How to get rid of Fleas the organic way.

We recently adopted a 6 week old Pug puppy named Sugar.  She is absolutely adorable, but she brought with her a few friends (enemies?)  Yes, I'm talking about Fleas.  The problem I had with getting rid of the fleas was that Sugar is only 6 weeks old, and all over-the-counter solutions are toxic, and very dangerous for puppies under 12 weeks.

We had tried many home remedies like salt-water dip, cinnamon, etc with no success.  The water dips would drown a few of the fleas, but that was the extent of it.  Once she was dry, she had fleas again...

So when I took her to the vet for her first set of shots and worming meds, I visited with the vet for a bit on natural non-toxic remedies for fleas.  Of course, my main goal was to rid the fleas for good, but I was also dead set on not using toxic chemicals on my new baby puglet.  That's when my vet told me about Diatomaceous Earth - A 100% non-toxic and organic way of killing the little pests.

President Obama Speaks on Climate Change

President Obama speaks on 6/25/13 about Climate Change, and his plan to lead America to a low-emissions country.  For those of you who haven't seen it, I promise it's worth watching.

Good Walmart, Bad Walmart.

My recent trip to Walmart to buy some light bulbs became the inspiration for this post.  I felt they needed some praise until I looked into it further...

Walmart, with their massive purchasing power, has managed to be able to offer CFL light bulbs at under $1, even for 100W equivalent bulbs. 

According to the incandescent phase-out schedule, the 100w incandescent was supposed to be phased out by 1/1/2012, and lower wattage incandescents being completely phased out by 1/1/2020. 

Increase Efficiency Before Installing Wind or Solar

Before you even consider adding wind or solar energy production to your home, you must first maximize your home's energy efficiency.  What good would it do to shell out thousands of dollars to produce your own energy if you're just going to throw the energy out the window (so to speak)?

Review: DM 145w Polycrystalline Solar Panel (2 Pack)

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I tend to love all things solar.  And I always find myself price watching solar panels from all the major retail chains online.  I have yet to purchase a solar system for myself, but I am addicted to watching the retail prices come down more and more for small quantity orders.

It's easy to find solar panels for under $1/watt at wholesale outlets that require you purchase in bulk, but for people intent on purchasing just a couple panels, prices are usually much higher.

Today, I found a set of 2 145W panels on Amazon for under (at the time of this post) $0.80/watt at retail.  That's pretty amazing considering the average prices run anywhere from $1.50 to $3.00/watt and up.