Winter will soon be upon us and temperatures are starting to plunge for most of us. Unless you're living in California or Florida, you'll soon be getting ready to see some snow, if you haven't already...
Venom Power's Eco Alkalines batteries are a big fat zero: 0% Mercury, 0% Cadmium, 0% Lead . They're also certified Carbon Neutral by Carbonfund.org, with support going to the Paso Pacifico Return to F...
Why waste valuable kinetic energy created while leisurely rocking when you could power an OLED lamp while doing so? That's probably the question that spurred on this design by Rochus Jacob, resulting ...
One of the most annoying task in gardening is raking the leaves. We can't count the number of hours that we've spent raking up leaves. What's even more annoying is that when there are more leaves that...
Kitchens haven't changed that much in the last 50 years. Sure, some appliances have been updated, but most things remain the same. Can the kitchen as a whole be made more sustainable and productive? I...
Here's the ugly truth: Your plugged in cell phone charger cord left in over night eats away at your phone battery life and wastes electricity. The easy and cheap solution to counter this evil power va...
Running out of juice is always a problem if you move around a lot. Sure, you can take your charger with you, but what if you can't plug in? Well, there are always other ways of powering up your gadget...
In order to save some money and to just save the environment, what if you could just extract the water that you need to drink from the air? This isn't a new idea. For anyone who's had a moist smelling...
In this economy, and probably in any other, it's always wise to find ways to save money on expenses. Analyzing your power bill and taking the time to find out exactly what costs you the most is a grea...
If you have a lot of humidity in your place, you know that there can be lots of water extracted from thin air thanks to dehumidifiers. This water extracting machine takes things a bit further. We all ...
When you are on the go, you don't always need the best pair of speakers to share music with your friends. Most of the cheap speakers out there are made out of plastic, and plastic isn't the best green...
If you ever wanted to have a green USB flash drive, you'll want to have this one. It's a USB flash drive that's actually made out of recycled cardboard. Now, when technology evolves, you can just recy...
When you are outside of your home, far away from any power source, you rapidly find out that power is really important to keep your gadgets going. Speakers need to be powered. The fact that the Gramo ...
Earth Day, founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 as an environmental teach-in, is designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. But just because the day is all a...
I think that most of us take it as a given that we will use dishwashers to clean up our dishes. I've had a few, but I have to say that I rarely use dishwashers. Most of the time, immediately after usi...
There are no two ways about it. Wood is good. Using this sustainable material makes everything look good, from USB flash drives to laptops. It's just a shame that there aren't more products out there ...
I can't count the amount of computer related junk that I've had to throw out over the years. From old 486s to HDs that were just no longer useful. Now multiply this by a planet and you'll see that we ...
It's been shown that simply having a display that shows your energy consumption will help you cut down and save money. In these frugal times, it's always best to be able to save money. British Designe...
We all still use alkaline batteries and we usually just throw them out after our high-powered devices hunger for more. Using rechargeable batteries is one way to go, but what about all those other bat...
The Ovetto Recycling Egg is an object that is supposed to meet the needs of domestic waste separation and help us recycle better. The Ovetto Recycling Egg is the brainchild of Italian interior designe...
Bedol has created a great way of tracking the time, in an eco-friendly way, without using any batteries. The clock is powered by water and salt alone. Even though this might sound far fetched, it's a ...
ATLA's Australian correspondent Jenny sent us this piece about some green tech we thought we'd share... We get plenty of sun here in Australia- even in winter. This can be handy as we’re less likel...
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