http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gray-water-ed-begley.html Water conservation starts with using to the fullest whatever water we access. A gray water recycling system achieves just that. Installing one in your home can seem complicated, but there are companies that specialize in helping you set up a system that suits your needs. Water conservation starts with using to the fullest whatever water we access. A gray water recycling system achieves just that. Installing one in your home can seem complicated, but there are companies that specialize in helping you set up a system that suits your needs. Gray Water Water Water Conservation Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/gray-water-ed-begley.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/care2-water.html If you're on Facebook, you and your friends may have posted notes with 25 facts about themselves. We wanted to share with you 25 things we think are really interesting about water. If you're on Facebook, you and your friends may have posted notes with 25 facts about themselves. We wanted to share with you 25 things we think are really interesting about water. Bottled Water Gray Water Green Community Water Water Conservation Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:00 GMT Care2 .com http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/care2-water.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-building-project-lawyers.html Building green is not always as simple as nailing down some bamboo flooring and plugging in a solar panel. Indeed, putting hammer-to-nail is often the simplest, albeit most physical, part of the project. From vetting potential contractors to choosing the right materials, building green requires lots of knowledge, in-depth research, and many tough decisions. Now, there is another potential obstacle green builders must contend with: The law. Building green is not always as simple as nailing down some bamboo flooring and plugging in a solar panel. Indeed, putting hammer-to-nail is often the simplest, albeit most physical, part of the project. From vetting potential contractors to choosing the right materials, building green requires lots of knowledge, in-depth research, and many tough decisions. Now, there is another potential obstacle green builders must contend with: The law. Gray Water Green Building Green Home Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-building-project-lawyers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/shower-bucket-buddy.html You don't have to shower alone, all wet and lathery and lonesome. You should have some company in that shower. By company, I mean the inanimate object known as a bucket. That’s right, I've just told you in far too complicated and mixed-up terms that you should shower in the company of a bucket that you should also consider a buddy. You don't have to shower alone, all wet and lathery and lonesome. You should have some company in that shower. By company, I mean the inanimate object known as a bucket. That’s right, I've just told you in far too complicated and mixed-up terms that you should shower in the company of a bucket that you should also consider a buddy. Gray Water Water Water Conservation Sun, 24 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/shower-bucket-buddy.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/care-water-catchment.html The simplest and most common form of rainwater catchment is the rain barrel. Most domestic rain barrels are attached to the downspout. When it rains, water dribbles down your shingles and into your gutters. From there, it goes down the drainpipe and into the barrel. Other forms of water catchment include cisterns, artificial ponds and rain gardens. The simplest and most common form of rainwater catchment is the rain barrel. Most domestic rain barrels are attached to the downspout. When it rains, water dribbles down your shingles and into your gutters. From there, it goes down the drainpipe and into the barrel. Other forms of water catchment include cisterns, artificial ponds and rain gardens. Gray Water Lawn Care Water Water Conservation Mon, 18 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/care-water-catchment.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/save-water-garden.html Nothing beats homegrown eats. Foods grown in your own backyard tends to be tastier. Is it because your own hands and sweat went into growing this food or is it because the plant was grown, lovingly and locally, without dubious chemicals? Both could be true. I don't know. Nothing beats homegrown eats. Foods grown in your own backyard tends to be tastier. Is it because your own hands and sweat went into growing this food or is it because the plant was grown, lovingly and locally, without dubious chemicals? Both could be true. I don't know. Can You Dig It Gardening Gray Water Water Water Conservation Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/save-water-garden.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-delawning.html The single most irrigated crop in the United States is lawn. Yep, 40 million acres of lawn for which Americans collectively spend about $40 billion annually on seed, sod and chemicals. And then there's all that water. According to the EPA, nearly a third of all residential water use in the US goes toward what is euphemistically known as "landscaping." The single most irrigated crop in the United States is lawn. Yep, 40 million acres of lawn for which Americans collectively spend about $40 billion annually on seed, sod and chemicals. And then there's all that water. According to the EPA, nearly a third of all residential water use in the US goes toward what is euphemistically known as "landscaping." Gardening Gray Water Lawn Care Water Conservation Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:30:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-delawning.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-home-water-conservation.html The hardest part about going green is figuring out where to start. Should you buy a hybrid or upgrade your insulation? There are so many different ecological concerns that you can easily feel overwhelmed. Don't panic. Nobody is perfect. You can't have zero ecological impact. That's impossible. What is possible, however, is that you lessen your footprint and find a way to live a sustainable lifestyle. The hardest part about going green is figuring out where to start. Should you buy a hybrid or upgrade your insulation? There are so many different ecological concerns that you can easily feel overwhelmed. Don't panic. Nobody is perfect. You can't have zero ecological impact. That's impossible. What is possible, however, is that you lessen your footprint and find a way to live a sustainable lifestyle. Consumption Gray Water Green Home Home Repair Water Water Conservation Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-home-water-conservation.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/buy-greenhouse-green-reasons.html The greenhouse effect gets a bad rap in environmental circles, but the effect is not all bad, especially when the effect takes place in a greenhouse. We may despise the infamous effect and what it is doing to our climate, but we can also use the effect to help reduce itself. Building a greenhouse is a green way to grow food in a local and pesticide-free way. The greenhouse effect gets a bad rap in environmental circles, but the effect is not all bad, especially when the effect takes place in a greenhouse. We may despise the infamous effect and what it is doing to our climate, but we can also use the effect to help reduce itself. Building a greenhouse is a green way to grow food in a local and pesticide-free way. Electricity Energy Food Miles Gardening Gray Water Local Food Natural Pest Control Organic Foods Pesticides Water Water Conservation Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/buy-greenhouse-green-reasons.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-grey-water.html As unappetizing as it may sound, grey water is useful stuff. OasisDesign.net defines it as such: "Any water that has been used in the home, except water from toilets, is called grey water. Dish, shower, sink, and laundry water comprise 50-80% of residential 'waste' water. This may be reused for other purposes, especially landscape irrigation." The benefits of grey water recycling include. As unappetizing as it may sound, grey water is useful stuff. OasisDesign.net defines it as such: "Any water that has been used in the home, except water from toilets, is called grey water. Dish, shower, sink, and laundry water comprise 50-80% of residential 'waste' water. This may be reused for other purposes, especially landscape irrigation." The benefits of grey water recycling include. Energy Gray Water Green Glossary Green Home Recycling Reuse Waste Disposal Water Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-grey-water.html