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Fuel-Generating Artificial Forests - Scientists at Berkeley Lab Harness the Sun

Fuel-Generating Artificial Forests Scientists at Berkeley Lab Harness the Sun's Energy to Oxygen

These artificial forests turn the sun’s energy into oxygen and fuel. The scientific team at the Berkeley Lab created artificial forests that capture solar energy. It is then converted into... [More]

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Eco-Friendly Wood Stoves - This Swedish Designed Cooker Addresses Health and Environmental Issues

Eco-Friendly Wood Stoves This Swedish Designed Cooker Addresses Health and Environmental Issues

These new wood stoves cut carbon emissions in half. The Swedish designed ‘Baker Stove’ is a wood stove that had been designed to address the many health and environmental issues that... [More]

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49 Pollution-Inspired Artworks - From Paint-Like Garbage Art to Italian Pollution Paintings

49 Pollution-Inspired Artworks From Paint-Like Garbage Art to Italian Pollution Paintings

Art can be anything that is created by another with passion and emotion; the materials that someone uses to create play a huge part in the creation process especially when it comes to garbage art.... [More]

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Portable Solar-Powered Chargers - The Waka Waka is an Eco-Friendly Portable Phone Charger

Portable Solar-Powered Chargers The Waka Waka is an Eco-Friendly Portable Phone Charger

The Waka Waka solar-powered smartphone charger is an eco-friendly way to always stay connected. This incredible creation also doubles as an LED light, so that those without electricity won’t be... [More]

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29 City-Savvy Summer Bicycles - From Built-In Bike Cabinets to City Air-Purifying Bicycles

29 City-Savvy Summer Bicycles From Built-In Bike Cabinets to City Air-Purifying Bicycles

Summer bicycles are a great alternative for any urbanite to travel effortlessly, quickly and in style across the city. With the sun out, longer days and shorts weather here to stay, finding a fast... [More]

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Solar Vineyard House Concepts - This Winery Design by Michael Jantzen is Sleek and Sustainable

Solar Vineyard House Concepts This Winery Design by Michael Jantzen is Sleek and Sustainable

If wine lovers could picture an eco-friendly and very modern-looking wine house on a sunny vineyard, this design by Michael Jantzen would be it. This 5,000 square foot Solar Vineyard House would... [More]

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Historical Custom Sports Pens - These Football Pens Were Crafted Out of Wood From Notre Dame

Historical Custom Sports Pens These Football Pens Were Crafted Out of Wood From Notre Dame

These historic football pens are for the diehard fan. The handcrafted football pens have been made out of original wood from the sets at Notre Dame stadium. The custom historical football pens... [More]

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42 Mountain Climbing Necessities - From Auto-Locking Carabiners to Video-Recording Eyewear

42 Mountain Climbing Necessities From Auto-Locking Carabiners to Video-Recording Eyewear

If you’re an adventurous, outdoorsy person and you get a thrill from surviving dangerous terrains, then you should definitely check out these mountain climbing necessities. The products... [More]

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Timber Tablet Protectors - Wood iPad Cases by Root Cases Are Made from South Asiatic Bamboo Cane

Timber Tablet Protectors Wood iPad Cases by Root Cases Are Made from South Asiatic Bamboo Cane

iPads are devices can that feel quite disconnected from nature because of their hard, metal exteriors, which is where the Wood iPad Cases by Root Cases might help to transform the device into a more... [More]

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Electricity-Generating Footwear - The PediPower Shoes Harnesses Kinetic Energy from Pedestrians

Electricity-Generating Footwear The PediPower Shoes Harnesses Kinetic Energy from Pedestrians

Researchers in various industries may be focusing on alternative ways to harness energy in an efficient and environmentally conscious manner, but some arenas still remain untouched like pedestrian... [More]

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Feces-Transforming Fertilizer Machines - The Convertor of Pet Waste Shows Excrements are Useful

Feces-Transforming Fertilizer Machines The Convertor of Pet Waste Shows Excrements are Useful

It is hardly a secret that animal feces are often used as fertilizer, but when it comes to man’s best friend, their excrements are rarely considered up to the task; that could change thanks to... [More]

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93 Rugged Father

93 Rugged Father's Day Gifts From Macho Necessity Sets to Recycled Rubber Garments

If your dad is the kind of guy who likes adventuring and the outdoors, he will love these rugged Father’s Day gifts. With so many ways to explore and enjoy the outdoors, there is always a tool... [More]

