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I mentioned in my Lazivore Manifesto that it is important, when gardening, to cut yourself some slack when you fail. I even suggested that it is OK to give up and grow something easier. (It's a theme also discussed over at Planet Green in Organic Gardening 101: Be OK With Failure.) But sometimes failure hurts too much—especially when those promising looking green tomatoes...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Most plants don't need much to survive: Just dirt, sunlight, and water -- although that last one can really trip you up if you're a novice gardener, out of town, or just plain forgetful.
That's where self-watering container gardens come in: You place your plants in an insert, place the insert in a reservoir of water, and let the plant soak up water as required.
Self-watering gardens are a cinch to DIY with almost any kind of container, from an empty soda bottle to an 18-gallon storage bin, but there ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Veterans Affairs loans offer good deals to vets, but they come with strings attached: strict provisions that can make it hard to buy foreclosed properties. Now many vets complain that the rules prevent them from bidding on the best deals.
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An interesting new study in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy turns on its head conventional wisdom about both the optimum technical solution and spacing for wind power projects so that they generate the most electricity....Read the full story on TreeHugger
retail and food service sales were up in June, according to the Commerce Department. Seasonally adjusted sales were up 0.1 percent. And the number of new unemployment claims fell last week.
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I am usually a sucker for any furniture design that can slide under the door, or anything that transforms and folds up and away. This table and bench does both, taking up only 4 cm when folded (1.5 inches). But for something so thin, it seems clunky and inflexible. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We are all flying by the seat of our pants in a culinary way on my trip to France. Out of the four of us, three love to cook, and we all love to eat, so we are just buying the ingredients that interest us, and then somebody steps up and cooks them. We aren't following any recipes here, we are letting the food dictate. We shopped in a farmers' market this week, and bought some of those gorgeous little French radishes that pack a big peppery wallop. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Two years ago we asked TreeHugger readers, if, in light of revelations that Sigg aluminum water bottled had actually contained Bisphenol-A (BPA) linings, would they be returning their bottles. 200 said they would. But they were just the tip of a huge iceberg of US customer dissatisfaction for in the end 306,371 bottles were returned to Sigg for replacement with newer non-BPA bottles.
A couple of months ago Sigg's US distributor filed for C...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston says he made a mistake. The Pulitzer Prize-winning economics reporter wrote about Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The company faces a scandal in Britain but Johnston focused on something else. He wrote News Corp. paid no taxes for years, instead collecting billions of dollars in refunds. Johnston tells Steve Inskeep his story was wrong.
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Lego has changed its ways: packaging of those little Lego men has just become greener and more sustainable.
After a robust campaign by Greenpeace, the Danish company has announced a new plan to clean up their packaging and make it more environmental. Unfortunately, Disney and Hasbro have not been as quick on the uptake, Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Read moreRupert Murdoch's media company has been under fire for a phone-hacking scandal in Britain. On Wednesday, News Corp. announced it was withdrawing a bid to buy full interest in the British broadcast company BSkyB. Murdoch has suffered a stunning loss of political influence in Britain.
British defense officials are auctioning the old aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. A Hong Kong-based investment company has an idea for what to do with it, according to The Wall Street Journal. Eagle Vantage Asset Management plans to transform the decommissioned carrier into a high-end luxury mall.
The phone-hacking charges involving Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has mostly been a British scandal. But the tentacles of his empire extend far beyond Britain. Ken Auletta, media writer for The New Yorker, talks to Mary Louise Kelly about the scope of the News Corp. media empire.
As negotiations continue over the nation's deficit and debt ceiling, Thomas Hoenig is calling on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, says low rates have helped big banks but they're not allowing average people to save. Hoenig talks to Stave Inskeep about his ideas, and what they could mean for the economy.
The credit rating agency Moody's said it saw a "rising possibility" the U.S. would default on its Treasury debt obligations. Meanwhile, the president and congressional leaders are still trying to compromise on raising the debt ceiling.
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This designer from Valencia in Spain believes that even if you have little money and/or space, a dinner for two should always be possible on a decent table. Daniel Gantes designed La Cool Vie Bohème so that couples with a minimum wage can still have a romantic dinner....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Catching a glimpse of just one critically endangered Armur leopard is enough to wow any nature lover, but spotting a dozen is rarity indeed. Film footage released today by WWF, obtained from camera traps in the remote forests of the Russian Far East, is offering a welcome indication that the imperiled leopards may be making a comeback. With fewer than 50 of the big cats thought to be in existence in the wild, the appearanc...Read the full story on TreeHugger
The number of homes in foreclosure fell sharply in the first half of this year. But that doesn't mean the housing market is getting better.
President Obama is getting ready to kick his reelection campaign into high gear. As such, it's an opportune time to take a look back at his achievements in the environmental arena thus far -- and that's precisely what Slate's Green Lantern has done here, serving the president an environmental report card for his first term. Go see how he fared. What grade would you give Obama for his work in the green sphere?
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