3 Small Steps to More Sustainable Living

Making little lifestyle changes will do a lot to enhance sustainability for the planet--and make every day Earth Day. It's a great feeling every Earth Day to bike to work and show your love of the planet. But sustainable practices-managing how you use resources to ensure that there will enough for future generations-doesn't have to be limited to once a year. With a few adjustments, sustainable practices can easily become a part of daily life and save you money while you help improve the planet.WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?Sustainable living is an umbrella term that covers many different ideas and programs. It can be as simple as recycling and using less water or as complex as changing state and federal policies to promote wind and solar power and high-speed rail transportation. Local planning commissions...

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Its almost St. Patrick's Day and time to eat cabbage and drink green beer. Did you ever wonder who St. Patrick was? Even though I love the day, why do we celebrate this silly holiday?Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognised patron saint of Ireland. Two authentic letters from him survive, from which come the only universally accepted details of his life. When he was about 14 he was captured from Britain by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland. Patrick worked as a herdsman, remaining a captive for six years. He writes that his faith grew in captivity, and that he prayed daily. After six years he heard a voice telling him that he would soon go home, and then that his ship was ready. Fleeing his master, he travelled to a port, two hundred miles away...

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