Tag: life
group name: environmentalist
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March 23, 2006 12:36 PM EST --
6 weeks ago my daughter and I started cleaning out our basement. I say started because of course it is not finished yet. We did put a huge dent in it though. I estimate that we removed a half a ton of . . . more
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March 24, 2006 09:41 PM EST --
This evening as I was throwing trash out, a very large, rotund raccoon scared the living day lights out of me. I opened the lid and was getting ready to swing the trash bag in, when he popped his bandit . . . more
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March 26, 2006 05:26 PM EST --
My husband, daughter and I have removed almost all 3 layers of floor today. The original floor is pine planks, which we are hoping to sand and stain. In 2 weeks we are going to take down the cabinets, . . . more
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November 24, 2006 01:29 PM EST --
Maples -
I thought with Thanksgiving passing yesterday. It might be kind of fun to the Acer genus for my edible and medicinal plant for this week. In the United States there are several maple species . . . more
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January 07, 2007 10:16 AM EST --
I just happened to glance out my school window as I did my last Friday afternoon chore, watering my cactuses. There on the ground were thin green daffodil shoots poking up through the wood-chip . . . more
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November 10, 2006 10:04 AM EST --
MOTHER EARTH
Mother Earth actually looks after me,
She neither expects nor charges a fee.
Every year fresh fruits she provides to eat,
For those fruits ,one another man will beat.
So much water is there . . . more
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August 22, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --
Near my house there is an industrial area where there are a couple of warehouses that never seem to hold on to tenants. A couple of years ago one warehouse sold discount housewares and the other discount . . . more
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May 20, 2006 10:32 AM EDT --
The Best Deal I Know: Personal Reflections on Spring Migration
by Phil Hoose
One of the benchmarks in my year's orbit, as distinctive as any holiday, is the first April morning that I pedal my bike . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
The 300 millionth American enters into existence today. Perhaps reaching this milestone already occurred with an illegal immigrant crossing over the border months ago. Either way a large number of us bipeds . . . more
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December 18, 2006 11:58 AM EST --
Stan woke up and found himself hooked up to a lot of gadgets -- things beeping, lights flashing; all pretty damn annoying. He started to clear his head and think, “Where am I?”. . . . more
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April 19, 2006 10:29 PM EDT --
It's never too soon to issue another reminder that half the world's land, a proportion mirrored in US land use as well, is involved in some form of agriculture. Whether it is being used for growing . . . more
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May 22, 2006 12:02 AM EDT --
My husband and I decided to go fishing this evening at our favorite spot on Turner Lake. I caught a few Blue Gills and with a quick swipe of his worm, Bill caught a nice Large Mouth Bass.
*What . . . more
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May 18, 2006 03:03 PM EDT --
Do you want to make a difference every day? Want to learn about simple, effective actions you can take to help save coral reefs and the fish, animals, and plants that depend on them? You've come to . . . more
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April 07, 2006 03:19 AM EDT --
European data on glacial retreat likely points to thirsty days for land dwellers, including us, the animals we eat and the plants that pump out the oxygen we breathe. First, note that warming has . . . more
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June 12, 2006 06:13 AM EDT --
Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah will mimic natural river flow
In February, public agencies and conservation groups celebrated an important victory for both native fish species and collaborative approaches to . . . more
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March 27, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
Yesterday I Met an Iguana
It's not everyday you meet an iguana, even here on the Mexican border. Yesterday I took my collections of aluminum cans, beer bottles, (other people's, not mine!) . . . more
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November 15, 2006 10:59 PM EST --
It's a beautiful winter day at and you're cutting fresh tracks at your favorite ski resort. The sun is shining; the powder is fresh and deep. Absolutely perfect, except for the little nagging thought . . . more
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April 26, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
In the winter of 2004, we were living in a travel trailer on the tip-top of a mountain near Montpelier Vermont, while we built a house for a client. We were 900 miles from our children . . . more
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January 08, 2007 10:26 AM EST --
In the reconstruction of Japan not one American corporation was given a contract. One part of the Iraq story, which is little covered in the media , is how much money has been made, . . . more
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November 03, 2006 09:45 AM EST --
It seems the historic town of Americus, Georgia has become infested with millions of bats, and each one is protected by law, carrying a fine of $1,000 and up to a year in jail if killed. The sky . . . more
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