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Cork Flooring is Green MagicCork Flooring is Green Magic

Over the past two years bamboo flooring has been gaining in popularity. Not only is it sustainable, but it is also relatively cheap (roughly the same price as other woods). However, there is another flooring solution which is just as sustainable but longer lasting and contains many natural benefits other woods don’t offer. What is this secret flooring? Cork.

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Written on Mar 30, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

A Letter to All Anti-Hotdog ParentsA Letter to All Anti-Hotdog Parents

Dear anti-hotdog parents,

Why do you hate me? I’m made from the same animal as bacon, ham, and spare-ribs, so why discriminate? Sure, I may be made up of the left-overs, but isn’t that a good thing? If I wasn’t made with these parts they would be thrown away and additional pigs would be killed to take their place.

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Written on Mar 25, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

WP Plugin: GalleryShot SWWP Plugin: GalleryShot SW

GalleryShot SW is a WordPress plugin (sorry, no blogger version is available) which displays your sites recent images from posts. Each image is then linked to the post associated with it. When someone moves their cursor across an image, the title of the post is displayed and the image slightly [...]

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Written on Mar 22, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

How to Green Your Apartment

There are hundreds, even thousands of articles on the web about how to green your home. The problem is, most of these articles are geared towards home-owners. For those of you who live in an apartment or are unable to make major improvements these articles are close to useless. Luckily, there are still many ways for renters to green their home and save money doing so.

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Written on Mar 17, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Programming Your Thermostat for Maximum Comfort and Greenness

As I mentioned in the Cheap Ways to a Green Home article, using a programmable thermostat is an easy way to save money. But how do you use it properly for most efficiency?

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Written on Mar 12, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble