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This eco-friendly business is getting really serious. After considering all the solar energy from the sun and all that, now some wide guy has turned towards apparel in the sun. It is the Deux FM’s Mystique Bikini and it is an eco-friendly swimsuit. It is a string bikini made from remnant fabric, nautical rope and organic cotton and has a bow-shaped bust. This so called ‘sexy’ thing comes in three colours – black, red and eggplant. By eggplant I feel they are mentioning purple? Ah well, you are serving the nation and the world extensively I feel with this bit. Show some skin for the male hormones and be glad that it is eco-friendly. Don’t know how much this would cost, but someone can gift this to Paris Hilton as she would be more than happy to do something good for the world, in more ways than one.
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Welcome to the food factory of Japan. It is full of brightly lit shelves which look more like a chemist’s shop than a grocery store. The creators claim that this is the future of food for humanity. Japanese scientists are creating vegetables in a pure controlled and sterile environment which is uncontaminated by dirt, insects or fresh air. They are called as the plant factories and these have sprung up almost in every part of the country. It can churn out immaculate looking lettuces and green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Every part of the plant’s environment is controlled right from lighting and temperature to humidity and water. Even the carbon dioxide levels are altered by the minute.
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SocialDesigner.com is an online marketplace for designers, artists and consumers, launched by Felissimo Design House and it is full of eco-chic and ethical treats. It has weekly design competitions and ecommerce for things like tees and totes. Everything on the site draws attention and monetary benefits to sites like American Cancer Society, SPCA International, Architecture for Humanity etc.
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Sanitation and clean water is the talk of the day and are also the major challenges especially in developing countries. Millions of dollars are spent on high technology or expensive solutions. But one must remember that sometimes simple measures are more effective than these. This is where the Peepoole plays its role. This Swedish company has developed an affordable, biodegradable single use toilet bag which they claim can revolutionize the sanitation needs of the developing countries in the world.
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As part of its eco-friendly initiatives, Toyota of South Florida will be donating 310 trees to the American forests. To celebrate Earth Day, Toyota of South Florida pledged to donate one tree for every car sold in the month of April to American Forests, a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration. Cars sold included the Corolla, the Camry, the Yaris, the Matrix, the Solara, and the Scion XD which are all vehicles available at Toyota of South Florida that provide more than 30 highway miles per gallon. Now with such giants making such huge leaps towards saving our environment, let us also be encouraged to make our own contribution. What good is the world if the snow caps perish?
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The most annoying thing about a party is the disposable plates that are strewn all over your front yard. Designer Andrea Ruggiero from New York may have been extremely frustrated with this issue because his invention seems very practical and possible. He displayed the ‘UFO’ (unidentified feeding object) is a mono-use disposable plate ‘indisposed’ – an exhibition which invited designers to address notions of disposability in everyday products. It is made of a unique composite of blended bird seed, potato starch, guar gum, and a seaweed-like binding agent and are highly resistant to wet foods, vinegars and sauces, yet completely biodegradable, non-toxic, and vegan.
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If it wasn’t for the solar theme, I would say this isn’t such a good idea especially after watching Terminator Salvation. This is a six in one solar robot kit, a do-it-yourself kit for beginners as an introduction to solar power technology. You get to make your very own little robot in six different ways such as a robot dog or a robot boat or a little desktop/moving plane or a windmill or even a solar powered car. Since it is a beginners kit, the manual is also very useful with big and easy diagrams and only 25 parts with no screws involved. The 6 in 1 Solar Robot Kit is available from the Red5 website for about $21.
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If are one of those who is not comfortable with DIY projects like the photo frame recycled from a waste keyboard then here’s your chance to do something simpler. Just order a tee that sports a skull designed out of two different Apple keyboards. Saves the effort and the time needed to put up something to flaunt your eco-sense! A must have for every Mac fan, such a t-shirt will not only help to exhibit your love for the Apple’s Mac but also your concern for the environment. Designer Roger has got hold of the white keys come from an extended white Mac keyboard while the black keys are sourced from the original iMac. For $26, anybody can wear this Key Skull T-Shirt in a range of colors.
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To inspire people to get used to a good habit, the best way is to instill them the habit at a very early age. This is how something as intelligent as a Power House Green Essentials Edition comes to use. This is an educational and fun kit for children above the age of 12 where you can build your own lab and learn all about alternative energy and sustainable living by conducting experiments and building energy-related models. By building a model house and nine other energy-related devices, you can learn about energy from the sun, wind, plants and electrochemical reactions while also learning how to transform, store and use all these different energy forms.
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I don’t get it. People have been coming up with such strange ideas for New York city, I can’t seem to wonder where is the space for all this! There was news sometime ago regarding a settlement in air and now here is a vertical farm based on the wings of a butterfly. Yes, literally that. Belgian based Vincent Callebaut Architectures has come up with a dragonfly vertical farm concept in the city located along the east river at the south edge of Rooselvelt Island in New York city. The tower will apparently be self sufficient in water, energy and bio fertilizing. It will have 132 floors and 600 vertical meters and will be able to accommodate 28 different agricultural fields for the production of fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and dairy.
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