 Sugar Powered Bio-Battery - Sony's Eco-Friendly Power Source::The battery casing is made from vegetable-based plastic and generates electricity using sugar solution. This could be an eco-friendly solution to battery disposal problems and a cheap source of battery… [MORE] |
 World Pressures China To Reduce Pollution::China’s rapid economic rise has come at great environmental cost. Coal provides 70% of China’s energy needs, contributing to the fact that only 1% of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe… [MORE] |
 Green Meets Mean - Environmental Handbag Mocks Fashionistas::Anya Hindmarch's "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" (used to tote home groceries, as well as send the message to others to skip the plastic bags) has become the hip way to announce the world that you care about the… [MORE] |
 Death By Pigeon Poop - Birdie Diapers Might Not Be Far Off::Holy crap! Pigeons are becoming a huge menace to society, and their unruliness is getting out of hand. The latest news is that the feathered trouble-makers have caused a Mississippi bridge to collapse… [MORE] |
 Bamboo Motorcycle Helmet - Natural Noggin Protection::The Roof R06 Bamboo motorcycle helmet reminds me of a parqay floor design. There must be some strength behind such a design because the shell of this helmet is made out of bamboo fibers yet, passes European… [MORE] |
 Solar Cooking - Restaurants Introduce Green Ovens::What better way to eat your greens than by preparing them in a "green" way? Thanks to new advancements in solar cooking, this option is a lot more doable. Earth-happy cuisine isn't limited to personal… [MORE] |
 90,000 Tons of Chopsticks - Japan Begins Recycling::So here's a sticky situation. 90,000 tonnes of wood is wasted every year in Japan, strictly from disposable chopsticks. Researchers estimate about 200 pairs of chopsticks per person living in Japan. A… [MORE] |
 Green Shaven - Electric Eco-Razor From Braun::Obviously the most eco-friendly way to go is to let your facial hair grow wild. That's not an option for most people though -- hippie beards tend not to go over well in most offices. Disposable razors… [MORE] |
 Your Carbon Elephant - Video To Promote Global Awareness::Face your elephant! This video is an artistic, effective new way of showing the impact of our carbon footprints, what the UK company is dubbing our "carbon elephant." The video to promote global awareness… [MORE] |
 Stars Bring Awareness - Leo's "11th Hour" Is Everything "An Inconvenient Truth" Was Missing::Global warming activists and lovers of the Earth were extremely excited when The 11th Hour debuted last Friday in New York and Los Angeles. The film, starring environmentally concerned movie star, Leonardo… [MORE] |
 Awareness Asea - 5-Day Boat Trip For Environmental Awareness::After a few days at this camp, these kids will be washed away from their Facebook communities, taken from their MySpace worlds and leave their avatars behind to sail away on an adventure to promote environmental… [MORE] |
 Pear-Tree Lighting - Pick Your Light Off A Tree::Autumn is coming, at least that’s what looking out the windows here feels like. Unless you're lucky enough to be living in forever-summer-land, the rain and the lack of sunshine remind us that sunshine… [MORE] |
 Naked On A Glacier - Hundreds Freeze For Global Warming Campaign::If global warming doesn't stop, our grandchildren won't be able to see the Swiss glaciers. A campaign to raise awareness was held this weekend to draw attention to global warming. Famed photographer, Spencer… [MORE] |
 Eco Engagement Rings - Earth-Friendly Canadian Diamonds::Promise her the world, and show her you'll care for it as well. Gents, forget blood diamonds. To show your beautiful wife just how much she means to you, consider getting an earth-friendly engagement ring.… [MORE] |
 Scientists Say Synthetic Life Is 3-10 Years Away::Progress is being made in the effort to construct protocells from the basic chemicals in DNA.
