General Information about eco-friendly technology

A list of government certified electronics and other items that have passed a standardized test for efficiency.

unconsumption:

Here’s another simple gardening-related repurposing idea:

DIY “watering can” — made from a plastic jug

This photo showing small openings made by pushing a hot needle into the top of a plastic container is making the rounds on Pinterest.

For how-to / DIY details, see A journey to a dream blog.

mothernaturenetwork:

For when Fido gets too fat: A pet stairlift
Fresh from counterintuitive department: Responding to growing obesity rates among British pets, a U.K. insurance firm develops the world’s first mechanical stairlift specifically designed for pudgy pooches.

On Monday, Syrian authorities dismissed the weekend’s “Friends of Syria” conference as “another failure,” while activists reported continued fighting in several parts of the country.

As a young adult with porcelain skin — I prefer that term to “pale” — I get it. Bronzed skin is perpetually “in” and nobody likes going to the beach only to have to sit under an umbrella and shield their eyes from the glare of their own upper thighs. But a new study from […]