Don't be a water hog
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Fresh water is a rare resource since only 3% of the earth's water is fresh. Two-thirds of that amount is locked up in the polar ice caps. Some places pump water from underground reservoirs faster than it is replaced by nature. Ways avoid wasting water at home suggested.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
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Portable fire
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Portable camp stoves are lightweight and compact. Camp stoves are considered safer than camp fires, and they also minimize the use of natural wood. Stoves that use white gas, kerosene, unleaded gasoline and butane are available. Some of the latest models are described.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
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Honey, we blew up the bugs
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'Backyard Monsters: The World of Insects' is an exhibit that will visit science museums throughout the US between 1993 and 1996. The exhibit includes moving replicas that are 12 to 96 times bigger than life size and more than 1,000 real insects and arachnids.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1993
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