August 12, 2008
Tents have, for some time, been used to make other items such as bags, covers and even coats. But what about the other way around? It never seems to happen, until now that is.
In 2009, there will be two companies introducing tents made from recycled materials. Nemo’s OZ , which is almost entirely made from recycled materials and the use of sustainable bamboo poles, and Big Agnes, whose offering will be The Salt Creek, another tent virtually
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August 8, 2008
These plastic bottles which can contain either milk or fruit juice are really a such a waste of a recyclable plastic container, but as with many of these items they are rarely recycled and nearly always end up in the landfill site.
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However, thanks to Frugal Dad, here is a list of some of the ways that these containers could be used for:
1. Collect rainwater to irrigate gardens.
2. Cut milk jug in half and use top as a funnel for pouring motor
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July 29, 2008
It is a debatable question but if this device does, what it says on the box and the price is right, and then yes this could well be the best solar powered unit yet. Quite simply because this unit will charge just about anything that needs charging and if the sun is strong it may only take around three hours to do so.
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Features:
Capacity: 20000 mA/H (74W/h)
Output
-USB: 5V/ 500mA
-Voltage Port: Selectable 16V, 18V, 22V, 24V (all 3000mA max)
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July 28, 2008
There is one thing going to a festival, but another when you have to end up staying somewhere that is not suitable or worse than that not green. Well there is a UK based company who happen to believe that too, they are known as Tangerine Fields and their business is looking after you.
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Tangerine fields have provided eco friendly accommodation for around twelve thousand festival goers every year. the principal is that their customers book in adv
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July 24, 2008
When you mention going on an eco trip or holiday, people would normally be thinking of roughing it, with none of the basics that we all take for granted, such as showers and working bathrooms. However, just because this is a green break it does not necessarily mean that life’s little luxuries go out of the window. Like Perfect Earth Tours, they offer an eco break without having to go without.
Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Retreat. The way
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July 18, 2008
A music festival is one of those things where it is hard to think of it as being eco friendly, after all, there are huge demands on local resources such as water and there is always the waste too. However, the Latitude festival, which just happens to be down the road from where I live, starts today and is known as the UK’s greenest festival.
Every ticket holder gets a special waste kit, which comprises of a compost bag for food, a bag for plas
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July 14, 2008
Its great to have lighting outside but there is always that electricity problem! This means having to run cables from the house which not only look nasty, it can be a hazard too, especially it rains.
But thankfully for FireBox have come up with a really great idea, solar powered lights. These are a little bit those lights that go on the xmas trees, but with the added bonus of being solar powered and the have six settings to match your mood and a
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July 8, 2008
This shoe has been quoted as being the Ultimate travel shoe, it’s a lightweight shoe that will fold down to being virtually flat, but when you need it to wear it will spring right back into the ready to wear position. These shoes are available at Love Those Shoes and would normally cost around $160, but at the moment there is sale on and they are only asking $80 for them!
Laser feature a Fly-Lite sole, an active casual construction designed fo
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June 30, 2008
We hear so much about natural disasters these, and how so weak we all are when it comes to helping out the survivors. Yes we send aid and maybe some cash too, but this doesn’t always have the desired effect.
What the people on the ground need is decent accommodation that is dry and safe, without this it makes no difference how many tons of food are sent over. This is why this prototype for a Mobile Green Disaster Shelter, it is easy to build,
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June 27, 2008
This is a very interesting design in the concept stage at the moment but never the less this could be very useful for virtually anyone who uses light, which is everyone basically! The designers Faludi Design estimate that the cost of these lights could be around $20, which is a great price by anyone’s standards.
Ideal for:
Children studying
Pre-dawn food preparation
Cottage industry
Night market stands
Homes (especially homes with outhouses)
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June 23, 2008
Very cool contest going on at green site Inhabitat. The Summer Green Contest officially kicked off today and runs for two weeks. Up for grabs are a solar powered backpack from Voltaic, which we covered a few months ago, and more green goodies.
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June 20, 2008
It’s about time that solar power became hip, before it was only for the rich people and calculators, but now the technology has been invested in and we will be seeing some really cool innovations as designers see that there is some potential in the sun.
With so many uses, the Sun-Brella is a pretty neat tool, not only do you get a bit of from the sun; you can also get power from it at the same time. The device has been designed to supposedly p
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June 16, 2008
With the music festival seasons underway one of the worst things for the music fans is getting a flat battery on their mobile phone, the second most annoying thing is a flat battery on the portable music player.
