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nice idea... January 25, 2010 posted by Dan

Spring Clean on Mount Everest – Cleaning out the attic in the roof of the world

Mount Everest is getting a spring clean. It’s been 57 years since it was first conquered and the 4000-odd people who have climbed it since have a left an ever-increasing volume of rubbish, including air cylinders, abandoned tents and even the bodies of dead climbers which cannot decompose in the harsh environment. The trip is being being organised by a group of Nepal’s best climbers who are hoping to bring down 2 tonnes of rubbish, 15kg at a time. Nepal’s…

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Eco Friendly January 21, 2010 posted by Nigel

Lilypad Cities – beating off climate change one massive bio-boat at a time

Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has a vision of the future which involves water. Lots of water, rising seas and displaced persons. His solution is to take to the rafts, or in this case massive floating cities called Lilypads. Each of these ‘auto-sufficient amphibious cities’ as he calls them, will house 50,000 of the world’s climate refugees and will merrily float around the globe following oceanic currents. The plastic and Titanium constructed arks will utilize a bunch of eco-techs to recycle…

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Eco Friendly January 21, 2010 posted by Debra Atlas

iRecycle – Finds your nearest recycling center

Wonder where the closest recycling center is? Well there’s an app for it. Earth 911 launched their free iRecycle app for iPhones and iPod Touch. This cool app will locate recycling centers across the U.S., give you directions and tell you just what kinds of recycling they accept. It even lists events, information on local green events in your area and the newest stories and features on Earth911.com. Better yet, you can add events and information on what’s going on…

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Awesome January 20, 2010 posted by Debra Atlas

Camel Powered Mobile Health Clinics – Camels and solar fridges help Kenya’s nomads

Camels are about to become mobile refrigeration systems hauling medical supplies into the heart of the dessert desert wilderness in Northern Kenya. In a joint venture with Princeton University, The Art College of Design in California and the Nomadic Communities Trust of Kenya, these “ships of the desert” will transport portable solar panels equipped with a foot-powered back-up system, allowing them to bring refrigerated medical supplies to out-of-the-way areas lacking electricity. The camel powered mobile health clinics will carry a…

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Bookmark This! January 15, 2010 posted by Nigel

Grow Show – cool time lapse photo service for parents

Grow Show is a cool new service which lets you upload photos of your children to build a physical time-lapse photo frame which shows off your little ones as they grow up. The clever bit comes with the magnetic frame system called Grow Frame Timelapse, which lets you add, arrange and group images in all sorts of interesting ways, as well as cope with multiple siblings. The only thing we can confidently say is that this will eventually embarrass your…

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Gadgets January 9, 2010 posted by Dan

Sno Easy – Easy action snow shovel

The Sno Easy is an “ergonomic” snow shovel with two handles to help you shovel snow without bending your back. Push the shovel into the snow with one hand and then use your other hand to lift the shovel, and twist it to dump it. US$29.99 Also comes in a small version for your car, called the Sno Vivor. $US29.99 [Click to enlarge] The SNO-Easy is the new and unique ergonomic shovel that allows you to scoop up snow and…

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Gadgets January 7, 2010 posted by Dan

Slik Stik – LED equipped walking stick

The Slik Stik is a foldable, height-adjustable walking stick with built-in LED assistance. It has 9 LEDs in total that illuminate both the ground beneath you and the road ahead. To improve the visibility of the walker there also red LED strobes. If things go wrong there’s a panic button and alarm built into the back of the handle, and to assist you with picking up your dropped keys the handle is magnetic. The stick is powered by rechargeable batteries…

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Gadgets January 5, 2010 posted by Dan

Telescoping Ice Scraper – Extend your glass-warming reach

Defeat the frozen windscreen monster with this Telescoping Ice Scraper. Powered by the car cigarette lighter, the heated blade will rip through the night’s ice and snow, helping you get to work faster, which is really what you want right? It has a built-in LED to help you find things in the dark and the handle extends to 18″ long. US$12.98 Heated Ice Scraper Telescopes For Extended Reach! Easily telescopes to reach the other end of the windshield. Heating coil…

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nice idea... December 22, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

Solar-Powered Garden Insect Theatre – Spy on your bugs

With its solar-powered light, the Solar-Powered Garden Insect Theatre offers a sustainable insect habitat that attracts moths, lacewings and butterflies into your garden. The solar panel charges the internal battery by day, then lights up the insect theatre by night. The battery automatically turns off at daylight to recharge. The insect theatre is made from sustainably grown timber and treated with an environmentally safe wood preserving agent. Insects get in and out of this cool habitat through holes in the…

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Eco Friendly December 21, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning – Keeping cool via the abyss

Cold seawater will soon be pumped from the ocean’s bottom to cool more than half of downtown Honolulu. This $240 million project by Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC owned by investors in Hawaii, Sweden, and Minnesota, and managed by Renewable Energy Innovations – could cut the city’s air conditioning electricity usage up to 75% while slashing carbon emissions and the use of ozone-depleting refrigerants. A five-foot wide pipeline will run hundreds of feet below the ocean, suck up thousands of…

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Gadgets December 14, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

The Oregon Scientific RMR802 Solar-Powered Thermometer

The Oregon Scientific RMR802 Solar-Powered Thermometer is an ultra sleek, ultra thin, radio-controlled clock and indoor-outdoor thermometer. It can display temperatures in �C or �F, store minimum and maximum daily temperatures, and when it’s cold, the thermometer on the display will light up an LED Ice Alert if the outside temperature sensor detects that it’s reached freezing temperatures. It also has an internal battery and a solar panel for long life. The clock and calendar automatically set by receiving a…

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nice idea... December 3, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

Prestige Wallmounted Waterbutt – Stylish water saver

With water availability becoming a growing issue, it’s nice to know there’s a simple device like the Prestige Wallmounted Waterbutt that can collect and store rain water for home use. This easily-attached, award winning compact device – made of black UV protected recycled polyethylene – stores 100 litres (22 gallons) of rain water, which is collected from a standard down-pipe. When the water tank’s full, excess water goes out the overflow, so you don’t have to worry about it. Use…

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Eco Friendly November 26, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

Sno Wovel – Eco and back-friendly snow shovel

Snow blowers are notoriously noisy, fumey and snow shovels are hard on the back but the Sno Wovel turns all them on their ears. This amazing shovel works 3 times faster than a standard snow shovel, is environmentally clean, quiet and maintenance free. It’s seesaw action lets you throw twice as much snow into piles over 4 feet high. It’s excellent for snow conditions from slush to even heavy snow over 2 feet high. Made of heavy gauge steel and…

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nice idea... November 14, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

The Eco 7 – the take-anywhere folding bike

Though still a concept, the Eco 7 Folding Bike is an appealing idea for travelers and outdoor enthusiasts. Designed by Victor Aleman in Mexico, this bike folds up to become luggage and is easy to assemble and dissemble. All of its six expandable modules – the wheels, the frame, brakes, crank, handlebars and chain – folds up. Each contains double pivots in the joints and are collapsible and removable. No word yet when it will hit the market, but this…

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but is it art? November 12, 2009 posted by Debra Atlas

Bus Stop Shelter – A bus shelter made of school bus parts

If you’ve ever been nostalgic about those bright yellow school buses we all rode, take heart! Now they’ve been recycled into yellow Bus Stop Shelters. Made from recycled parts of old school buses that would otherwise have ended up in the scrap yard, these unique eye-catching shelters even look like a school bus, at least part of one. Located in Athens, Georgia (not far from Atlanta), pieces of decomissioned buses from 1962, ’72 and ’77 were welded together, along with…

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