Growing and maintaining a lush lawn should be easy in South Florida’s subtropical climate, right? But it’s not! Lawns require attention and a little bit of expertise to keep them green and beautiful. Here are some of the most common problems people experience with their lawns…
Termites can be difficult to detect, and, because they are such insatiable feeders, most homeowners do not notice them until there is a severe infestation. The best course of action is to avoid an infestation altogether by implementing a preventative treatment. There are two great treatments to prevent subterranean termites from eating your home that are both environmentally sensitive.
The City of Clearwater is converting all their sanitation vehicles to run on compressed natural gas. Verizon is moving approximately 100 natural gas fleet vehicles into the area that will also use the fill station.
Life on our planet is solar powered. Plants are the original solar collectors and are the basis of the food chain. The amazing diversity of life on our planet (including us) is made possible by our nearest star, the sun. There is an unimaginable amount of clean energy available to us from this source. We just need to take advantage of if.
There is a crime in progress. Bees and other pollinators around the globe are rapidly disappearing. Many suspects have been identified, but in some areas, including here in the U.S., the suspects are free and unrestricted. They are innocent until proven guilty.
With summer upon us and home projects abounding, a timely reminder about safety is appropriate. All power sources have the potential to help and also to harm. Because of the potential to harm, all power sources require safety efforts to reduce risk as much as humanly possible.
Over 90% of school-age children eat lunch at school. Forty percent eat a snack at school and 20% eat breakfast at school. Our kids are preparing for their adult life at school. What life lessons are they learning about food and nutrition? Some statistics point to the need for changes in our school food programs.
The second definition of integrity is, “The state of being whole or undivided.” That definition can be applied to many areas, but I like to apply it to energy use. This concept is extremely helpful to people to understand how…
Your first priority should be preventing mosquitoes from breeding around your home. To do this, empty standing water from flower pots, bromeliads, buckets and barrels; change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly; drill holes in tire swings so water drains out; and keep children’s wading pools empty and…