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It is Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado – http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/spotlight/40142

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Due to some vagueness of the application rates of our most popular large pond algaecide, GreenClean Pro, we have worked with the manufacturer to help get a clearer idea of how much product a consumer should be using  based on the type of algae they have.  Current label rates suggest rates anywhere from 20-90 lbs [...]

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US EPA Issues Clean Energy Action Guide for States http://www.enn.com/business/article/40103

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As more and more people are learning, compost is an excellent soil conditioner that is used to put nutrients back into the soil and improve water holding capacity.  Additionally, compost is free, easy to make and renewable making it a tremendously “green” resource. To this end, we are now carrying compost bins on our website [...]

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Green jobs sector ‘poised for explosive growth’ – http://bit.ly/2W0IN

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You dont hear much about it, but if it happens it can be bad news for a fish pond….a filter crash.  So, what is a pond filter crash?  A filter crash is when the necessary beneficial bacteria that has colonized in the filter media dies off rapidly.  This effectively suspends the biological filtration element of [...]

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Flexible Solar Power Shingles Transform Roofs From Wasted Space To Energy Source http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090605171242.htm

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As we sit today it is early June, schools are getting out and the weather is getting pretty warm…must mean summer is around the corner. The dog days of summer can be a sensitve time for a pond, particularly from an algae perspective.  Algae problems are notoriously bad in the summer month due to a [...]

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Beneficial Bugs Can Save the Day http://bit.ly/rvLMP

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Anyone who has been camping or spent much time outdoors knows that raccoons are curious creatures and are pretty brave when it comes to investigating something out or trying to find food.  Unfortunately for pond owners, ponds are intersting places that contain food for raccoons.  We hear many new pond owners talk of adding fish [...]

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