Don’t you just love it when science catches up and confirms what grandmoms of old used to know? How many can remember your dear old, saintly grandma saying when she was watching you while mom and dad were out, “You have to eat a pound of dirt before you die, so have fun.” (Only to… [Read More]
Combat Global Warming By Having A Green Backyard
Who would’ve thunk it? Something we all learned in junior high school science could be an essential factor in reducing global warming – and many Americans can help. What’s this basic science concept? Plants suck up carbon and turn it into oxygen. And how can the average, home-owning American use that knowledge to help global… [Read More]
America’s Food Waste Problem
The numbers are staggering. In the good old United States of America, our landfills are full of food waste—up to 40 percent. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Estimates we Americans waste 31 to 40 percent of our post-harvest food supply—this is food thrown out from our refrigerators. Furthermore, we throw food out of… [Read More]
No Small 1320 Feat [Feet].
When we talk about moving, a quarter of a mile from one home to another doesn’t seem like much. That is unless you are about 105 years old, have a storied beginning, are over ten stories tall and weigh in excess of 800,000 pounds, considered a local landmark and are a sequoia tree. Saint Luke’s… [Read More]
Is Sand Becoming A Black Market Commodity?
(The image above is sand taken by Dr. Gary Greenberg using an Edge 3D Microscope and can be found in his book, A Grain of Sand.) As you stroll along the sandy beach what consideration do you give what’s under your feet? Probably very little. Would you be surprised to know that it is quickly… [Read More]
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