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unsteadyocean — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:13:45 +0000

The Earth Clock

unsteadyocean — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:54:08 +0000

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.

Budweiser beer warning

unsteadyocean — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:04:40 +0000

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.

Blog Action Day

unsteadyocean — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:56:29 +0000

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

Plastic bottle butterflies

unsteadyocean — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:19:27 +0000

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.

Flowers from plastic bottles

unsteadyocean — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:50:40 +0000

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.

Anti parasitic dog rinse

unsteadyocean — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:05:36 +0000

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

Upside down tomato plant

unsteadyocean — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:59:33 +0000

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.

Making a rug out of rags

unsteadyocean — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:15:14 +0000

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

Breathing Earth

unsteadyocean — Wed, 16 May 2007 12:34:37 +0000

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.