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Boat Fueled by Human Fat - Earthrace (VIDEO)
The Earth Race boat is a bio-diesel powered boat that runs on human fat and looks like a highly futuristic vessel you'd expect to see on Star Trek.
The inventors of the zero carbon boat intend of breaking the current global speed record, planning to take the boat around the world running purely on fat. It was invented by an enlightened former oil industry engineer from New Zealand who is also an environmentalist. He hopes the project will promote environmental awareness and highlight the fascin…
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How wonderful is this idea? Caitlin at Rebound Designs transforms real books into real bags.
Fiction, fairytale, biography, texts, all can be made into a handcrafted beauty.
Caitlin makes the"book-bags" herself preserving the integrity of the books cover and spine. Caitlin makes a special effort…
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Recycled Literature as Fashion - "Book Bags" by Caitlin (GALLERY)
The largest solar power system in North America is now online. The plant is located on Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas. It will save a staggaring $1 million in power cost for the base plus reduce CO2 emissions by 24,000 tons per year.
"The photovoltaic system is made up of 72,000 solar panels,"…
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Air Force Base Goes Green - Nellis AFB Has Largest Solar Power Plant in North America
The Los Alamos based company, Hyperion Power Generation, envisions future electricity coming from a hot tub-sized nuclear reactor. The small, self-contained power-source could provide 25,000 homes electricity for 5 years. Once put into motion, it doesn't even require an operator. Now, if they could …
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Nuclear Batteries - Hyperion Hydride Reactor
Going green is a movement that designers are capitalizing on. The table may look pretty routine, but the impact isn't. It's covered in solar panels and can produce enough electricity to run your laptop or even a TV. Sudia Design Labs made the table weatherproof and includes batteries to store power.…
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Solar Tables - Sun Table Charges Your Electric Goodies (GALLERY)
EcoSip is aiming to revamp the green building industry with their prefab outer walls. The plywood comes from sustainably farmed, fast-growing trees.
The wood is laminated, the panels are filled with foam, then the light-weight boards are hauled to the construction site. These advancements contribu…
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Prefab Outer Walls - EcoSip the Future of Construction? (GALLERY)
Environmentalists/pet-owners rejoice! You now have a 100% earth-friendly dog house. Designer and owner of Sustainable Pet Design, Stephanie Rubin, sells doggy domiciles that are made from non-toxic materials such as untreated wood, zero-VOC paint, and beeswax waterproofing. The roofs contain living …
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Dog Houses With Green Roofs - Sustainable Pet Design
Urban Space Management uses old shipping containers - bolted together in different configurations to provide an environmentally-friendly and affordable alternative to traditional buildings. Container City, as they call their service, has been used in residential and commercial projects. The construc…
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Hip Modular Housing - Container City (GALLERY)
These lights can make beautiful music. Sounding good and looking good, each light was made of aluminum wire with different shapes. When played in tandem, they made beautiful melodies. Foscarini, an Italian designer, asked them to be simplified for mass production. They come in gold, bronze or anthra…
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Musical Lamps Make Beautiful Melodies - Foscarini Allegro Soft Mood Lights
This "Air tree" currently being built in Madrid, Spain is designed to help the environment while simultaneously acting as a social center.
The structure has solar panels which create electricity that is sold to the local electric company. Although it's completely self-sufficient, the Air Tree is n…
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Structure Produces Energy & Oxygen - The Air Tree in Madrid (GALLERY)
A six pack of Stella Artois Nobilis recently sold for $15,000. The profits from world's most expensive six pack went towards wild life conservation group, WildAid thanks to AOL Canada who made the purchase.
The limited edition pack contained six celebrity-autographed magnums. One bottled is signed…
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$15,000 Six Pack - Autographed Stella Artois Nobilis Magnums
It's true, the old saying, beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Schimmel Art is created out of recycled junk mail, ads and flyer. While most people regard unsolicited mail as an inconvenience, this artist saw it as a free tool for self-expression.
Her ultra-modern portraits are stunning to…
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Portraits from Recycled Junk Mail - Schimmel Art (GALLERY)
Baby Poop Scoop Bag -- Scoop it, bag it, bin it!
Having a child is never easy. One moment they spill milk on your carpet, the next, they poop on the floor. If you're liberating your baby from diapers, you have no choice but to scoop up after them.
Thankfully, there has never been a better product…
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Bio-Degradable Baby Poop Scoop Bag
Considering the immense popularity of recycled shipping container homes and buildings, extending the contained living trend to condos is the next logical step. A Japanese designer is planning a Metal Shutter House for New York's Chelsea district. Each of the nine duplexes has a roll up wall to open …
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Container Condos - Metal Shutter House in New York
Unlike most major auto manufacturer, Porsche doesn't think the market for hybrids will be very big and has decided against producing the hybrid Panamera executive sports sedan according to Fast Lane Daily.
The hybrid Cayenne SUV was due to come out in 2010, but now the German car company isn't so …
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