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Win a Back to School Solar Bag Bundle Worth Over $500!

GO BACK TO SCHOOL WITH AN AMAZING NEW SOLAR BAG! If you want to put your best (and greenest) foot forward as you start the new school year, we’ve got something that will help – a lot. We’re giving away a fantastic Back to School Prize Package (worth over $500) packed with green school supplies to one lucky winner – and it could... [Read more from this category]

eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers

The company’s latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods. Original post: eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers  Read More →

Recycling for charity: how to set up a money-raising scheme?

I regularly get emails from people involved with small charities asking how to set up recycling programs that will help them raise money for their cause. Collection/recycling programs have been part of charity fundraising for a long time, but recently most seem to have moved from collecting large amounts of low value items (such as stamps or milk bottle... [Read more from this category]

PISSKY: Gilpin Whisky is Recycled from Diabetic’s Urine

James Gilpin has Type 1 Diabetes — his pancreas doesn’t work, forcing him to take shots of insulin to process glucose from food. Gilpin got to thinking about elderly patients with diabetes, like his grandmother, who secrete tons of unprocessed medicine and sugar in their urine Go here to see the original:  PISSKY: Gilpin Whisky is Recycled... [Read more from this category]

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Green Living

Taiji Opens Season on Dolphins Today

Photo via Animal Planet Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notorious place for slaughtering cetaceans thanks to the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove . And of course, activist Ric O’Barry is on the move. He delivered a petition to the US Embassy in Tokyo signed... [Read more from this category]

Obama’s Oval Office Is Beige And Could Have Been Green

New York Times Everyone in the red state is piling on the redesign of the oval office, complaining it is not patriotic enough, even though George Bush took Bill Clinton’s red, white and blue garish extravaganza and turned it into a muted southern living room (and lost the red, white and blue) showing more taste than patriotism. The rest is... [Read more from this category]

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico [Update]

Image: Google Maps Thankfully, No Deaths This Time An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP’s massive oil spill. Go here to read the rest:  Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico [Update]  Read More →

MIT Develops Self-Assembling Solar Cells

Get ready for super-charged solar cells ! MIT researchers announced this week that they have developed self-assembling solar cells that can be broken down and rebuilt repeatedly, much like plant cells . The solar cells constantly renew themselves, which means the technology could ultimately lead to longer-lasting commercial cells. Read the rest of... [Read more from this category]

HP Competition Winner Has Rooftop Farms, Plugin Units

images from Bustler The HP Skyline 2020 competition “outlined fresh visual imaginations for the skyline discarding preconceived notions” and “allowed students and professionals to partner and elucidate their visions and designs that would change the skyline thereby transforming the city itself.” … Read the full story on... [Read more from this category]

Marketing to Consumers: Don’t Think Green

In most cases, brands and organizations should have long since crossed the line from needing to point out their green-ness to working to integrate it throughout their operations. Originally posted here: Marketing to Consumers: Don’t Think Green  Read More →

Quirky and Comfy, Stackable Stools Made From Cork

We love seating arrangements that inspire people to play , but these stools designed by Marina68 are especially awesome thanks to their quirky nature. Set side-by-side or stacked on top of one another, these charming little stools look like a swarm of cute critters ready to run around the room View original post here:  Quirky and Comfy, Stackable... [Read more from this category]

Today on Planet 100: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video)

Continued here: Today on Planet 100: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video)  Read More →

Hyundai To Sell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In 2012

In a bid to one-up their competition, Hyundai has announced that they will sell hydrogen fuel cell cars starting in 2012 – three years before Toyota, Honda and the rest of the competition. Here is the original: Hyundai To Sell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In 2012  Read More →

Universal Cell Phone Charger Coming Soon…At Some Point…In the Maybe-Not-Distant Future…

Photo via kalleboo A common complaint about cell phones is that there is no universal charger — if you don’t have the one that works specifically for your phone, well, you’re just out of luck when your battery dies. It’s not only a hassle for cell phone owners, but it’s a huge problem for e-waste as the chargers become... [Read more from this category]

Miami’s Only LEED Gold Tower Can Withstand 300mph Winds!

Read the rest of Miami’s Only LEED Gold Tower Can Withstand 300mph Winds! http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “leed” , “sustainable architecture” , 1450 Brickell , eco... [Read more from this category]

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