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This DIY Solar Appliance Could Shave Serious Cash Off Your Utility Bills – Business Insider

This DIY Solar Appliance Could Shave Serious Cash Off Your Utility Bills
Business Insider
The appliance also offers a tax perk?the 30 percent Residential Energy Credit from the IRS, which will put $65 to $70 in your pocket. The reason: The tax caps at $1000 per kilowatt and each unit produces roughly 200 watts of clean energy.

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: self-driving cars, solar parasols and the ultimate … – Engadget

Inhabitat's Week in Green: self-driving cars, solar parasols and the ultimate
Engadget
By Inhabitat posted May 13th 2012 9:47PM Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it's the Week in Green. What seems more futuristic: flying cars or self-driving cars?

Turn Almost anything into a Solar Panel with Thermoelectric Paint – OilPrice.com

Turn Almost anything into a Solar Panel with Thermoelectric Paint
OilPrice.com
By Green Futures | Thu, 10 May 2012 22:21 | 0 A researcher believes thermoelectric paint could bring affordable DIY solar energy to the market within five years. "This weekend, dear, shall we clean out the basement or go solar?

Rebuilding Together And Lowe’s Build A Healthy Neighborhood For Philadelphia – Sacramento Bee

Rebuilding Together And Lowe's Build A Healthy Neighborhood For Philadelphia
Sacramento Bee
The work will address local families' critical needs, including major interior and exterior rehabilitations, accessibility modifications and energy efficient upgrades. The volunteers will also participate in community clean-up and the installation of a

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Rebuilding Together And Lowe’s Build A Healthy Neighborhood For Philadelphia – MarketWatch (press release)

Rebuilding Together And Lowe's Build A Healthy Neighborhood For Philadelphia
MarketWatch (press release)
The work will address local families' critical needs, including major interior and exterior rehabilitations, accessibility modifications and energy efficient upgrades. The volunteers will also participate in community clean-up and the installation of a

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Plants Genetic Response Changes Due To Stress – Huffington Post Canada

Plants Genetic Response Changes Due To Stress
Huffington Post Canada
So, how can bugs tell if your plants have a clean bill of health? Be prepared, this is going to be a scientific answer: Insects navigate by detecting infrared radiation through their antennae, a concept first explored in depth by American entomologist

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GM Sees No Grounds to Throw Coffee Away – Triple Pundit


Triple Pundit
GM Sees No Grounds to Throw Coffee Away
Triple Pundit
And once known as a sluggish company slow to adapt with the times, the Detroit giant is making some interesting moves on clean energy investment and waste diversion. Speaking of recycling and waste, GM employees, led by its manager of waste reduction

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Triple Pundit: GM Recycles Old Coffee Grounds For Fertilizer – PSFK


PSFK
Triple Pundit: GM Recycles Old Coffee Grounds For Fertilizer
PSFK
And once known as a sluggish company slow to adapt with the times, the Detroit giant is making some interesting moves on clean energy investment and waste diversion. Speaking of recycling and waste, GM employees, led by its manager of waste reduction

A tour of two cities – Minneapolis Star Tribune

A tour of two cities
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The couple wanted to do a total makeover combining clean-lined contemporary design with a kid-friendly open floor plan, abundant light and many green features. "We didn't want it to be modern with marble and concrete," said Berry.

5 Ways Preparing Your Resume is Like Doing Taxes – Mashable

5 Ways Preparing Your Resume is Like Doing Taxes
Mashable
Once you have begun your resume (from hard copy documents kept nicely in a file), keep your resume clean and organized with concise writing. For your taxes, you had two options ? you either filed your own paperwork or hired someone to do it for you.

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Lehigh library: Materials show ways to do it yourself – The News-Press

Lehigh library: Materials show ways to do it yourself
The News-Press
Mother Earth News ? Sustainable farming, green homes, do-it-yourself, nature and community, natural health, you'll find it all in this ?original guide to living wisely.? Everyday With Rachel Ray ? Everything from recipes, home repair and money saving

Methven releases annual results – Voxy

Methven releases annual results
Voxy
Underlying Group NPAT adjusted for Focus (DIY) Limited, up 5.3% from $5.8m to $6.1m. – Net Debt decreased 38.4% from $19.1m to $11.7m, improved on guidance of a decrease of 20%. – Group Operating Revenue down 13.0% from $122.1m to $106.2m.

