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Occupy Water Tower: The Revel’s in the Details

October 23, 2011
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News overload! We’re all scanning the headlines. Hundreds of them, sometimes, in a single day. And only a few select, tantalizing, provocative links ultimately earn our coveted click-through. What a [...]

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Cheap Water Treatment with Green Apeel

March 16, 2011
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You’re already saving those rotten bananas because you’re going to make banana bread out of them. Sure you are. Now, you have a reason to hold on to the peel, [...]

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Greenwashed Gifts May Require Strong Soap

December 9, 2010
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While round-about on Black Friday I’ve noticed that the shelves are bulging with “green” products for your giving and receiving delight! However, many of these “green” items fall into a [...]

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Even NASA Deals With Crappy Infrastructure

September 27, 2010
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Considering that the Space Shuttle Discovery weighs 4.5 million pounds at lift off and employs 2 solid rocket boosters, 3 main engines and 2 orbital thrusters, it’s insane to imagine that it [...]

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No privacy when taking care of your “private business”

September 22, 2010
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Hold it right there (literally!) if you care about protecting your privacy rights! “Ryan” has  shared this sign with consumerist.com and the site notes  ”at a certain Goodwill, you need [...]

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Start Spreadin’ the News: Codepods

August 31, 2010
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Who can blame New York Citians if they prefer their shrimp on salads and skewers instead of in their drinking water? This is why a loud and collective “Ewwww!” is [...]

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My Favorite (Unofficial) Water Conservation PSAs

August 16, 2010
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Water conservation messages are usually 60% boring and 40% preachy; here are two from Australia created by The Chardonnay Club that are just 100% funny. As you might guess, they are [...]

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Itty-Bitty Baths Inspire Daft Designs

August 3, 2010
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While urban dwellers enjoy ready access to city amenities, a trade-off is the distinctly urban micro-bath. Why, I could fit most of these city loos inside my obnoxious suburban garden [...]

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Shut your mouth and get your Speedos

July 13, 2010
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From the offbeat water conservation tipline: The Vienna, Austria Council is getting pretty fed up with constantly refilling their swimming pools because people keep swallowing the water while men insist [...]

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Chart: Summer Suffering in the Midwest

July 8, 2010
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It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity! Oh dear, we’re at it again… instead of producing revenue or creating other things of value, I’m creating more fake charts for our [...]

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