Mason jars can be used for everything. Holding your lunch, drinking tea, actual canning, or even giving off a bit of light. If you want that hipster look for your dining room table (or anywhere) pick up the Moon Shiner Solar Powered Lid, the lid that turns any mason jar into a light source.
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Tea lights are everywhere. You probably have a bag of them sitting forgotten in a drawer somewhere. They’re great for decoration, not so great at providing actual illumination. Lumir C converts your nearly useless tea light candle into a light you can actually use.
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You may not have solar power running your whole house, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t use it to charge your devices. The Suntree is a solar power charger perfect for reminding you that every little bit of green energy helps to save the world while you’re powering your phone up.
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Relaxing on the beach is a lot of fun but if keeping your Kindle charged up may be a bit of a difficulty because you can’t really plug it into the ocean. You can however turn your umbrella into a charging station with the Portable Solar Panel, the solar panel designed for your umbrella.
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One of the issues we’re still fighting is keeping our oceans clean, particularly around those areas, like harbors, that see a lot human activity. Two guys who love the ocean created a new gadget called the Seabin and you can help fund it on Kickstarter.
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Are you looking for something fun to do with your hands? Why not build a car? Too messy? Then check out the Autogami Solar Car, a little sun-powered cardboard ride that can cruise down your desk.
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Not everywhere in the world has water you can drink straight from the tap. Even if you do happen to be lucky enough to live somewhere with clean water, tap water doesn’t always taste the best. Water from bottles can taste a bit better but then, all that waste. The WELLY is a reusable filtered bottle for your great tasting water hydration needs.
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Switching your home to solar power is a costly endeavor but you stand to save a lot from making the change. Not to mention how much better it is for the planet as a whole. Still, it would be terrible to spend all that money only to find out that you don’t actually get enough sun to make it worth it. Check out Project Sunroof, the new Google program that gives you the data on moving to solar power for…
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Ever walked out of the room and just left the TV on? Or a game system running? You probably leave your computer on all the time. It’s ok because they go into sleep or rest mode, right? Wrong. They’re still drawing and, since you’re not using them, wasting energy. The TrickleStar Motion Sensor PowerStrip will help you conserve power by shutting things off once you’ve left the room.
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Plastic is pretty horrible for the environment. It’s disposable but once we toss it, the Earth has a pretty hard time getting rid of it so there’s a lot of waste filling landfills and floating in the ocean. Evocative Designs has a solution with a plastic replacement material made from mushrooms. You can try it for your own creations with Grow It Yourself Mushroom Material.
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It really bites when you’re playing a game and your battery just quits on you and the controller goes dead in your hand. Sure most of the new gen systems have internal rechargeable batteries but there’s still some life left the 360 not to mention children’s handhelds. The Batteriser will help you squeeze that last bit of life out of your batteries so you don’t go broke trying to beat a game.
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Worried about your carbon footprint? Not every ecofriendly step has to be huge. Small things go a long way to making the world a better place. The Bambeco Water Powered Alarm Clock is a small alarm clock that runs on regular old tap water.
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There’s no question that electric cars are now starting to take off in greater numbers, and the proof is the fact that the major manufacturers are launching more ‘mainstream’ models onto the market. The latest offering comes from German powerhaus VW, with the all new VW e-Golf. We got a chance to take it for a spin the other day to see just how practical the vehicle is, and whether traditional Golf lovers should consider it as a possible purchase…
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Every household has an array of cleansers tucked into a cabinet somewhere. Most contain harsh chemicals that we’ve become used to using . But there are greener alternatives. The latest of these is the Immerse-A-Clean wand, by Texas-based GenEon Technologies. This industrial cleaning device can turn regular tap water into an effective sanitizer, glass and all-purpose cleaner, using only electricity and a non-toxic catalyst. This is a compact, portable and battery-powered device that uses a bucket or other container that…
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A recent disturbing statistic says that Americans throw away almost 50 percent of the food they buy. The main reason for this is that food “goes bad” or no longer looks appealing to eat. What’s needed is a better way to store it so that it stays fresher longer. The National Award Winner from Spain of the James Dyson 2013 Award would do just that. The OLTU, a system that uses the heat generated by refrigerators and uses the…
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