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7 clever uses for old colanders
7 clever uses for old colanders
Colanders - also called strainers - offer especially excellent potential for creative repurposing.More >>
Colanders - also called strainers - offer especially excellent potential for creative repurposing.More >>
Summer, sensibly: Four 2013 convertibles with good gas mileage
Summer, sensibly: Four 2013 convertibles with good gas mileage
It's now possible to have fun in the sun and get good gas mileage, with convertibles getting ever more frugal.
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It's now possible to have fun in the sun and get good gas mileage, with convertibles getting ever more frugal.More >>
May marks 100,000 plug-in electric cars sold in U.S.
May marks 100,000 plug-in electric cars sold in U.S.
Sometime in May, the 100,000th modern plug-in electric car was delivered to a buyer somewhere in the U.S.
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Sometime in May, the 100,000th modern plug-in electric car was delivered to a buyer somewhere in the U.S.More >>
Obama administration to add 10,000 hybrids to government fleet
Obama administration to add 10,000 hybrids to government fleet
President Barack Obama may not achieve his goal of 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. roads by the end of 2015. But his administration continues to try to green the U.S. vehicle fleet.
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President Barack Obama may not achieve his goal of 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. roads by the end of 2015. But his administration continues to try to green the U.S. vehicle fleet.More >>
Americans are driving less, have been since 2005
Americans are driving less, have been since 2005
There's a far more effective way of reducing pollution and dependency on oil than buying more efficient cars or going electric: Driving less.More >>
There's a far more effective way of reducing pollution and dependency on oil than buying more efficient cars or going electric: Driving less.More >>
Tips for better green cleaning
Tips for better green cleaning
Green cleaning is so popular. Every blogger is posting their "totally ah-may-zinggg" homemade cleaner recipe that involves three magical ingredients.More >>
Green cleaning is so popular. Every blogger is posting their "totally ah-may-zinggg" homemade cleaner recipe that involves three magical ingredients.More >>
12 uses for takeout containers
12 uses for takeout containers
From gardening to household storage, plastic, paper, and Styrofoam takeout containers offer a myriad of household uses.More >>
From gardening to household storage, plastic, paper, and Styrofoam takeout containers offer a myriad of household uses.More >>
Household uses for rubbing alcohol
Household uses for rubbing alcohol
Although it's not perfect for every cleaning job, rubbing alcohol is a fairly cheap and relatively environmentally-friendly solution to some tough cleaning challenges.More >>
Although it's not perfect for every cleaning job, rubbing alcohol is a fairly cheap and relatively environmentally-friendly solution to some tough cleaning challenges.More >>
Ten ways to upcycle an old T-shirt
Ten ways to upcycle an old T-shirt
T-shirts come and go. It's also pretty easy to acquire them without meaning to.More >>
T-shirts come and go. It's also pretty easy to acquire them without meaning to.More >>
10 clever uses for burned-out light bulbs
10 clever uses for burned-out light bulbs
I'm slowly making the switch over to energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps (which last, I think, roughly 800 years), replacing each old incandescent bulb as it expires.More >>
I'm slowly making the switch over to energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps (which last, I think, roughly 800 years), replacing each old incandescent bulb as it expires.More >>

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