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Santa Monica Festival Features – The Lookout News

Santa Monica Festival Features
The Lookout News
City Officials tout the festival as "a unique event that highlights the dynamic connection between the City's communities, businesses, arts and environment while offering ideas and solutions for a greener, healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.

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These ‘Alpha Geeks’ are already living in the future (photos) – CNET

These 'Alpha Geeks' are already living in the future (photos)
CNET
These people are the thinkers, designers, engineers, and hackers at the center of the maker movement — the DIY culture focused on the innovation business and a community dedicated to giving more than you take. Speaking yesterday at the Palo Alto

Garden Initiative Bears Fruit – New University Online


New University Online
Garden Initiative Bears Fruit
New University Online
Arroyo Vista residents, UC Irvine students and members from the surrounding community came together at the Ants In Your Plants Garden on Saturday, May 12 to listen to live music and take part in sustainability workshops hosted by UCI's Real Food

Selling the Pared-Down Life – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Selling the Pared-Down Life
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
This laboratory, as Mr. Hill calls it, for small-space, sustainable and — it must be stressed — high-end living is the first tangible product from his fledgling company, LifeEdited. It comes with an awkward manifesto that nonetheless manages to

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Can a Bamboo Bike Revolutionize World Transit? [VIDEO] – Mashable

Can a Bamboo Bike Revolutionize World Transit? [VIDEO]
Mashable
Why It's Working: Bamboo Bike Studio uses the money from stateside workshops to fund a bike factory in Africa, where bamboo can be harnessed into reliable, sustainable transport for very little money. Bamboo Bike Studio, a Camden, Maine, DIY startup,

Time To DIY And Take Profits In Home Depot – Seeking Alpha

Time To DIY And Take Profits In Home Depot
Seeking Alpha
The main catalyst for the rally is a belief that the US housing market is recovering in a sustainable fashion. Home Depot has a modest 2.2% dividend yield and anticipates to buyback $3.5B in stock this year. Despite the so called "housing bottom" it

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New Company Creates Sustainable Bike Helmets – Ski Channel

New Company Creates Sustainable Bike Helmets
Ski Channel
Dan Coyle, a Cornell University graduate of biology revolutionizing the helmet industry with his sustainable designs. After moving to Oregon to work in research, this New Jersey native started getting interested in DIY projects and working with young

Rotterdam: an urban lab – Los Hijos de la Malinche

Rotterdam: an urban lab
Los Hijos de la Malinche
Both Kentucky and the Veneto, as well as the Nile region, are studying the potential of projects to ensure the sustainability of water withdrawals. How do they make city in Holland? The Netherlands presented in this Biennale their successful urban

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Easy, green DIY project for green thumbs – phillyBurbs.com

Easy, green DIY project for green thumbs
phillyBurbs.com
Got an herb garden? How about house plants, or even a little flowering shrub on your desk at the office? First of all, before showing you this quick and easy blueprint for a milk jug watering can, I should remind you to WATER THOSE PLANTS.

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: self-driving cars, solar parasols and the ultimate … – Engadget

Inhabitat's Week in Green: self-driving cars, solar parasols and the ultimate
Engadget
By Inhabitat posted May 13th 2012 9:47PM Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it's the Week in Green. What seems more futuristic: flying cars or self-driving cars?

Jessica Alba: Honestly green – Mother Nature Network


Mother Nature Network
Jessica Alba: Honestly green
Mother Nature Network
We enjoy a lot of crafts and DIY, like using cardboard boxes to make airplanes and dollhouses. And you can always find our family at the local park, taking walks, riding bikes and swimming. We love spending time outdoors, which I think is important if

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Selling the Pared-Down Life – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Selling the Pared-Down Life
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By PENELOPE GREEN / The New York Times IT may be that the house of the future is an apartment — at 420 square feet, a very small apartment — in a century-old tenement building on Sullivan Street. Shiny and white, it has movable walls that allow it to

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Ready for Sunday’s Eclipse? How to View It Safely – Patch.com

Ready for Sunday's Eclipse? How to View It Safely
Patch.com
There are safe ways, with a do-it-yourself, 'pinhole projector,' but don't risk serious damage to your eyes Sunday by looking directly at the sun, Foothill College's "Astro-Prof" advises. Or, go to one of the Bay Area's many viewing parties or events.

