Over the last couple of days here in the drought ravaged Southeast, we have been experiencing a rare occurrence……RAIN! And fortunately, its the best kind of rain: a nice, gentle rain that is soaking into the ground versus a “gully washer” that runs off before the plants have a chance to take a drink. Its also a great reminder to install a rain barrel to keep some of the water for use later on when we are back in a dry spell. Mecklenburg County’s annual rain barrel sale will be January 26th, so I hope you will consider buying one for your garden. Deadline for ordering is January 14, 2008. And in case you haven’t seen our video and how to install a rain barrel, here it is again!
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- Colombia arrests 50 for plant and animal trafficking June 5, 2020Colombia has captured 50 people and charged them with illegally trafficking plants and animals as part of efforts by authorities to protect the environment, the government said in a statement on Friday.
- Trump opens Atlantic sanctuary to commercial fishing June 5, 2020President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will open up a 5,000 square mile conservation area in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England to commercial fishing.
- Whoopi Goldberg teams with Extinction Rebellion for climate change movie June 5, 2020American actress Whoopi Goldberg has leant her voice to an Extinction Rebellion animated film highlighting the precarious state of the planet's natural environment.
- Seize your chance to fight climate change, U.N. envoy Carney tells investors June 5, 2020Investors have an "enormous" opportunity to finance a shift to a low-carbon future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, United Nations envoy Mark Carney said on Friday, launching a new diplomatic campaign to revive delayed climate change talks.
- Medical waste from coronavirus epidemic worries Spaniards June 5, 2020Spaniards are concerned about a new problem resulting from the coronavirus epidemic - how to safely get rid of vast amounts of disposable masks, gloves and other sanitary equipment.
- Rare turtle lays eggs on tourist-free Thai beach June 5, 2020A critically endangered turtle emerged from the sea to lay at least 80 eggs on a Thai beach just minutes before the start of World Environment Day - just one sign of how wildlife is making the most of the coronavirus pandemic limiting human movement.
- Putin chides Nornickel, orders law change after Arctic fuel spill June 5, 2020Russian President Vladimir Putin chided the billionaire boss of Norilsk Nickel on Friday over a huge Arctic fuel spill and ordered changes to the law to try to prevent such a disaster from happening again.
- Cristobal to regain strength en route to Gulf of Mexico: NHC June 5, 2020Tropical Depression Cristobal is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm again later on Friday and move over the southern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
- Mudslide in Arctic Norway sweeps houses into the sea June 5, 2020A powerful mudslide in Arctic Norway swept eight houses and the piece of land on which they stood into the sea, where they sank into swirling waters, footage posted on social media showed.
- Indonesian group dreams of trash barrier idea going global June 5, 2020Gary Bencheghib grew up on Indonesia's idyllic resort island of Bali and watched as plastic waste clogged up the winding waterways near to his childhood home, or found its way out into the ocean.
- Colombia arrests 50 for plant and animal trafficking June 5, 2020
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