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		<title>How to Water Your Lawn Efficiently</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/how_to_water_your_lawn_efficiently-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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AU &#8211; Please note that water restrictions are in place across most (if not all!) of Australia right now. These tips are about saving water when caring for your lawn, but you should check what restrictions are in place in your local area!
Spring is upon the northern hemisphere (AU &#8211; and down under we&#8217;re living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>101 Things to do with old technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a competition which looks right up Lifehacker&#8217;s alley. As part of a honours course at Swinburne uni, a group of students are creating a book called &#8220;101 things to do with &#8216;old&#8217; technology&#8221; and they&#8217;re running a competition to get ideas from the public.
Get creative and make us your own little sketch of what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work out if rechargable batteries would save you money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you only have a few battery operated devices at home, it can feel like you&#8217;re always buying new ones. As an example, Wii remotes are terrible power suckers &#8211; make sure you take the batteries out when you&#8217;re not playing. So would it work out cheaper to buy rechargable batteries?The Simple Dollar blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should wait until 2010 to buy a new car</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/why_you_should_wait_until_2010_to_buy_a_new_car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EcoGeek blog spends a lot of time looking at environmentally friendly cars &#8211; so much time that as a public transit enthusiast, it often leaves me a little cold. But they had a very interesting post today on the array of hybrids and electric cars that are approaching the retail horizon over the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change your driving habits to save on petrol</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wise Bread offers up a couple of ways to save money on petrol &#8211; and the big one is just slow down your driving speed.
On highways, the &#8220;sweet spot&#8221; for fuel efficiency is 55 miles per hour, or 90 km/hour. In fact, due to wind resistance at speed, you may use up to 20% more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool down on a hot day using a fan and a frozen water bottle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to cut back on your use of that energy sucking air conditioner (or maybe just don&#8217;t have one)? A tipster at the Natural Living blog suggests this simple hack to get the most out of your standing fan instead:
&#8220;You need a fan, and a plastic bottle of water.Fill the 3/4 of the bottle with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low fuss ways to help the environment</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/low_fuss_ways_to_help_the_envi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If turning the lights off for an hour for Earth Day last week was your version of a big effort for the environment, may we tempt you with some more low effort ways to make a difference? The delightfully titled &#8220;The Lazy Cheapskates Guide to Saving the Planet&#8221; offers up a few tips for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsor a tree and watch it grow on Google Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/sponsor_a_tree_and_watch_it_gr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about your green-friendly mashup&#160; &#8211; mybabytree.org lets you can sponsor a tree planting through WWF (World Wildlife Fund) &#8211; and then lets you see the exact area of forest your tree is growing in, thanks to Google Earth.
Trees cost $US5.50 (about $6) each to sponsor via PayPal. The trees are being planted in Indonesia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-Cost Ways to Conserve Water at Home</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/lowcost_ways_to_conserve_water_at_home-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo Green covers several low-cost methods of reducing your water use at home intended to save you money and save your planet. The quality of the tips vary, but the article includes a lot of tips that anyone can implement for free. For example, to minimise appliance water consumption, the article suggests:


Fully loaded: Dishwashers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecotopia: A to-do list for futurists</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/ecotopia_a_todo_list_for_futur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/ecotopia_a_todo_list_for_futur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Stokely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sci-Fi blog I09 wanders into eco-utopia today with its To-do list for Futurists. Inspired by novelist Ernest Callenbach, it lists five practical things you can do, including recycling the waste you produce, and repurposing an old machine which you were going to throw out.It also encourages people to reach out and work together:
&#8220;Spend one day [...]]]></description>
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