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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND green living AND waste AND water pollution
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Compostmodern
On composting toilets |
Umbra Fisk |
30 Apr 2003 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I grew up in a house built in 1812. Until 1962, we still used an outhouse that was built with the house. My mother said that when she was a girl (in the 1920s), a man used to come around and clean it out each year, but it was never done in my memory. The seats were built about 10 feet over the debris and it never seemed to fill up. We did put lime (the kind you buy for your garden) in it. Some people now use outhouses wher ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
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'Til Cruise Do Us Part
On cruises |
Umbra Fisk |
06 Feb 2003 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My husband, though a very warmhearted man, does not follow the environmental tides quite as much as I do. He would desperately like to take a cruise for our second honeymoon. I know cruise ships dump waste in the oceans and are not good for the ecosystem in general, but could you tell me which cruise lines are the most environmentally conscious? In the spirit of compromise, I have agreed to go, but would like to make the ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, oceans, travel, waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
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