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Poo Paper – Get the Scoop on Elephant Dung Paper

poo paper

My girlfriend and I were at the local zoo shopping in a souvenir store there one day when we spotted poo paper, recycled paper made from elephant dung. As the first anniversary since our initial date was that weekend, I bought her the pad of elephant poo paper as a gift (hey, I’m a romantic, and it was our paper anniversary!). Of course, poo paper serves as much more than a unique first anniversary gift. Using it is also a creative way to live green with products that are made from the … [Read more...]

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Green Gifts: 7 Last-Minute Christmas Present Ideas

Green Christmas present ideas

If you’re like me and totally haven’t been thinking about Christmas this year, perhaps you’re still in need of some Christmas gifts. Hopefully, I can help you out with this list of last-minute Christmas gift ideas (green ones, of course). There are all kinds of awesome things to get the greener-minded folks on your Christmas list. The cool thing about giving a green gift to someone who cares about the environment, is that the types of things you may give that person are the types of … [Read more...]

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Facebook Social Energy Efficiency App Coming

facebook like energy app

Energy efficiency holds HUGE potential when it comes to being better stewards of the environment and stopping climate change (well, human-caused, extremely rapid and destructive climate change, that is). It could also help us save money. Reportedly, the U.S. could save $700 billions dollars with some energy efficiency improvements. How much time do we spend thinking about energy and these potential savings, though? The average American spends about 6 minutes per year doing so, according … [Read more...]

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7 MORE Cool Solar Power Technologies

Solar boat

Following up on my post last week on 7 cool solar power technologies, here are 7 more cool solar power technologies. 1. Solar-powered Cars: I’m not sure if you’ll ever be able to buy a solar-powered car, but some researchers at Japan’s Tokai University and Panasonic, among others, are trying to make it possible, and there are some pretty wicked solar-powered car races out there, like the World Solar Challenge in Australia (the 2011 race is coming up next month -- October 16-23). 2. … [Read more...]

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7 Cool Solar Power Technologies

logitech k750 wireless solar keyboard for mac users

Solar power is cool, and is very widely supported by the public -- who doesn’t support getting our electricity from the sun? But as solar has developed over the years, more and more interesting solar power technologies have popped up. Here are 7 that I think you’ll find pretty interesting. 1. Solar shingles. Want to 1-up your neighbor who just bought a solar power system? Go with some solar shingles! They aren’t available yet, actually, but mass production is scheduled to begin in 2012. … [Read more...]

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Solar Powered 3D Printer and Sun Cutter

Sun Cutter low tech light cutter

These are wicked cool. I don’t know their large-scale usefulness yet, and maybe they’ll never be that useful on a large scale, but they are two of the coolest inventions I’ve seen in a long time -- a 3D solar printer and a low-tech light cutter. The inventor demos both of them in the Sinai Desert of Egypt in the videos below.   Solar Sinter — 3D Solar-Powered Printer Industrial designer and inventor Markus Kayser recently created a solar-powered 3D printer, using cutting … [Read more...]

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Solar Bikinis that Can Power Your iPod, iPhone, & More

Keep your gadgets charged with this sexy solar powered bikini

What’s hotter than a solar panel bikini? Not much for us clean energy geeks. Truthfully, I have to say that this creation of Brooklynite Andrew Schneider looks a little strange, but it’s also quite a cool and interesting concept. Now, you are probably wondering at this point, is this for real? Can you really create solar power from your bathing suit? Can you actually swim in this thing? The answers: yes, yes, and yes. … [Read more...]

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Two-Color, Solar Powered, SunJar-Like Lamp Review

With summer fast approaching, I know I am looking forward to warm evenings spent out on my porch... maybe a good brew in hand as well. Now as the light fades off into the night, wouldn’t it be great to have a lamp to set the ambiance that you could turn on that wouldn’t waste energy? Yeah, I think it’d be pretty cool too. … [Read more...]

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2 Cool Gadgets That Help You Save Energy and Money

One of the greenest things you can do is be more energy efficient, but that just sounds like a drag or an unsolicited responsibility or something, doesn’t it? There are actually a ton of ways to become much more energy efficient (and technologies to help you do so) that you might actually find some that are cool and fun. Take these 2 gadgets, for example... … [Read more...]

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Shoes that Sprout Wildflowers As Their Final Green Step

Oat shoes

Need a new pair of shoes? Want to go green this time? How about some biodegradable shoes that sprout flowers at the end of their life? No kidding, you can really get such shoes now (or, very soon, depending on where you live). Some Dutch entrepreneurs recently started OAT Shoes and their first collection is about to be launched after two years of research and development. As hinted above, the shoes are made completely of biodegradable materials and packed with “a bouquet of perennial … [Read more...]

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