Sustainable Living
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Sustainable living means understanding how our lifestyle choices impact the world around us and finding ways for everyone to live better and lighter.
Publications
Integrating Sustainability into Your Ecotourism Operation
Tinelle D. Bustam andTaylor V. Stein
Bioplastics—a better option for the environment?
Maia McGuire
Improving, Restoring, and Managing Natural Resources in Florida: Sources of Technical Assistance for Urban Homeowners
Mark Hostetler, Martin Main, and Chris Demers
Homemade Household Cleaners
Amanda Griffin andRandall A. Cantrell
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Family Resource Management
Green Power in the Garden: A Simple Water Feature Using Photovoltaic Solar Panels
Edmund Lee Thralls
A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s). Published by Urban Water
Conserving Urban Wildlife in the Face of Climate Change
Daniel Feinberg andMark Hostetler
Virtually all climatologists agree that humans are increasing the rate of the Earth’s warming by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But you might be surprised to learn that houses and residential neighborhoods are sources of greenhouse gases or carbon because everything in a house that runs on electricity or gas is often derived from burning fossil fuels. This publication describes the connections between climate change, wildlife, and human neighborhoods and presents several ways for residents to live more sustainably.
Hazardous Household Substances: Alternatives That Are Relatively Free of Toxic Effects
Marie Hammer, Chris Koehler, and Randall Cantrell
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Family Resource Management