"At least half a dozen other research teams around the world are going farther, trying to create life out… [MORE] |
 Recycled Sex Toys - LoveHoney Collects Used Vibrators::Mandatory recycling laws in Europe state that you can't throw out any electronic devices, and that includes your vibrator! Just like there's a special depot for dropping off used batteries or old computers,… [MORE] |
 Aprons Out Of Billboards - Bizura Recycled Fashions::We've seen recycled bags on TrendHunter before, made out of used goods like sails; we've even featured the vibrator recycling depot in the UK. The latest trend in recycled goods are the Bazura Aprons made… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Luxury - $5,000 Recycled Bags::People are looking for authenticity. Something that has soul! These bags are hand made from recycled materials and vintage hardware found all over the world, Italy, Macedonia, Argentina, Canada and China.… [MORE] |
 Banning Cars In School Zones - UK Encourages Kids To Walk::A new UK law might bar parents from driving onto to campus to drop their little ones off for school. The policy is meant to encourage kids to walk a little more, with the hope that encouraging even a little… [MORE] |
 Global Warming Increases Flesh Eating Disease::Here's a scary fact: the damage we're doing to our planet might literally bite us in the butt! As global warming increases, so does the Leishmaniasis bacteria, a form of flesh-eating disease. The potentially… [MORE] |
 Aussie Solar Car Race - Dutch Enter Panasonic World Solar Challenge::The Panasonic World Solar Challenge will start October 21, 2007 in Darwin Australia.
The Australian Panasonic World Solar Challenge is a bi-annual 3,000 km solar car race from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia.… [MORE] |
 Toxic Interiors - "New Car Smell" Proven Dangerous::You have heard all the discussion on urban air quality. Well, it looks like what is in the car is dangerous, as well. The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. says that the off-gassing chemicals inside of… [MORE] |
 Elephants Get Photo ID - Photographic Capture-Recapture::Elephants in Asia are getting their own photo IDs now in an effort to help monitor their survival rates and track their movements. Unlike African elephants where both genders have tusks, valuable ivory… [MORE] |
 Conservation Holidays - Giving Back On Vacation::A new trend in vacations is arising, corresponding perfectly with our society's growing awareness for our planet. People are opting to use their vacation time to help those in need rather than indulging… [MORE] |
 Green, Clean, Stylin' Machines - The Most Eco-Friendly Cars::So you want to do your part and help the world be a better, cleaner place. Your conscience is riding on your for contributing to global warming each time you crank over your gas-guzzler. You want to do… [MORE] |
 188 MPG Diesel Prototype - Loremo To Debut in Frankfurt::What can you say about a car that has no doors, at 188mpg makes the Toyota Prius look like a gas guzzler and will sell for around €11,000 ($15,000).? This could be the 21st Century VW Beetle. It manages… [MORE] |
 Behind The Scenes Of Wallpaper Magazine - 5 Urban Farms::With ongoing education about reducing our impact on the environment there has been a definite shift towards sustainable living. The flipside is finding a balance of being ecologically aware without compromising… [MORE] |
 First Plug-in Electric Car in Market - Chevy Volt Hybrid Races To The Top::In January, Trend Hunter covered the release of the Chevy Volt. Now, General Motors announced that it will begin road testing its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid in the spring of next year and remains on… [MORE] |
 Spice It Up With Curry and Wasabi Chocolates - Vosges Exotic Truffles::Perhaps the people at Vosges Haut Chocolat thought tried and true chocolates were getting a bit stale. Don't get me wrong, their selection of traditional bon bons and caramels look heavenly. But they thought… [MORE] |
 Fashionably Green - Alternatives To The Sold-Out "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" Tote::OK, so you couldn't get your manicured fingers on a "I'm not a plastic bag" tote, but that doesn't mean you can't have an eco-friendly, fashionable shopping bag. (If you don't know what I'm talking about,… [MORE] |
 Neo-Snobbism - No Ads, Just Paparazzi, Make Eco-Totes A Fashion Staple::By now every woman interested in fashion has probably seen the "I'm not a plastic bag" tote. It's even been mentioned on TrendHunter recently (see link at bottom). What's so hot about this item is not… [MORE] |
 Milk Jug Art - iPlay Patio Lanterns::Now you can turn your milk jugs into art! I Play evokes the artist in us all with this eco-friendly make-your-own lamp kit. For $20 it comes with all the craft supplies you need for your creations, all… [MORE] |
 EcoFriendly Pillows - Looolo Cushions Dissolve In The Compost::Next time your pillow gets all old and grubby, just throw it in the compost. Coated in years of drool, stained with makeup from those nights you were too drunk to wash your face, pillows can get pretty… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Computer Mouse - Sole Mio Is First Of Its Kind::The Sole Mio is the world's first solar-powered mouse. As with anything solar-powered, man-made energy is conserved; in this case, it has been estimated that hundreds of millions of batteries could be… [MORE] |
 Get A Text From Orlando or Sienna - Global Cool Campaign::Gents, how would you feel if you got a text from the sexy Rosario Dawson? Girls, imagine being able to brag to your friends that Orlando Bloom just messaged you. Well, you can start swooning!
