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Mining diamonds involves making huge holes in the earth, and it leads to the destruction of rivers surrounding the area. What’s left is a huge dead zone.

Man’s intellect has been put to good use, as a more eco-friendly alternative to diamonds has been created. These days, there are man-made diamonds. Yes, you no longer have to ruin the environment just to get those much-coveted blue diamonds.

The natural conditions of the earth’s bowels are recreated in order to form diamonds just like the real thing. Even with the amount of heat and energy this process needs, that still is nothing compared to the wide-scale devastation from mining.

So, the next time your man gives you diamond jewelry, think twice, and opt for the more earth-friendly ones.

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Most moms are used to purchasing commercially made household products. More often than not, these products are not safe for the people as well as the environment. If moms are a little more creative, there is no need for such harmful products.

So before you run that toilet bowl cleaning solution under the ls2208 barcode scanner of your favourite grocery store, you might want to consider using the natural alternatives for these commercial household cleaning products:

• Use lemon to fight household bacteria, the food acids that come from it will help fight the presence of bacteria in your own home.
• Baking soda is a natural deodorizer; it will help absorb the unpleasant smell inside your fridge and even your kitchen.
• Unscented soap will clean just about everything; however you should avoid using soaps that contain petroleum distillates.
• White vinegar will not only help you in cooking your favourite dish, it will also help cut grease and remove mildews and odors.
• A better way to clean your windows and polish your furniture is by using cornstarch.

All of these materials are found in your cupboard and are usually present in your grocery list. So why spend more money buying those harmful household cleaning products when you already have what you need right under your nose.

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There are so many things that we can do to help the environment. From simple recycling of materials and reducing the waste to a more complex stuff such as driving an eco-friendly car. As much as you want to cut down your car usage, sometimes it seem to be quite impossible to do so because you need to drive to and from work. But cutting down the amount you drive your car is not the only way to help save the environment. You can do your part by making sure that you drive an eco-friendly car.

Nowadays, car manufacturers are also doing their part in designing greener cars. These cars are designed to be fuel efficient and are intended to produce less emission. Choose a car that is suitable to your needs, smaller cars consume less fuel. So if your vehicle is only intended for you, then it is more economical to use smaller vehicles. You do not need to purchase a motorhome and worry about motorhome repair if there are only two of you using the vehicle.

If you choose automatic cars, you will experience smoother ride; it is also easier to drive. However, you will end up consuming more fuel compare to the manual version of cars. You also need to decide whether you are going to buy a four-wheel drive or a two-wheel drive vehicle. If you want to help save the environment, you must consider fuel efficiency as well as the toxic emissions when choosing your vehicle.

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Gardening is more than just having beautiful landscape or using garden gnome as a design. It does not matter whether your garden is large or small, you should focus on maintaining an eco-friendly garden. It may seem difficult to start an eco-friendly garden but actually it is not. To have an eco-friendly garden, here are some things that you should keep in mind

• Use native plants in your garden. More often, the gardeners would opt to grow plants which are not native to their place. In doing this, there is a tendency to drive away indigenous plants which are essential in keeping the balance in nature.
• Do not use chemical sprays. Although you want to kill the insects which are pestering your garden, the birds and butterflies are also affected in the process. These insects play important role in maintaining the balance in ecology, so as much as possible use only the natural pesticides.
• You can use rain water for your plants; you can start collecting them in rain barrel. The rain water does not contain chemicals such as chlorine and would not cost you anything too. This is also a good method to help conserve water.

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For Catholics, the rosary is more than a necklace of beads. It is used to deliver abundance of hopes for the person reciting a prayer using the rosary. It is a necklace which is made up of beads and crucifix. Each bead represents a particular prayer; hence it is a perfect gift for most Catholics.

 Rosary beads can be bought in religious stores and you can also buy rosaries online too. The rosary beads are often made of wood or glass. While others use recyclable materials such as paper to create the rosary beads.

You can give rosary to younger people and older ones too. The rosaries are perfect gift ideas during baptismal, confirmation and first communion. However, it can also be given to someone who seemed to have lost hope in life and would need a little encouragement through prayers. Most Catholics are devotees of Blessed Virgin Mary, and when a person prays the rosary; for Catholics it means that the Blessed Mother is interceding for the person praying the rosary too.

You can do that by living an eco-friendly lifestyle. So whether you are just taking your baby steps to being a green homemaker or making the big leap, as long as you do it consistently, you can actually inspire others to live a greener lifestyle. These are some of the small steps that you take but leave bigger footprints in terms of saving the environment:

• Use compact fluorescent bulbs or LED bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs. You do not only save energy and save money from your electric bill, but you also save your eyes from using reading glasses in the future because these bulbs are brighter.
• Stop your car engine if you are just going to pull over for more than 20 seconds. You can prolong your gas money by doing this.
• Regular maintenance of your car is a must to make sure that it functions well. In this manner, there will be fewer emissions too and you will be using less fuel.
• Use packaging that is recyclable and purchase products which have less packaging too.
• Remove the plug of your TV or DVD if you are not going to use them, these devices can actually draw power even when they are off.

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You may grow trees in your lawn area. However,trees appear to be very peaceful coexisting with other trees but the truth is they weaken each others immune system. Thus, you need to do something to take care of them and observe any unusual changes.

You can also plant trees in an organic yard. Pesticides and insecticides are not only harmful for humans and environment; they are harmful for trees and plants too.

If you are really serious about growing trees, you need a better understanding about the kind of soil that the trees required. The type of climate and many other things that will help you grow healthy trees in your own lawn or yard.

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If you have kids who spend most of their free time in the couch watching TV or playing their favourite video games; then it is time to bring them outside and get your kids involve in earth-friendly activities. Such type of activity will help in still the respect for the environment and the planet as a whole.

Encourage your kids to grow a garden. A vegetable garden will be a good start; you can ask your kids would want to plant in their vegetable garden. Then you can demonstrate to them how things are done and what other things are needed to be done in order to keep the plant healthy.

You can also do art crafts from your old cereal boxes. While you and your kids are being crafty, you can explain to them the importance of reusing or recycling materials instead of throwing them. As you teach your kids about the value of recycling you are also discovering the creative talents of your children.

You can also suggest in your kids’ school the essence of having environment-oriented activities and tours. Learning is not limited in the four corners of classroom. A stroll at the nearest park will make kids learn a lot about the environment.

As your children do these earth-friendly activities, do not forget to take tons of photos. Your kids will surely enjoy seeing themselves do the dirty job in gardening. Capture the memories for you and your family to cherish.

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In the Philippines, when the month of December sets in; it means cold and windy weather. However for the past days, it has been raining a lot. This is kind of unusual and climate change could be the reason why this sudden change of weather is happening. When people talk about climate change, this is related to global warming and greenhouse effect. Sounds Greek?

Well, global warming is a condition when the temperature of the earth rises or heats up. This occurs when the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour trap the light and heat coming from the sun in the atmosphere of the earth. This would cause the temperature to rise and for those living things who cannot take the sudden change, they usually die.

Truly that the extreme weather conditions that happen all over the world is one of the negative effects of all these pollutions. Unfortunately, the Antarctica ice shelf is slowly melting and the same goes for the Arctic ice cap because of the global warming.