oil Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/oil/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 03 May 2022 21:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Where to Buy Produce https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/11/where-to-buy-produce/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 16:56:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9406 Reasons to buy local produce: fresher (doesn’t travel 1-2 weeks to get here); fewer/no preservatives or genetic modifications to extend freshness; save energy (local production

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]]> Teen Deserves His $50,000 Prize https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/19/teen-deserves-his-50000-prize/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:50:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8332 A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem. A walk on the beach led Fionn

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]]> Natural Wonders https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/01/natural-wonders/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:58:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7512 So many of us don’t give a thought to avoiding the use of and/or recycling of paper. Which was once part of a tree. Here’s

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]]> Stop Dangerous Flare-Ups https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/17/stop-dangerous-flare-ups/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:03:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6683 You’ve seen them, either in person or on TV–bursts of smoke and flame from oil and gas stacks.  This process of “flaring” burns off wasted…wait

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]]> “Cut Out” Car Odors https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/31/cut-out-car-odors/ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:43:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4266 Car air fresheners are loaded with chemicals.  Make your own.  Attach a decorative piece of cloth to cardboard and cut into a pleasing shape or decorate

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]]> A Powerful, Sunny White House https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/ https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:34:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4204 Solar panels on the White House roof 35+ years ago?  Yes, they were there.  President Jimmy Carter installed them in June of 1979 at a

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/feed/ 2 Chill–with Glass https://smthingscount.com/2015/08/15/chill-with-glass/ Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:14:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4064 Here’s a tasty way for you and the earth to chill out: Store refrigerated food in glass, which keeps the food colder longer. Use glass

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]]> Our Ocean: Caring for a Friend https://smthingscount.com/2015/06/06/our-ocean-caring-for-a-friend/ Sat, 06 Jun 2015 18:01:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3824 Our ocean.  It gives us beauty, fun, food, jobs, medicine, air, weather patterns, a place to think. In return, we give it pollution, beach erosion,

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]]> Expendable Dolphins and Whales https://smthingscount.com/2014/02/26/expendable-dolphins-and-whales/ Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:51:06 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2559 My husband, who served two tours as a submarine sailor, fondly talks about his experiences with dolphins at sea: escorting the sub back into port

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]]> BP 3 Years–& a Trial–Later https://smthingscount.com/2013/02/26/bp-3-years-a-trial-later/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:39:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1302 Watch the Jodi Arias trial if you want; I’m keeping an eye on the BP Oil Spill (Gulf of Mexico) trial that started yesterday, almost

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