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Use Rain Power and Solar Power Together!

The rainwater harvesting industry is constantly looking for different ways of making rainwater harvesting more economical and practical. Rainwater harvesting means you can use between 30% and 50% less on mains water consumption, and since we are all ...

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Have Bananas Lost Their Mojo

Though their sexy shape may resemble a "GoldMember," modern-day bananas simply aren't shagadellic. According to Belgian and French scientists, bananas may become extinct within the next 10 years due to their lack of genetic diversity, which make...

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Wastewater Treatment: Don't Forget the Paperwork

The process of developing, designing, and constructing an on-site wastewater system involves a considerable amount of paperwork. Fortunately, your wastewater design firm will help you with that aspect throughout the process and may even be willing to...

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Advantages of Vertical Farming

Vertical farming is a fairly new farming principle proposed by scientists and agriculturists as an alternative way of growing crops. This proposed technique would utilize agricultural methods such as greenhousing, aeroponics and hydroponics and would...

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Finnish Cottage Tradition

The Finnish Cottage: A Tradition for All Seasons Finland is a land of lakes, forests, and islands. The harsh Nordic climate has long ensured that the everyday life of Finns is inextricably linked to the natural environment. Finland's "everyman's rig...

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Conserving Our World

Conserving our World: The Importance of Sustainable Living As the world’s population continues to grow, so too does the strain on our natural resources. Climate change, habitat destruction, and resource depletion are just a few of the issues facin...

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BP's Fatal Design Errors

Early in May, BP had built a Cofferdam intended to contain the oil spill. The device was lowered on top of the leaking oil pipes on May 8. After a short period of operation, it froze up. BP decided to remove it. A few days later another device, the ...

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Benefits of Vertical Farming

More and more people are gaining interest on vertical farming these days. People like large scale farmers, entrepreneurs and investors in particular are getting into this whole vertical farming craze. So you might be thinking, what vertical farming i...

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DIY Wind Turbine Project

Before building a wind turbine, you need to understand some basic things. You need to know how wind is caused and how it's harnessed by wind generators. You need to know how those generators convert the energy that they capture into electricity....

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What Are Phase 2 Environmental Assessments And Baseline Environmental Assessments?

A Phase 2 environmental site assessment (ESA) is usually conducted in order to first investigate and then quantify the absence or presence of any suspected contamination that is associated with RECS that have been identified during a Phase i ESA. Th...

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