“Green” Dubuque

The mayor is always spouting about how green our city is.  There’s all sorts of little initiatives that they’ve done to make it green, and most seem to be construction related, or dealing with government buildings.
They neglect one of the biggest things that would make a city green.
Public transportation.
Because of school, I REALLY need to [...]

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sinkpositive water saving sink

sinkpositive water saving sink
I have an upstairs toilet. My main bathroom is downstairs. Upstairs is just something closet sized, with just a toilet.  No sink. A light, and a very old toilet that needs replacing. It is so old it is Harvest Gold and Avacado Green. Really.
I saw this, the sink on top of the [...]

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Moss Acres

Moss Acres – Gardening with moss and growing moss
I wonder if I could do this in certain patches of my yard; I already have some moss growing, and if instead of just having it, I could pick the kind I like and design with it, it would look lovely.
I already planted a LOT of wildflowers, [...]

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Dynamo Green Keyboard

Dynamo Green Keyboard – I Want One Of Those
Absolutely brilliant; a keyboard that makes electricity to power your computer.  Your typing generates power!

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Dubuque Wants to be Green

To be green, they’re going to have to change a few things. Despite all the mayor’s crowing about it, policies keep Dubuque from being as eco friendly as they like to make believe they are.
Let’s take, for example, the public school transportation system.  Right now you must live in the zone for the school AND [...]

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