Friendly Planet

Welcome to the KLKS Friendly Planet page. The Friendly Planet project is a resource of information culled from local businesses, citizens and experts -- designed to help you sustain your health, your pocketbook and the vitality of your planet. You will find topics from community efforts to construction, from shoreline restoration to conservation.

Friendly Planet tips and interviews can also be heard daily by tuning your radio to KLKS fm 104.3.

Tip of the day

Green Built

If you’re building a new home, talk to your contractor about a green built home.  There are many green building choices on the market to consider such as polystyrene foam insulated block walls, bamboo or cork flooring, geo thermal heating and cooling, fume free paints, finishes and adhesives, sustainable sidings and trim and countertops made from recycled glass, concrete or plastic. 

 

Get more Friendly Planet tips, or send us a tip:

Email us your green tip along with your name and your location. Best tips will be read live on fm 104.3 and posted on our website. We and your K-Lakes neighbors thank you!

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From 1930 to today:

The World had 2 ½ billion people in 1930 as compared to more than 6 billion now. There was room for everyone. There was much to draw from, i.e. topsoil, fish in the streams, game in the field. There was an abundance, so that people weren't into conserving. The depression was a product of economic blundering. We thought we'd never run out of whatever we might need.

-- Allen Gray

Read all of Allen's article.