environment
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These Simple Food Choices Can Drastically Reduce Your Environmental Impact
A few years ago, during a long drive from San Diego to Davis, I decided to go vegan cold turkey. I was driving toward my alma mater, where I was planning to study environmental science; the closer I got, the harder I found it to escape the feeling that I would be a hypocrite if…
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How Many Earthquakes Has Australia Had and How Do They Happen?
Turns out Australia does in fact experience earthquakes, but how many have we had and how do they differ from other nations?
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Make a Bee-Friendly Watering Hole for Your Garden
While we’ve all been focused on growing a bee-friendly habitat in our gardens by planting pollinator friendly varieties, there’s something else that’s vital to the health of bees that often goes unmentioned: Bees need water. In their natural habitats, bees get water from ponds, pools, and puddles that naturally occur in the environment, but the…
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Two Easy Ways to Drain a Waterlogged Lawn
Standing water that remains on your lawn well after a rainstorm not only limits how you use your yard; it also creates a breeding ground for insects, mould, and algae, attracts rodents, and may kill your grass.