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LIivinghomes and Wired team up on Green Home 2007-07-02 12:58:00 Located in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood, the 4,057 square foot WIRED LivingHome is designed to attain at least a Gold rating from the United States Green
Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED® for Homes Program. Consistent with its focus on sustainable design, LivingHomes and WIRED are deconstructing rather than demolishing the property’s existing house, reducing the amount of building materials sent to landfill. Working with The Reuse People, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to keeping usable building materials out of landfills, interior materials will be sent to the Habitat for Humanity Store for re-use, while the framing is being transported to Mexico where it will be used for low-income construction. On average, a minimum of 75% of all materials will be reused and repurposed.Deconstruction is currently underway. Site work and manufacturing will commence concurrently, significantly reducing the amount of time necessary to complete the project. Installation is slated for Aug Read more:Wired
Worn Again - 99% Recycled Shoes 2007-05-31 15:53:00 Worn Again
is proud to launch its third season of shoes made from recycled materials. What began as a seed of an idea and a bit of a whim has blossomed into a growing range of colorful, staggeringly good-looking footwear. Not only do their shoes look and feel great, but with each and every season, they save more waste from ending up in landfills which puts an ever more spritely spring in our step. We believe that they represent nothing short of a major evolutionary leap in the shoe. Visit Worn Again for some cool and unique shoes. Read more:Recycled
Even Search Goes Green - Yahoo Initiative 2007-05-15 09:17:00 Yahoo launched a big "green" initiative today, including a contest and two related websites -- green.yahoo.com and better.yahoo.com/planet -- helping to build consumer-user awareness about global warming and energy conservation, etc. Yahoo Green Read more:Search
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Going Green Hard for Some 2007-05-02 12:55:00 A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that more Americans than ever, 60%, up from 48% a decade ago, believe that global warming has begun to affect the climate. A slightly larger percentage think it will cause major or extreme changes in climate and weather during the next 50 years. Yet most people will not make a sacrifice in dollars or time to make thing better. Full report from USA Today. Read more:Green
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Gore Group Reveals USA Live Earth Concerts - 2007-04-11 15:00:00 Billed as "Live Earth
," concerts will be held July 7 in venues around the world, including Giants Stadium, aimed at raising climate-change consciousness.The lineup for the mega-concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., includes the Police, Bon Jovi and Ludacris, American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson, the Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye West and Akon, AFI, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boys, John Mayer, KT Tunstall, Melissa Etheridge and Roger Waters.“We hope the energy created by Live Earth
will jump start a massive public education effort,” Live Earth Co-Chair Vice President Al Gore said. “Live Earth will help us reach a tipping point that’s needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis.” Read more:Group
Bamboo Bikes - Make a Green Thing Better 2007-03-28 21:24:00 A few resources for bamboo bikes. We are talking high-end sports bikes. They look great and are built tough.Calfee DesignBamboo
Bike Features: * Amazing Vibration Damping - Even better than Carbon fiber! * High performance frame. Weighs about 4 pounds but has good stiffness. * Crash tolerant. Bamboo is a lot of tougher than most people realize. * 10 year warranty * Looks cool! A work of art!Some photos and notes of a bamboo frame build out from Brano Meres Enginering. Read more:Green
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Saturn Aura Green Line Cheapest Hybrid in the U.S. 2007-03-19 22:08:00 General Motors Corp. said on Monday its Saturn
Aura Green
Line hybrid will qualify for a $1,300 tax credit, making it the cheapest hybrid in the U.S. market. The Aura, which will be the first passenger sedan hybrid from a U.S. automaker and will compete with Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius, started shipping to dealers last week and will go on sale this month. Read more:Hybrid
