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Trashed Pop & Juice Containers Convert to Fashionable Jewelry
Written by Delia Montgomery   
11/13/2008

This creative artist is hot, IT, green, and canny! Jewelry designer Victoria Spleet-Lenz doesn’t mass produce. In fact, she individually hand-crafts every item with recycled aluminum pop and juice cans. Each piece is exclusive, elegant and unique.

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Save Money in a Tight Economy: 5 Easy Steps to Cut Your Phone Bill in Half
Written by Derek Markham   
11/13/2008

In this tight economy, families are looking for ways to cut their spending and to save money. One easy way to save on monthly costs and stretch your budget is by cutting your phone bill down to size.

Save money on your phone bills

The Telecommunications Research & Action Center (TRAC) has just published their guide to...
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Zaproot: Apple Macbook Goes Green?
Written by Ariel Schwartz   
11/13/2008

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This week at Zaproot: Apple greens it up with the new innovative MacBook. Glamour plus camping equals Glamping. Check out the weird in Totally Useless Crap.

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Corn Bag Critters: A Natural Alternative to Electric Heating Pads
Written by Jennifer Lance   
11/13/2008

cornbag critters natural heat padWhen your child has aches and pains, heat or cold applications offer wonderful, natural therapy.

In my experience as a parent, my children often resist ice or heat unless it it is disguised as a loving toy.  Read more...

 
EPA Rules Coal Plants Must Limit CO2
Written by Jerry James Stone   
11/13/2008

Huh, maybe a clean energy future does lie ahead. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) ruled today that the EPA had no valid reason for refusing to limit from new coal-fired power plants the carbon dioxide...
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Denver Landfill Electrifies Waste, Powers 3,000 Homes
Written by Glenn Meyers   
11/13/2008

Powered by landfill methane, DADS V-16 engines generate electricityNotorious for producing the greenhouse gas, methane, and then having to flare it off to avoid the potential danger of explosions, landfills are now converting this gas to electricity that...
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Reports Show Less Water Used In Organic Farming
Written by Nayelli Gonzalez   
11/13/2008

Note: This article is part of EcoWorldly’s series on food and agriculture around the world. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, this week EcoWorldly writers are exploring environmental issues...
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Butanol Could be a Much Better Gas Replacement Than Ethanol
Written by Nick Chambers   
11/13/2008

The technology to make biobutanol, a non-food based biofuel, cost-competitive with gasoline isn’t here yet, but companies in the know say that it could be by 2010.

Regardless of how the debate between corn ethanol and...
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Air New Zealand Schedules First Commercial Biofuel Flight
Written by Nick Chambers   
11/13/2008

On December 3rd, Air New Zealand will be the first commercial airline to power one of its jets with a second generation non-food biofuel made from the Jatropha plant. Jatropha is viewed as...
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Can Obama Live Up to His Green Promises In An Increasingly Worse Economy?
Written by Reenita Malhotra   
11/13/2008

How much will it take to get the economy back on its feet?

President-elect Obama’s team has begun working on a plan to spend up to $500 billion in new funds if the economy continues to worsen. President-elect Obama promised to create...
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