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Methven releases annual results – Voxy

Methven releases annual results
Voxy
Underlying Group NPAT adjusted for Focus (DIY) Limited, up 5.3% from $5.8m to $6.1m. – Net Debt decreased 38.4% from $19.1m to $11.7m, improved on guidance of a decrease of 20%. – Group Operating Revenue down 13.0% from $122.1m to $106.2m.

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Lehigh library: Materials show ways to do it yourself – The News-Press

Lehigh library: Materials show ways to do it yourself
The News-Press
Mother Earth News ? Sustainable farming, green homes, do-it-yourself, nature and community, natural health, you'll find it all in this ?original guide to living wisely.? Everyday With Rachel Ray ? Everything from recipes, home repair and money saving

EMW Moves to Production – PR.com (press release)

EMW Moves to Production
PR.com (press release)
The event featured three stages of Multi-Cultural Music and Performance, Renowned Keynote Speakers, Interactive DIY Workshops, Green-Economy and Businesses Info, Representatives from Indigenous Community Leaders, Civic Agencies, Youth Empowerment

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Man makes green DIY machine out of Fiat 500 parts – JOE


JOE
Man makes green DIY machine out of Fiat 500 parts
JOE
A bloke over in the US has turned his Fiat 500 into a lean, green, DIY machine after he installed a top of the range electric engine all by himself. Now that's what we call DIY motoring. The Fiat 500 is certainly one of the smaller motors out there,

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Chelsea’s Perennial Inspiration – Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal
Chelsea's Perennial Inspiration
Wall Street Journal
Despite the unashamed commercialism that permeates the event, the Chelsea Flower Show's 16 show gardens offer those with a green thumb something to behold. The event, which runs from next Tuesday through Saturday and is expected to draw some 157000

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Superchips Bluefin DIY upgrade adds 34bhp to your Ford – Recombu

Superchips Bluefin DIY upgrade adds 34bhp to your Ford
Recombu
Superchips, masters of engine computer hacking, are flogging a DIY upgrade pack that can boost your car's power by up to 34bhp. A simple DIY upgrade gives your Ford engine 34 extra ponies. According to Superchips, its Bluefin 'Plug-in and go' system

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5 odd eco-mods for extreme mpg – Fox News

5 odd eco-mods for extreme mpg
Fox News
DIY wheel skirts serve the same purpose, reducing turbulence around the spinning rear wheels and keeping a smooth flow of air around the car. The extreme eco-modder may even create a skirt around the front wheels, though it's always advisable to leave

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Staff pick: Eco-Chic Craftacular – Columbus Alive


Columbus Alive
Staff pick: Eco-Chic Craftacular
Columbus Alive
This is the fourth edition of the annual two-day marketplace, hosted by Etsy Team Columbus, featuring more than 60 independent DIY artists selling their wares, from art to clothing, swanky toiletries to jewelry. There are also promises of local food

DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines – Waste Management World

DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines
Waste Management World
With eco-friendly merchandises picking up the momentum and more and more people focusing on nature friendly products, countries like Philippines is not behind. Recycling products is a great way go green as this helps in reduction of landfills and

Eco-activists turn farm into green architecture incubator – RT

Eco-activists turn farm into green architecture incubator
RT
Another one is a DIY house that can be built within 24 hours. Housing 20 people, this six-by-six meter cube costs less than $6600 in materials ? since it fits the standard size of all the wood materials and can be built without any leftovers.

