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Cooling Hack – How to Make the California Cooler!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by max
Resurrecting the California Cooler

California cooler is a way of using one of your kitchen cabinets to expose air to the outside.  In this example, a california cooler is “re-made” by adding insulation to the cabinet doors and allowing air to flow straight in from the outside.

I live in California and most of the year (except summer), I can say the temperatures never reach higher than 70 degrees fahrenheit.  Of course if you live inland California, this isn’t going to happen but for most of you ocean-breezers out there (San Francisco, Santa Monica, Monterey), you can make your food last lon

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Eco Hack – How to Recycle Pallet Boxes!

Posted on April 8, 2010 by max

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If you’ve worked in a warehouse before (like me), you know how valuable pallets can be. (or maybe the opposite)  Pallets are not only great ways to move goods in our world, they contain a lot of wood, meaning they can be recycled into many things like a shoe holder???

Anyways, WebEcoist has a collection of Top 20 uses on how to recycle/re-make pallet boxes,

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Pallet Hack – How to Recycle Pallet into a Hanging Chair!

Posted on April 3, 2010 by max
Paracord Laced Pallet, Hanging Chair

When I see DIYs like this one where the creator re-uses/recycles materials such as pallets, it brings a lot of joy into my life, simply because it’s so damn creative plus cuts down on our carbon footprint.

I have seen plenty of pallets in my life but here’s how you can recycle/re-make them into a really cool-lookin hanging chair, brilliant idea!

via instructables

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Gutter Hack – How to Make a Gutterless Rain Barrel!

Posted on April 2, 2010 by max
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Here’s a great idea to collect free rain water if you don’t have a gutter on the edge of your roof.   The key component to this gutterless rain barrel is obviously the fact that you can basically collect “unlimited” amounts of rain water, just replace barrels when they are full.  Brilliant idea!

I wanted to share instructions on how to build a “drain barrel” for those of you who may not have gutters on your house (bear in mind that this is a construction project that requires a bit of creativity). This project is most useful for those of

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Flood Hack – How to Make a DIY Flood Triggered Automated Camera System!

Posted on April 1, 2010 by max
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Natural disasters have caused a ton of damage to home owners, businesses, and even the government.  For floods, the Department of Natural Resources of Australia and Penguin Labs have devised a DIY flood-triggered automated camera system that would takeimages of a cave flood (when it floods) in order to study the water flow and how it affects the environment.  Mainly, a “water switch” is used to detect water in the device with solar power to keep the device charged with power.

A water flow gaugin

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Wine Barrel Hack – How to Make a Wine Barrel Sink!

Posted on March 29, 2010 by max
Turn a wine barrel into an outdoor sink

For those of you who love wine like me, you will want to see this awesome wine barrel hack involving turning it into a sink!

Not only is it fashionable and stylish for your home, this could be the ultimate utility room mod you can do. Besides all the good things you bring to the house, you will also be re-making, re-using, and recycling a wine barrel instead of throwing it away. #SaveEarth

Turn an ordinary wine barrel into both a functional and decorative sink for outdoor use. You can use a variety of sinks and faucets to achieve the look or budget you desire.

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DIY Pixel Qi Sunlight-proof LCDs coming soon!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by max

The news of the week is that Pixel Qi, manufacturer of sunlight-proof LCDs, is going to be releasing DIY LCD replacement kits that will allow your laptop to use much less power (allowing your laptop to run 20-30% longer) plus the LCDs themselves work well in bright sunlight.

The last time I used my netbook in bright sunlight was at the zoo couple months back and I have to say, you would seriously need something like a DIY Pixel Qi LCD kit replacement if you like the outdoors.

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MN Appliance Rebate gives Minnesota Residents upto $200 Rebate per Appliance!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by max

Minnesota has just started their rebate program for Energy Star complaint appliances to promote energy saving statewide.

This is similar to the PG&G program here in California where I live, PG&E replaced my refrigerator for free with a more energy-efficient one TWICE. Of course, the energy savings over long term could easily pay for the fridge itself plus we are reducing our carbon footprint. It’s good to see that slowly state government is giving out money to promote green energy.

For those of you who have been waiting to get a new appliance, there ne

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Eco-DIY – How to Make a Computer Key Stool/Chair with Recycled Cardboard!

Posted on February 27, 2010 by max
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For those of you who want to create cheap, recycled stools/chairs for your entertainment room, here’s a good one, use recycled cardboards and spray paint them to make computer key stool/chair.  Simply brilliant!

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ReNu Solar Powered iPhone/iPod Speakers/Recharging Dock!

Posted on February 27, 2010 by max

For those of you eco-enthusiasts out there (like me), you might be happy to learn that ReNu solar-powered iPhone/iPod speakers will be available so you can enjoy your favorite music without adding to the world’s carbon footprint but by using solar power!  You can pre-order yours on Amazon here for $149.

The best part about these new ReNu speakers is that they can even “recharge” your iPod or iP

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