MDI Air Car - Technology Uses Air-compressed Engine 2007-03-12 18:33:00 One of the many challenges of today's society is maintaining our lifestyle with minimal repercussions to the environment. This is why Guy Nègre has invented a "zero pollution" car which involves no combustion.The MDI car can reach a speed of 68 mph and has a road coverage of roughly 124 miles -some 8 hours of travel- which is more than double the road coverage of an electric car. When recharging the tank, the car needs to be connected to the mains (220V) for 3 to 4 hours or attached to an air pump in a petrol station for only 2 minutes.Economy and the ecological benefits are the main advantages for the client since the car´s maintenance cost is 10 times less than that of a petrol-run car, costing 1 pound for the car to travel for up to 8 hours or to cover 124 miles in an Urban area.Learn More about this technology from MDI at Theaircar.com. Read more:Technology
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Organic Green Wallpaper from ModGreenPod 2007-03-08 11:03:00 Mod Green
Pod sprouted from a simple quest. Co-founders and sisters-in-law Nancy Mims and Lisa Mims loved swank design and sustainable goods, but they couldn’t find anything that combined the two. Refusing to choose one over the other, they started their own company. Both veterans of the fashion industry, Nancy helms Mod Green Pod’s design, and Lisa handles the business. With offices in Austin and Boston, they create products that won’t harm the planet, its manufacturers, or users, all without sacrificing style.Browse their great patterns at ModGreenPod.com Read more:Organic
Oscar goes green with Dicaprio 2007-02-25 23:35:00 No gas-guzzling stretch limo for Leonardo DiCaprio.The environmental activist rolled up to Oscar
's red-carpet frenzy Sunday in an eco-friendly — and very trendy — hybrid car, the Toyota Prius. The "plug-in hybrid" can travel more than 100 miles on a gallon of fuel, according to the environmental group Global Green.Other stars taking part in Global Green's fifth annual "Red Carpet-Green Cars" campaign included Penelope Cruz, Forest Whitaker, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ryan Gosling and former vice president-turned filmmaker Al Gore and his wife, Tipper.
3 wheel Hybrid VentureOne - 100 mpg at 100 mph 2007-02-18 22:38:00 Venture Vehicles, Inc. is an innovative, environmentally-friendly personal transportation company based in Los Angeles, California.Together with a complement of world-class design, engineering, manufacturing and marketing partners, Venture Vehicles is developing the first in a line of ground-breaking, ultra high mileage, expressive transportation vehicles whose time has clearly come.The Company’s first vehicle is a revolutionary, two-passenger, three-wheel
ed, tilting (articulating) vehicle, powered by a highly fuel efficient hybrid propulsion system that will deliver over 100 mpg, at over 100 mph, and a 0 to 60 acceleration of under 6 seconds.Yet, it is designed and engineered to be priced affordably — at under $20,000 MSRP. Read more:Hybrid
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Profile: Sustain Design Studio - MiniHome 2007-02-16 21:00:00 sustain design studio 728 Logan Avenue | Toronto | M4K-3C6 1-888-301-MINI (6464)The Sustain MiniHome is an elegant and modern yet autonomous, off-the-grid living unit with all of the comforts of home and more, built from green and sustainable materials. The MiniHome is different from other green and modern prefabs- it comes on wheels and can be parked anywhere, on private land or in recreational RV parks. It comes fully furnished, with appliances, kitchen and storage built in, and a cozy loft above. Many modern prefabs are built in the factory but need traditional foundations and service connections to sewer, water and power; the MiniHome needs nothing.Heating, water, waste and power are all dealt with internally and no foundations are needed- talk about treading lightly on the landscape! And being small, it uses fewer resources in its manufacture and in its operation-talk about living with less. For more information visit www.sustain.ca Read more:Studio
Ride to work on the Townie Bike by Elektra 2007-02-13 21:14:00 Great looking bike that will surely make for a great ride to work when it gets warmer. I live in Wisconsin! I have a few months for research. Electra Bikes. Read more:Elektra
Organic clothing not just for hippies anymore 2007-02-09 20:25:00 High fashion is going granola. But not the grunge of hippie yoga wear and grainy hemp T-shirts typically associated with organic clothes.Think soft soy dresses, cropped organic terry jackets and slim fit organic denim jeans to pair with stilettos, not flip flops.Organic
cotton, which makes up 95 percent of organic fabrics, is the driving force behind the trend. Global organic cotton sales increased 119 percent, from $245 million to $583 million between 2001 and 2005. Sales are expected to reach more than $2 billion by the end of 2008, according to the Organic Exchange, a nonprofit trade association that works to expand the use of organically grown cotton. More on organic clothing growth.