EMW Moves to Production – PR.com (press release)

EMW Moves to Production
PR.com (press release)
Maker Faire is a ?must-see? event for any DIY enthusiast, big or small: http://makerfaire.com/bayarea/2012/. Electric Motor Werks has completed their pre-production ?EMW-002? model (based on a BMW-3 donor) which was proudly presented (along with the

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Fahrradi Farfall FFX ?supercar? is eco-friendly – Ubergizmo


Ubergizmo
Fahrradi Farfall FFX ?supercar? is eco-friendly
Ubergizmo
This is definitely one of the more creative vehicles ever worked on as a DIY project, boasting an aerodynamic design, a low profile as well as futuristic gullwing doors. The thing is, you might save a ton on the fuel when ?driving? this thing around,

Green Your Home With Gorgeous Eco-Friendly Countertops From Elements by Durcon(TM) – MarketWatch (press release)

Green Your Home With Gorgeous Eco-Friendly Countertops From Elements by Durcon(TM)
MarketWatch (press release)
It was also voted "Hot New Product" and Best "Green Product" at the Great Big Texas Home Show and has been featured as a product of choice on both HGTV and the DIY networks. Elements by Durcon understands today's consumers are concerned about the

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Jessica Alba: Honestly green – Mother Nature Network


Mother Nature Network
Jessica Alba: Honestly green
Mother Nature Network
Although becoming a mother heightened her concern and awareness about this issue, Alba, who grew up in drought-plagued southern California, has "always been eco-minded," but her "focus was eco for the environment versus eco for the health of my family.

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GreenBrideGuide’s Tips To Plan Your Dream Eco-Chic Wedding – Huffington Post (blog)

GreenBrideGuide's Tips To Plan Your Dream Eco-Chic Wedding
Huffington Post (blog)
At GreenBrideGuide.com we offer tips to plan your dream eco-chic wedding. Here are key things to consider for a green and gorgeous wedding. Choosing a sustainable ring is a big part of going green for your wedding. Look for ethically sourced diamonds

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DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines – Waste Management World

DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines
Waste Management World
Recycling products is a great way go green as this helps in reduction of landfills and reduced energy consumption as compared to production of virgin materials. Garbage boat race has made Philippines go green on the world map.

Style Matters: Mobile trailer shopping, country living, DIY fashion – Austin American-Statesman


Austin American-Statesman
Style Matters: Mobile trailer shopping, country living, DIY fashion
Austin American-Statesman
The Country Living Fair is a festival that embodies everything we love about living in Austin: a casual lifestyle and appreciation for the charming, friendly rural towns surrounded by the Texas Hill Country. Country Living magazine is bringing their

Punk Rock’s Pet Sounds: An Interview with Bomb the Music Industry! – PopMatters

Punk Rock's Pet Sounds: An Interview with Bomb the Music Industry!
PopMatters
And while bands like Radiohead may be comfortable enough in their fame to release a record for free (2007's ?pay-what-you-will? release In Rainbows), many bands with a DIY attitude have found comfort in a lifestyle outside of the mainstream music

Gym Bag Beauty – KING5.com

Gym Bag Beauty
KING5.com
Beauty and lifestyle expert Stacy Cox joined Margaret with the latest goodies everyone will want to keep handy in her gym bag! For more awesome ideas, visit Stacy's website by clicking here. Everyone in the audience went home with a bag of beauty

Adria Vasil on going green in the bath and beauty department – CBC.ca

Adria Vasil on going green in the bath and beauty department
CBC.ca
In an economy where green products aren't regulated ? that is, anyone can use one organic ingredient and slap an "earth-friendly" sticker on their product ? it's up to consumers to educate themselves about what products to avoid and what products

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Cinco De Mayo Recipes: 10 Simple Nutrition Tricks For A Healthier Fiesta – Huffington Post

Cinco De Mayo Recipes: 10 Simple Nutrition Tricks For A Healthier Fiesta
Huffington Post
Not to be party poopers, but the truth is that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is about being consistent. And consistency means making smart choices — whether it's a weekend, a Wednesday, a vacation or, yup, even a holiday, explains HuffPost blogger

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I’m living a motherhood cliche – Stuff.co.nz


Stuff.co.nz
I'm living a motherhood cliche
Stuff.co.nz
And Carrie Brownstein, one-time guitarist with riot-grrrl band Sleater-Kinney and now co-creator of Portlandia, recently admitted that the self-indulgent and petty locavores and DIY crafters in her satirical TV show had "been seeming more akin to who I

Unhappy couples trapped by the economic gloom, as divorce numbers soar while … – This is Money

Unhappy couples trapped by the economic gloom, as divorce numbers soar while
This is Money
This can force major compromises in a couple's lifestyle after a divorce and it means that there is a renewed focus on other assets such as pensions. Fiona Sharp, a chartered financial planner with Almary Green in Cambridge and a specialist in divorce

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The Great Diaper Debate – Universe.byu.edu

The Great Diaper Debate
Universe.byu.edu
With DIY crafts, workouts and recipes flooding the Internet and our culture, thrifty has become the new trendy. Frugal lifestyle tips are growing in popularity ? making their way out of the kitchen and sewing room and into the nursery.

