I found these on ThnkGeek.com.

Captured inside the Sun and Moon Jars are a highly efficient solar cell, a rechargeable battery and low energy LED lamps. When the jar is placed in direct sunlight the solar cell creates an electrical current that charges the battery over a few hours. This energy is then used at night to power the three LED lamps inside the jar.

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Well, not 100% DIY.

Eco-Renovator.org has this great article about converting a chest freezer into a refrigerator that uses one tenth of the power of a normal fridge.

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Watch this GE video about CFL with the form-factor of a a traditional incandescent bulb:

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Bill and Monica Ball earn about $6000 - $7000 per year from their solar panels.

Click Here to find out how.

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A group of electric vehicle enthusiasts in the St. Louis area aren’t willing to wait for the hybrid Volt’s 2010 roll-out… so they’ve built their own fully electric vehicles.

Sustainablog brings us the story of the Gateway Electric Vehicle Club, and a few of the EVs that members have built themselves. Retired college professor Charlton Jones (pictured above) bought a ‘74 Porsche 914 on Ebay, and with a little elbow grease and money (OK, a lot of money — $19,000) converted into a fully electric vehicle. On the Illinois side of the river, Ron Erb converted a ‘96 Ford Ranger to an EV (for a mere $7,500). Erb was able to offset some of his costs with a $4000 state tax rebate.

Click Here to read the whole story.

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From The Alternative Consumer:

It was recently discovered that a fungus found in the Patagonian Rain Forest in South America could potentially be used to fuel vehicles in the future. Yes, you heard right - Patagonian fungus, the next biofuel.

Click here to read the entire article.

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Ecotality Life brings us pictures of the new Honda Insight. It’s gorgeous.

I’ve heard people comment that it looks like a Prius clone, but the nose is pure Honda.