 Self-Steering Buses - UC Berkeley Magnetic Transit::Life as a University of California at Berkeley bus driver just got much easier; researchers have tested a self-steering bus that actually works.
Developed by California Partners for Advanced Transit… [MORE] |
 Atom Smasher Photography - Large Hadron Collider Art (UPDATE)::Who says scientific instruments have to be black and gray? The Large Hadron Collider is a rainbow of colors that have lured and inspired photographers to catalog the Hadron Collider as a work of art. The… [MORE] |
 Micro Car Public Discounts - NYC Offers 2-for-1 Smart Car Parking Deal::Smart USA, the European microcar, has made a deal with a New York City parking lot owner so two cars can park for the price of one at city lots. The Smart is just over 8 feet long and two Smart Cars will… [MORE] |
 Super-Sized Appliances - The Jet Plane Freezer::This F-4E Phantom fighter stands in the climatic chamber of a £30,000,000 aerospace test center in Seosan, South Korea. While this may not be appropriate for every household, there are five reasons that… [MORE] |
 Cities Fueled By Human Waste - San Antonio Goes Brown, Not Green::In an age where everyone is going green, San Antonio, Texas stands out as the lone vanguard city going brown. City officials recently announced a new plan to become the first U.S. city to transform methane… [MORE] |
 Eco Transformers - The Backpack Bicycle::The Backpack Bicycle transformer is the ultimate combination of health and eco-technology. The folding bicycle, designed and developed by Chang Ting Jen, does not appear to be available in stores yet,… [MORE] |
 Subterranean Photography - 10 Underground Lakes and Rivers::The sheer power and beauty of nature are baffling, as these images of underwater lakes and rivers show. The third and sixth images in this gallery were only discovered after their massive cave domes collapsed.… [MORE] |
 Green Luxury Retreats - Alila Hotels Developing Atoll Carefully::Alila Hotels and Resorts is carefully building more eco-luxury retreats, this time deep in the Maldives.
Alila Fillas Hadahaa is set in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, an area containing endangered coral reefs.… [MORE] |
 Storm Photography from Space - NASA Inspired by Hurricane Ike?::Inspired by beautiful images of Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav, the photographs in this gallery are all from recent years. Perched way up in orbit, NASA literally has the best seat in the house from… [MORE] |
 Luxury Resort Furniture - The Bubble Daybed::The Bubble Daybed is one of a collection of exquisite furnishings that were only available to exclusive hotels and resorts.
The new collection is now open for public purchase. The Bubble Daybed has cushions… [MORE] |
 Light Boxes for Fruit - Eco Box by Jung Hyuk::The Eco Box by Jung Hyuk is a clever concept for keeping fruit fresher, starting from when it is still on the tree! The fruit ripens naturally inside the box which has many ventilation holes before it… [MORE] |
 Vegetarianism to Slow Global Warming - IPCC's New Climate Spin::The chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made a speech in London on September 8th that called for people to reduce their consumption of meat.
According to the panel's findings,… [MORE] |
 Carbon Capturing Power Plants - Is This The Answer To Global Warming?::A new type of coal fired power plant is set to be put into commission this week in Northen Germany, and will be the first coal fired power station to emit ZERO carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The… [MORE] |
 9 Animal Mashups - Artists Remix Nature::I really love the ‘invention’ of new species, and today’s artists, photoshoppers and scientists are doing a fantastic job.
This cluster highlights some of the most bizarre and extreme remixed animals… [MORE] |
 Sustainable Sensuality - Loup Charmant Organic Clothing::The house of Loup Charmant (the charming wolf) is showing that dressing in sustainable style can be desirable - even if New York Fashion Week tries to convince you otherwise.
