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Category Archives: Sustainability
Lawn Chemicals and the Environment don’t mix
The Southern Nevada Water Authority and water purveyors throughout the southern and southwestern part of the U.S., have long advocated against having massive water intensive lawns. The option to not having turf is a landscaping pallet made up of indigenous … Continue reading
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Making Las Vegas Sustainable
I usually do not weigh in on political issues but the subject of unemployment in Las Vegas and attracting a more diverse economy has been on my mind for quite some time. When I started looking into this issue it … Continue reading
Ten Commandments of Reusable Bag Use at the grocery store and elsewhere.
How many reusable bags to you have in your car or home? Do you use them when you shop? Who would have thought that reusable bags, thought to be the solution to plastic bag pollution, would become a problem? Reusable … Continue reading
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Tagged Paper bag, Plastic bag, Reusable shopping bag, Shopping bag
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Health Risks of Plastics
Plastic products are everywhere. More and more we are discovering there are health risks that make these convenient products not so desirable. Plastics are releasing harmful chemicals into our air, foods, and drinks. While studies are showing the health risks of plastics, they … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning the Green Way
When you’re organizing your spring cleaning keep in mind that switching to green cleaning products will improve your health, lessen adverse environmental impacts and save money. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of the 2,863 most commonly used chemicals … Continue reading
Pharmaceuticals
Do not flush your leftover/expired medications down the sink or toilet. The old recommendation that leftover and expired medications be flushed down the toilet is one of the worst things we could be doing. Researchers have found traces of pharmaceuticals and … Continue reading
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A Greener Holiday
Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year. This extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra ton of garbage per week. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas and holiday season, Gift wrapping, Shopping bag
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Talking Turkey
According to Sustinable Table, the traditional Thanksgiving turkey is different today than it was 50 years ago. Today, 99% of all turkeys raised in the U.S. are the “Broadbreasted White” variety (sometimes also referred to as the “Large White”). These … Continue reading
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Tagged Sustainability, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey
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How do you “green” your Halloween?
Use the whole pumpkin: Most everyone buys a pumpkin to celebrate the holiday, and we all end up tossing it in the trash in November. However, avoiding that waste is easy by using the pumpkin for both food and decoration. … Continue reading
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Is Wind Energy Right For Nevada
The wind has been a friend of mine since my early childhood days in St. Petersburg, Florida. Each year during, hurricane season, both the wind and waves would pick up days before an approaching storm. When we were not at … Continue reading
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