The world of recycling always seems like it would be so utilitarian--that is, until you find people like Andy Gregg, whose sleek Bike Furniture Design (or BFD) takes using old bike parts that would otherwise…

What is amazing about this campaign is that creating awareness doesn’t require a giant marketing budget, but excellent ideas. This TV spot, by ‘Music is Life,’ in collaboration with Red Cross, and the…

We’ve featured a lot of unique vending machines, but this man-powered one is certainly he most eco-friendly. Uniqlo will be giving away free clothes when they set up the guerrilla campaign as part of a…

The last remaining hope for a sustainable future? It is a new trend in advertising to use dead people to sell products or promote campaigns, but is it really true that past heroes have a stronger voice…

Those of us who row around the water in our 14-foot boats have gotten used to the jet-skiers blasting by and spraying us and our picnic basket with water. What we can’t get used to is the oily crud that…

The Christania Bikes are the hippest new innovation as far as transporting your children is concerned.

We are talking healthy living for the whole family here. Fresh air, exercise come rain or shine,…

No longer can a city win the Olympics without a wholesale spending of tax dollars to make the city pedestrian and athlete friendly. The first permanent bridge has been installed for the London 2012 Summer…

Most people probably don’t give much thought to the umbrella-drying devices stationed at the entrances of libraries, department stores and bookstores, but the Rain Wipe forces us all to take a closer look…

This product line from FLOWmarket is a clever way to bring awareness of concrete and abstract imbalances in our modern societies today. From tolerance to pure tap water, FLOWmarket features products with…

Designer David Velkamp came up with this clever and eco-friendly computer concept called the LawnPC. Its design features natural cotton grass-like “blades” that are covered in printed solar cells. These…

“See that?” he said, while showing me what looked to be a pretty normal hand with just a twinge of scarring here and there.

“Two weeks ago I spilled hot oil on that hand and had major burns. I ran to…

There is a vanishing sand crisis in the Caribbean. Apparently the beaches are receding at an alarming rate, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Late at night, thieves are swiping sand…

If the Big Three car makers in the U.S. don’t consolidate, they will die. Detroit has been making gas-guzzling behemoths for decades. When gas was $1-$2 per gallon, sales remained acceptable. Now that…

Follow this logic. The Rolls-Royce CEO says because the electric Mini Cooper is getting such high interest, he thinks the public will clamor for an electric Rolls-Royce.

He says it makes perfect sense…