How to Make A Laptop Sleeve From a Sweater
Here’s a great little post about how to make an eco-friendly laptop sleeve from an old sweater and old T-shirts. http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2008/02/not-minimalist-laptop-case.html
Here’s a great little post about how to make an eco-friendly laptop sleeve from an old sweater and old T-shirts. http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2008/02/not-minimalist-laptop-case.html
In various media, Earth is depicted as experiencing various calamities, both man-made and natural: from nuclear holocausts, landscape changing storms, and even the ultimate destruction to make way for an intergalactic highway in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Highway. While we might not be seeing any extra-terrestrial beings any time soon, storms and other natural … [Read more…]
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Paul McCartney and Annie Rigg Debut Meatless Monday Cookbook For vegans and vegetarians, every day is meatless. But many people who are new to veganism/vegetarianism or who simply want to reduce their meat intake rely on the Meatless Mondays campaign for help. Former CIA director wants to attack smart grid security threats The United States … [Read more…]
Germany Undertakes The Biggest Change In Energy Since The War Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to build wind farms covering coastal an area six times larger than the city of New York and install power lines that would stretch from London to Baghdad. The initiative will cost 200.000 million euros ($ 268.000 million), a third of … [Read more…]