The studdly… [MORE] |
 Eco Chic Nightlife - Environmentally Friendly Dance Club::Our world is becoming more environmentally aware, and that includes today's young. From hybrid cars to eco-friendly fashions, the green trend is spreading like wild fire, making its way into architecture… [MORE] |
 Sheryl Crow's Spare-a-Square Campaign - Celeb Encourages Less Toilet Paper::Songstress Sheryl Crow has been trying to raise awareness for global warming from going on tour in an eco-friendly, biodiesel-powered bus to her latest "Spare a Square" campaign. Crow is trying to encourage… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Periods - Organic Tampons::If it was avoidable, no woman would endure the discomforts and impracticalities that come with that time of the month.
Ladies, listen up -- we do enough damage to our social environment with our irritability… [MORE] |
 Drink Yourself Beautiful - BORBA Skin Care Products::Recent developments in the beauty industry are bringing drinkable cosmetics on the market. BORBA Skin Care Products is one such company and claims that sipping on their products will provide beauty benefits… [MORE] |
 The Electric Car That Thinks It Can - Norwegian "Think" Car With Wi-Fi, Internet::It’s not just a car it’s a concept: every car will be Internet and Wi-Fi enabled. The cars will be sold off of the Internet, not from lots, and not a single car will be assembled until it is sold.… [MORE] |
 Greener Gas Turbines - Low-Swirl Injector Reduces Toxic Emissions::The Low-Swirl Injector (LSI) attaches relatively easily to Gas Burning Turbine Engines such those that burn natural gas during the production of electricity, and results in low emissions of carbon dioxide… [MORE] |
 Manmade Tornados as a New Energy Source::Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer and founder of AVEtec Energy Corporation, has created the unthinkable - a vortex engine. When I say vortex, I mean a swirling mass of air; otherwise known as… [MORE] |
 Dating By Diet - Vegans Shun Sex With Animal Eaters::A recent article in the Globe & Mail pointed out an interesting trend in the Vegan community which was backed up by a New Zealand study. A lot of the animal-lovers have opted not to have sex with others… [MORE] |
 Geographic Ice Hockey - Russians and Canadians Face-off in Arctic Sea for Gas and Oil Rights::As global warming makes vast areas of the historically frozen Arctic Sea accessible for the first time the Russians and Canadians are sending missions into the area to explore the seabed and lay the groundwork… [MORE] |
 Birth Control Pill For Pigeons - Hollywood Birds on OvoControl P::The birds are taking over! Hollywood has decided to put a stop to the outrageous growth of the pigeon population, and have decided that feeding them birth control pills is the answer. Mixed in with seeds,… [MORE] |
 Self Serving Ads That Save the World - 'Airside and Mother' Promote Firm + Earth::This is a really sweet animation put together by ad agencies Airside and Mother on how we can do our bit to save the earth. The interesting takeaway is that their animation actually serves as a great… [MORE] |
 GreenPrint Saves Trees & Sanity - Million Tree March::How many times have you printed some documents from the web and ended up with that one page with nothing but a URL or logo on it?
Though many people chuck it in the recycle bin, too many throw it out.… [MORE] |
 Energy-Use Awareness - Ambient's Device Clocks Your Consumption::Be aware of how much you are spending on energy. This small device brought to you by Ambient Devices tells you the current cost of energy, how much electricity you are using, the daily weather and how… [MORE] |
 Umbrella Predicts Rain - Ambient Umbrella Gives 12 Hour Warning::This umbrella will tell you when it's going to rain. The Ambient Umbrella receives weather statistics from www.accuweather.com. The handle illuminates 12 hours prior to expected rain, enough time for… [MORE] |
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