Kee Edwards is the top designer… [MORE] |
 Outlandish Emergency Food Kits - 275 Vegetarian Meals for $75::Well, there are just so many excellent uses for this humongous container of “food.” If you order online, in theory you wouldn’t have to leave the house for anything. Since the food lasts for 20 years,… [MORE] |
 Chic Scuba Gear or Eco-Awareness - 'High Tide Heels' Mystery::‘High Tide Heels’ have been making the rounds of the blogosphere causing confusion as to who was the actual inventor of the footwear. Are they real or not? Where can I buy them? The high-heeled flipper… [MORE] |
 Green Polar Bears - What is Happening at the Japanese Zoo?::The fur of the polar bears at Japan’s Higaghiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens has turned green. Visitors to the zoo are shocked this weekend to see the emerald coats on the normally white arctic bears, and… [MORE] |
 Charitable Network Cooperation - All 3 U.S. Networks "Stand Up for Cancer"::Trend Hunter has covered a few different angles related to the 'Stand Up for Cancer' campaign. One of the more recent breakthroughs was that the event was simulcast on all three US networks. Hence, we… [MORE] |
 The Art of Sitting - The Eco-Chair Designs of Jolyon Yates::Jolyon Yates worked in the car and boat business for years before becoming a chair artist. He now offers these handsome furniture designs showing the range of his art and love for flowing forms. He puts… [MORE] |
 19 Eco-Friendly Bags::I’m a big fan of recycled or repurposed eco-friendly bags. In a world where we’ve seemingly dreamed up every new possible invention ever, remixing old or excess items into a fashionable and functional… [MORE] |
 Pareidolia Photography - Mother Nature's Practical Jokes::Mother Nature can be a real prankster, and we’re reminded of this when we see crazy tree photos like these. Unlike most “normal” trees, these plants have grown in some really unusual ways. Whether creating… [MORE] |
 Storm Chasing Bloggers - 10 Killer Storm Photos::With three killer storms about to hit the southeast coast, Hurricane Hannah, Hurricane Ike, and Josefina, we are all reminded that times (and weather patterns) have changed. These remarkable photos were… [MORE] |
 Incinerating Waterless Toilets - The EcoJohn Senior::The EcoJohn Senior doesn’t use water so it not only saves this precious resource but also reduces waste going into the environment.
It looks and works like ordinary toilets except the waste is taken… [MORE] |
 Handbags From Recycled Car Parts - Harvey Seatbelt Bags::Husband and wife, Dana and Melanie Harvey are the creative designers behind these fashionable ‘Seatbelt Bags’. Falling under the Harvey label are various collections. Among them, the ‘Treecycle’ handbag… [MORE] |
 14 Eco-Friendly House Mods::With these eco-friendly house modifications, any home can instantly become a bit greener, even on a budget. A 100% eco-friendly home is hard to come by, especially one that isn’t brand new. But with these… [MORE] |
 Extreme Acts of 'Artistic' Awareness - Activists Hangs Herself On Fish Hooks::Alice Newstead is a performance artist who literally hung herself up on fish hooks to raise awareness for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
To protest the harvesting and selling of shark fins, Newstead… [MORE] |
 Green Cab Requirements - Boston Taxis Convert to Hybrids by 2015::Life as a Boston cabbie is about to get harder: the city recently passed a measure that requires all cab drivers and operators to convert their fleets to hybrid vehicles by 2015. While this is certainly… [MORE] |
 Unexplored World Wonders - Socotra::Earth isn't bad, ya know? There is still lots to discover here. Like a place that is hot, harsh, dry, out in the middle of the ocean somewhere - but has species of flora and fauna that are not found anyplace… [MORE] |
 18 Eco Tips For The Credit Crunch::With the credit crunch beginning to bite and belts starting to be tightened, we’re seeing a number of trends connected with spending less and spending wisely. There's been a nod to wartime economizing… [MORE] |
 Green Photography - Olympus Reducing Packaging Waste::Olympus has announced that they will remove a huge amount of plastic from their packaging.
