 $15,000 Six Pack - Autographed Stella Artois Nobilis Magnums::A six pack of Stella Artois Nobilis recently sold for $15,000. The profits from world's most expensive six pack went towards wild life conservation group, WildAid thanks to AOL Canada who made the purchase.… [MORE] |
 Portraits from Recycled Junk Mail - Schimmel Art::It's true, the old saying, beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Schimmel Art is created out of recycled junk mail, ads and flyer. While most people regard unsolicited mail as an inconvenience,… [MORE] |
 Bio-Degradable Baby Poop Scoop Bag::Baby Poop Scoop Bag -- Scoop it, bag it, bin it!
Having a child is never easy. One moment they spill milk on your carpet, the next, they poop on the floor. If you're liberating your baby from diapers,… [MORE] |
 Container Condos - Metal Shutter House in New York::Considering the immense popularity of recycled shipping container homes and buildings, extending the contained living trend to condos is the next logical step. A Japanese designer is planning a Metal Shutter… [MORE] |
 Leading Auto Manufacturer AGAINST Hybrids - Porsche Reconsidering::Unlike most major auto manufacturer, Porsche doesn't think the market for hybrids will be very big and has decided against producing the hybrid Panamera executive sports sedan according to Fast Lane Daily.… [MORE] |
 Google-Backed Solar Panels - Nanosolar Photovoltaic Prints::If Google co-founders are backing a project, it's a pretty good indicator that its something to watch out for. Nanosolar could just be the next big thing in solar power.
"The company, which has raised… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Golden Chair - Fredrik Mattson Design::After receiving the honor of the Golden Chair award, designer Fredrik Mattson crafted this opulent chair coated in real gold.
Luxurious chairs made of real wood waste upwards of 70% of the wood since… [MORE] |
 Stylish Wood Burning Fireplaces - Eco-Friendly Cera Design::New concepts in fireplaces give interior designers a huge amount of flexibility. With the growing demand for environmentally products, wood-burning fireplaces like these from Cera Design are gaining popularity.… [MORE] |
 Japanese Cedar Pod Bags - Eco-friendly Monacca Designs::Monacca is an environmentally-friendly brand that produces a range of bags, backpacks, small furniture and even calculators made of Japanese cedar.
The sleek and warm design of these handbags, a line… [MORE] |
 Flinstone Inspired Pedal Car - Twike Electric Hybrid::The Twike is the world's first pedal-powered human electric hybrid car.
The company says this car can get up to speeds of 15-45 mph, with a 5 speed electric motor.
The unique aspect about this car is… [MORE] |
 Cardboard Shelving - Eco-Friendly Magma UK Bookstore::I wish I could fly over to London to do my Christmas shopping. Magma, the London bookstore, is drawing present buyers to its first Multi-Purpose product shop and showing off their eco-friendly shelving.… [MORE] |
 Custom Soda Pops - Vessel::This concept drink comes from the folks at thegreenergrass.org, a group that initiates positive change by interviewing industry and thought leaders. I can't really describe the new drink in terms of color… [MORE] |
 Top 12 Plastic Bag Alternatives + XPosed! Grocery Bag (SUPER GALLERY)::If you’ve ever found yourself fascinated by the appearance of your bags going through the airport Xray scanner, then you’ll love the XPosed! Grocery Bag.
Not only does it have a cool graphic that… [MORE] |
 Kenyan Ambulance Made of Bamboo - Bambulance::The name on its own makes this an awesome invention already, but what the creators of the Bambulance hope to do for the people of Kenya is even more incredible.
The bamboo emergency medical transportation… [MORE] |
 Hand-Powered Digital Camera - Sony Odo Twirl N' Take::If you want to see your world through a green-colored lens, make the environmental upgrade to the eco-friendly Sony Odo Twirl N' Take digital camera.
Instead of being powered by batteries, the 3 mega-pixel… [MORE] |
 Trash to Treasure Artwork - Chrissie MacDonald Recycled Junk Mail::You admire the art first, then you admire the artist for the technique, then you realize she is recycling too, and your admiration further increases. Chrissie MacDonald is the artist that creates these… [MORE] |
 2013 Telescope Will Redefine Cosmos - James Webb Space Telescope::Huge strides in Big Bang cosmology have been made since the late 1990s as a result of major advances in telescope technology, as well as the analysis of data from satellites such as COBE, the Hubble Space… [MORE] |
 Duct-Tape Wallets - Hand-Made db Clay Designs::These hand-crafted duct-tape wallets go to show that by no means does recycled have to be synonymous with trashy. The designers are confident db clay will set a new standard in wallets.
