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Flat-Screen TVs May Be Worse For Environment

NPR - USA
Flat-screen computer monitors are traditionally considered “green” because they use less energy than older models. But a synthetic chemical used in flat- screen monitors could pose a serious threat to the environment and accelerate global warming.
Flat-Screen TVs May Be Worse For Environment

Secret potential of plants may replace harmful pesticides

Jerusalem Post - Israel
A farmer in the middle of a hard day’s work strolls over to a plant and grabs a juicy tomato to eat.
That could hardly be more than a pastoral vision for most chemical-intensive farms,…
Secret potential of plants may replace harmful pesticides

New UD garden designed to attract butterflies and moths

University of Delaware - Newark,DE,USA
This fall, the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) will complete its new lepidoptera garden, which is designed to attract butterflies, moths and their larvae.
New UD garden designed to attract butterflies and moths

Welsh bats win the lottery

News Wales - Knighton,UK
Welsh bats are to get a 50,000 pounds helping hand from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Wales is a stronghold for some of Europe’s most vulnerable bat species.
Welsh bats win the lottery

Seeds of hope

Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
The rest of the year, the floating lawnmower contraption piloted by Warren Teets is used to chop up invasive aquatic grasses that clog propellers and hinder boating.
Seeds of hope

Guerrilla gardener movement

Baltimore Sun - United States
Stealth growers seed or plant on land that doesn’t belong to them. The result? Plants that beautify or yield crops in otherwise neglected or vacant spaces.
Guerrilla gardener movement takes root in L.A. area

Horticulturists push native plants

Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
Plush green lawns are the junk food of gardening, said Maryland Coastal Bays Program Executive Director Dave Wilson.
Horticulturists push native plants

Study: Green Plants Keep Office Workers Happier

FOXNews - USA
If employers want to increase job satisfaction, a little shrubbery apparently goes a long way. Workers are happier when offices have plants and windows, a new study found.
Study: Green Plants Keep Office Workers Happier

Led Zep helps flowers bloom for Chelsea show

This Is Hertfordshire - Watford,England,UK
A garden designer from Virginia Water has harnessed the power of Led Zeppelin in a bid to win at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Led Zep helps flowers bloom for Chelsea show

Green Force gardening tips

National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
We asked Carson Arthur, the host of HGTV’s Green Force, to give us his top tips for environmental gardening. He told us he plans to use all six of these ideas in his own garden this year.
Green Force gardening tips