The 5min Blog

Being the Green person that I am, I was thrilled to read the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green Blog, “We love 5min.com for Simple DIY Solutions”-yes, we do!- because yes, it’s true, the more you do by yourself, the less energy you’ll waste.
In times where saving money is also important, you should remember that by going [...]

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Although I’ve heard people say that “Global Warming is a myth”, I know I can’t really trust popular knowledge on this one, as I was also told that “bacon isn’t meat“. So yes, I can grow bacon in my backyard and the climate change that the world is experiencing now, isn’t real.
That makes us realize [...]

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I’ve met many Ebenezer Scrooges in my life. People who spit on Christmas trees, make people work in Christmas or simply hate people. Why would anyone hate a day of lights, trees, music, food, presents and classic movies? Well, you might have a reason for hating all that: it’s a big waste of energy, and [...]

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When I was 10, my parents moved to a small village in the countryside. The weather was awful, the food was even worse (apparently, there is a very logical explanation for why you’ve never heard the words British and gourmet in the same sentence), and the kids were downright mean.
I hated our house, my [...]

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