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What Is The Largest Irrigated Crop In The US?

The answer might surprise you:

grass





While the wealthy pour clean, fresh water on their lawns, approximately 4,500 children die every day from the consequences of unsafe water and inadequate hygiene, and more than 1 billion people still have no clean water to drink according to WHO’s 2005 figures.



Here are some interesting facts about our biggest waste of drinkable water, the kind of water that people all over the world are dieing for:



The EPA… Continue

Added by Rebecca on April 7, 2010 at 3:47pm — 4 Comments

Earthships: Sustainable Housing Made From Recycled Materials

Has anybody seen this? It's amazing, spread the word!
http://earthship.com/global-model-green-building

Added by Rebecca on April 7, 2010 at 3:41pm — 2 Comments

Save A Cow, Save The Planet

According to Dr Andy Thorpe of Portsmouth University, a herd of 200 cows produces more greenhouse gas in a year than a family car produces to drive 3,000 miles.



Dr Thorpe added that while CO2 emissions have increased by 31 per cent in the past 250 years, methane has increased by 149 per cent over the same period.



Farm animals create methane emissions in 2 ways. Animals like cows, sheep and goats are ruminants, which means that they are grass-eaters.and during their normal… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 13, 2010 at 5:23am — 3 Comments

A Cow Story

Quick, picture a cow in your mind…what do you see? If you’re like most people, you’ll picture a cow contentedly grazing in an endless expanse of green grass.



Cows have eaten grass ever since the first cows walked the face of the Earth. This is because they are ruminants. Ruminants eat GRASS. Their digestive systems are designed specifically to digest GRASS.



What happens when you feed a ruminant grains? They gain weight really fast. That’s also what happens when you eat a… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 13, 2010 at 5:21am — 1 Comment

Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction: Part I

I do not intend to instill fear in anyone. Fear is counterproductive. However, it is necessary to state with clarity and vision the wanton destruction that is occurring on this beautiful planet. It is absolutely imperative that the following information be assimilated and acted upon NOW or life as we know it will not survive another 60 to 70 years. This is a fact, not an opinion. I don't sugar-coat distasteful subjects, nor do I tread lightly when the future of our children and our planet are… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:40pm — 5 Comments

Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction Part II: Our Plastic Planet

Sixty BILLION TONS of plastic are produced every year. That's 60,000,000,000.



All plastic products are made from petrochemicals. As the name implies, a main ingredient in petrochemicals is OIL.



The average American uses 290 pounds of plastic every year.



Every hour Americans use and discard 2.5 million plastic bottles, totaling 22 billion a year.



According to Greenpeace, of the 25 billion pounds of plastic the US produces each year just 1 billion is… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction, Part III: The High Cost of Fake Food

The amount of energy needed to produce the millions of pounds of toxic chemicals that we consume in the form of processed foods is ENORMOUS. In return we reap cancer, obesity, heart disease and destruction of the environment. On the other hand if we consume plain, fresh, unprocessed foods using sustainable agriculture and animal products from grass-fed animals, we reap health for ourselves, our pets and our planet.



Which do you choose?



We have already discussed the fact… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:37pm — 2 Comments

Petrochemicals, The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction: Part IV: Save The Children

Take a look around the room you’re in. You’ll probably see lots of plastic stuff. But petrochemicals are in almost everything, not just plastics.

Phthalates make perfumes stick around longer so they’re in just about everything scented. Scented candles, air fresheners, cleaners, you name it. Phthalates can interfere with the normal sexual development of a fetus or infant. Studies have linked phthalate exposure in infants, especially males, to reduced testosterone and reproductive defects.… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:35pm — No Comments

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