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In order for your garden pond to function properly you will need a  pond filter . The  pond filters  in our kits are designed to be the very finest in the industry and are constructed out of heavy duty materials to ensure years of reliable use. Mechanical Pond Filtration Included in every pond kit is a stainless steel mechanical  pond filter . The filter is constructed of 316 surgical grade stainless steel and features a fine mesh to catch any potentially damaging debris or string algae. Water is swept through the  pond skimmer  and into the mechanical pond filter where it is kept until the filter is cleaned. Cleaning the mechanical pond filter is pretty simple, smiply open the access cap, pull the filter out by the handle, hose it off and replace. To perform an even deeper clean the mesh basket can be removed from the handle by removing a bolt on the bottom. Different mesh sizes are avaliable to customize your  garden pond filter  to the de...

Which technologies will finally free us from oil? This December, when representatives from 170 countries meet at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen to replace the expiring Kyoto climate treaty, the smart money predicts unprecedented collaboration. American political change coupled with spiking carbon dioxide levels could inspire a communal project on a scale not seen since World War II. A consensus, backed by science, is emerging among the international community that by 2050 we need to reduce emissions of C02, methane and other greenhouse gases to approximately 80 percent lower than they were in 1990. It will mean a wholesale reinvention of the global energy economy; anything less could result in catastrophe. Here's how we'll get there. To reach this goal will require a two-pronged approach . First, we have to get serious about the small stuff: better insulation, tossing the incandescent lightbulbs and, yes, inflating our tires all the way. Second, we need to scal...