Plastic is one of the most seriously detrimental environmental problems, and finding alternatives for it is… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes - Nordic Rocks::Those who are drawn to hermetically-sealed French ice cubes should delight in Nordic Ice Rocks. Nordic Rocks have been mined from pollution-free Swedish rocks, formed into cubes, and brought to market… [MORE] |
 Solar Car Carriers - Toyota Cargo Ships Go Green::Most people who buy foreign cars don't think about how their cars get to their local dealership. They also probably don't consider that the average cargo ship burns 120 gallons per mile as it carries hybrids… [MORE] |
 Green Notebook Packaging - HP Pavilion DV6929 Comes in Eco Messenger Bag::HP’s notebook computers are getting greener by the minute. The HP Pavilion dv6929 laptop was recently named the winner of Walmart’s Home Entertainment Design Challenge for its innovative, eco-friendly… [MORE] |
 Eco Hair Accessories - Violet Love Headbands::This season, headbands are atop the hot list of must have hair accessories. I scoured the internet for Fall 2008 headbands and, in the process, stumbled across these Violet Love Headbands by Designer Rebecca… [MORE] |
 Recycled Cars As Mechanical Snails - 1966 VW Beatle Becomes "The Golden Mean"::As the images show, a recycled 1966 VW Bug, which made its debut at Burning Man, has taken on a new identity.
It’s been transformed into an enormous, ride-on, six-seater, glow-in-the-dark, fire-shooting… [MORE] |
 Sustainable Home Decor - Cork Accessories Hit the Home::While many vintners are moving away from real cork stoppers, it seems that the rest of the world is embracing the springy, natural material. And why not? It's sustainable, reusable, watertight, sound… [MORE] |
 Green Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns - "These Come from Trees" Stickers::"These come from trees" is a part viral, part DIY campaign to jog people’s conscience just as they reach for yet another paper towel or napkin.
The project features stickers on paper towel dispensers… [MORE] |
 Gadgets That Save Gas - The Blade::It sounds too good to be true — the gas-saving Blade. It's a little device that screws onto the end of your tailpipe and in extensive testing, has shown anywhere from 16-34% savings on gas! That’s an average… [MORE] |
 Peeing on Patrons - Tenants Above Delicatessen Seek Revenge::There has been a stream of criticism raining down on the hoity-toity NoLita restaurant called Delicatessen.
A guy who had been draining the lizard out his window has taken things into his own hands,… [MORE] |
 Skateboard Stairs - Recycling at Roartocket Skateboard School::What happens to old skateboards when they are totally cratered? They become watches, or rings, or stair steps. At Roartocket Skateboard School (check it out - it’s in Toronto!) they decided that stair… [MORE] |
 45 Modes of Eco-Friendly Transportation::Every day, the mavericks of eco-friendly travel continue to produce more and more innovative ideas to shape how we travel in the future. Many of them center on alternatives to gas, and these concepts are… [MORE] |
 Emotional Hippies - Crying Over Dead Trees::There is no use crying over fallen trees, but it does not seem to stop these guys. This film is real and features a set of incredibly emotional hippies who literally cry over a tree that was cut down in… [MORE] |
 Pantone Chip Mosaics - Manetones by Tim Fraser Brown::What do you do with over 5,000 unused pantone paint chips? Why make it into a picture! British artist Tim Fraser Brown created a cool reproduction of Édouard Manet’s ‘Bar at the Folies Bergere’ entirely… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Tree Chargers - The Photonsynthese::Vivien Muller’s Photonsynthese is a gadget charger with style! The branches of this bonsai tree shaped charger carry 54 tiny photovoltaic panels to store energy accumulated in a battery during the day. … [MORE] |
 Opening Snail Mail Online - Earth Class Mail::Earth Class Mail founder Ron Wiener says he is doing for mail what the cell phone did to the landline; enable our lives more mobile!
One reason we see the whole postal system as so “snail mail” these… [MORE] |
 Greener Toy Pressures - Wal-mart Pushes For Eco Games::Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer and thus the world's largest seller of game stations, wants toy manufacturers to be more green.
As a result, the big players in gaming were summoned to rural Arkansas… [MORE] |
 11 Green Cars With 3 Wheels::A diverse range of green automobile manufacturers have been heavily emphasizing the eco-friendly attributes of their cars. A lot of concept, and even some production, cars share a peculiar commonality… [MORE] |
 Eco Solar Cars - The Brisa Three Wheeler::Brisa is the Spanish word for breeze. I would call this Brisa Fresco: Cool Breeze! This little car is solar powered and has just an exquisite design.
It seems that three wheels are the choice for many… [MORE] |
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