Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Environment

Eight Reasons Why We Need Organic

Personal health, better nutrition, water and soil quality...these are just a few of the benefits of supporting the organic movement, according to the Organic Consumers Association (OCA). Find out more reasons we need organic...

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Q&A on DE

Q: What happens when DE goes into the manure pile? Will it also kill the beneficial insects/earth worms that help decompose the waste? I've been working on a possible solution since I think the stuff is great - I have a bucket with a bit of manure in it, which is sprinkled with DE. The manure lures the pesty flying bugs to eat the DE. When it's dried out, I toss in the trash away from the manure pile. The question is, when the bugs that eat it die and decompose, is the DE re-released into the environment?

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Leasing Land for Natural Gas: Do Your Research

Drilling activity for natural gas in the mid-Atlantic has recently exploded (in some cases, quite literally), and landowners considering involvement would be wise to know the issues.

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Natural Gas, Drilling Risks and the Environment

Rural landowners, take note! Over the last few months we have been held hostage to what will ultimately be one of the worst environmental disasters in global history: The Gulf Oil Spill. The economic impact will likely be one hundred times worse than that portrayed by the media pundits. The spill could not have occurred at a worse time for our country, both economically and environmentally.

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Kentucky Horse Park‘s Energy-Savings Projects

Several new permanent greening initiatives are expected to be ready in time for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, being held at the park September 25-October 10.

The park was approved for a combination of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds and low-interest loans, totaling nearly $5.7 million that will be repaid by the cost savings in energy and maintenance resulting from the projects.

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Learn to "Leave No Trace" on Horseback

Practicing Leave No Trace principles can have a positive impact on horsemen. Being good stewards of the land and ensuring good water quality are good practices; they may also open doors by strengthening relationships with public land managers, land owners and other recreationists. Most importantly, these positive relationships and good will can retain existing access and obtain new access to trails and riding land for equestrians.

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