Heating and cooling make up over half of your home energy use , so taking steps to ensure that you don’t have to crank the air conditioning this summer helps the planet while saving you some cash at the same time. I know, I know, spring just sprung in April and we’re already talking about summer

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Swimming pools may not be the “greenest” of our creature comforts. And some people might argue that there is no such thing as a green swimming pool at all

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This article was written by Leo Hickman, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday July 20th, 2010 What’s the best way to leave a legacy in a will for conservation causes? Daphne and Robin J, by email I must state from the outset that I see little point in me expressing which conservation causes I think someone should choose to support in their will. Such decisions are highly personal and each of us will have equally valid reasons why one charity should be chosen over another.

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Container gardening isn’t only for savvy urban gardeners and folks with limited space to grow, it can also be for folks who want to maximize their yields in a controlled environment. Not only does growing potatoes in a barrel reduce the amount of weeding and exposure to pests and fungi, you don’t even have to risk shovel-damage to the tender potatoes by digging them out of the ground when they’re done, just tip the container over! After extensive research to plan my own potatoes-in-a-barrel, I’ve boiled all of the recommendations down to 4 simple steps to a winning potato harvest. 1

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4 Simple Steps to Grow a Hundred Pounds of Potatoes in a Barrel

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