

This vintage artwork (with added bug stickers) and it's caption gave us a good laugh this morning, but in all seriousness, pest control can be a frustrating matter, especially if you're looking to keep things green. With Spring on it's way, check out a few of our favorite past pest control tips, after the jump.
Piksols are small solar cells that when hit with sunlight, start storing the energy from the sun's rays and also carry the ability to display some pretty cool graphics. The system uses negative and positive space to portray pictures on the outside of buildings and inside your home. Check out a video to see how it works after the jump.
Did you know that according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a traditional gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as 43 new cars each being driven 12,000 miles? That is a lot of pollution just to cut the lawn! Have you ever considered the old reel mower? It actually helps you get fit, reduces air and noise pollution and, don't forget, it keeps that lawn perfectly manicured! But forget pushing your grandparents' old rusty mower around... these new models are sleek, sharp and a breeze to use.
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I hope wherever you are the weather is as glorious as it is here in New York today. After weeks of grey, gloomy weather and repeated rain storms, the sun is out and it's a fantastic 67 degrees—the perfect way to step into the weekend and begin de-winterizing my apartment. So what is this whole "weekend prep" thing, you ask? Well, since we figured most people are doing the bulk of the week's assignments on Saturday and Sunday, we're going to use Friday as a time to give you tips, tricks, and encouragement to get you through the weekend successfully and one step closer to a cured home!
If you saw Erik Knutzen's post on How To Build a Backyard Chicken Coop and you'd like more design ideas, check out this resource for inspiration.
The other day we were checking out The Kitchn, our sister site, looking for something to make for dinner. We stumbled across this recipe. Not only it is delicious but it uses a technique that can save quite a bit of energy in the kitchen! In fact, it may now be our go-to method whenever we need to poach chicken. (We bet it would also work well for fish!)
Raise your hand if you've learned the hard way that nice-looking mirrors can cost almost their weight in gold? Consider our hands raised. So when we happened upon a vintage (read: in need of a major overhaul) mirror for $5 at a thrift shop, we managed to look past its garish faux-antiqued gold frame and bring it home.
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer! Lots of great furniture finds in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington DC in today's PM Scavenger.
We've heard about several new books on shelves now about green living, for people of all interests and commitment levels. Are you more of a lazy environmentalist? Check out "Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth Through Simple, Everyday Choices." Are you an architect or designer looking for the latest news in materials and sustainable products? You'll want to take a look at "Ecodesign: The Sourcebook." Planning to build a green home from top to bottom? Then "Prefabulous + Sustainable: Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home" is likely to float your boat.
Moen is commonly recognized as an industry leader for its water conservation and waste reduction initiatives. Most of Moen's bath and sink faucets and showerheads have WaterSense certification, and feature a 1.5 gpm flow rate. Even their flow-optimized aerators restrict flow from the standard 2.2 gpm to a 1.5 gpm— a very simple add-on if you don't want to replace your whole faucet.