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Recycled Can Chandeliers - Dutch Designer Willem Heeffer Turned 334 Old Tins into Diner Decor

Recycled Can Chandeliers Dutch Designer Willem Heeffer Turned 334 Old Tins into Diner Decor

Using simple items like a recycled can, you can create some incredibly appealing decor. Dutch designer Willem Heeffer has used the recycled can concept at a diner to create many attractive and eco-... [More]

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50 Gifts for Golfer Dads - From Golf-Improving Gadgets to Pimped Out Golfing Pods

50 Gifts for Golfer Dads From Golf-Improving Gadgets to Pimped Out Golfing Pods

Gifts for golfer dads are limitless, so if your father is an avid golfer, Father’s Day shopping will be a breeze. But if you’re still looking, this list will give you ideas a bit more creative... [More]

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Eco Artisan Playing Cards - These White Artisan Playing Cards Add Class to Any Poker Game

Eco Artisan Playing Cards These White Artisan Playing Cards Add Class to Any Poker Game

These eye-catching artisan playing cards are done in a gold and white design. This surprisingly classy deck of cards was created by an amazing South African artist named Simon Frouws, who has a... [More]

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Recycled Rave Light Displays - The

Recycled Rave Light Displays The 'Ballroom Luminoso' Installation Shows Vibrant Eco-Friendly Lamps

The ‘Ballroom Luminoso’ installation, situated in a San Antonio, Texas overpass, is a beautiful display of six eco-friendly lamps made up of recycled bike parts. Each globular... [More]

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Retro City Scooters - The MUV-e Scooter is Aimed at Eco-Conscious Urbanites

Retro City Scooters The MUV-e Scooter is Aimed at Eco-Conscious Urbanites

The MUV-e Scooter is aiming to redefine how urbanites travel around cities. The MUV-e Scooter was created by Amir Zaid and Benny Shimon. It is powered by an electric battery and has a retro-... [More]

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Power Usage Mood Bears - The

Power Usage Mood Bears The 'Bobo' Polar Bear Energy Display Teaches Kids to Save Electricity

Teaching kids eco-friendly values can be difficult but the ‘Bobo’ polar bear energy display aims to help. The cute plastic polar bear teaches kids to conserve energy by changing colors... [More]

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Backyard Solar Foundries - This DIY Foundry Uses the Sun to Generate Heat and Melt Metal

Backyard Solar Foundries This DIY Foundry Uses the Sun to Generate Heat and Melt Metal

This DIY Solar Foundry is able to generate heat like a super-sized version of the magnifying glasses kids use to burn things using just the power of the sun. User ‘Green Power Science’... [More]

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Speedy Solar Panel Printers - This Machine Makes 33 Feet of Printed Solar Cells A Minute

Speedy Solar Panel Printers This Machine Makes 33 Feet of Printed Solar Cells A Minute

These printed solar cells are produced at an astonishingly fast rate of 33 feet per minute and could have huge implications for the future of solar-powered objects and architecture. The printer... [More]

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50 Sensational Robotic Designs - From Rad Robotic Bartenders to Real Robotic Stage Actors

50 Sensational Robotic Designs From Rad Robotic Bartenders to Real Robotic Stage Actors

With technology advancing every day, it’s no wonder that scientists have created robots to carry out tasks from the most mundane to the strangest; these robotic designs demonstrate the direction... [More]

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Pump-Crushing City Cars - The Elio from Elios Motors Can Hit 100 and Gets 84 MPG

Pump-Crushing City Cars The Elio from Elios Motors Can Hit 100 and Gets 84 MPG

Elio Motors is attempting to show the gas pump who’s boss with the Elio. The self-titled car has three wheels, is powered solely by gasoline and can reportedly get up to 84 mpg on the highway. (In... [More]

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70 Sustainability Keynotes - These Speeches on the Environment Explore New Green Methods & Practices

70 Sustainability Keynotes These Speeches on the Environment Explore New Green Methods & Practices

These speeches on the environment address a very comprehensive list of sustainability and environment-related issues. These speeches are presented by environmentalists, scientists, politicians and... [More]

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Top 20 Trends of the Day - From Strikingly Unique Portraits to Sci-Fi Fashion

Top 20 Trends of the Day From Strikingly Unique Portraits to Sci-Fi Fashion

There are two series of incredibly unique portraits featured in today’s top trends. The series entitled ‘Capstone Beauty’ by photographer and digital artist Brian Huynh, features... [More]