To pay his way… [MORE] |
 Convert Air to Water - AquaMaker AM10::The AquaMaker AM10 is capable of producing clean, drinking water from the air we breath.
It converts the humidity in the air into H2O at the rate of about 36 liters of water in 48 hours. Tfot notes,… [MORE] |
 Offbeat Eco Ad Placement For Maximum Impact::Ecologists are using very effective advertising on nontraditional media to reach their audience. Some examples include a wall clock with a rifle as a hand pointing to hunted animals; the top of a can which,… [MORE] |
 Bicycle Plate - Bikefast by Philipp Drexler::Have a tendency to skip out on breakfast? You know that’s no good, but up until now, we’ve forgiven you. Now that we’ve discovered this bicycle-embedded plate, however, you’ll have to get a whole… [MORE] |
 Panorama Pellet Stoves - Sleek MCZ Heater::Stove or Fireplace? There is a difference. Old style fireplaces are very inefficient, but have that classic beauty. The new styles, like the Panorama Pellet Stoves, burn pellets designed for maximum heat… [MORE] |
 Folding Bike Weighs Under 20lbs - Dahon MU SL::Most folding bikes look pretty lame once you get them unfolded, but not the Dahon MU SL Folding Bicycle. At only 8.7 kilos (19.4 lbs), the bike stakes claim to the title of the world’s lightest production… [MORE] |
 Blimp-Mills For Constant Power Anywhere - Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS)::The problem with most earthbound wind turbines is that, even in ideal locations, the wind stops blowing occasionally. A thousand feet in the air however, it’s a different story. The wind is strong and… [MORE] |
 Recycled Seatbelts as Hammocks And Pillows - Rockabye Car Parts::Inghua Ting designs pillows and hammocks that are made from dead stock and recycled seat belts. These snooze-time must-haves are especially great outdoors as they are weather-resistant.
Ting produces… [MORE] |
 $24,000 Crocodile Skin Clutch "Eco-Friendly"? - Chanel Crocodile 2.55::This $24,000 Chanel Crocodile 2.55 bag is actually good for the crocodiles. Here's how it works: Crocodile bags become very popular, croc farming becomes very popular, croc poaching becomes less profitable.… [MORE] |
 Dung Doors & Windows - Bindeshwar Pathak's Poop Depot::Next time somebody says their house is made of crap, they may be right. Bindeshwar Pathak, an Indian sanitation specialist, has found a way to make human waste into raw material that can be fashioned into… [MORE] |
 Self-Luminous Micro Particles - Litroenergy Uses Litrospheres for Clean Light::A flexible light source discovery emits light 24/7, the equivalent to a 20 watt bulb. Litroenergy will create a brighter future for us all; it uses Litrospheres, tiny, self-luminous particles that illuminate… [MORE] |
 Tower's Energy Could Power 20 Earths - Energy Tower May Reverse Global Warming::Global warming, energy problems, and water shortages could be solved by one gigantic invention: the Energy Tower.
Researchers claim that the tower, which stands 3,000 feet high and measures 1,200 feet… [MORE] |
 Comics to Motivate Youth - Howtoons Teach Recycling::What do you get when you have two geniuses from MIT creating two superhero comic book characters designed to motivate young people? You have a new comic book series called “Howtoons.”
The superheroes… [MORE] |
 Eco-Speakers - Fashionation For Green Listening::“What?” Green speakers? You bet! The Eco-Speakers from Fashionation are little cubes made of 100 per cent recycled materials. Plugged into your MP3 player, they even run without batteries. A great… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Bathing - LUSH Bath Bombs Now More Green::The perfect gift for the eco-friendly lush in your life at Christmas? A LUSH bath bomb tied around a beautiful bottle of champagne.
Go green while you get clean this year with LUSH bath products. The… [MORE] |
 Solar-Powered Pen is a Wireless Spy Cam::Act like a spy with the wireless mini spy camera concealed in a fully functional and normal-looking pen.
