The Green Space

A big thumbs up to Walmart for the things they do to help our world. They have for years been offering people the opportunity to return their plastic bags to be recycled, but now now they have gone a step further in helping to reduce the number of bags making it out of their store. They are doing this by offering reusable canvas bags for sale at their checkout stands. I love the idea and the only step would be to offer them at the same price that a plastic bag would cost Walmart. So lets see if we can get them to make this move to go green and save shoppers some green in the process.

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President Bush and some of his other compadres are at it again, cmplaining about the ethanol requirements. Texas governornor Rick Perry is asking that the EPA relax its ethanol regulations citing rising corn and soy bean costs affecting farmers. But is that the real reason? Probably not. If America starts being weened off its dependancy on oil, then the Texans and others involved in the oil business start losing.

I know, I know. Treehuggers everywhere are going to say that instead of going ethanol, go hybird or total electric. But if someone does not have the money, then ethanol is an alternative.

You can see the story that I read over at USA Today.

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As we all know, development has been taken the Everglades of Florida away at a very high rate of consumption. However, US Sugar has agreed to sell back 187,000 acres of the Everglades to the state of Florida. It is projected to cost $1.75 billion for the land with $50 million of that coming from cash reserves and the other coming from long-term notes called “certificates of participation”.

The original article came from here and the full in-depth write-up is here.

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Article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/26/green.roofs/

I was over at one of my favorite sites and noticed this article on green roofs. They are supposed to help cool down cities, reducing the heat island effect and they are supposed to help fight climate change. Green roofs are simply gardens planted on a roof instead of in beds and yards.

But how easy are they to maintain. Do you have to water them often, feed them, pick them, prune them, replant each year. What would be the price of upkeep. I saw this on the Planet Green channel the other day and it is a novel approach, but if you know any answers to the maintainance required, please let us know by posting a comment.

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A compost bin helps save the Earth. It breaks down most outdoor things. It breaks down leaves and twigs to make dirt or soil. You can get one here on my website and start making the Earth a better place.

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