February 1st, 2008 by unsteadyocean in Misc
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November 27th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in In the news
The earth clock is a real time global vital stats counter that has some interesting (and pretty scary) stats such as amount of oil remaining, co2 emissions and a range of other information. Well worth a visit for putting things into perspective.
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October 15th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Misc
The greenpeace blog has a warning about budweiser beer.
Tests show rice used in Anheuser-Busch’s east coast US breweries is contaminated with genetically engineered rice varieties outlawed in most of the world.
The post mentions that the contamination is not intentional and the strain was supposed to have been contained within test sites.
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October 15th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in In the news
Green resolutions for the upcoming year, beginning on October 15, 2007: Blog Action Day
1) Unplug unused appliances
2) Install a solar hot water heater
3) Compost kitchen scraps
4) Grow more vegetables and fruit
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June 30th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Recycled Art
Since in the last post I talked about creating flowers out of the bottoms of plastic bottles, this time I thought I’d talk about another craft idea which uses up the middle of the bottle.
This site shows us how to create these sparkly butterflies.
They are easy to make and the results can be very beautiful. It’s a fun activity for the kids too.
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June 27th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Recycled Art

I love the idea of creating art from things which would otherwise be thrown away. I came across this post today at Fabulously Green which shows what beautiful things can be made (and easily too) out of ordinary things. These flower petals are made from the bottoms of plastic drink bottles.
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June 24th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Greener chemicals
This recipe can help mange and other parasitic problems in dogs’ skins.
A very effective lemon-garlic rinse can be made up. Chop up around 30 to 40 cloves of garlic (skin and all) and place into a large pot with 6 or more lemon skins and one whole lemon, chopped. Fill pot with about four litres of water and bring to the boil, simmer just until peel is mushy. Remove from heat, cover and allow to cool. Apply cooled solution liberally to all affected areas and leave to dry. Use daily for up to ten days.
Source: Green Pet
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June 9th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Gardening
There is a web page here with step by step instructions (with photos) about how to grow tomatoes upside down. I’ve mentioned special planters before which help you do this but it is quiet simple to make the planters yourself out of buckets. Simply drill a hole in the bucket’s bottom and lid, wait till the plant is about 12 inches and then turn upside down and hang from something that’s strong enough. Growing tomatoes upside down is fantastic for those who have little yard space and it also saves you from having to tie the plants to anything to keep them upright.
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May 30th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Reuse, recycle
This video shows us how to create a circular rug made of rags. It’s actually pretty straight forward if a little time consuming.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xdd2Dsr9WxI
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May 16th, 2007 by unsteadyocean in Misc
BreathingEarth.net has an animated map showing the births, deaths and CO2 emissions of every country. It is interesting viewing and helps to put it all into perspective.
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