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           Today is Earth Day and it is time to reflect upon how we are living on Earth as humans. A lot of us don't realize the impact we have on the environment and the planet itself. I think it is time to appreciate the earth as a whole and realize that resources even though there limitations, we as Humans need to appreciate what we have right now.Read more

The Home Depot will be giving away 1 million CFL bulbs in support of our environment on Earth Day 2009. Read more

Design Built Stuff .com a green friendly furniture company...Read more

By Eating less red meat you are not only helping yourself, but you are actually reducing the demand for extensive slaughterhouses. This allows less pollution that is produced by these operations. According to a recent CNN article...
     "People who eat red meat every day have a higher risk of dying over a 10-year period -- mostly because of cardiovascular disease or cancer --than their peers who eat less red or processed meat, according to a new study of about half a million people."
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You may ask yourself, What is Tree Topping?
Tree topping is basically cutting off the tree's branches to stubs that are not large enough to sustain a good healthy growth. Some possible reasons for tree toppings are: tall trees poses a hazard, trees that interfere with views or satellites, or even into utility lines. Truth is that if you tree top, it will make the tree even more hazardous in the long run.
 
Some reasons why tree topping damage trees themselves:

• If the Tree has become a disaster to look at, it will lower your property value which will cost more just to remove it.
• Topping the tree will not control the height or spread of the tree, but instead it will cause rapid growth of new branches.
• Topping the tree causes stubbed limbs that produce new branches with weak attachments that may be more liable to break.
• Many trees cannot handle the shock of tree topping and will be susceptible to diseases.
• The exposed limbs are more susceptible to diseases and insects.
• Once a tree is is topped its true shape is lost and the tree will never look the same...

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      In our today's everchanging technological world, it is seen by many that we should be able to utilize products that are beneficial to the environment while being able to save money. But because many of the materials and products that are being made are a result of extensive research, these products have become expensive to consumers.Read more