(TrendHunter.com) A solar powered alarm clock? Really? Yes, that sounds counter-intuitive, but it’s true!
According to the manufacturer, one day’s worth of charging will last a whole year, so you don’t need to worry about cloudy days or dark bedrooms. It has kind of a 1950’s nuclear bomb shelter look to it, but if …
(TrendHunter.com) Sponsoring trees is a great way to do your part in helping the planet; it’s cheap and easy to do. That’s nothing new. An ultra modern spin, however, is giving people the ability to watch their trees grow via Google Earth!
The World Wildlife Fund is letting you purchase the seedlings of a tree, whi…
(TrendHunter.com) The array of items that can be built with recycled material never ceases to amaze me. This is a collection of chairs and tables were skillfully built with recycled stuff.
The first set of 2 chairs with a table were made with crushed cans. This set looks kind of rudimentary but they are beautifully…
(TrendHunter.com) Lunar Energy, a British tidal power company, and Korean Midland Power Company have joined forces to develop the world’s largest tidal power project in the Wando Hoenggan waterway.
Each of the huge 1 MW turbines that will be used for that project will be 15 meters in diameter and over 19 meters lon…
(TrendHunter.com) What a novel genius idea! So you like to have living plants on your coffee table but do not want to mess the design up with a big pot on top of the table? Designer Greg Zulkie has the solution for you.
This Stitch Table is a coffee table with 3 stainless steel pots that can hold anything you want. …
(TrendHunter.com) The Italian Saleen S5S Raptor is a two-seat creampuff that can put other comparable mid-sized hot rods to shame. Plus, it is eco-friendly with a 5.0L Supercharged engine that runs on ethanol, protecting our environment. Look for the production model in 2010 for $185,000.
Critics feel the Saleen loo…
(TrendHunter.com) In my neck of the woods, we will be attending Earth Hour in Harmony, Florida. It’s such a blast!
With millions turning their lights off in Osceola county at 8:00 p.m., in Harmony, folks are encouraged to attend a community movie or candlelit dinner at Greensides’ restaurant. Earth Hour also kicks …
(TrendHunter.com) InnovaTek, a Washington based company, has recently developed a microreactor that can convert almost any liquid fuel to hydrogen. According to gas2.org, the device can accept a wide range of fuels, including “gasoline, diesel, vegetable oil, biodiesel, propane, natural gas, even the glycerol byprod…
(TrendHunter.com) A company called Zero Motorcycles put out a very attractive bike they call the Zero X that makes no noise and runs on electricity supplied by a battery as opposed to gas and weighs only 140 lbs.
“Zero says that the bike runs on 300 amps and can accelerate from 0 – 30 in under 2 seconds,” 14UNews…
(TrendHunter.com) I am not sure how on-board I am with this environment friendly Japanese water-free urinals. I am all for going green, but something about not flushing after peeing just doesnt sit well with me.
Introduced by The Nankai Electric Railway Co. the urinals eliminate the need to flush after use by using …
(TrendHunter.com) Over 5,500 residential units at Schofield Barracks and 2,000 at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii will go dark Saturday night. Both bases will sponsor family movie nights with projectors powered by photovoltaic cells. The Mayor said Earth Hour was a time for people to realize they can work t…
(TrendHunter.com) In the last few years, Vanity Fair has been teaming up with popular icons and entertainment stars in a special Green Issue that aims to raise the public awareness of important environmental issues.
For its 2008 Green Issue, Vanity Fair has teamed up with the Queen of Pop herself.
Madonna is seen …
(TrendHunter.com) Just a reminder that Earth Hour is coming up this Saturday. If you’re not sure what that is, read our previous article, embedded below.
For those who aren’t aware, it could come as a shock if the lights or TV in their hotel rooms suddenly shut off, or if the restaurant they’re visiting is lit only…
(TrendHunter.com) Energy Wasting Day is an April Fool spoof from consumer climate change campaign, Together.
Energy Wasting Day centres around a viral film featuring fictional character ‘Dan Power’. In the film, Dan revels in wasteful behaviour such as overfilling his kettle, turning up his thermostat and drivi…
(TrendHunter.com) You’ve heard of white collar, blue collar and pink collar jobs but have you heard of green collar? If not, it’s about time you caught up with living in 2008.
Now that the world is increasingly focused on being, well, green, more jobs are springing up in the eco sector, and that’s the name given to…
(TrendHunter.com) Greenpeace is getting more exposure than ever now that millions of people have developed a deeper emotional investment in conserving the environment. They’ve been rolling out advertising campaigns that are getting picked up left and right by advocates.
Their latest campaign series involves a spoof …
(TrendHunter.com) What’s red, long, bendy, and shockingly useful? The Standby surge protector!
This utility strip wasn’t made to tidy up your peripheral cords or hide the mass of wires behind your home stereo system. No, this guy was designed by the Climatised Objects Project to be right out in the open – reminding…
(TrendHunter.com) Ces 2008, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, held this year in Las Vegas showed some wonderful new electronic toys and gadgets, but also some very useful items. When you are an adventure traveller or love survival trips here is a very handy product for your outfit.
Who ever have b…
(TrendHunter.com) Although drive-in movies are no longer mainstream, there has been a modern relaunch involving the eco-friendly Zipcars!
Car owners of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville will be able to drive in and enjoy National Geographic’s Arctic Tale at Harvard Square’s Brattle Theater on March 26 in a projec…
(TrendHunter.com) Zen Architects from Australia took their clients wishes into consideration when they came out with this gorgeous eco-friendly house project. In addition to being a pleasure to the eye, the home uses green plants, sun light and ecological materials.
“Water consumption is minimized through collecting…
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