My sister just bought a bag of soap nuts from India. They are nuts that you put in your washing machine and that release a soapy oil that cleans naturally. Also, you can reuse the nuts a few times. She promised to let me know how that works out....
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August 18, 2011:UTEP's Centennial Museum hosts the talk "Environmental Justice and Restoration Ecology: Building a Bridge and Net that Work," by Dr. Devon Pena at 4:30 PM. Free.
Saturdays & Sundays until Sept. 18: Pick your own vegetables at La Union Mazefrom 8 AM to 1 PM.
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Our desert has been getting hotter (by 0.4 degrees Celsius per decade since 1976) and drier (losing 4% rainfall per decade since 1976), and the U.N. Environment Programme projected the trend would worsen, threatening desert ecosystems, farming and water supplies.
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try using them as shampoo - an old roommate of mine loved it when her mom brought over soap nuts and would help her shampoo her hair with them.
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