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Doorknobs Get An Upgrade

This hardware begs to be touched beyond just opening your door.READ»

Want a Sustainable Dreamhome Design, for Free? Vote Now

FreeGreen, which distributes free blueprints for sustainable houses, is letting the public help choose the next design it will offer. That's not just a marketing gimmick--it gets to the core of their business model.READ»

Almost Genius: A Wall-Socket With Built-In Extension Cord

This thing is amazing! Except...READ»

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SVPPLY: High-Style Shopping, Curated by the Crowd

The new site works like Ffffound, the well-loved visual resource--except for productsREAD»

Living in the Desert--and Barely Needing an AC

Clever design allows a simple vacation home in the desert to stay cool in the blazing heat.READ»

Swimming Pools Are So Passe. Try a Naturally Filtered "Swimming Pond"

The aqua-blue swimming pool is an icon of suburbia, right alongside traffic-snarled roads and bright-green front lawns. But in an era when even the White House is planting a food garden, the swimming pool is due for some ...READ»

Shaun White's Dream House: Every Surface Built for Skateboarding

If you're a fan of MTV's Cribs, you've probably seen one of the several episodes featuring skateboarders like Tony Hawk or Steve-O, of Jackass fame. Hawk had a half-pipe built in the backyard; Steve-O settled for a bootleg ...READ»

Downsizing the American Dream Home

After years of hypergrowth in housing size, the average U.S. home is now getting smaller. Will Americans learn to love the post-McMansion residence? READ»

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Alternative Transportation

Raise your hand if public transportation is not available along your commute. Maybe you live really far from your office or maybe you live AND work in the suburbs... not so shocking. Or maybe public transportation is ...READ»

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Drive Conservatively, Get More MPG: what Obama knows.

Research suggests that observing the speed limit not only keeps roads safe: it's helping you save on gas! The US Government's website www.fueleconomy.gov states that fuel efficiency decreases rapidly after 60 mph. For every 5 mph ...READ»

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Renovate + Recycle! How to Recycle Waste When Renovating

If you are renovating your home and are replacing things like cabinets, fixtures, windows, appliances, or pretty much anything that still works... please look into recycling these valuable items. All your donations are ...READ»

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Tip Tank - a water conservation game for kids (and adults)

I am going to openly admit, I had a great time playing this fish tank match-the-blocks-to-fill-the-tank game. The tips for water conservation that go along with each block image are really interesting and helpful. For example, ...READ»

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Is it hard to knock down a wall?

If you are thinking of knocking down a wall to join two spaces or make a room seem more open, good news: it's not hard. The major thing you need to know before taking a rotating saw or huge rubber mallet to it is if it is ...READ»

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Green Wave: Where We Live Effects How We Live

Having been a Bostonian for the past six years, and a native Massachusetts resident for life, I cannot help but notice the increase of people wearing green in the past few weeks. One group of teenagers went careening through an ...READ»

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Road Trip to Discover Sustainability in USA

These guys are super cool. No doubt. I've watched several of their blogumentary videos so far, and not only are they funny, they are very informative about different environment-related issues and happenings on their one year ...READ»

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Message in the Waves

There was no greater time I felt as connected to the ocean than while I lived in Hawai'i. Every year, Jack Johnson, a native of O'ahu, puts on a concert to benefit the Kokua Foundation, which he founded to help support educate ...READ»

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Monetary Incentives to Go Green

One of my friends has been involved in my business from day one of ThinkDwell. He has been thinking more green and making choices to live more sustainably ever since. He just let me know that he is thinking about buying a Toyota ...READ»

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Sandals from Garbage

Check it out! These Splaff Flopps are on sale for $26, and they are made entirely from recycled material. Check out the rest of their stuff on splaff.com The Green Loop is cool for products that are green, but they are ...READ»

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Keep your kids safe: It's green lights for the CFL! Be sure you know the facts.

If you didn't already hear, you may want to know about the recent controversy over energy-efficient flourescent light bulbs, ESPECIALLY if you have small children living in your home. It turns out that these bulbs, that ...READ»

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Cleaning Products Safe to Breathe Around

In reference to green cleaning products; I came across these today. Good things to ask about when inquiring information about products are: are there recycled materials used in the making of the product? is the product ...READ»