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Eco Surfboard for a transparent surfing experience
We have seen almost every product getting draped in the eco-friendly attire. It sometimes appears as if designers and technologists are hell bent on delivering an environment safe alternative for everything. The Transparent Surfboard by Atelier Yanagi can open a new ‘green’ arena for sports equipment. The ace-maker of sport equipments is working on a surfboard made out of 100 % recyclable material (PET & Balsa-wood structured hybrid) with no compromise on performance and safety.
I wonder if the rider would be interested to see what lies beneath his/her board while surfing!
- gibbsy's blog
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Billabong - Eco Boardshorts
Surfwear company Billabong is using a new material called ECO Supreme Suede for some of its boardshorts and swim suits. The exclusive material is eco-friendly made from recycled textiles and plastic soda bottles (rPET). The company says its cool new material doesn't sacrifice on quality.
- gibbsy's blog
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an Interview With The Garbage Warrior
If you have read many of my posts over the years you will be aware of my love for Earth Ships. This is a great interview with a key figure in that scene: Michael Reynolds.
If only the Planning Department down here in the Westcountry had slightly broader minds...
- onlymatt's blog
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Finisterre win Observer Ethical Awards 2008
Finisterre, a small 4 year old company based on the cliff tops of St Agnes, has won major national recognition at the Observer Ethical Awards for their ethical standards and dedication while building up a portfolio of outdoor clothing encompassing ground breaking R&D in fabric technology and a range of natural and recyclable fibres.
- gibbsy's blog
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BBC Bloom
Just stumbled on the very pretty BBC Bloom climate change site made by the guys at mN in Manchester .
- willprotein's blog
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Xeros - Virtually Waterless Washing Machine
A Leeds University research team headed by Prof Burkinshaw has developed the Xeros washing machine that uses thousands of reusable plastic chips to remove and absorb dirt.
The little plastic chips clean clothes by pounding the dirt out of them. Some 20kg (45lbs) of chips are added to the machine along with one cup of water and detergent. The chips can be used for up to 100 cycles, or about 6 months of washing.
The machine uses just one cup of water per cycle which is less than 2% of the water – and energy – of a conventional model.
And, what do you do with those 20kg of plastic chips after six months? Will they disappear in 3 months just like the plastic bags?
- gibbsy's blog
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Let There Be Light: LEDs powered by Microbial Fuel Cells
A enlightening hole full of crap and trash won a $200,000 grant from the World Bank. More specifically, Lebônê Solutions is one of 16 winners in the World Bank’s Lighting Africa 2008 Development Competition for their work on implementing Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) to provide light to rural Africans that are currently stranded in the dark.
In most African countries, 95% of the population is living off-grid with no access to electricity. Lebone's solution is the implementation of a combination of highly efficient PLED lights powered by MFCs. These fuel cells run on animal and plant waste and naturally occurring soil microbes.
Cascadia's Living Building Leaders Program
The argument about whether or not the tremendous challenges our planet faces - now and in future years - can be reversed by proactive human action falls short. We have enacted the planet’s decline, and together we can and must move to affect vital regeneration. Yet the heated debates over defining how and the means by which this action will take place wage on.
Amid the politics and global chatter that translate to more talk and less action, a few enlightened groups around the world are engaged in leading a straight-forward, inspired charge with impacting vision.
In the heart of the United States’ Pacific Northwest, a veritable hotbed of sustainable development and leader in the op-timization of natural resources, a movement is emerging that has the potential to rival anything else of the sort in the world with respect to its aggressive approach, and potential lasting impact for change.
- Russ Lowe's blog
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