1greengeneration.elementsintime.com - 2/13/2009
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My apologies as this one has got away from me, and it begins today! But it lasts for 3 days, so there is still plenty of time, and it is something incredibly fun and interesting for both kids and adults. Basically, it's like stargazing... but it's beautiful birds in your own backyard!
Here's ...
Great Backyard Bird Count
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Great Backyard Bird Count
birdcount.org 2/3/2009 — Submit Button GBBC: Feb. 13-16, 2009 How to participate If you're new to the GBBC, follow these simple instructions for taking part. Blog about birds! Visit our blog and leave a comment about how your GBBC is going. GBBC Participation Certificate ...
Tips on Backyard Bird Feeding
got2begreen.com 7/29/2009 — It’s not just a dog eat dog world out there. We’ve all seen our backyard birds get downright nasty over their food. What and how you feed in your backyards may help bring a bit more peace at the feeders, and more importantly, the choices you make for attracting wild birds to the yard can also ...
The buzz on backyard beekeeping
supereco.com 3/18/2009 —
You can thank a honeybee for every third bite you eat. And that's not New Age mumbo jumbo.
One-third. That’s how much of the entire human food supply those busy but vanishing bees are responsible for. “Small-but-mighty” doesn’t even touch the humble ...
How to plan summer backyard fun
supereco.com 3/12/2009 —
Can you feel it in the air? Spring is on the way, summer will be hot on her heels and it is never too early to begin to plan your backyard kid cool down strategy!
These days, more and more, we are being made aware of the many environmental hazards that our children exposed to daily. ...
The Great American Backyard Campout 2009
ecochildsplay.com 6/10/2009 — Every year the NWF ( National Wildlife Federation ) sponsors the Great American Backyard Campout , encouraging families to get out in nature…even if it is only in their backyards.
You don’t have to go to a campground to have a good time camping.
This year the official date for ...
Backyard feng shui
supereco.com 2/23/2009 —
Okay, get out your baguas...we're gonna have some feng shui tonight! In the back. The back yard, that is. Want to attract wildlife to your outdoor space and provide more habitat for animals? Winter is a great time to get started; animals find fewer opportunities naturally and seem to ...
Go Native: Planting Backyard Habitats
ecochildsplay.com 2/25/2009 — I’m trying very hard to pretend that winter is over, and I’m eager to get outside with the kids and dig into the earth. I’m poring over the plant and seed catalogs that I’ve discovered in my mailbox these past few weeks. But ...
Backyard Wind Turbines Gain Traction
environmentalleader.com 1/13/2009 — January 13, 2009 Backyard Wind Turbines Gain Traction wind_turbine.jpg To date, most attention has been focused on large-scale wind farms - but there is growing public interest in backyard-scale wind turbines, PEI potato farmer Randy Visser told ...
Government to monitor your backyard garden?
supereco.com 3/10/2009 —
The headlines may be a bit melodramatic: "Criminalize Organic Farming?" says the one on YouTube , claiming that bills H.R. 875 and S 425, now in committee, are sponsored by Monsanto , Cargill, Tysons and ADM. I am immediately skeptical and go to read the bill's text . I am ...
Climate policy does wonders for your green-tech patent count
env-econ.net 2/6/2009 — Innovation is the holy grail of climate policy. Without it, we are toast -- quite literally. Climate economists' efforts to quantify innovation, though, has more closely resembled something of a Monty Python goose chase than a deliberate pursuit. That ...