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Recycled Record Ideas

Give old vinyl (and their sleeves) another spin

Not to sound like a broken record, but cool new items can always be made from old junk, even from a recycled record. Crafty people have long been making bowls by melting platters, and directions can be found here. If... more

Are Log Homes Earth Friendly?

If You Use Local Lumber, You Can Save Energy

Wood made items often get a bad rap in the realm of living green. However, not all log homes are a poor eco choice. It really depends. Looking beyond material, log homes offer some other eco advantages as well. Pros... more

Green College Funds: The New TGIF

Colleges Getting Funds for Sustainable Projects

After over a year of tough campaign work, students at UCLA passed The Green Initiative Fund. This referendum means that over $2 million dollars will be allocated towards student-led sustainbility projects. The TGIF referendum has already been passed at... more

BPA in Dental Plastic: Are the Fillings in your Teeth Dangerous?

Is BPA in Your Night Guard, too?

Just when many of us are getting those old mercury fillings in our teeth replaced with the new plastic fillers we've been told are safer, we find that newer may not be better. BPA (bisphenol A) lurks not only in... more

The Gift of Local Fruit: One Jammin Hobby

Homemade Jam-Makers Embrace Fruit Puree

When Kristina Shevory needed a present for her dad, a known re-gifter, she opted for a exhaustive homemade gift that’s a far cry from plaster of Paris handprints or marker-decorated cards. She cooked up a batch of strawberry jam. “The... more

Come See the Electric Vehicle Drag Races this Weekend

The Whirr of the Motor, the Smell of the Ozone at EV Drags in DC

This weekend, May 31-June 1, a couple dozen electric drag vehicles will take the track in Washington, DC, at the Power of DC event. (Get it? DC, like the town and the direct current that powers the cars. So clever.)... more

The Small House Society

Live Smaller - Live Greener

Here's a society more folks should join up with; or at least learn more about - The Small House Society. Their mission: "Our desire is to support the research, development, and use of smaller living spaces that foster sustainable living for... more

Green Cleaning Tips:21st Century Tupperware Parties

100 Communities Host New kinds of Green Parties

Need an excuse to get together after your local food potluck? Host a Green Cleaning Party. As the Chicago Tribune reported on May 21, green living is now fully mainstreamed, and there’s no better evidence of that than the eco-friendly... more

Web Browser Gives Back to Green Causes

Flock Eco: A Greener Web Browser

More than 50% of web surfers today use a version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Another 40% use Mozilla Firefox. But did you know that there are other alternatives -- and that one of them is greener than all the rest? Flock... more

New Devices Measure Your Carbon Footprint

Get Accurate Readings on Your Carbon Emissions

It’s fashionable these days to measure your carbon footprint using any number of online calculators. But most of these rely on your guesstimates about how often you travel and the cost of your energy bills. Once you know your carbon... more