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Eco DIY – How to Build a Kayak with Recycled Water Bottles!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by max
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Here’s another cool DIY involving recycled water bottles and some creativity, learn how to build a kayak!  I think this is certainly great to know in case you shipwreck and end up in an island. Cool!

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Yogen Eco Chargers [Video]

Posted on January 13, 2010 by max

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Well, CES 2010 was pretty darn big and 3 days of walking didn’t help me but it looks like Shinymedia bloggers got a good demo of Yogen Eco Chargers, good!  I missed their booth because CES was just so freakin’ huge but next year I will be more prepared.

You can get it here for $39.95 at the YoGenStore.com.

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Recycle DIY – How To Make a Room Divider Using Old Vinyl Records!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by max

My mom has a rather large collection of Classic vinyl records, she practically owns the whole Classic genre.  In the 80s, my mom used to run a Record store, think of it as a mini-version of Tower Records.  (I am just glad she profited off that and got out before CDs became popular.)

Anyways, if you are like my mom who loves these vinyl records and still swear by them, you probably want to stop reading here.  For anyone else who wants to re-use your vinyl records into something more useful, how about turning it into classy room dividers for your roommate’s open room a

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CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) Recycler!

Posted on December 27, 2009 by max

The scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have found a way to recycle CO2 (carbon dioxide) into energy using the sun.  Of course, it’s true that plants and trees have been doing this for thousands of years, turning carbon dioxide into our breathable oxygen.  I think could be definitely worthwhile to keep a watch on.  Who knows, we might have cars in the future that literally run off human breath.  By then, we should also have cars that run purely on solar power so, more the merrier!

The machine is designed w

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Solar DIY – How to Make a Cheap DIY Solar Water Heater!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by guest

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Energy is expensive here in Brazil so I decided to save some money by making a Solar Water Heater. In Brazil water is usually heated instantly with 5000 watts of electricity in the shower head. This is the same amount of electricity as running your microwave for 1 hour to water for you 15 minute shower, or turning on 50 one hundred watt light bulbs at the same time. Needless to say, it really adds up on your electric bill (and is also a little scary).

I wanted to do it cheaply. In Brazil copper is very expensive so I made it with

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Solar DIY – How to Setup Your DIY Solar Panels!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by max

With so many things happening to our world right now including global warming (it’s REAL now…) and our current consumption of earth’s limited resources, it makes complete sense to build yourself DIY solar panels so you can power your consumer electronics or even add to the energy mass.

If you have enough room for solar panels (or even on your roof top), and you have some skills with electricity/making, I highly suggest you to try experimenting with solar power on your own. (but d

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Bed Made from Recycled Airplane Parts! [RECYCLE DESIGN]

Posted on December 15, 2009 by max

I have to applaud designers like this who re-use and recycle old airplane parts to make a fantastic Airplane Bed!

Since recycled furniture is popular these days, how about one recycled from an old aircraft? This bed is built from DC-9 and C-130 airplanes. Measuring 11′ long x 7′-6″ wide x 4′-6″ high, accented with plexiglass and a LED lighting, this is truly a modern addition to the bedroom.

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Lounge Chair Made From Plastic Bottles! [RECYCLE DESIGN]

Posted on December 14, 2009 by max

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well in this case, it’s also true that a lounge chair is worth a thousand recycled plastic bottles.

I think this lounge chair might actually be rather comfortable to sit on, what do you think?

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Christmas Eco DIY – How to Make a Christmas Tree with Hardback Books!

Posted on December 13, 2009 by max

Here’s an awesome Christmas “eco” DIY that you can try if you don’t want to chop up a real Christmas tree this year and save some trees, learn how to make a Christmas tree w/ hardback books!

For one, I know my relatives bought a small, fake plastic Christmas tree this year but this could be even a better eco-alternative to that.

Kudos for such a great idea!

I know, I know, you want a real Christmas tree.  But I had a thought the other day, what if EVERYONE started not using real trees for Christmas?  We’d save millions of trees ev

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Solar DIY – How to Make a USB Solar Charger Coffee Cup!

Posted on December 9, 2009 by max

For those of you who want to learn about solar electronics and also make a solar charger yourself, here’s a great USB solar charger you can make that also can be applied to a coffee cup or anything for that matter.

Mr. Buzz is a solar powered USB charger in a cup! The lightweight and flexible PowerFilm solar panel charges up the 2400mA battery pack so you can recharge your USB device even without the sun.

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