Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Japan Undergoes Solar Boom With Over 7.4 GW Already Installed
As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues to leak radiation, Japan is turning its sights away from atomic power and towards solar energy. At the end of 2012, the country had installed solar power-generating arrays that provide a total … Continue reading
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Digital Grotesque: World’s First Full-Size 3D-Printed Room to be Unveiled Next Month
Read the rest of Digital Grotesque: World’s First Full-Size 3D-Printed Room to be Unveiled Next Month Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D printing, 3d-printed architecture, 3D-printed building, 3D-printed room, basel, Benjamin Dillenburger, Digital Grotesque, Materializing Exhibition, … Continue reading
Volvo Unveils New Noiseless Electric Buses for Gothenburg, Sweden
Volvo just unveiled a new line of silent electric buses that will hit the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden in 2015. The buses are part of a new service initiative called ElectriCity, which is being launched in cooperation with the City … Continue reading
Project Loon: Google Launches Solar Powered Balloons to Bring the Internet to Off-Grid Areas
The furthest corners of the globe may soon have a viable internet connection, thanks to Google‘s newly launched Project Loon. The project plans to deploy fleets of solar-powered balloons to bring the Internet to remote locations like jungles, mountains and … Continue reading
Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, … Continue reading
Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, … Continue reading
Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, … Continue reading
Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees
The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces Society to show us what a world—or at least, produce section—without bees would look like. The University Heights, … Continue reading
Researchers Discover Key to Super-Durable Ancient Roman Concrete
Concrete is one of the world’s most widely-used building materials, and it has an enormous carbon footprint – but researchers recently unearthed clues to a more environmentally-friendly concrete mixture used by the Romans 2,000 years ago. Paulo Monteiro of the … Continue reading
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