Instructables: exploring - green - environment - popular http://www.instructables.com Thu, 23 May 2013 16:05:02 PDT BLOX v1.01 Bike Wheel Laundry Airer http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Wheel-Laundry-Airer/
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:17:18 PDT
How to Make a Rug from Plastic Grocery Bags http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Rug-from-Plastic-Grocery-Bags/
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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:42:13 PDT
DIY Green Hedge on the wall itself http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Green-Hedge-on-the-wall-itself/
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Sun, 27 May 2012 06:33:49 PDT
Anti-Cat Poop Garden http://www.instructables.com/id/Anti-Cat-Poop-Garden/
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Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:39 PDT
Energy-Saving Light http://www.instructables.com/id/Energy-Saving-Light/
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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:40:12 PDT
Fun & easy sailboat [Protei 009.1] http://www.instructables.com/id/Fun-easy-sailboat-Protei-0091/
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:27:59 PST
A Home-Built Biomass Gasifier for Producing Wood Gas http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Home-Built-Biomass-Gasifier-for-Producing-Wood-G/
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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:03:22 PST
Home Carbonation System...Cheap, Healthy, and Green. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Soda-Water-%26-Home-Carbonation---Pays-For-Itsel/
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Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:40:47 PDT
Building your own earth-filled box http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-your-own-earth-filled-box/
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:27:33 PDT
Cheap, easy, low-waste platform bed plans http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-easy-low-waste-platform-bed/
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Mon, 19 May 2008 13:37:39 PDT