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This year, I decided not to let that happen. But instead of going out and stocking up on tons of high dollar natural cleaners, I made a few simple purchases of bulk supplies. Now, when the bottle runs out, I just run to the closet and mix up a new batch. Best of all, now that Tommy is...
In addition to providing clean, potable drinking water, sea salt can also be harvested for use. Pauley also claims that the chain of solar cucumbers, when left in place permanently, will provide a reef-like habitat for sea wildlife. While this is still in a prototype phase, and it is ...
This is a terrific infographic. I think one of the biggest barriers to riding a bike is the layout of our cities and the poor mass-transit systems that go with them. My work is just too far away to bike. I could bike part of the way, to a bus station, but I would need to take my bike ...
Ginger Groupe has the right idea for this “green tower” proposal: although it may not be the most efficient answer to the air pollution problems it would send a pretty big message out there. With the 7 million people that pass through to view the “Iron lady” every year, it could make ...
Stuart Haygarth is well known as both a scavenger of used materials, and an amazing artist and designer. This piece is a gorgeous, cascading chandelier that takes an amazing 1,020 pairs of eyeglasses to create a masterpiece. Without a close look, you wouldn’t even know what you were s...
These are great resources as they allow small scale farmers from rural areas surrounding urban centers to sell their wares and it also allows people to have a more intimate relationship with their food. Supporting local agriculture and eating in season, what is available from your loc...
That’s the concept behind a new video series from Waste Management. Titled Recycling Therapy , the series revolves around those of us who obsess about wastes… and how we can make those we love more conscious of the costs associated with throwing those food scraps/aluminum cans/newspap...
