Posts Tagged ‘eco friendly’

A laptop made out of bamboo?  What?  I couldn’t believe it when I saw the Asus Bamboo Eco Book computer.  It looks so incredibly cool—the case is actually made out of biodegradable bamboo!  Bamboo is one of the quickly renewable woods out there, and it’s incredibly strong, too.  I can understand using it to make [...]

Here is some international news I came across, that I think could eventually be of great benefit in helping people understand what power they are using, and where this power is being consumed, i.e. which appliances are using what amount of energy.Read on and see what you think, and if you think it is a [...]

I was looking for a unique present for someone who is very eco and health conscious, and at about the same time I received an email from Cynthia over at Healthy Kitchenware.  Great timing!  She shared with me the story behind her company and the benefits of her products.  Her company promotes reducing plastic in [...]

Tired of paying $4/gallon for gas every week?  I found a way to reduce your gas bill and your carbon footprint at the same time.  The Neuton CE 6.2 is an electric powered lawn mower that can go toe to toe with its gas counterpart.  Its powerful enough to cut almost any residential grass you [...]

Manufacturing cement is an energy intensive process.  Billions of tons of carbon dioxide are released into the air every year when cement is created.  Brent Contstantz, a Stanford University scientist, claims to have discovered a way to create cement by absorbing carbon dioxide instead of releasing it. Vinod Khosla, one of the most [...]

Netherlands based Green Graffiti will charge you money to spray your message on public sidewalks, walls, and just about anywhere else there is dirt! These guys aren’t armed with spray paint and they are not running from the law! Green Graffiti uses high pressure water to “spray” your message on a dirty [...]

Eco Cabs have hit the streets of Toronto. The two seat cabs which are driven by bicyclers and sponsored by various companies such as Lipton, are running in downtown Toronto.  In addition to be super friendly to the environment the taxis are ad supported which makes them free to the public! The drivers (peddlers) generally [...]