10 Most Surprising Places to Find Petroleum
About one quarter of the oil consumed in this country is used for industrial purposes. Plastic production is the most obvious example, as awareness grows of the harm plastic does to the earth and people shun the material when they can.
But oil has permeated more of our lives than most people realize. Here, the most surprising places you’ll find oil, in some form, as a key ingredient:
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How to Have a Green Thanksgiving
As part of your Thanksgiving celebration this year, why not offer thanks to the planet by having an eco-friendly Thanksgiving holiday that will be as good for the environment as it is for your friends and family?
There are a lot of things you can do–from choosing locally grown food for your table to reducing your energy consumption–that can make your Thanksgiving a little greener
This fun, seasonal outdoor activity saves wildlife
(Photo: Brian Clark Howard)
I’ve been a sporadic birdwatcher — or “birder,” as they say — ever since I was a teenager. But my interest in the hobby was recently piqued when I read a tremendously funny and informative book about birding by Luke Dempsey, titled A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All.
Among other fascinating observations and factoids about birds
