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Build Your Own Electric Car: 5 Questions to Ask First POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Many people have converted their own vehicle to electric. It requires the least amount of money but the most amount of your time. A typical conversion can take 150-300 hours. There are a number of advantages to doing your own conversion. First, you have control of the project (the converted vehicle... + READ MORE	{ }
Salsa Makes You Beautiful POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY \| COMMENTS We are what we eat, right? Right. Eating foods that promote health is important, and typically, the same foods that promote health also promote beauty. We've been made to believe that we need to buy all sorts of products to remedy beauty problems. Poor elasticity in skin warrants the purchase of... + READ MORE	{ }
Save Energy With Motion Sensors POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS You can save energy with motion sensors by rigging them to your lights in low-trafficked areas of your home. They won’t save as much money or energy as replacing standard light bulbs with energy-efficient ones will. Most people who give a hoot have already made the switch or are making the switch to... + READ MORE	{ }
Prep Food for the Week with a Slow Cooker Thai Lentil Stew POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS I made this last Sunday and we ate it for three days and enjoyed it each and every day. It's easy, filling, flavorful, and great for this frigid weather. Lentils, a small but nutritionally mighty member of the legume family, are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber. + READ MORE	{ }
When Economic Times are Tough, Inexpensive Green Treats Keep Sanity in Check POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Hard economic times like these are often marked with a rigid, austere mentality and a life full of work and no play. But the thing is, that's not what life's about and though we may get caught in the fear of losing our jobs and not being able to survive, what's the point if we're unhappy. I try and... + READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Transition Town POSTED 30 Jan 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Sami Grover of TreeHugger.com calls transition towns a "community-based response to peak oil and climate change." + READ MORE	{ }
Get Cash For Your Clunker, Get the Most Eco-Friendly Watch, Find Sustainable Sushi, and Upgrade Your Textbooks POSTED 13 HOURS AGO IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Today on TreeHugger: Get cash for your clunker, get the most eco-friendly watch, find sustainable sushi, and upgrade your textbooks. + READ MORE	{ }
Meet Nancy Mims of Mod Green Pod POSTED 13 HOURS AGO IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS After a decade of success as textile-print designer, Nancy Mims co-founded, upholstery and wallpaper company Mod Green Pod, where she currently serves as creative director. With her keen sense of color and delightful preppy-gone-mod patterns, she quickly endeared herself to the growing green design... + READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Product Service System (PSS) POSTED 13 HOURS AGO IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS "In order to achieve sustainable society, it is necessary to transform industrial structure to the one that does not reduce the Earth's resources," they say at Enviroscope. "Under this circumstance, a business model of 'not selling goods, but selling services' has been expected as a measure of... + READ MORE	{ }
Make Tomato Pincushions from Scrap Materials POSTED 13 HOURS AGO IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS While we wait out winter, we have a great, easy craft that makes staying indoors a little more fun. Using scraps found around the house, whip up a few vintage-style tomato pincushions. They're an easy craft that lets your imagination loose, and they are perfect for gift-giving. + READ MORE	{ }

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