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The ordinary items that you have lying around your home can be turned into useful tools if you put on your thinking cap. Reusing or using these items for the first time can save you money, because you don’t necessarily have to buy the exact product for the job. Instead you can create new uses for regular household clutter. Below are some examples to help get your brain working.

Compact Disks
Old compact disks that you no longer need can be turned into a variety of cool things. For example, you can turn them into holiday ornaments, driveway ...

           

Autumn is a busy time of year with a lot of things to prepare for the coming winter including your garden. It is important to get a head start on spring planting and fertilizing before the ground is frozen. This means cleaning up, fertilizing, and taking care of perennials.

 

            The first thing to do to prepare your garden is clear it of all plants, debris, and leaves. Old ...

Last weekend, the World Solar Challenge kicked off in Darwin, Australia. The race consisted of 38 entries of solar-powered vehicles. All in all, the participants would race 1,900 miles between Darwin, Australia and Adelaide, Australia. The race began on October 24th of this year.

While the race has been held every two years since 1987, this was the first year non-solar powered vehicles participated in their own race. The Eco Challenge featured commercially available vehicles ...

Oil spills can be absolutely devastating on the environment, especially the aquatic life that comes in direct contact with the oil. While numerous spills occur on practically a daily basis, some are exceedingly worse than others. One such spill that has become a major issue is occurring off Australian waters at this very moment.

On August 21st, an oil rig approximately 150 miles off the coast of Australia developed a leak. The major issue in this instance is that the leak has yet to be fixed ...

An increasing amount of evidence is mounting which further demonstrates the disappearing sea ice in the Arctic. It is well known already that the Arctic is warming at a greater pace than the rest of the world, particularly three times faster. This year was the third lowest recorded ice cover in the Arctic.

The Artic is facing a number of melting issues, including the melting ice exposing more and more sea. The greater the amount of sea exposed the more the sea temperatures increase ...

Corn, soybean, rapeseed (canola), flax, alfalfa, sugar beet, squash and papaya are commonly genetically engineered (GE) foods, and you probably eat them without even knowing this. Currently, our government doesn’t label commercially available GE foods such as the ones listed above. The Campaign, a grassroots movement that supports labeling GE foods, estimates that 70 percent of U.S. and Canadian food contains GE ingredients. If you knew that a food was genetically modified, would you still buy it?

GE foods are specially designed to have desirable traits like a resistance ...

          

  Winter seems to be approaching very quickly and that means it’s the perfect time of year to start thinking about cold proofing your home. There are plenty of things you can do to make your home more heat efficient for the winter and keep those icy drafts from sneaking in. here are some easy ways to winter proof your home before the snow flies.

 

·        Make sure any cracks ...

The alternative energy sector was one of many sectors hit hard by the recent recession. Recently, the United States’ Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, suggested that the U.S. was lagging behind other countries’ investments into alternative energy, namely China. One of the sectors the government has been investing in steadily is wind energy, however.

Many analysts have stated that the wind energy sector has faired better than predicted and better than other alternative sectors. This is ...

Incorporating solar panels onto your home can save you a significant amount of money and energy. However, thieves have recently been targeted companies and even homes that have installed solar panels. Solar panels are not cheap, so you need to protect your investment.

First, it’s worthwhile to contact your homeowner’s insurance and figure out if solar panels are covered under your policy. Even though this doesn’t prevent theft, at least you know that the panels are insured.

In comparison to the solar panels, many of the security tips below are inexpensive ...