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The Problem

In 2003 alone the U.S. generated more then 290 million tires. With an average lifespan of about five years unless recycled these tires will end up in the trash dump where they will take thousands of years to decompose. As the tires do decompose they will release harmful methane gas into the air, and worst of all create a toxic sludge that could seep into our waterways like your poop. With such an abundance of used tires why not use them for something useful like making a pair of sandals?

Why You Should Do This

1. The pair I test drove are far more comfortable then any store bought pair I have ever owned.
2. Why drop $80 bucks on a pair of Teva’s when you can make your own for free!
3. Your doing your part to reduce waste and make this world a better place. For that you earn my green seal of approval.

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Are green business practices sustainable? Will the “green revolution” that is underway persist or is it just another fad. Major retailers have all already jumped on the band wagon, will our government be next? Consumers can purchase everything from sharpies made with eco-friendly dye free ink to shoes made from recycled rubber products. Unfortunately the “green revolution” comes at a premium price to consumers. At times I wonder if the green revolution has become just another form of class distinction? These are the thoughts that saturate my brain like a worm in tequila, perhaps its the tequila I lack that forces these questions to rise like a limp dick on Viagra?

Organic foods, organic clothing, and re-manufactured bio-degradable components all seem to me to reek with the stench of elitism. True, their have always been elitists, even a liberal elite. But our generation seems fundamentally different than those of past generations. Armed solely with credit cards and lacking any hard funds our generations seems to feel rather comfortable in debt and perfectly OK with dropping one hundred dollars on a used handbag made from recycled Capri Sun’s yet totally uncomfortable placing that same money in a savings account. What gives?

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This is one DIY green project where we actually encourage you to drink a few beers before hand. Actually about 50. That’s approximately the number of cans you’ll need to build this solar heater powered exclusively from your used brews. But before you get started first things first, please wait till the wife isn’t home to start this project. Alright now that you got your bases covered gather up the following supplies:

What You’ll Need

• 50 aluminum cans. I know I didn’t have fifty cans lying around my house so I suggest you either stock pile up on cans for the next few weeks or head to your local liquor store and just buy them from the store clerk.
• A can of black spray paint. Feel free to test your graffiti skills on a basement wall whiles your at it. Note vegthreads will not be held responsible for your poor graffiti skills.
• Plastic tubing. Grab at least five feet from your local hardware store, more if you plan on pipping the heat your ugh beer heater generates further.
• Wood. Not that kind of wood! Two by fours and some plywood are what you want here.
• Something to make a hole in the cans with about the size of your thumb. A pocket knife works just fine here.

Alright guys now on to the fun part, drinking the beer! Ugh I mean building this beer heater generator thing.

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My recent post How To Make Green Toothpaste has received a considerable amount of traffic. It even made its way on to the cover page of diy dot com. After looking at readers responses across this site and others my question to you is would you ever consider making your own tooth paste, or Cleaning Products, or even Composting Your Poop to minimize your impact on the environment?

You might have noticed the blogosphere widget over there on your sidebar. That widget lists stories from other green blogs. I have stumbled across some very good articles using that widget and so I hope you do the same!

If you would like to get that widget for your own site simply click on the blogosphere icon on the bottom of the widget.

Likewise our posts will now be feature is www.rsshugger.com this is site that connects bloggers (me) and readers (you). People can search by topic or keywords and the site connects the readers with blogs that provide the information they are looking for.