Green Toothbrush - Radius Source with Replaceable Head 2007-02-04 20:52:00 Checkout this slick toothbrush. Replaceable head toothbrush with renewable resource handle - reduces environmental impact. Radial bristling - first toothbrush in the world to have it. Makes brushing easier and more effective. 3,080 Tynex nylon bristles - available in soft or medium. Reversible for right or left hand. Available from the manufacturer at RadiusToothbrush
. Read more:Green
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Global Eco Trade and Fashion Show opens in Vegas 2007-02-03 17:53:00 WhereVenetian Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Las Vegas
, Nevada, USAWhenThe ECO Show is February 12 - 15, Monday through Thursday and held in conjunction with the ASAP Global
Sourcing Show.WhyTo connect green and conventional buyers with eco and health suppliers and to explain to conventional retailers why to go green...in an extraordinarily fashionable way.Exhibitors:Cape Fear Apparel, Toggery by Kate D'arcy, Jonano, Julia's Designs, Naturepedic, Bgreen Apparel, Sense Organics, Ecobaby Organics, Silk City, Sharibe, Asha Imports, Friendly Cottons, Peoples Hemp, Eastern Warmth, Clothing of the American Mind.For more information on the Global Eco Show. Read more:Trade
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Don't Dump It – GIGOIT 2007-02-02 13:20:00 You’ve heard the saying “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” Gigoit.org, a free online service designed to help people get rid of reusable items by putting them in the hands of people who want them. The end result: keeping usable items out of the landfills.This new service is called “Gigoit” (gī'gō'īt) – an acronym for “garbage in, garbage out.” It is the brainchild of two St. Louis entrepreneurs who together envisionwhat could potentially become the largest donation center on the Internet. An interesting concept that we will be keeping our eyes on. Go donate somthing now!
ReadyMade - The Green Design Issue 2007-01-31 16:16:00 Readymade Magazine ups their green quota by focusing issue #27 on green design.Features:Giving BackHow an architect transformed his choppy single-story house into a modern model of energy efficiency.Glossary of TermsA housing inspector gives us the skinny on 14 green building phrases you need to know.GroundbreakersThree urban development projects that are changing the way we think about energy, roofs, and clean air.Lofty GoalsA writer ponders what life would be like in a new eco-luxe apartment, then checks out exactly what's on the market.It looks like a winner. Available on newsstands now. Read more:Green
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Patagonia Begins Recycling Competitors' Garments 2007-01-29 12:27:00 Patagonia, Inc., the outdoor gear and apparel company, announced today the expansion of the Common Threads Recycling
Program. This program, which initially asked customers to return worn out Capilene baselayers, also known as long underwear, to Patagonia, has expanded to include the collection of used Polartec-branded garments by Patagonia or any other company, and Patagonia cotton tee shirts. With this ground-breaking expansion, these worn-out items will feed Patagonia's own supply chain to make new clothing. With the expansion of this recycling program, Patagonia becomes the first global company in the world to recycle competitors' garments. See the full details at Patagonia.com. Read more:Patagonia
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Earthrace eco-adventurers aim it break boat record 2007-01-25 22:20:00 Earthrace is a boat, a crew, and a race to circumnavigate the globe while using only renewable fuels. This revolutionary wave-piercing trimaran has completed a promotional tour around New Zealand and across North America and now will attempt to set the UIM powerboat circumnavigation record starting March 6, 2007 from Barbados while using only Biodiesel.The $3 million Earthrace boat runs at a top speed of about 55 mph, but for efficiency travels at about half that speed. Earthrace's endeavor is to break the powerboat record for circumnavigation via the Panama and Suez canals. The record of 75 days was set by British boat Cable & Wireless, in 1998. Earthrace aims to complete the voyage in less than 65 days. Read more:Earthrace
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Lexus to launch eco-friendly broadband video channel 2007-01-24 13:24:00 Adweek reports Lexus
is gearing up to launch a broadbandvideo
channel targeting imminent and casual car buyers.The branded offering, due to go live this summer, will carry short-form series about art, architecture, fashion, technology and eco-friendly living—along with more predictable fare such as automotive tips.The online channel arrives as the Toyota-owned brand steps up production of hybrid cars and aims its "luxury eco-vehicle positioning" at early adopters—affluent 30- to 50-something men and women—who can help spread the word that green engineering no longer requires sacrifice, said Bolain. By late June, the company will have three hybrids on the market, including its flagship vehicle, the LS 600h L.