Be James Bond by twisting the cap of the pen to start the wireless transmission for recording.… [MORE] |
 Solar Power Wheelchair::The latest and greatest solar power invention is this wheelchair from Taiwan, allowing even the disabled to go green. The wheel chair, invented by a Southern Taiwan University of Technology research team,… [MORE] |
 Recycled Trash Sculptures - Eco-Art by El Anatsui::El Anatsui creates art from recycled objects. His sculpture tapestries installations are made out of timber, bottle caps, labels, coppers wires, washers and aluminum.
The artist from Ghana focuses on… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Australian Farts - Kangaroos Pass Green Gas::Because of the special blend of bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence does not contain methane (a greenhouse gas) like cattle and sheep. Scary to believe, but the enteric methane from these animals… [MORE] |
 Spiritual High? - Marijuana Plantation in Greek Orthodox Nunnery::An anonymous caller tipped off local police in the village of Filiro regarding a cannabis nursery at a nearby convent. Upon further investigation, authorities learned that the elderly nuns had been taken… [MORE] |
 Hybrid Motorbike Cab - Eco-Friendly City Swing::Now this is a fun way to zip around to explore a new city... weather permitting, that is. The City Swing is a hybrid motorbike cab painted a vibrant green to reinforce the fact that it's evidently a more… [MORE] |
 Enviro-Poop Container - ScooperBox for Dogs::Poop scoopin’ is just one of those mandatory obligation that comes with the joys of owning a dog, but that doesn’t mean the experience has to be all bad. The Skooperbox is not only eco-friendly, but… [MORE] |
 From Shopping Bag to Branded Kite - Shopping Kite for Marketing::Do you really want to make your brand take off? If you're into innovative approaches that help you soar above the competition, check out the Shopping Kite. After fulfilling their function is a package… [MORE] |
 Brad Pitt's Eco-Friendly Initiative - Pink Project Flood-Proofs New Orleans Homes::Brad Pitt and Friends (including 13 architectural firms) are raising money to build over 150 eco-friendly flood-proof homes in New Orleans, LA, in an area most devastated by hurricane Katrina. The project… [MORE] |
 Puzzle-Like Christmas Tree - Buro North's Tree is 80% More Eco Friendly::This stylish Christmas tree is made of plywood designed by Buro North, Australian graphic designer. According to the designer, this Christmas tree is 80% more environmentally friendly than a traditional… [MORE] |
 Electric Eel Powered Christmas Lights - Eel Shocks E-Tree to Life::The "e" in E-tree stands for two things: eco and electric eel!
In order to raise public awareness for the power-producing capabilities of electric eels, a Japanese aquarium Aqua Toto Gifu, built the… [MORE] |
 Soft LED Light Bulbs - Eco Bulb Lasts 35 Years::The Pharox LED bulb is the first to offer the warm, soft white light comparable to a 40W regular bulb. But it's the green alternative. It can last up to 35 years! It has no mercury - unlike current CFL… [MORE] |
 Color Changing Eco Light - Solar Butterfly Light::The perfect way to set the mood of your next garden party is with the color changing solar LED butterfly light!
The glowing insect charges in the sun all day via a small solar panel, automatically switching… [MORE] |
 Coffee for Your Garden - Starbucks Pushes Coffee for Your Plants::It's no longer just your tastebuds that can enjoy the Starbucks experience; now your garden can take part in its enriching experience. Starbucks developed "Grounds For Your Garden", a program that reuses… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Linux Computer - Aleutia E1 Runs on 8 Watts of Power::Aleutia's 4.5 inch E1 could be a good indicator of the future of computers. It's a solar-powered Linux and runs on 8 watts of power. It has no moving parts and is totally silent. The optional solar panel… [MORE] |
 DIY Biodiesel From Cooking Fat - FuelPod2 Refinery::Driving Mr. Diesel? Now you can make your own fuel with the FuelPod2 home biofuel processor. All you have to do is dump in your leftover cooking oils and fat, and wait for it to make up to 50 litres of… [MORE] |
 Rent a Hydrogen Car - Iceland Hydrogen Society Now Closer::Hydrogen cars have, so far, mainly been experimental vehicles and not available for the general public. This has now changed in Iceland.
Four years ago, a Shell station in Iceland became the world's first… [MORE] |
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