HENV-104: Household Waste Management 4: Hazardous Waste

Tyler Henningsen, Brad Lee, Ashley Osborne | September 8, 2010 (New)

Everyday products found around your house contain hazardous chemicals--everything from nail polish remover to household electronics to oil for your car.

HENV-102: Household Waste Management 2: Reuse

Tyler Henningsen, Brad Lee, Ashley Osborne | September 8, 2010 (New)

Reuse is essentially any action that extends the life of a product and keeps it out of the waste system. The process of reusing an item can start even before you purchase it.

HENV-702: Saving Energy and Money at Home and on the Road

Ashley Osborne | August 30, 2010 (New)

This publication features 15 suggestions to help you save money, reduce your energy consumption, and preserve our natural resources.

HENV-703: Saving Energy and Money: Appliances

Tyler Henningsen, Ashley Osborne | August 30, 2010 (New)

Appliances are designed to save time and money, but if an appliance is not in itself energy efficient or is operated improperly it could be wasting money. Ensuring that you have an ENERGY STAR--approved appliance is one solution; another is the proper operation, location, and maintenance of appliances.

HENV-201: Building a Rain Barrel

Carmen Agouridis, Tyler Henningsen, Otto Hoffman, Ashley Osborne, Russ Turpin | July 28, 2010 (New)

Rain barrels offer a number of benefits such as helping to reduce stormwater runoff, decreasing municipal water usage, and potentially protecting your home's foundation. Impervious surfaces such as rooftops, parking lots, and roads prevent rainwater or stormwater from soaking into the soil.

HENV-701: Saving Energy and Money: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Ashley Osborne | July 28, 2010 (New)

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a CFL lasts up to ten times longer, uses approximately one-fourth the energy, and produces 25 percent less heat while producing more light per watt than a traditional incandescent bulb.

ID-175: Riparian Buffers: A Livestock Best Management Practice for Protecting Water Quality

Carmen Agouridis, Amanda Gumbert, Steve Higgins | September 22, 2009 (New)

In Kentucky, cattle on pastures are often watered by streams. Although this practice solves water requirements for cattle, providing livestock free access to streams and riparian areas can lead to a contaminated water supply and damaged ecosystems. A better solution is to implement riparian buffers with limited access points to streams or provide alternative water sources. This practice can protect water quality, increase herd production, and provide other landowner benefits. The purpose of this publication is to explain the role of riparian areas and how they can benefit the livestock producer, the herd, and the environment.

ID-174: Options for Controlling Canada Geese

Spencer Guinn, Amanda Gumbert, Steve Higgins | January 15, 2009 (New)

The average Canada goose produces more fecal waste than a dairy cow on a per-weight basis. In addition, gaggles of resident Canada geese have been associated with problems of over grazing. Having large amounts of fecal waste around a riparian area that has limited vegetation can lead to the runoff of nutrients, sediment, and pathogens, which can contaminate ponds, lakes, and streams in Kentucky.

IP-77: Know the Facts: Hazardous Chemicals and Your Body

Ashley Osborne | October 9, 2008 (New)

ID-170: Drinking Water Quality Guidelines for Cattle

Carmen Agouridis, Amanda Gumbert, Steve Higgins | March 26, 2008 (New)