Tom Grant

Organic Gardening: Protecting from Pests and Protecting the Planet

While growing a garden is one of the most environmentally friendly activities you can engage in, you can cause more harm than good for the planet if you use chemical-laden substances to get rid of weeds and pests. Herbicides and pesticides can quickly spread and contaminate your soil and neighbors’ land, too. It’s usually best

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Fight Flooding: Manage Surface and Groundwater Around Your Home and Foundation

To help prevent flooding that can damage your home and potentially put your family at risk, you must do everything you can within the household and surrounding area. Fortunately, to help reduce the flooding risk, here are important tips to consider: Control the Surface Water Around Your Home Lot grading Lot grading involves sloping the

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Antique Homes: How to Keep the Charm While Saving Energy

It’s hard to deny the quaint charm that antique homes have—until the first utility bills begin to roll in.  Unfortunately, the builders of yore weren’t as concerned about energy efficiency the way we are today and, moreover, they didn’t have the technology that we have today to make our constructions more energy efficient.  Yet, even

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Defining and Understanding What Environmental Risk Is

Congratulations on purchasing your new private or commercially-purposed land.  There are lots to celebrate, such as owning a cozy place to call home or an enterprise built to produce a sizable income.  Either way, the bright future of ownership can soon dim for those who don’t understand the environmental risk involved in property ownership.  If

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How to Ensure Your Learning Environment is Up to Par

Schools have been on the forefront lately due to flu outbreaks that have led to mass vaccinations across the country. This situation could have been avoided if proper sanitation protocols were followed in each school district, as well as dissemination of education on the importance of school cleanliness. In this write-up, we’ll examine the different

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How to Choose the Right Irrigation System for Your Lawn

There are quite a few distinct advantages of using a drip system versus a spray irrigation system, particularly in areas that require water conservation. There is far less water lost since drip irrigation systems deliver moisture directly to the roots of plants, and there is less risk of runoff — accidently wasting water on driveways,

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Deregulation Means You Can Choose Ecologically Sustainable Electricity

For most people, the first benefit that comes to mind when the deregulation of the energy market is brought up happens to be an increase in competitiveness. First, multiple producers competing against one another results in the producers cutting their prices because lower prices help to attract customers. Second, competing producers are forced to improve

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