No Well Water Contamination from Kalamazoo River Oil Spill - Yahoo! News

  Michigan Radio reports the Michigan Department of Community Health found no chemicals as a result of the 2010 oil spill on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan in 150 water wells recently tested. On July 26, 2010, Enbridge Energy Partners reported a 30-inch pipeline ruptured near Marshall, Mich., releasing roughly 819,000 gallons oil in Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River, the Environmental Protection Agency's oil spill reports. Read more at No Well Water Contamination from Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

Free National Geographic 'Great Migrations' Lesson Plans

Free printable and online activities to follow up National Geographic's series 'Great Migrations'. NG 'Great Migrations' teaches about migratory patterns, habitat, biomes, predator-prey relationships, green living, biodiversity, ecology, environment and life science. Read more...

Community Garden Provides Sustainable, Renewable Resources for Residents

Good Neighbors Community Garden Looking for Nature Lovers
Ferndale Michigan and its neighbor Oak Park, Michigan boast an exciting community venue for nature lovers, gardeners and those who care about our earth: the Good Neighbor Garden. GNG is a community garden and it needs you.
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Free Printable BP Gulf Oil Spill Lesson Plans

BP Gulf Oil Spill: Ecology, Life Science and Environment Lesson Plans to Teach Students About Oil Spills
The BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been pouring 5,000-70,000 barrels into the gulf daily for almost a month. Life science, ecologyy, biology, environmental science, earth science and wildlife biology are excellent classes to explore the gulf oil spill.
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Green Living and Doing the Dishes

How to Do the Dishes the Green, Healthy Way
I know what you're thinking. Dish washing. She's writing about how to do the dishes. Why? Because there a safer, greener, healthier ways to do dishes. And washing dishes in a dishwasher is necessarily the most environmentally friendly method.
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Safe, Natural Healthy Green Spring Cleaning Kit

Natural Green Spring Cleaning Products Supply Kit
Spring cleaning=green. Or it should. Often, spring cleaning puts a drain on the environment with the use of toxic chemicals, cleansers and products. Want to create your own healthy, safe, green, eco-friendly cleaning kit? Here's an inexpensive recipe.
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The Complete Home-owners Guide to Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Repair, Re-Sell and Remove

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Re-Sell, Remove
Eco-friendly ways to clean your home, purge your things and help the environments. Green tips for complete household purge and clean-up
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It's Halloween, But Bats Must Stay Outside! Safe, Green Bat Removal Guide!

How to Remove a Bat from Your House Quickly and Safely
Bats in the Belfry? It's that time of year when our winged rodent friends seek warmth and shelter. Just because it's Halloween, doesn't mean you want uninvited bat guests! Here's a green, diy, bat removal guide. Safe for you, your family, pets and the bat! Also includes tips to prevent bats from setting up house-keeping in your attic!
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20+ Green Uses for Baking Soda

20 Uses for Baking Soda: Cleaner, Odor Neutralizer, Health Aid and Beauty Care
Baking soda is one of the most multi-functional household product. It cleans, deoderizes, scrubs, promotes healing and whitens. Over 20 uses for a 39c box of baking soda.
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Green=Recycle,reduce,reuse,repair,resell

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Re-Sell, Remove
Green living starts with simple living. Do you bit for the earth with these tips for a complete household purging. Organize your stuff. Declutter your life.
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Spring Cleaning with Lemon Juice

Spring Cleaning with Lemon Juice: Green, Safe and Effective
Spring Cleaning with lemon juice: the safe, non-toxic and natural way to clean, shine, lighten, sanitize and deodorize in the kitchen, bath, nursery, garage, basement, etc. Many cosmetic uses as well. Pair lemon juice with baking soda for a dynamo scrubbing wipe. 20+ eco-friendly uses.
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