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Earth Day

Instructables has plenty of great Green projects to share, just in time for Earth Day! Help save the earth this year by planting a tree, starting a garden, organizing your community, and saving some energy around your house. We've only got one earth to live on, so learn to take care of it.

Solar Thermal Water Heater For Less Than Five Dollars by TheNaib

Chispito Wind Generator by velacreations

Home made DIY Grey water system water recycling. by simon72post

V10 (vawt,savonius,vertical axis,windturbine,ametek) by faroun

CERC Green Solar Oven by 3point2

A TOTE-ally easy way to help the Earth by LauPre

Double-Decker Drum Composter by iPodGuy

Turn an exercise bike into an energy bike by wingsinger

Urban Homestead Garden (squarefoot gardening abridged) by shellberry

How to Make and Recycle Paper by Chopsteeq

Quick and easy homestead uses for Plastic Bottles (PET) by velacreations

How to Make Your Home Environmentally Friendly by hcopelan

Cozy Low-Energy Shower by LowEnergy

Pallet Adirondack Chair by jkratman

How to Ride Your Bike in Style by caseyscieszka

Resurrecting the California Cooler by dlginstructables

bike trailer by rocknrollskwurl

Going Green! A couple things you can do to help the envir… by g0pher

Different ways to Design your house to be Energy Efficient by Senseless

How to get a tree on your block in San Francisco by neighborsproject

Home Gardening by Instructables Guides

Save Energy by Instructables Guides

Wind Power Generators by PKM

Compost Bins by Instructables Guides

Solar Power by Plasmana

Garden Rain Barrels by Instructables Guides

Bikes by Instructables Guides

12 comments

Oct 21, 2010. 12:59 AMDreistein says:

lets part like its your earth day drink bacardy lik its your earth day.lol

Oct 25, 2010. 7:05 AMafridave says:

the global warming thing is bieng hyped and milked out of all proportion by the big companies to a make profit.Dont get me wrong im all for living in a beautiful enviro friendly world (cut a tree down plant another) its that easy.But im really sick of huge corporate bio propaganda.

If they really were so concerned about the enviroment they would be encouraging you not to buy there motor cars and other tons of massed produced rubbish that they pump out everyday,but there not are they?there just trying to get you to get rid of the one youve already got so they can make a buck by selling you the replacement.

Mar 11, 2012. 5:58 PMblack hole says:

Bravo!

May 14, 2009. 9:10 PMaz1995 says:

I'm very happy that Instructables has an earth week event. Although I'm only 13, I do believe in helping the earth, and I try my best not to pollute. I ride my bike to and from school 6 miles a day, I always recycle, and I'm the treasurer for my school's "Green Team." Also, I talked to UCI about bringing one of their hydrogen cars to our school, but it turns out that we have to go there. So, I schedule a field trip for my school to go to UCI. :]

Oct 26, 2010. 6:13 PM

CamillaLuvzMusic says:

nice! thats awesome!

Apr 25, 2010. 5:51 PMhalberdear says:

I was about to say earth day has already happened, but then again... Should it really matter?

Oct 15, 2010. 10:16 AMBobMarleyFan says:

I like to think that Earth day is everyday, i know it sounds cheesy and corny but its true!

Oct 25, 2010. 6:56 AMafridave says:

well just try living without the earth if you have any doubts.

Mar 13, 2010. 12:32 AMJzc152 says:

Politics, religion, global warming, whatever. It's all just arguing. You really want to help the environment, you do it for yourself.

Fact is, if you avoid the profiteers, most environmentally friendly acts save money, even if only in the long run.

I drive a hybrid and use solar panels because they are cheaper yet equally effective alternatives for my needs. I grow trees because I personally enjoy looking at them and chilling in the shade. I reuse cans and bottles for things like mini greenhouses because they are cheap and effective and are great controlled environments for experiments.

At some point I won't be here anymore, but I would prefer those who come after me didn't have to clean up my mistakes. Using the strategies of the environmentalists clears my conscience.

I do it for me. Nobody should be thanked for thinking about the environment, they should be smacked for wasting their personal resources instead of squeezing out an ounce of ingenuity to get the job done with what they have.

Apr 23, 2010. 11:26 AMknektek says:

I had a dream about your first sentence. A large debate was going on, on a large ice cap. If some-one talked, the block of solid water would sink abit.