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  too sweet!

  I don't know why most American beers are so dang sweet -- some I can hardly stand to drink; I generally prefer the European beers for their lack of stickiness and tendency to not cause headache. You definitely missed out on Pinkus -- it's excellent.On In our latest tasting, organic beer comes of age posted 8 months, 4 weeks ago 10 Responses

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  cut backing is no big deal

  With so much of our mail now coming via email, I don't think it will bother the average person. We all need to cut back on waste, so this is a good place to start.

  I'm dating myself, but I remember when postal carriers actually hopped on the city bus to get from neighborhood to neighborhood. They had an awfully heavy load to carry, but it somehow was accomplished. Now they have it so cushy, driving a block here, a block there, and I can't tell you how often I see carriers sitting in their vehicle, eating lunch or whatever, WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. That is disgusting.On Mail delivery cutbacks could trim vehicle emissions posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago 11 Responses

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  we need population controls

  Far too many people using way too much energy. Besides soiling our own nest, we greedily dig our own graves and the graves of other innocent beings. No other animal on the planet would do such a thing, but we have become so anti-natural that it comes easily. Very sad. On World heads for 'water bankruptcy', says Davos report posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago 31 Responses

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  homemade lip balm

  I use the spf stuff for outdoors, but for literally pennies I make a vegan, bee-free balm to wear indoors. Simply mash a small amount (a tablespoonful or so) of organic coconut oil and a few drops of mint oil or extract and vitamin E oil together. You may need to melt it gently a bit so you can mix it. Let it solidify in a small container (I use one of those teeny-tiny jam jars and keep it on the bedside table). In hot summer months it won't stay solid unless you keep your house cold, but it's great for winter use, out of the sun's rays. You have to apply it often but it's not waxy and is so cheap -- plus, what about all those plastic containers that constantly are tossed in our ever-increasing trash piles -- it all adds up. Our legacy will be a planet full of PLASTIC.On A review of natural and organic lip balms posted 10 months, 1 week ago 17 Responses

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  A real environmentalist won't eat animal products

  Why? To:

  -Save massive amounts of water - 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of water for every pound of beef you avoid;
  -Avoid polluting our streams and rivers better than any other single recycling effort you do;
  -Avoid the destruction of topsoil;
  -Avoid the destruction of tropical forests;
  -Avoid the production of carbon dioxide (Your average car produces 3 kg/day of CO2. To clear rainforest to produce beef for one hamburger produces 75 kg of CO2. Eating one pound of hamburger does the same damage as driving your car for more than three weeks);
  -Reduce the amount of methane gas produced;
  -Reduce the destruction of wildlife habitat, and
  help to save endangered species
  -Reduce welfare ranching.

  more info: www.earthsave.org
  On Umbra on homegrown meat posted 11 months, 1 week ago 33 Responses