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Changing Your Impact on the Environment
Being eco-friendly isn’t a new concept, but it is certainly taken on a greater sense of urgency in the past few years. With the rise cost of fossil fuels, global warming, and all of the other environmental issues that are coming to light, everyone is looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint [...]
Composting Is For Winners
Most organic gardeners will quickly tell you that compost is a key ingredient in their gardens. Not only is compost one of the best ways to boost the quality of your soil and give your plants the rich nutrients they need to thrive, it’s also free, except for a small investment of sweat equity. [...]
Radioactive leak from sub reported by Navy
The Navy said a nuclear-powered submarine leaked minimally radioactive water while traveling to Japan, Guam and Hawai’i over several months.
The total radioactivity released into the environment from the USS Houston at each stop was less than one half a microcurie, U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Scott Gureck said.
“That’s a negligible amount, equal to the radioactivity [...]
