Off-hand, I can name at least eight people who are composting their kitchen and garden waste. In fact, composting has been a hot topic on a number of occasions. I've even heard debates of the benefits of backyard composting versus worm composting. Other discussions include water conservation using rain barrels and the many ways unused items can be kept out of the landfill.
Not only is this a nice surprise, it also means people are taking more responsibility for their lives and safeguarding their environment.
And if this all sounds off the wall, here's a statistic that I recently read: Mother Jones, the magazine known for covering environmental issues, just last week announced that unique visitors to its website have jumped 125 percent year over year for the second quarter of 2010. Its digital revenue has climbed 61 percent over the same interval. There's a message here.
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