Carbon Footprint -- Begone! - a list by kayzee

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Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards

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This isn't just a gardening book - this will change how you view the world. Beautifully written and inspiring, I just can't recommend it enough. Most suburbs are named after the very things they've destroyed: Oak Park, Willow Grove. Get rid of your sterile lawn and welcome wildlife back into the world.

Updated Apr 20, 2007

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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture

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This is one of my favorite books ever, and it will introduce you to the idea of permaculture. I made a raised bed using the "hugelkultur" method described here, (using fallen branches & twigs) and it's so cool - it looks like a Goldsworthy sculpture.

Updated May 30, 2007

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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

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Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs: If every household in the United States replaced five frequently used lightbulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, it would be equivalent to taking 8 million cars off the road.

Updated Oct 31, 2006

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Elvis Presley Pin Oak - The Historic Tree Nursery Store

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Own a descendant of the pin oaks that line the drive leading to the front door of Graceland. American Forests' Famous & Historic Trees program brings history alive by propagating and selling the offspring of trees connected to famous people, events, and places.
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Updated Dec 9, 2006

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Gaiam - Skystream 3.7 Grid-tie Wind Turbine

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I would actually prefer a water wheel (which doesn't kill birds and bats) but the it doesn't photograph well.

Updated Apr 20, 2007

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Envirosax Reusable Grocery Bags

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Who knew shopping could be so sexy? These totes nearly double as handbags, and are at very least a fashionable option for trips to the beach.

Updated Jan 15, 2008

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Lillian Vernon: Reusable Dryer Balls - Set of 2

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Use these in conjunction with a clothes-line to reduce your carbon footprint considerably.
"Designed to reduce drying time and soften fabrics without the use of chemical fabric softeners, Dryer Balls are an eco-friendly solution to landfill-clogging dryer sheets and chemical-laden liquid softeners. As your wet laundry tumbles in the dryer, these bumpy balls lift and separate fabric to make it soft and fluffy, and allow air to flow more efficiently proven to make ironing easier, decrease lint and reduce drying time up to 25%."

Updated May 22, 2008

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carry grocery bags and multiple items with ease and comfort

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The plastic bags you bring home from the supermarket probably end up in a landfill. Every year, more than 500 billion plastic bags are distributed, and less than 3% of those bags are recycled. They are typically made of polyethylene and can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills that emit harmful greenhouse gases. Reducing your contribution to plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a cloth bag (or one made of biodegradable plant-based materials) instead of wasting plastic ones. For your next trip to the grocery store, BYOB.
(from time mag's 51 ways to reduce global warming) (via Marvinbl7)

Updated Apr 11, 2007

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NatureMill Automatic Kitchen Compost Machine

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I live in the country, so composting is easy. Now city-dwellers can take advantage of all those lovely coffee grounds and lettuce leftovers, and make excellent soil for their pot plants.
The author of "Square Foot Gardening" sez: "If every family had a mulch pile and used it to recycle their kitchen scraps and all their leaves and grass clippings, local taxes would be reduced, the price of oil would drop because we wouldn't use so much, and the balance of nature would be greatly restored." (via ac_zverina)

Updated Dec 30, 2006

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How to Make a Forest Garden

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A forest garden is a food-producing garden, based on the model of a natural woodland or forest. Low maintenance, natural eco-system gardening.

Updated Apr 20, 2007

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