Dance Green - World's first "sustainable dance club" 2007-01-23 15:07:00 A special event in the Netherlands offered clubbers an environmentally-friendly night out - in part by having them power the place through their dancing.Learn More at Critical Mass. Read more:Green
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Profile: Alchemy Architects - weeHouse prefab system 2007-01-22 21:36:00 Alchemy Architects
856 Raymond Ave. St. Paul, MN 55114Mission:Alchemy Architects’ mission is to make stimulating, engaging, and efficient design accessible and affordable for a wide audience.About :Our distinctive hands-on approach to architecture and design combines a playful design process, collaborative relationships with clients, and partnerships with builders and fabricators, to create a harmonious blend of site, building, and community.With sustainable practices as a mainstay of our daily work, Alchemy utilizes recycling and reuse along with building strategies that reduce waste. Our multidisciplinary team draws inspiration from art, literature, history, and leading creative thinkers to create alternative and atypical project solutions.Alchemy’s innovation on the weeHouseprefab
system and “tightwad panache” renovations has gained recognition on an international scale. Read more:Alchemy
Can Green Chic save us? 2007-07-27 13:18:00 Designer shopping totes by Anya Hindmarch went on sale at a Whole Foods Market in New York City July 18. Some of the $15 bags were later offered on Craigslist and Ebay for as much as $500.Can companies raise enough awareness by marketing urban cool green to hipsters?Will it make a difference? Green
Chic article at USA Today.
Alchemy weeHouse hits the road 2007-08-24 15:22:00 We have featured the weehouse in the past and received many request for more information on this unique green home. Now you can see on the road. Check it out if you are lucky enough to be near one of the stops.Sept. 14-16, 2007 Alchemy
will showcase the new weeHouse
NOW program with a one-bedroom weeHouse MEDIUM at the Dwell on Design Conference in San Francisco, CA. Built by XtremeHomes, the weeHouse 'road trips' to the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, spending the weekend in the all new Dwell Outdoor area (complete with in-area coffee and turn-down--well, lock-up--service. Sorry, no bathrobes.). It then moves on down the road to its final destination outside of San Diego.
The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change 2008-03-03 15:08:40 With the slogan, “Global Warming Is Not a Crisis,” the think tank (which between 1999 and 2005 was funded by ExxonMobil) kicked off a two-day conference this morning in New York to debunk what it calls a “fake consensus” on the human causes of global warming.The conference program, featuring a slate of scientists and politicians, is a familiar litany of arguments against climate change orthodoxy, and includes panels exploring everything from the Medieval Warm Period to the failures of the Kyoto Protocol to the impact urban heat islands have on temperature change. Today, the conference released its rebuttal of the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange
reports, arguing that global warming isn’t as bad as commonly made out, isn’t caused by humans anyway, and doesn’t merit ex Read more:International
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$4 microscope—made out of bamboo 2008-01-16 09:11:47 In a remote village in eastern India, dozens of underprivileged children are for the first time marveling at the elaborate details of flower petals with the help of a microscope—made out of bamboo.Fitted with a times20 lens, the light, compact and ecofriendly microscope is proving a boon for dozens of cash-strapped schools, granting students firsthand access to an otherwise unaffordable scientific tool.Learn more about this great Green Science project.
Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies 2008-01-15 11:08:35 Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? GreenBuilding
& Remodeling
For Dummies
is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home—even a green home—uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, whether your dream home is a simple remodel or a brand-new multimillion-dollar mansion.You’ll start by identifying green materials and sizing up potential systems and construction sites. You’ll weigh the pros and cons of popular green building methods and identify opportunities for saving money in the long run. Need to find some green professionals to assist you in your venture? We’ll help you do that, too. This book wi
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