| What are VOCs and what can we do to avoid having them in our homes? VOCs are Volatile Organic Compounds,and no,this is not the type of “good”organic we want in our Texas Organic Home. VOCs are pollutants in our homes and can effect the indoor air quality of our homes. The resulting poor indoor air quality can have both short and long term ill health effects. [...] Pets can be a great addition to the Texas Organic Home. The Williamson County Kids N K9′s program helps the WILCO Academy teens to learn many skills such as dog handling and training as well as patience and tolerance. The Kids N K9′s program helps the shelter dogs since they will never be euthanized because of the training they receive by teens. [...] The Second Annual Austin Green Holiday Social is being held Tuesday,December 15th,2009,6:00 -10:00 pm at the beautiful and organic Barr Mansion. The event is co-hosted by Net Impact Austin,Public Citizen,Design-Build-Live,the Austin Eco-Network,Eco Series,Texas Green Network and the Sierra Club. [...] Did you know there is money available to provide habitat for the Houston Toad? Please help if you can- What’s all the buzz on electric cars? An informative conversation regarding the reality of the electric car:hybrid cars,science,technology,the economy,government,politics,etc. will be held Tuesday,September 15th,2009 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Cafe Caffeine at 909 W. Mary St. #A,Austin,TX 78704. [...] I am looking for a green car. High miles per gallon is important to me. As a REATOR I put a lot of miles on my car compared to the average consumer. On my Twtter account I found a great California based green car Twitter user site Clean Car Talk for information on hybrid,electric,plug-in and clean diesel cleaner driving choices. [...] Consumers can avoid eating pesticide residue on fruit and vegetables by buying organically grown at local farmer’s markets or growing your own. According to the report on Yahoo below,there are many pesticides and chemicals that remain in our fruit and vegetables even after peeling them! It’s not hard to grow your own and [...] My home in Leander,Texas is one of the ponds on the Austin Pond Society Night Tour tonight,7/18/09 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm. My Home,an Austin Pond Society Feature This Austin,Texas event is great for people who like looking at beautiful yards &water features. It’s a great way to [...] With record setting high heat,drought,and lake levels getting lower and lower it seems that xeriscaping would be all the rage in Central &South Texas but it’s not. Who started the fad of growing these expansive water hogging St. Augustine (“carpet”grass) lawns anyway? I have yet to know the full history behind [...] what’s a carless person to do? Taking the bus may be the best current option. Here is the BT Interurban website to guide you through the process. There is WiFi on the bus system for laptop use in route and bicycle racks to carry your transportation to the next destination. Bus tickets are available at HEB grocery storelocations in San Marcos,New Braunfels and Kyle. The two bus routes run along IH 35 between Austin,Texas and San Antonio,Texas with stops in San Marcos,Texas in Hays County. [...] | |
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