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  Ah, I don't think tadpoles have thyroid glands...  But I will look for the aliases of triclosan in the articles you recommend, just so I will know.

  On Saying goodbye to a common--and toxic--antimicrobial chemical posted 3 months, 1 week ago 9 Responses

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  There are many other options for non-toxic biological control.  Diatomaceous earth discourages ants.   Beauveria bassiana got rid of a house roach infestation for me years ago, no recurrence.

  "Beauveria bassiana is a fungus that grows naturally in soils throughout the world and acts as a parasite on various insect species, causing white muscardine disease; it thus belongs to the entomopathogenic fungi. It is being used as a biological insecticide to control a number of pests such as termites, whitefly, different beetles and its use in the control of the malaria-transmitting mosquitos is under investigation."    Wikipedia

   

  1. Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
     Beauveria bassiana kills the pest by infection as a result of the insect coming ... Beauveria bassiana products have not shown consistently effective pest control ...
     http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/03beauveria_bassiana.php
  On Ask Umbra's video advice on how to kill a cockroach kindly posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Responses

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  Main Entry:

  ¹levy

  Pronunciation:

  \?le-v?\

  Function:

  noun

  Inflected Form(s):

  plural lev·ies

  Etymology:

  Middle English, from Anglo-French levé, literally, raising, from lever to raise — more at lever

  Date:

  13th century

  1 a: the imposition or collection of an assessment b: an amount levied2 a: the enlistment or conscription of men for military service b: troops raised by levy

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Main Entry:

  ²lev·ee

  Pronunciation:

  \?le-v?\

  Function:

  noun

  Etymology:

  French levée, from Old French, act of raising, from lever to raise — more at lever

  Date:

  circa 1720

  1 a: an embankment for preventing flooding b: a river landing place : pier2: a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded
  On Rural county asks EPA chief not to make it ‘The Ash Hole of Alabama’ posted 4 months ago 2 Responses

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  The link to artisan tea grower in US didn't work for me.  Charleston Tea Plantation needs more fans!

  On Can we be 'green' and eat tropical products, too? posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago 7 Responses

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  I stopped reading The Humanure Handbook when I realized Jenkins had to bring in truckloads of sawdust to achieve clean composting.  I agree in principle, but it doesn't seem feasible in a suburban homesite. 

   

  What's in the research about legal issues in different states for composting toilets?  The Integral Urban House in Berkeley had a special dispensation to research the Clivus Multrum.  I've never heard that composting toilets meet public health guidelines in most cities and states.  Maybe cabins in the mountains, in lieu of septic tanks.

  On For some eco-pioneers, solving the sludge problem means getting their hands dirty posted 6 months ago 7 Responses