Theory. The double-dividend hypothesis' suggests that increased taxes on polluting activities can provide two kinds of benefits. practice: Ohio voters back Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to raise taxes on shale fracking and use the revenue for an across-the-board state income tax cut, a new poll released today indicates. via www.dispatch.com. MORE >>

How To Make Green Cleaning Products At Home. Clean Green! They’re supposed to keep our homes in tip-top shape, but many commercial cleaning products are really doing anything but. Fortunately, there are lots of safe, eco-friendly ways to clean using things you already have around your home. Vinegar, the original all-purpose cleaner. MORE >>

What happens when a Kirtland’s Warbler shows up at the Biggest Week in American Birding? Sharon Stiteler , Birdchick, has the story. Asides MORE >>

The toxic blue-green algae that will spread across the western basin of Lake Erie this summer likely won’t be as dense as last year’s record bloom, experts say. However, the researchers who track Erie’s water woes say the algae could appear a month early this year, tainting water by June instead of July. As for Lake Erie and the much larger, 4?million-acre MORE >>

Mridul Jerath: Water is the most precious resource that plays a vital role in our development and sustenance. All our everyday activities are carried out with the help of water only. Water is found everywhere in abundance but it is not clean and safe for drinking everywhere. All of Earth’s Water in a Single Sphere. Via: Dailymail MORE >>