Green Life

Green living is not only about people. It is also about plants, animals, and the places they live. Green living means thinking about climate change and energy use. Green living is about biological diversity and the well-being of those who draw their livelihoods from nature.

We know this takes effort. Here is a useful list of simple steps you can take to begin thinking greener, acting greener, and living greener.

1. Be Informed
The first step toward being a responsible green citizen is knowing the issues and taking time to think about them.

2. Travel Sustainably
Next time you go on vacation or need to take a business trip, consider ways you can cut down on carbon emissions.

3. Be a Green Consumer
It is becoming easier and easier to know what effects the things you buy have on the environment.

4. Eat Green
Environmentally friendly eating habits are easy and healthy.

5. Explore Biodiversity
The diversity of nature is everywhere. So why not roll up your sleeves and see what’s been living right outside your door?

6. Enhance Your Local Biodiversity
Contributing to diversity in your own neighborhood can go a long way toward feeling good every day.

7. Minimize Your Carbon Footprint
By reducing the energy and fossil fuels you use, you are saving the environment from further damage.

8. Offset Your Carbon
After you have done everything you can to minimize your carbon footprint then you can think about how to offset what residual impacts remains.

9. Influence Your Friends, Family, and Community
A green You is a great role model for your friends, family, and colleagues.

10. Support CI
By supporting Conservation International you are maximizing your efforts by joining larger team.

(source: www.gosolarpowerforhomes.com)

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Aloe vera

Aloe vera, also known as the Medicinal Aloe, is a species of succulent plant that probably originated in northern Africa. The species does not have any naturally occurring populations, although closely related Aloes do occur in northern Africa.^[1] The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD, because it is mentioned in the New Testament .^[2] However, it is unclear whether the aloes described in the Bible are derived from A. vera. Extracts from A. vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries, being marketed as variously having rejuvenating, healing or soothing properties.^[3][4][5] There is, however, little scientific evidence of the effectiveness or safety of A. vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes, and what positive evidence is available is frequently contradicted by other studies.^[6][7][8][9] Despite these limitations, there is some preliminary evidence that A. vera extracts may be useful in the treatment of diabetes and elevated blood lipids in humans.^[8] These positive effects are thought to be due to the presence of compounds such as mannans, anthraquinones and lectins

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(source: answers.com)

Karena banyak manfaatnya (ex: obat, makanan, kecantikan, dll) maka jangan ragu untuk menanamnya di taman anda... ^^

Aloe vera
A. vera growing in Aruba, flower detail inset.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asphodelaceae Genus: Aloe Species: A. vera
Binomial name
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Septic Tank

nSeptic tanks are a suitable means of waste disposal in many areas where lot sizes are large enough, and subsurface conditions are favorable enough, for contaminants to be naturally attenuated to acceptable levels.

nNon-biodegradable materials should not be disposed of to septic tanks.

nSeptic tanks must be pumped periodically to remove solids and scum.

When it comes..??

Yuph, that is not in Jakarta because it's too shiny and clean,hehe... (pardon me Om Foke). Well, it is Jeddah, one of cities in Saudi Arabia. One thing that i want to share that Jeddah is not "wilderness" which i expected. There are many trees especially dates (kurma)

And i was surprised that the cost of growing for one tree is almost 100 hundred riyals (source: guide tour) or 200 milion rupiahs. Wow, a country like Arab that almost "desert" wants to keep "expensive" tree but why in Indonesia that have milllion of trees and forests is not want to keep them safely??
Negara yang gersang aja mau mahal2 memelihara pohon, koq di Indonesia malah dibakar dan digusur?? Guess why??

HeLLo WorLd^^

Assalamualaikum wr.wb.
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