Happy Earth Day...!

by Analou Manent

One mature tree can remove 216 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year. This is the equivalent of 11,000 miles of car emissions. Aside from removing pollutants from the atmosphere, one mature tree releases enough oxygen every day to supply a family of four.

The typical plastic bag is constructed with high-density polyethylene and can take more than 20 years to degrade. In a sealed landfill, a plastic bag can take more than 1,000 years to degrade.

Americans use about 100 gallons of water at home each day, according to National Geographic. Millions of people living in economically challenged environments subsist on fewer than five gallons a day. And people in developing countries walk an average of 3.7 miles to get water.

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Buy a Castle in Miami surrounded by Lakes... Loire Style

By Teresa at MSN Real Estate Fri 6:05 AM, MSN Real Estate

An architect built a 10,124-square-foot castle surrounded by a man-made lake in a rural area south of Miami in 2007. Now he's asking $10.9 million.

knew for years that a castle was under construction somewhere south of Miami, but I never got a chance to peek inside or even see photos.

Now we're getting a look inside through the real-estate listing. If you happen to be in the market for a Miami castle, this one is listed for $10.9 million. It's called Chateau Artisan.

For that, you get 10,124 square feet, with eight bedrooms and 10 baths, plus a pool, a koi pond and manicured gardens. You even get a moat, and that's before the big rainstorms that create all sorts of temporary moats in Miami.

The castle was constructed by architect-developer Charles Sieger, who lives in the home with his wife. It is surrounded by a man-made lake.

The castle served as the backdrop for the hip-hop video "Fire Flame" made by Birdman in 2010.

We looked high and low but couldn't find any interviews with Sieger about why he built a castle with a moat or why he's selling now.

The castle is not actually in Miami but about 30 miles southwest in an agricultural area known as the Redland, just north of Homestead. It's on almost 14 acres.

Chateau Artisan is not the only castle between Miami and Homestead. The Coral Castle, now a museum, was built by hand from 1,100 tons of coral rock by a Latvian immigrant between 1923 and 1951, as a monument to his lost love who left him the day before the wedding. Builder Edward Leedskalnin would say only that he knew the secrets of the pyramids.

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