Here is a nice project idea for the home and an excellent design for a wood burning oven:

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Some interesting home improvement tips for the do-it-yourselfer.

There are a few ads on this site, but some good information as well.

Have you ever wondered what happens to all those plastic trash bags, old Tupperware, and beverage bottles when they are disposed of?

Not all of it ends up in the landfill; about 10% of the 100 million tonnes of plastic produced each year end up in the sea.

In the North Pacific gyre (one of five major ocean gyres), the floating plastic – along with other slow degrading garbage – turned into a “trash vortex“: the equivalent of an area the size of Texas (in quantities estimated at six kilos of plastic for every kilo of naturally occurring plankton) is swirling slowly around like a clock, choked with dead fish, marine mammals, and birds who get snared.

Looking for a little help buying that first home?

The City of San Diego offers nine different programs to help you get started: sandiego.gov/housing/assistance.shtml

Living in a perfect climate such as San Diego, these green roofs would be ideal don’t you think?

This picture shows San Diego’s “City of Villages” concept using green roofs:

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