A few months ago, I wrote a post about some information I found using Twitter. Well, I was twittering the other day and found a really interesting article. Please let me share what I learned this time.

First of all, let me tell you something that you probably already know — I’m kinda weird. There are many reasons for this, but one of the most prominent (especially in the summertime) is that I love working in the yard. I haven’t watched TV for weeks because I’ve been too busy pulling weeds, mowing the lawn, hoeing the garden, etc. That being said, you’ll know why this article caught my eye.

Creative Loafing just highlighted two must-have eco-friendly products to look into this summer — push reel mowers and rain catch barrels. I’m not going to go through all of the stats, but here’s a little food for thought:

1. 5% of the nation’s air pollution comes from motorized garden tools.
2. For every inch of rain that falls on a catchment area of 1,000 square feet, you can expect to collect approximately 600 gallons of rain water.

So there you have it. Take that info and run with it, or you can check out the full article for yourself. I’d love to hear what you have to think. Stay cool!

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I know this may seem like kind of random way to begin a green home design blogpost, but I recently joined the worldwide “Twitter” community.

For those of you who don’t know what “Twitter” is, let me explain . . . No, there is too much; let me sum up: Twitter is an online tool for social networking, much like Facebook. However, Twitter narrows its focus to answer just one question, “What are you doing?”

It’s a pretty neat tool, I guess. I haven’t really been able to get into it that much, but I know some people can’t live without it. As I was messing around with it the other day, someone posted a link to a site called www.thedailygreen.com. More specifically, they referenced a really neat article about Green Swimming Pools.

I went through and read what they have to say, and I’m convinced that Green Swimming Pools are the way to go. What is a Green Swimming Pool? For decades, European have been developing and implementing what they call “Natural Swimming Pools.” These natural swimming pools use carefully selected plants and conscientious design to create a sanitary mini-ecosystem that will provide people with a great place to swim and relax. Instead of relying on harmful chemicals such as chlorine and ozone, green swimming pools allow plants to perform the same function.

Obviously, some people might say that this raises health concerns; but as more people research the option of having a green swimming pool, more experts are finding that green swimming pools meet (and often exceed) the standards set by conventional chemically-treated swimming pools.

Like I said – after reading the article, I’m convinced that green swimming pools are the way to go, but don’t take my word for it. Check it Out for yourself!

Thanks for your help, Twitter!

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