Earth Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/earth/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:49:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Beautiful Wonder https://smthingscount.com/2020/04/22/a-beautiful-wonder/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:49:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9114 On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, let’s pause and take a look at mankind’s home. Worth protecting, I’d say.

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]]> Filthy Fashion Scoreboard https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/01/filthy-fashion-scoreboard/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:26:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8844 Take a sensible approach to buying. Look at labels. Where were things made, and by whom? Are they making our Earth dirtier and in more

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]]> Don’t Flush Away Your World https://smthingscount.com/2019/10/05/dont-flush-away-your-world/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 16:56:52 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8446 Stop using bleach and chemical cleaners to kill germs and banish rings in the toilet bowl.  Pure white vinegar does the job and, as a

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]]> Beat the Heat! https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/03/beat-the-heat/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:40:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8327 Beat the heat with skylights that reflect sunlight, low-E coatings on windows facing south and west, and awnings over windows. In the summer, a non-heated

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]]> Worth Taking Care of https://smthingscount.com/2019/07/20/worth-taking-care-of/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 16:38:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8281 “Earthrise,” taken on Christmas Eve 1968 from aboard Apollo 8, by astronaut William Anders, who responded to fellow astronaut Frank Borman’s comment about a picture,

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]]> Replace Your Cooler https://smthingscount.com/2019/05/18/replace-your-cooler/ Sat, 18 May 2019 16:31:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8052 It’s getting on beach/picnic/sightseeing time. You look at your old cooler and see crud, cracks, or breaks. But it’s essential to your outing–HAVE to take

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]]> I’m Feeling Earthy https://smthingscount.com/2019/04/22/im-feeling-earthy/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:42:47 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7970 April is a very earthy month, with Earth Day (today) and National Arbor Day (Friday the 26th).  PLUS, we’re in the midst of the season

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]]> Go Dark for an Hour https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/30/go-dark-for-an-hour/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:48:44 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7887 It’s happening now, wherever 8:30 PM local time arrives for you, in over 160 countries around the world and on all continents. People are turning

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]]> Free Book Download https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/09/free-book-download/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:35:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7835 Saturdays I call “Sensible Saturday” on my blog. It’s a day when I tell about new inventions or ideas aimed at saving our planet, or

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]]> This One is for the Dogs https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/02/this-one-is-for-the-dogs/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 17:54:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4026 Recycle and make your pet happy.  Create a pet bed out of an old blanket put into an old suitcase.  Your scent on the blanket

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