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Focus on Focus Earth: An Antarctic Collapse By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Apr 10 2009 An important ice bridge tethering a large ice sheet to Antarctica fissured and threatened collapse this week, sending scientists and the United Nations into a panic. The Wilkins ice sheet, which is roughly the size of Connecticut, is attached to... + READ MORE

What Percent of the World's Freshwater Supply Do the Great Lakes Contain? By Brian Merchant IN Go For The Green Apr 10 2009 We all know the Great Lakes are big. If they weren't, they'd have to do something about that name. But do you know just how big—and just how important—those lakes are? For instance, ponder this: how much of the world's... + READ MORE

You Can Wash Your Hair with Rainwater By Josh Peterson IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 10 2009 People have been washing their hair with rainwater for years. Some claim it has mystical benefits, that your hair will be shinier, more manageable or that the water is cleaner because it comes from the sky. There is a grain of truth to all this. + READ MORE

Take a Cold Shower for Your Health By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Apr 9 2009 When I think of cold showers, I think of sexual frustration. It's something I've had to think of a lot in my sad, lonely life. The upside to an existence filled with dejection is that cold showers have many health benefits. And environmentally, cold showers are better than warm ones. Hot water is heated and, therefore, electricity is usually used. Plus, you're more likely to take a quick shower when you use cold water. So cold showers have several advantages to hot showers, except, of course, comfort. + READ MORE

9 Ways to Save Water in the Garden By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Apr 9 2009 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. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Tar Sands By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Apr 7 2009 Tar sands (also referred to as oil sands) are a combination of "clay, sand, water, and bitumen, a heavy black viscous oil. Tar sands are mined and processed to generate oil similar to oil pumped from conventional oil wells, but extracting oil from tar sands is more complex than conventional oil recovery." + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Urban Runoff By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Apr 6 2009 Nope, this isn't the latest corporate 10K challenge. Urban runoff is serous business, e.g. storm water "from city streets and adjacent domestic or commercial properties that carries pollutants of various kinds into the sewer systems and receiving waters." + READ MORE

Vinegar is Amazing! 7 Green Uses for Vinegar at the Office By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Apr 2 2009 The excessive usefulness of vinegar marches on like a tart and zesty juggernaut. It's very useful as a cleaner and much greener than its chemical-laden counterparts. Vinegar can be used outdoors, on the garden and in the car. It can also be used at work. Here are some suggestions. + READ MORE

Save Water with Rotary Sprinkler Nozzles on Your Lawn By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Apr 2 2009 The majority of the water used in the home goes to water that lush, green lawn. We're a very lawn-oriented nation full of lawn-love and lawn-lust. And in order to keep our lawns looking lovely, we need to water our grass when the rain doesn?t come. + READ MORE

Vinegar is Amazing! 5 Health Benefits of Vinegar By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Apr 2 2009 Vinegar is touted as a healing wonder tonic.To help remove potentially harmful residues, mix a solution of 10 percent vinegar to 90 percent water (for example, mix one cup of white vinegar in nine cups of water). + READ MORE

How to Test for a Toilet Leak By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Apr 2 2009 A leaky toilet is the most common source of high water bills, and they are so easy to fix. But before you go fixing the flapper, you should test your toilet first. + READ MORE

11 Ways to Green Bath Time By Josh Peterson IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 1 2009 The process of cleaning your body is an ironic one, environmentally. While your body becomes clean, the environment may become dirtier. Soaps and shampoos and zesty body washes often contain chemicals that can do all manner of harm to the ecosystem. The water treatment plant will treat the water, but it won't be able to remove everything. Some chemicals can disrupt the frog population. Others will cause too much algae to grow. It is important that we take special care to ensure that our showers and baths are as clean as we want to be. Just because something has gone down the drain, doesn't mean it is gone forever. + READ MORE

How to Recycle Water Filter Cartridges By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Mar 30 2009 Growing up I drank from a farm's well. You want bad-tasting H20? Try Iowa well water. Now I'm drinking LA tap and loving it. But for discerning palates out there, tap water has a "taste." A lot of people use a filter to get rid of the tap taste. Filters aren't as wasteful as bottled water, but they do generate some waste in the form of water filter cartridges. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: California Drought By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Mar 27 2009 There is no arguing that California is in a drought and has been for years. What is up for debate, at least recently, is how severe this year's drought will be. The debate, it turns out, involves a lot more... + READ MORE

Oceana's Blue, Breezy and Bi-Coastal Earth Day Activities By Jessica Root IN Features Mar 27 2009 Planet Green partner Oceana's mission is simple: "To protect and restore the world's oceans." But with our global waterways facing an unfathomable amount of threats—including ocean acidity, over-fishing, and pollution, just to name a few—it's a task that's easier said than done. + READ MORE

Volunteering with Ocean Conservancy is Perfect for Lovers of the Sea By Jessica Root IN Features Mar 27 2009 It's easy to forget that the ocean provides us with much of the food we eat and the air we breathe, and that ocean wildlife and habitats are facing extinction. Luckily, we have Planet Green's non-profit partner The Ocean Conservancy on the scene to help us. + READ MORE

Be a Greener Surfer By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 24 2009 In another month the weather will be warm enough to head out, so this year take steps toward being a greener surfer. Surfers tend to have a love for nature and especially the oceans. Where would they be without it? A keen respect for the planet is just part of a surfing lifestyle so why not show that respect with these steps toward surfing greener? + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Drought By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Mar 20 2009 A simple definition for drought is "less rainfall than you expected over an extended period of time, usually several months or longer. Drought is a normal part of climate, and it can occur almost anywhere on earth." But, we're reminded by Drought Reminder... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: World Water Forum By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Mar 20 2009 In Istanbul, Turkey, on March 20, 2009, a meeting convened to discuss the world's worsening water situation. More than 100 leaders from around the world are in attendance at the event, dubbed the World Water Forum. The problem they hope... + READ MORE

Focus Earth: March 21, 2009: FLOTUS Garden and World Water Forum By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Mar 20 2009 This week, Focus Earth reports from Washington where the First Family has broken ground on a White House kitchen garden while debate rages over the extension of offshore drilling. Then, the World Water Forum convenes in Turkey and Bob Woodruff... + READ MORE