A visit to the local museum while on your Azores Holidays, you would not think that ‘Guanche’ refers to the aboriginal inhabitants of Azores as well as Tenerife in Canaries. In their language guan meant ‘son of’ and Chinech was their name for Tenerife. However, the term is loosely used of the natives of all [...]
November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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A multicolored range of volcanic peaks is a prime feature of a park deep in the Canadian wilderness. The Spectrum Range—remote, rugged, and also mysteriously beautiful—is hidden away in northwestern British Columbia not far from the Alaskan border. Except for prospectors and geologists, few visitors have witnessed the spectacle of the mountains’ multicolored slopes. Although the [...]
Coconut palms take only 7 years to reach maturity and start producing coconuts. They are palms that have a natural ability to deal with salty water and that also have a natural resistance to pests. For these reasons coconut palms thrive across the tropics. In many communities coconut is the staple food and also at [...]
October 8, 2011 | Posted in
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There are various reasons for going off the energy grid, which this brief article will explore. Making a contribution towards fighting climate change, breaking our dependency on fossil fuel energy and potential financial savings are three key reasons to become energy-independent. The good news is that there are real solar solutions available to help individuals [...]
April 2, 2011 | Posted in
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One of the biggest concerns that this society is facing is the environmental destruction happening at a mass level. Species extinction, soil erosion and pollutions in the air and water, these problems are not a natural cycle. These are problems caused directly by human activity. As a species we have a obligation to properly manage [...]
February 22, 2011 | Posted in
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Yes we’ve all heard the term green living by now. When you think about green living your probably think of things like buying organic food, composting, recycling, and planting trees. While it’s true that these are all things that could be part of the green living lifestyle, none of these on there own are green [...]
Global warming and climate change is a hot topic in our days. Mainstream media talks non stop about it. To talk is one thing, but some people are taking action. They install clean energy sources to take care of our planet and to save on their energy bill. Here are top three green energy sources [...]