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19 Examples of Devastating Disaster Photography - From Post-Storm Shots to Crash-Landing Photography

19 Examples of Devastating Disaster Photography From Post-Storm Shots to Crash-Landing Photography

Even though floods, tornadoes, storms and power outages are typically a travesty and disheartening to hear about, for some reason audiences around the world are fascinated by disaster photos.... [More]

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Cyclist Spray Deflectors - Increase Your Bike Seat Comfort Level with these Tush-Saving Covers

Cyclist Spray Deflectors Increase Your Bike Seat Comfort Level with these Tush-Saving Covers

According to the product page, A** Savers increase bike seat comfort as they are “the emergency mudguard that’s there when you need it and gone when you don’t.” These handy,... [More]

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Eco Plant-Growing Garages - This Solar-Powered Garage Design Assists in Gardening

Eco Plant-Growing Garages This Solar-Powered Garage Design Assists in Gardening

This clever solar-powered garage design was created by students from Vermont’s Green Mountain College. This eco-friendly garage has solar paneling, which can charge electric cars, bikes and... [More]

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Tipping Notifying Plant Vases - This Clever Design Tips Over When Your Plants Need Watering

Tipping Notifying Plant Vases This Clever Design Tips Over When Your Plants Need Watering

When your plants need watering, this vase lets you know. Created by Japanese designer Risako Matsumoto, Water Balance is a vase structure that lets you know when your plants need watering by tipping... [More]

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43 Living Moss Products - From Green Mossy Bath Mats to Mossy Computer Peripherals

43 Living Moss Products From Green Mossy Bath Mats to Mossy Computer Peripherals

If you’re someone who takes the green movement literally you will want to incorporate these living mossy products into your life as soon as possible. These lush items are perfect for people... [More]

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Recycled Package Apparel - Munenari Maegawa Creates Clothes Out of Packaging

Recycled Package Apparel Munenari Maegawa Creates Clothes Out of Packaging

Artist Munenari Maegawa has come up with a brilliant use for old packaging that would otherwise become garbage. She takes packages for items like M&M’s and McDonalds and turns them into... [More]

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10 Fuel-Aware Social Businesses - From Car Pool Dating Services to Healthier Cooking Instruments

10 Fuel-Aware Social Businesses From Car Pool Dating Services to Healthier Cooking Instruments

From car pool dating services to healthier cooking instruments, these fuel-aware social businesses pay attention to the “planet” part of the triple bottom line, that is, people, planet... [More]

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Green Coal Options - Eco-Fuel Africa Works on Creating Sustainable Energy Technologies

Green Coal Options Eco-Fuel Africa Works on Creating Sustainable Energy Technologies

Moses Sanga’s Eco-Fuel Africa is a social enterprise supporting sustainable energy technologies through the creation of green coal. On the Eco-Fuel website, the team explains and shows some... [More]

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Trio-Aligned Sustainable Shops - EchoStore is Run by Three Women in the Philippines

Trio-Aligned Sustainable Shops EchoStore is Run by Three Women in the Philippines

Based in the Philippines, EchoStore is a sustainable shop that sells a variety of products that are fair trade and environmentally aware. Some of the products that this social enterprise sells... [More]

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Microcredit Sanitation Services - The Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initiatives and Network

Microcredit Sanitation Services The Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initiatives and Network

Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initiatives and Network (GUARDIAN) is a not-for-profit organization working in water and sanitation in India. It was founded in Raja Colony, Trichy in 2007 by... [More]

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3D Printed Bike Frames - The VRZ 2 Comes Accentuated with Stunning 3D Printed Titanium Lugs

3D Printed Bike Frames The VRZ 2 Comes Accentuated with Stunning 3D Printed Titanium Lugs

Designers and consumers are continually thinking up new and craftier designs for their bike frames, but the VRZ 2 bike is using 3D printing technology to take two-wheeler customization to new heights.... [More]

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DIY Sustainable Smartphone Chargers - This Fire-Powered Charger is Perfect for Outdoor Travel

DIY Sustainable Smartphone Chargers This Fire-Powered Charger is Perfect for Outdoor Travel

When hiking or camping, smartphones are often a great resource for accessing online trail maps, GPS software and even survival guides—but how do you stay eco-friendly with a sustainable Smartphone... [More]

