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What Is Crop Rotation? How This Practice Alleviates Nutrient Depletion in the Soil

Crop rotation is an ancient farming method that is still relevant today. Homesteaders, organic farmers, and others may have heard of its benefits, and that it can help to restore nutrients to the soil. It is worthwhile for farmers and vegetable gardeners to discover what is crop rotation, and why it is still one of […]

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5 Ways To Use Wind Power in Your Home: Sustainable and Disaster-Proof

In terms of renewable energy, wind power is one of the best sources to turn to for electricity. However, it’s not just for industrial use. You can utilize wind power in your own home, which lowers your carbon footprint and your utility bills. Not to mention helps you prepare for disasters. The ways that you […]

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Reusable Toilet Paper: What it is and How to Make the Switch

Many of us make conscientious purchases and lifestyle choices to benefit the environment. We use reusable paper towels, instead of throwing them away. We put our babies in cloth diapers and use menstrual cloths. But what about when we go to the bathroom? Would you consider using reusable toilet paper to protect the environment? Reusable toilet […]

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Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels In The United Kingdom For The First Time

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, the United Kingdom drew more of their electricity needs from renewables than they did from fossil fuels, a sign that the tide is turning against dirty energy sources as the fight against climate change continues around the globe. Earlier this year, the United Kingdom went a full […]

Dutch Warehouse Is One Of The Greenest Industrial Buildings In The World

On the outskirts of the Dutch city of Tilberg sits a building that immediately catches people’s attention due to its futuristic shape and sleek curves. Known affectionately as “The Tube,” the World Economic Forum recently highlighted the warehouse as one of the greenest on the planet: “Judged one of the most sustainable industrial buildings in […]

Regenerative Agriculture Could Help Solve The Problems Of Climate Crisis And Food Shortages

Though many of us may not be familiar with the term “regenerative agriculture,” it could well be instrumental in helping to solve the problems of climate change and global food shortages. Regenerative agriculture is defined by Terra Genesis International as: “A system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and […]

How Does Climate Change Affect Animals? Thinking Beyond Ourselves

Between sea levels rising, the warming of the polar regions, and a worldwide shift in climate zones, climate change will have a profound impact on human beings: but that is not its only impact. Human beings share the planet with millions of different species of plants and animals. This article will answer the question “how […]

Experts urge using water waste to save urban trees instead of letting it go down the drain

What if everyone living in the city saved their dirty dishwater and bathwater and used it to water trees instead of letting it go down the drain? Because experts are urging people to do just that in order to put wastewater to use and save urban trees. Approximately 2.5 gallons of water a minute is […]

Earth Overshoot Day: What it is and why it matters

Earth Overshoot Day, probably the single most important day of every year ecologically speaking, has come and gone in 2019 already. Earth Overshoot Day is the day of the year that humans use up all of the world’s resources – more than the planet can regenerate in a year. And this year, it came earlier […]

Scientists issue report advising cereal makers how they help improve the environment

Farmers and cereal companies need to find ways to make some of our favorite breakfast foods more sustainable and environmentally friendly, and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is here with a report to help them out. We have to face facts, our food supply is an unsustainable mess that is wreaking havoc on the […]

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