, it is subject to insect destruction. Thus, the insulation is often treated with boron to dissuade insects. Cellulose Insulation – Th ..read more

Home improvement projects are often done for various reasons. In most cases, homeowners desire to improve the condition of their home to sell it on the market immediately. Sometimes, homeowners want to improve their house to develop its energy efficiency. If you want to save more energy and bill, you have to know everything about energy-efficient windows. To give you some guides, don’t hesitate to read the succeeding paragraphs as your guide: Types of Energy Efficient Windows Finding the best energy-efficient windows is not as easy as you think. Like other homeowners, your first move is to kno ..read more

Human has always shown remarkable skill, innovation and ingenuity when faced by environmental hurdles. Instead of competing with or opposing the environment, they cooperate with it by resorting to ‘ecological engineering,’ Ecos, co-evolution and the ecological paradigm. This article briefly discusses these critical issues that can reshape this world. The term “ecological engineering” was first coined by Howard T. Odum in 1962. He is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where his work in systems ecology has flourished. Ecological engineering, he wrote, is “those cases where the ..read more

With the growing awareness about global warming has come an increasing pressure on the travel industry, in particular, aviation, to take steps towards the off setting of carbon emissions. According to figures from the Stern Review, the contribution of aircraft to global warming is 3% today and could rise to 5% by 2050. And although aircraft emissions are the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gases, cracking down on flights isn’t going to save the world. In comparison road transport accounts for 10%, electricity generation 24% and deforestation 18% (half of this last figure is due to defores ..read more

When an energy audit is carried out on your home, an expert assesses the property to know how energy efficient your structure is. This type of audit is an excellent way to find out where excess energy may be sneaking out of your home. Definition and Types of Home Energy Audits Home energy audits, also known as energy evaluations or energy assessments, are voluntary services that people can have conducted on their homes. These schemes allow them to learn where they can save money, water and energy. An energy audit can be conducted anytime. However, it is most often performed as a requirement fo ..read more

Marya Mannes once wrote, “The earth we abuse, and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence, we are diminishing our future.” Ms. Mannes preferred the status quo – health, sanity, logic, blah, blah, blah. Why? Green House Roulette is so much more intriguing. In the country, the weather affects everything. For five years, Western South Dakota has been gripped by drought. Water and hay are vanishing. Farms and ranches are blowing away. While the government bails out victims from hurricanes and says, ‘South Dawho?’ our cattle are pissing dust ..read more

Most people promote green living. That is often observed because of the destruction that Mother Nature is undergoing. Some homeowners may not know it, but a simple activity at home can significantly help in contributing to the deterioration of the environment. According to studies, to help Mother Nature, people continue to go green. One way of doing this is to make a greener home. Greener Home Defined A greener home does not mean having a green gate or walls. It merely denotes that your home was built with the use of eco-friendly materials. The main goal of building a greener home is to uphold ..read more

Did you get a new computer? Everyone loves a shiny new tech toy, but the question comes not long after the box is opened: What to do with the old one and all the information stored on it? Consider the following options: * Re-use. With all the music files, photos and other digital stuff we accumulate on our computers, why not use the old one as a place to store it all? That frees up the new equipment for new content and things like business and home files. If someone accidentally downloads a virus or some other problem arises on the new computer, all those MP3s and JPEGs will be safe. * Transfe ..read more

Most composting is done in the spring and summer months. The reason is that heat is such an essential element in the process. Even though the composting process itself generates heat, the warmth from the weather certainly helps everything along. Most composts go dormant in the winter months and start-up again with the spring thaw and warmer temperatures. But if you live in a milder climate that does not get harsh winters, there is a way to continue to compost during the winter months. You can create an insulated compost bin. Using plastic garbage can dig a hole big and deep enough to put at le ..read more