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May 03rd, 2009

How To Choose & Buy ‘Green’ Gutters For Your Home.

Dear EarthTalk: We will need to replace our house gutters soon. What are our best options from an environmental perspective?
First understand clearly why your gutters need to be replaced. Are they rusted or broken? Are the fasteners no longer holding them in place? Or have the gutters leaked and failed to keep water out [...]

Green
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February 02nd, 2009

Installing Rain Barrels, Rain Chains, And Underground Cisterns.

In January’s Sunset Magazine there was a short article about installing rain chains, rain barrels and cisterns in order to collect rain water, and I was really interested in it because I was planning on doing at least 2 of them this Spring. Little did I know I had the biggest project of [...]

Recycling
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August 25th, 2008

Just How Much Rainwater Can You Collect Off Your Roof?

When we watch the evening news, the weatherperson will oftentimes say things like “X city received an inch of rain today”, which does not really sound like all that much. We imagine a single inch of rain in a small puddle somewhere it seems rather insignificant. But what if you knew that a single inch of rain could allow you to collect hundreds and hundreds of gallons of water, if not more?

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