Bamboo Magazine

Inventors in Silicon Valley have unveiled a light the size of a pill which has the luminary power of a streetlamp. Engineers at Luxim Labs filled the bulb with argon gas, which turns to plasma when electricity… MORE

Canadian award-winning winemaker Inniskillin has teamed up with alternative energy firm StormFisher Biogas to use grapes leftover from wine production to make electricity. The grapeskins and seeds, previously… MORE

The RD4 from UK design shop Cohda Designs, is made from 100% waste plastic. It's unique design makes a statement, and the woven chair can flex to accommodate its occupant. No colors are added during manufacturing,… MORE

At first blush, sleeping in a tube of concrete might not sound so appealing. However, Das Park Hotel, located on the banks of the Danube near Linz, Austria, just might change your mind. The "hotel," designed… MORE

The UK has passed legislation requiring all homes be emission free by 2016, and the first prototype for the new green home standard has been unveiled. Dubbed "The Lighthouse," it has all the features… MORE

Going green starts with your morning java. While organic and fair trade coffee beans are now mainstream, Solar Roast Coffee is taking green coffee to the next level. Their coffee is roasted using solar… MORE

Hybrid Technologies is greening standard vehicles by ripping out their powertrains and replacing them with electric components. Their pimped out lithium-ion powered Mini Cooper, which was taken for a test… MORE

England's Pli Design brings us the Reee Chair, made from recycled Playstation 2 casings. The frame is made from powdercoated steel for strength and durability. The Ree uses 2.3kg of used plastic, and… MORE

With its low carbon emissions, skateboarding is a pretty green transportation alternative. You can take it to the next level with furniture designer Daniel Moyer's FunkinFunction skateboards. Made from… MORE

4 Copas, named 2006 Tequila of the Year, is the world’s first certified organic tequila. In addition to producing the tequila chemical and pesticide free, the company takes great pains to treat its… MORE

Cheap chic and eco travel collide in ALT Hotels, the new hotel brand from Montreal's Germain hotel group. The rooms are being prefabricated offsite, an innovation first. The hotel has geothermal heating… MORE

The Blow Light is a wind-powered toy which teaches kids about wind energy. The toy has one green and two blue LED lights which are powered by blowing on the 2.4 inch rotor blade. Though the practical… MORE

Living with less space doesn't necessarily mean living with less style. The Micro-Compact Home, or m-ch, is 76 square feet of design genius, and boasts a dining table for 5, 2 double beds, a kitchen,… MORE

Everything's gone green. The next time you're in the mood, why not an Eco Sexy Kit to go with your organic strawberries and champagne? Set the mood with the natural soy candle, which transforms into… MORE

For those sassy eco-conscious women, Buenostyle's organic cotton panties feature a cherry graphic on the front with the slogan "Eat Organic." They are made with 96% organic cotton and 4% lycra, as the… MORE

Motorola recently received a patent on a technology for combining an LCD screen and a solar cell on a wireless device. The conductive film on new solar cells is the same as the material used on new flat… MORE

The Billbird house is, as you may have guessed, a birdhouse made from a billboard. Stylish and eco-friendly, even the hardware is green - it's reclaimed (previously used.) The Billbird retails for approximately… MORE

Home improvement powerhouse Home Depot has launched Eco-Options in the U.S. Available in Canada since 2004, the program helps customers identify products which have less of an impact on the environment.… MORE

Greenpeint is a nifty software package that analyzes your print jobs and flags those pages that appear to be wasteful. The package includes a PDF reader and "print preview" feature so you can see what… MORE

Dutch design house Bomdesign features the Booklamp, a beautiful lamp fixture made from recycled books. The books are re-shaped into a variety of shades, though the light emitted is likely not suitable… MORE

In the old days, we used to swim in lakes, or ponds. A European trend of man made swimming holes may to be gaining ground in North America. The New York Times has a feature article on these self-cleaning… MORE

If you're looking for a weekend DIY project, why not a solar powered electric car? It gets good mileage - infinity miles per gallon! A group of high school students helped build it. They weren't happy… MORE

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has advised all treehuggers that environmentalism needs to be "sexy" before it is adopted by the mainstream. The Governator explained that bodybuilding, like the… MORE

It floats. It sits in the garden on a stake - or on your table. It cycles through a spectrum of colors. The Magic Globe Solar Light Sphere illuminates automatically, and stays bright for up to 12 hours… MORE

Australia's Todae, which retails eco products to consumers, is now offering "environmental assessments" for small to medium sized businesses. The assessments, or audits, are designed to offer businesses… MORE

Say goodbye to bubble wrap, styrofoam “packing peanuts” and cardboard boxes. Earth Friendly Moving will rent you a plastic box made of recyclable material for a buck a week, and will deliver the boxes… MORE

Leave it to the Dutch to find a new use for windmill technology. Made of stainless steel, wood, and sail fabric, the LIGHT WIND converts wind power to light with a 2 metre propeller. The wind energy… MORE

Tickets for Al Gore's Live-Aid for climate change, which he calls LIVE EARTH, go on sale on April 16th. The July 7 concert (07/07/07) is being held in the U.S., Australia, England, Brazil, South Africa,… MORE

The Jimi Nano (1.0) is made from 100 % recycled and recyclable plastic. Available in "Safety Orange", "Ruby" and "Aqua", it also has a swappable faceplate to change colours to suit your mood. Made in the… MORE

Gone are the days of singed eyebrows and unintentionally blackened meals. The Solar Grill cooks your grub with, as you guessed, the sun's energy. This New Age BBQ has a flexible mirror, which focuses… MORE

Words like "principled," "conservation", "healthy" and "holistic" don't generally come to mind when talking about Las Vegas. That may soon change with Green Valley Lofts, Sin City's first eco-friendly… MORE

If you want to buy or sell a green, sustainable, energy efficient and eco-friendly home, you have a friend in Listed Green. The firm screens homes to make sure they meet its green criteria, namely energy… MORE

The Toronto Star offers tips for a greener prom for the young treehugger. Rather than spend $500 for a dress that you'll only wear once, why not go vintage? Or sport a bio-degradable dress made from bamboo… MORE

New Consumer visited the Sexy Green Car Show in the U.K. and cut through the eco-hype to look at the technologies that are likely to make it into our driveways in the future. Included are profiles of alternative… MORE

The New York Times reports that Discovery Communications, which operates the Discovery Channel and various spinoffs, will re-brand Discovery Home as a yet-to-be-named green channel. The channel will promote… MORE

All Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) stores have gone green and now package their products in TerraSkin, a revolutionary material that has some of the best characteristics of paper without the eco-downside.… MORE