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I just don’t dig Super Garden – Herald.ie

I just don't dig Super Garden
Herald.ie
Greenbacks were often as important as green fingers. The genre bred a new species of exotic fauna: the garden designer, who minced pretentiously in wax jacket and designer wellies, urging those who could afford it to spend shedloads of money gussying

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Improve your energy use with tips from CSU Extension workshop – Journal-Advocate

Improve your energy use with tips from CSU Extension workshop
Journal-Advocate
Everyone interested in reducing their energy costs and/or taking advantage of renewable energy is encouraged to attend. The information will be taught in a 'do it yourself' (DIY) manner. A workshop will be held in Sterling from 9 am to 3:30 pm Saturday

Got a deck? Solar panels now a plug-in appliance – CNET

Got a deck? Solar panels now a plug-in appliance
CNET
A do-it-yourself kit for installing a handful of solar panels lets people dip their toes into grid-tied solar power. by Martin LaMonica May 12, 2012 12:00 AM PDT Follow @mlamonica Power deck: plug-in solar panel appliances being tested.

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DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines – Waste Management World

DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines
Waste Management World
Recycling helps in focusing on green living solutions and provides an opportunity to save the non-renewable sources of nature. Since green living and recycling go hand in hand, this is a great way of spreading knowledge about the benefits of salvaging,

Micro inverter makes install-it-yourself solar panels possible – CNET Australia

Micro inverter makes install-it-yourself solar panels possible
CNET Australia
By Martin LaMonica | May 15, 2012 It's a green-energy geek's dream do-it-yourself project: attach a few solar panels to your deck, and watch your electric bills go down. Now, one company is selling such a product. SpinRay's install-it-yourself solar

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whg helping Walsall families nail DIY basics – 24dash (press release)

whg helping Walsall families nail DIY basics
24dash (press release)
Children and their parents rolled up their sleeves to get to grips with DIY basics at a taster session hosted by whg's Skills Centre. Learners, including six children who attended with their parents, took part in a free, two hour session on 12th April.

Hardwood Report 2012 – Floor Focus


Floor Focus
Hardwood Report 2012
Floor Focus
Certainly the recession expedited the progression, encouraging homeowners to dust off their DIY skills and choose some of the easier to install click and floating engineered wood flooring options over the more cumbersome solid wood options,

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Helios Energy Systems Receives Award – Solar Glazing Magazine

Helios Energy Systems Receives Award
Solar Glazing Magazine
Helios Energy Systems of Flushing, NY, received the designation of Best Renewable Energy Installer in the ?Best of the Boro? Home and Garden Services Awards Program. Helios, a subsidiary of Crystal Window & Door Systems of Flushing, integrates and

New Company Creates Sustainable Bike Helmets – Ski Channel

New Company Creates Sustainable Bike Helmets
Ski Channel
After moving to Oregon to work in research, this New Jersey native started getting interested in DIY projects and working with young people doing adventure trips. Coyle has always liked to build and invent. His past projects have included making is own

May 2: Style Files – Outdoor Space Updates – WGNtv.com

May 2: Style Files – Outdoor Space Updates
WGNtv.com
These ventless fireplaces use bioethanol, a renewable liquid fuel that burns cleanly and efficiently – you get cozy warmth without smoke, sparks or mess. Best yet, during the chillier months, Ecosmart fireplaces can be used indoors.

Can B&Q turn eco-awareness into cold hard cash? – MindfulMoney

Can B&Q turn eco-awareness into cold hard cash?
MindfulMoney
Many companies talk the talk about becoming environmentally friendly, but DIY and home improvement giant Kingfisher is aiming to walk the walk and make it pay. Kingfisher, the parent company behind B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and Brico Dépôt,

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