Fortunately the mobile telecoms provider Orange have been thinking about this and have come with a great answer for this serious problem. A wind and solar powered tent, this tent is around seven metre tall and will if the weather conditi
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June 12, 2008
What can you do when you are stranded at one end of the music festival camping area, while the shower blocks are at the other end and thousands of tents are in between, it is just a nightmare? But this can really happen and being dirty is just so un-cool these days.
Of course it does not have to be used at a music festival, these solar showers which cost around $10, can be used virtually anywhere. It is so simple to get some free hot water, all
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June 6, 2008
Go the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York you may be in for a little surprise in what you find there. For it may not be as contemporary as you first may of thought. The work on display has been made by students from various Universities. But one who student from the Appalachian State University produced a series called Waste Not Lamps.
These lamps have been produced by virtually 100% used plastic utensils, like the ones which
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June 3, 2008
Using rechargeable batteries are great for a couple of reason, they can be used over and over again, plus you do not have to keep throwing them away. Batteries in land fill site do not really make for good waste disposal!
But having to charge them up can be a problem if especially if you out, but that is no longer a problem with the Powerfilm Solar Battery Charger, this little gadget will charge up to four AA batteries in eight hours, four hours
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May 26, 2008
This beautiful looking out building can transform your garden into a cool paradise, or just somewhere to go to and get some inner piece, what the reason this hut is for you. Just look at the features.
Features of the Nomad Yurt:
Each unit offers 160 s.f. of fully enclosed extra space for only $53/s.f. (promotional pricing good through 7/1/2008)
Portable: easy to install, move and store
Hand-carved, beautifully detailed frame and polished wood
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May 17, 2008
When you have a picnic table that is left outside, the table and seat parts tend to rot after a while, especially if you live in an area where there tends to be a lot of rain or is damp. But while those parts rot away the frame actually stays in tact and this can be a bit of a waste.
But the people at Snow Shack have come up with an ingenious way of using all of those old recycled skis which may sound a bit over the top, but when you look at it,
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May 9, 2008
With so many solar powered lamps on the market, which give off a basic low level light its great to see a new product on the market that promises to provide some decent light but without any solar power at all.
This lamp has been designed by that great engineer and inventor Trevor Baylis who invented the emergency wind up radio and torch, so naturally this lamp is also powered by hand. One minute of winding will give the user thirty minutes of l
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February 4, 2008
These are great fro the outdoors they will provide both heat and light, these log torches come from environmentally produced sources.
Each log will last around an hour, and when they have finished they will be completely gone leaving just a pile of ashes which can be easily and eco friendly disposed of.
The wood comes from Estonia where they make furniture, but before the wood is harvested the areas need to be cleared and it is the dead wood th
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November 26, 2007
Whether it is going out for a bit a camping or maybe there is power cut, one thing that you are going to need is light, but battery power is so unreliable and run out so fast, that they are barely worth the hassle.
But with these eGear collapsible lanterns these are powered by hand grinding the handle, which charges up the lamp and if necessary you can power up a cell phone, five minutes of winding will give you 15 to 20 minutes of light or fi
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September 1, 2007
These sleeping bags are 99% recycled; apparently the zips cannot be made from recycled products. Though I am sure that somebody somewhere will be getting on the case right now.
There are three styles that trail space have on offer:
Big Agnes’s Skinny - Fish 20° and Ripple Creek 35°
Marmot - EcoPro
Sierra Designs - Men’s Verde 20 and women’s Déjà Vu 20
These are all in various styles and designs, which means that the buyer would need
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July 26, 2007
Camping is a long held and beloved American past time and many who camp are wanting to go green when camping. Lights and Knives, a sporting goods shop, based in Portland, Oregon wants to help and has introduced a new eco-friendly lantern that is energy-efficient and long lasting.
In their own words:
“The LED Lenser TT7105 is not a cheap lantern that will end up in the trash or be placed in the back of a garage never to be used again. T
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July 14, 2007
This kit can be used as an emergency kit, or in fact you could use this to run you electrical items on a regular basis, which in turn will save using electricity from the mains.
This kit is a large roll out solar panel and battery pack, the battery is charged through the solar panels and then is powerful enough to run a laptop for nearly six hours, which just shows you how practical and eco friendly this device is.
Approximate Operating Times
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June 19, 2007
Any living being from anywhere would probably ask them what they can do to save the forests and retain its green luster towards continued beauty and savor. We all know for a fact that the green environment is slowly being tarnished by our ever increasing demands for vices that have defected most of our natural habitat and unless we try harder, chances are we may continue to witness its forever dilapidation.
We can make a difference. It starts wit
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