From DIY to Dirty
31 Aug 2007
The perfect dorm
Attention back-to-school shoppers: nothing impresses a sexy coed more than a DIY chair made of recycled six-pack rings. So get to ... studying.
Photo: Adam Johnson
Image: front architects
Stick 'em up
People who live on the sticks follow strict rules. Lollipops, corn dogs, and kebabs in the morning; pick-up sticks and pogo-ing in the afternoon. Yep. They're sticklers.
Photo: iStockphoto
Little green lies
Breaking news! The recent wildfires across the globe may have a common source: the pants of nine out of 10 "environmentalists" who feel guilty about not recycling.
Feels just like I'm walking on broken glass
So that's what happened to all our recycled Coronas!
Photo: iStockphoto
Photo: iStockphoto
She don't want no scrub
There are many things we might try to avoid for six weeks if we were worried about exposure to harmful chemicals. The air in Beijing, for one. Or the water in the Great Lakes. But soap? That's just dirty.
Seen something weird, wacky, or wonderful in the environmental world? Think it deserves a place on The List?
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