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Mother Earth News- Wheeled Snow Shovel Is Potent Green Alternative To Belching Snow BlowersEco-friendly device quietly and quickly removes snow without the emissions, noise and strain. […]
- Pro Sports Leagues Embrace Solar PowerThe embrace of environmentalism by professional sports provides us all with a new and large opportunity to educate people worldwide about the need to do something, however small it might seem, to protect our biosphere. […]
- Do You Have a Favorite Place to Learn About Food Preservation?Share your favorite places to learn about food preservation. […]
- A Biofuel-Powered Hybrid Home on Wheels by Sunray KelleySunRay Kelley's Gypsy Wagon is an exciting, sustainable home on wheels built from a camper vehicle. […]
- MAX Update No. 58: Finishing TouchesMAX is getting prepped for paint, and all the essential bodywork is done for the new, streamlined roadster body. […]
- Wheeled Snow Shovel Is Potent Green Alternative To Belching Snow Blowers
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Save Money and Mother Earth
Welcome back - we appreciate your business - please let me know if we can help you fund something.laundry detergent According to an article in MoneyTalkNews – we use way too much laundry detergent. The article goes so far as to suggest that the plain water and the motion of the machine is enough to [...] -
Tips for Organizing your Closet
Controlling Your Closet Organizing Tips San Francisco living is great – many of us are fortunate to live in beautiful, historic buildings that are just bursting with character. Another thing that’s bursting is our closets. With more clothing and belongings than ever before, it can be a constant struggle to find places to put all [...] -
Tip of the Month – Kitchen Counters
Kitchen Organizing Tips Are your counter tops overloaded leaving you no place to prep your food? Organizing Tips Start by putting like things together – vitamins/daily medications; bills to pay; mail; keys, business cards; receipts etc. NOW is the time to put those items where they belong – bills to pay/mail/receipts go to your desk [...] -
Tip of the Month – Don’t flush!
Don’t flush you old medications down the toilet – they end up in our environment. toilet, environment, pharmaceuticals, flush, mood stabilizers, properly dispose Last year, the AP reported that trace amounts of a wide range of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in American drinking water supplies. [...] -
Getting Ready for Guests
Preparing for Holiday Guests Besides cups of spiced eggnog, late-night office parties, and kisses under the mistletoe, for many of us, the holiday season also brings…guests. This is especially true if you live in a sought-after destination like our San Francisco. But whether the thought of friends and family camping out on your sofa bed [...] -
How to Make a Fruit Fly Trap
Chef Keith Snow from http://www.harvesteating.com demonstrates an easy way to get rid of pesky fruit flies. This is a quick and easy solution to those pesky fruit flies. -
How to Build a Compost Pile
Tia Pinney shows us how to create a quick and easy compost pile. Personally, I always like to add some worms to help the process along and their castings (fancy word for worm poop) are nutrient rich. Everything that goes into the pile doesn’t end up in the landfill – yea! Tia Pinney is a [...] -
Weekend Project: Barrel Water Collector
Save money while helping the environment with this rustic, wine barrel water collector. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009… More great projects at http://www.makezine.com water collector green sustainable gardening barrel Related articles by Zemanta Wood floors made from wine-barrels (boingboing.net) Build a Gutterless Rain Barrel [DIY] (lifehacker.com) -
Squirrels driving you nuts?
Squirrels – They’re cute, fuzzy little creatures in the park. They are ravenous unwanted pests when they start dining in your garden. But what can you do? We turned to our friends over at the National Gardening Association for help – Are tree squirrels digging up your bulbs and helping themselves to your bedding plants? [...] -
Free Wood Working Plans
Free Wood Working Plans. Make Dozens of Great Things for Around the House or Shop… So Simple Even Beginners can Build Them Become A Free Member and Get … Original free woodworking plans each month. Useful videos about woodworking that you can view on your computer. Insightful articles. Helpful advice for creating your own project. [...]