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Temporary Structural Art - Modular Stair-Scapes by Michael Jantzen Can Move from Parks to Rooftops

Temporary Structural Art Modular Stair-Scapes by Michael Jantzen Can Move from Parks to Rooftops

Michael Jantzen’s Stair-Scapes, in concept, will bring people together to exercise in a positive and environmentally conscious establishment. The stair-filled structure is designed to be... [More]

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100 Oddly Outlandish Tattoos - From Animated Stomach Tattoos to Zombie-Combating Body Art

100 Oddly Outlandish Tattoos From Animated Stomach Tattoos to Zombie-Combating Body Art

These outlandish tattoos are sure to catch your attention and have you questioning why anyone would get them in the first place. They must have some significance to the individuals who received them... [More]

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Abstract Arctic Installations - High Arctic by United Visual Artists Has a Cold Feel

Abstract Arctic Installations High Arctic by United Visual Artists Has a Cold Feel

Inviting visitors to explore a conceptual space interpreting polar regions, High Arctic by United Visual Artists aims to use artistic language to boost awareness of adverse human impact on nature. &#... [More]

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19 Garden-Supporting Social Enterprises - From Eco Community Centers to Planet-Loving Marketplaces

19 Garden-Supporting Social Enterprises From Eco Community Centers to Planet-Loving Marketplaces

From eco community centers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to wholesale printing companies that have an organic food and vegetable patch around their offices for the employees to use, these garden-... [More]

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27 Urban Farming Projects - From Photosynthesizing Skyscrapers to Futuristic City Farms

27 Urban Farming Projects From Photosynthesizing Skyscrapers to Futuristic City Farms

These urban farming projects have been created to subsidize farmers feeding cities. The demand for fresh food is constantly increasing, which has forced these organizations and campaigns to take... [More]

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73 Fancy Formulated Cocktail Recipes - From Breakfast Cereal Cocktails to Icewine Martinis

73 Fancy Formulated Cocktail Recipes From Breakfast Cereal Cocktails to Icewine Martinis

There is no better time than summer to enjoy fancy alcoholic formulas when you’re trying to get tipsy and these cocktail recipes concoct a variety of delicious ingredients to make sweet and... [More]

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Futuristic Seed-Planting Concepts - Eco-Seed Sowing Machines Make an Environmental Statement

Futuristic Seed-Planting Concepts Eco-Seed Sowing Machines Make an Environmental Statement

A sleek and eco-friendly sowing machine stands in the fields of the East, West, South and North US. Eco-Seed Sowing Machines are Michael Jantzen’s environmental statement to the issue of... [More]

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Eco-Friendly Workout Stairs - The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure Would Be Ideal for Small Parks

Eco-Friendly Workout Stairs The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure Would Be Ideal for Small Parks

The Stair-Scape Terrain Structure by Michael Jantzen models an energy-efficient fitness block where people can climb steps, roller blade or skateboard for leisure and workout purposes. The ramp is... [More]

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8 Wildlife-Focused Social Enterprises - From Wholesome Snacks to Animal Habitat Consultancies

8 Wildlife-Focused Social Enterprises From Wholesome Snacks to Animal Habitat Consultancies

While Social Business typically features more socially oriented enterprises that are using hybrid models or adhering to the triple bottom line, these wildlife-focused social enterprises are... [More]

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Fresh Produce Papers - Fenugreen Keeps Fruits and Vegetables from Spoiling

Fresh Produce Papers Fenugreen Keeps Fruits and Vegetables from Spoiling

Based in Harvard Square, Massachusetts, Fenugreen is a social enterprise that has created an innovation that attempts to keep fruits and vegetables from spoiling thereby minimizing food waste.... [More]

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Unconventional Grocery Stores - The Sanya Lake Park Super Market by NL Architects is a Green Oasis

Unconventional Grocery Stores The Sanya Lake Park Super Market by NL Architects is a Green Oasis

The Sanya Lake Park Super Market rethinks the way traditional grocery stores work. It foregoes the stale box design for a lush green oasis. Layering the roof with tiers of refreshing gardens,... [More]

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Weekly Aquaponic Deliveries - Blacktop Bloom is a Social Enterprise and Urban Farm

Weekly Aquaponic Deliveries Blacktop Bloom is a Social Enterprise and Urban Farm

Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Blacktop Bloom is a social enterprise start-up that was recently announced to be one of the Echoing Green Fellowship Finalists for this year. The urban farm offers... [More]

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