The following is a press release from a company in in Oldcastle, Ireland, that has invented something we could actually all USE… a robotic lawnmower that cuts the grass without your help!
“A MOWER which cuts the grass by itself is being marketed by a co Meath entrepreneur Patrick McCann. Patrick, who hails from Oldcastle, has an impressive track record when it comes to innovative technology. Back in…[more]
Kansas City, MO - Extreme summer heat is costly-in both energy and human terms. Strained by rising energy costs, companies and individuals ardently seek ways to keep cool and save money. Simultaneously, “green” and sustainable energy solutions are in demand.
The radically higher cost of fuel is forcing building owners, facilities managers, architects and contractors to seek innovative ways to reduce costs while securing environmentally responsible construction and…[more]
The Little Rock City Beautiful Commission is requesting nominations for the 2008 City Beautiful Landscape Awards.
The Judging Criteria are: Landscape design must exceed the minimum ordinance requirements; Site maintenance must be above average with year-round interest; the project must display sensitive treatment of site grading and circulation design; 
landscape design…[more]
LITTLE ROCK - The upcoming nationwide switch to digital broadcasting has been cause for concern for people currently receiving free analog television.
At midnight on February 19, all television broadcasts in the United States will convert from analog to digital, which may cause thousands of sets across Arkansas to go black.
“The vast majority of Arkansans won’t notice the change to digital television. Anyone who subscribes…[more]
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today a national takedown of mortgage fraud schemes, the culmination of substantial coordinated efforts during the last three and a half months to identify, arrest and prosecute mortgage fraud violators through the United States. Operation Malicious Mortgage highlights the strong enforcement response undertaken by the Department of Justice and its law enforcement partners to combat…[more]
In response to a petition from Sierra Club, 24 other organizations and more than 5,000 individuals representing every state in the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to conduct a four-part investigation of formaldehyde in our homes, schools and offices.
Exposure to formaldehyde can cause watery eyes, headaches, depression and cancer. People with existing respiratory conditions such as asthma and emphysema have an increased risk of reacting…[more]
Adult Japanese Beetles are on the move in southwest Missouri and they have brought an appetite with them according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension.
These insects can quickly defoliate over 300 different types of ornamental landscape plants by eating the tissue between the veins of leaves and flowers, a type of feeding called skeletonizing.
Trees and shrubs most attractive to adults include:…[more]
A guide developed to help homeowners and contractors safely
clean up homes damaged in the recent floods along the Mississippi River is available immediately.
Creating a Healthy Home: A Field Guide for Clean-Up of Flooded Homes is a do-it-yourself
booklet that provides easy step-by-step instructions on how to handle mold removal in flooded
homes before starting to rebuild or renovate. The guide…[more]
For those wanting safer (although some are not entirely non-toxic) alternatives to commercial pesticides for ant control, Bob Schultheis, natural resources engineering specialist, has these recommendations.
SANITATION
“Keep things clean; don’t leave crumbs or garbage lying around,” said Schultheis.
VINEGAR
Wash countertops, cabinets and floor with equal parts vinegar and water to deter ant infestations.
FLOUR AND BORAX
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - I can’t recall the number of times I’ve heard the statement, “If this old barn could talk, what a story it could tell.” The stories could involve unsolved mysteries or serve to enlighten us about the ambitions or broken dreams of the men and women who spent so much of their life beneath its roof.
In traveling rural America, barns of all shapes, sizes and…[more]
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