The Forests of the Earth are the lungs of the planet.  Today we need them more
than ever to breath in and absorb the excess emissions of carbon dioxide.

As CO2 levels in the atmosphere are rising, the forests of the world are falling.
20,000 square miles, the size of W. Virginia are lost every year due to
deforestation.  Which accounts for a forth of all excess green house emissions.

We need to reverse the cycle.  To replace the worlds disappearing forests, we
need to replant an area twice the size of Manhattan every single day.  Today’s (more…)

The first American Flag sewn by Betsy Ross was made of Hemp!

Recycled aluminum cans has saved 15 million barrels of oil per year.
This is the amount of energy it would take to manufacture new cans
had the recycled ones been tossed. (more…)

On a typical summer day most cities in the world are several degrees warmer than the
adjacent countryside.  It is known as the heat island effect.  Our cities have become
hot and harsh environments and require a vast amount of energy to make life
comfortable. The strain on power lines is enormous, and electric companies must
scramble to meet peak demand. In fact, heat waves kill more Americans than all other (more…)

Planet Green re-ran episodes 1 and 2 last night, after all it was a holiday weekend
and their folks deserve a break too. Either that or they have absolutely no faith in
our short term memory.

In the mean time, please go back and check out the comments in the four previous
Greensburg episode updates. Many have been from Greensburg’s citizens
themselves.  Insightful, behind the scenes glimpses from the real people (more…)

I am sure that you have heard or seen these before, but I feel the need to share them
with you to help out in your everyday living.

- Peel a banana from the bottom and you won’t have to pick the little “stringy
things” off of it. That’s how the primates do it. Take your bananas apart when you
get  home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

- Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much
longer and not mold!

- Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
- Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. (more…)

There so many fire ants on this acre it is ridiculous. Have tried amdro to no
avail.

Have tried the boiled water trick……. still no joy of getting rid of these
pesky little biting varmints.

Have tried the gasoline solution but there are many things wrong in doing this. (more…)