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Climate change: Real or Not!

Doug Patton — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:47:23 +0000

Every day in the paper, on T.V., or on the radio I hear people attacking climate science and misleading the public about global warming. Unfortunately, people are listening to them and believing them. A recent poll found that almost 10 percent fewer Americans believe global warming is happening than just a year [...]

Global Warming – My Thoughts

Doug Patton — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:50:05 +0000

In the last couple of weeks several of my friends have asked me what I thought about climate change. Here goes: My experience is symptomatic of deep problems that have long plagued the environmental movement. Activists who vandalize Hummer dealerships and destroy logging equipment are criminal eco-terrorists. Environmental groups who cry doom and gloom to keep [...]

“Is There Asbestos in My Home?”

Barbara O'Brien — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:24:22 +0000

The short answer to the question, “Is there asbestos in my home?” is “Yes, probably.” How much, where, and whether you should worry, depends mostly on when your home was built and what condition it is in.

The Weight of Fresh Water

Linda Jenkinson — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:14:11 +0000

Water is a pretty weighty commodity. A gallon of the stuff weights 8.3 pounds, yet, the real weight of water is in how necessary it is to life. We drink it, cook in it, and bathe in it. Our plants need it to grow. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), “Up to 60 percent [...]

Hidden Green for Shoppers

Linda Jenkinson — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:45:14 +0000

Some everyday purchases may hide the green in more ways than one. In a few minutes’ search, I found three companies working towards money and energy saving environmental sustainability. Their efforts enable us all to take small steps towards personal sustainability and save some of the “green” in our wallets besides! Since I’m a little [...]

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Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Tax Incentives For Making Your House More Green
At 1,588 pages, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is quite an undertaking to read. Most people probably wouldn’t take the time to read the whole thing, but there are some tax credits they might be missing out on.

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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Free WordPress Blogging Tutorial
This tutorial takes you step by step through building a WordPress blog. It's one of the few that is written for the latest version of WordPress and a good place to start learning about the application and getting started in WordPress.
Web Content: How long is too long?
Is it better to expect your reader to scroll down or to expect them to click to another page in a longer article? Or would it be better, to keep articles to a length that allows the reader to complete reading without needing to either click or scroll? This article answers those questions.
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