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Productive Pacifism: Upcycling Guns into Jewelry

Productive Pacifism: Upcycling Guns into Jewelry

In many cities around America, and around the world, violence and crime are realities that even the smallest citizens must live with. For those that believe there are more peaceful ways to settle differences and earn a living, the weapons themselves have become the targets, as people come up with creative ways to remove guns, and the careless philosophies they support from the streets altogether.

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Drink Recipes for a Green Saint Patrick’s Day

Drink Recipes for a Green Saint Patrick’s Day

Imagine if we picked sustainably-produced beer and whiskey over the conventional stuff? We’ve got some drink suggestions and a list of organic stouts to help you do just that!

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The Surge: Solar-Charging iPhone Case Hits Streets

The Surge: Solar-Charging iPhone Case Hits Streets

San Leandro, California-based Novothink has finally shipped the Surge, a solar-charging case for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Eco-Chic Vegan Shoes From Recycled TVs

Eco-Chic Vegan Shoes From Recycled TVs

Vegan footwear designer Olsenhaus is making a switch of its own—by cladding its entire Fall/Winter 2010 collection of pumps, wedges, stiletto booties, and knee-highs in an innovative polyester microfiber made from trashed television screens.

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Eco-Friendly Counter Tops Made from Cement and Reycled Glass

Eco-Friendly Counter Tops Made from Cement and Reycled Glass

IceStone's Cradle to Cradle certified surfaces are not only free of petrochemicals and VOC's, they're beautiful, too!

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The Cleaning Power of Vodka

The Cleaning Power of Vodka

Getting that green cleaning regiment together means gathering lots of household ingredients from lemons to baking soda to vinegar to... vodka?

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Discover Your Inner Artist With Eco-Friendly Wall Murals

Discover Your Inner Artist With Eco-Friendly Wall Murals

Looking for an easy, eco-friendly way to spruce up the indoor decor without going all out on a wall paper or paint project?

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Bokashi: Fighting Smelly Compost and Dirty Water with Microbes

Bokashi: Fighting Smelly Compost and Dirty Water with Microbes

The more I read about bokashi the more amazing it sounds! Sometimes used in kitchen composters, this mixture of bran, molasses, and microorganisms is stellar at breaking down food scraps. The key ingredients are bokashi effective microorganisms.

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Drinking Local: DIY Wine From Dandelions

Drinking Local: DIY Wine From Dandelions

If you're getting your veggies from a CSA or farmers market and working hard to reduce your food miles, it feels counterintuitive to purchase wine from hundreds or thousands of miles away.

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The Real Sweet Surprise: High Fructose Corn Syrup and Mercury

The Real Sweet Surprise: High Fructose Corn Syrup and Mercury

The corn lobby would have us believe that high fructose corn syrup is a safe, natural food additive. In fact it's highly processed, and a recent study discovered that it often contains mercury.

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