When it comes to decorating your home and finding a sustainable floor accent, you have to keep in mind that texture is one of the most important aspects. Finding a floor accent that can handle a lot of wear and heavy traffic can be simple if you look in the right places. Bamboo is extremely durable and is made for extensive use. MORE >>

From today's Washington Times : An on-again, off-again move by the Obama. administration to scrap the federal gas tax in favor of a pay-per-mile. fee would boost the tab to Americans as high as 250 percent, raising. their current tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to as high as 46 cents, according to a new government study. infrastructure. them). MORE >>

A country home furniture theme is easy to incorporate into a home. Looking for furniture that has the muted colors, checkerboard style, and traditional feel is the goal. Using warm colors like deep blues, earthy browns, and dark greens is a good start for color choices. Other colors include deep reds, bronzes, and black and white solids for accents. MORE >>

I'll be using this prezi in my sophomore level environmental and resource economics course (for non-majors) on Wednesday: Why Study Environmental Economics? by Jill Caviglia-Harris on 07 December 2012. MORE >>

Israel, like other rich countries in the Middle East, has had to rely a lot on desalination plants to supply much of its drinking water. Desalination now supplies Mideast countries like Saudi Arabia, which is said to have the world’s largest desalination plant. Following the Naked Dead Sea Would You Strip for the Jordan River? MORE >>