Keep your drinking water free of bacteria, viruses, and other nasties with the Restore Clean Water System ($70). This Brita-killer combines traditional filtration that reduces heavy metals, chlorine, and pollutants, with Ultraviolet Clean Technology that 99.9999% of bacteria, viruses, and microbial cysts, leaving you with nothing but pure, clean, and safe water without the carbon guilt that comes with drinking bottled water.
If you live in a place that is more water than land, you obviously know what to make out of waves. Since, you have experienced the thrill of extreme sports such as surfing and waterskiing, it
Shoeboxes account for millions of tonnes of waste and sadly, looking at my shoe racks, I’ve probably made a substantial contribution to that. PUMA on the other hand is on a mission to reduce its carbon, energy, water and waste “paw print”, and has decided to do away with the shoebox altogether. It has launched its Clever Little Bag, a single folded sheet of cardboard in a resuable, recyclable PET bag, designed to protect shoes from the time they leave the factory until the customer gets them home.
Whether it’s to shrink their carbon footprint or boost their bank balance, few consumers will dispute the need for decreased energy use. Some steps are relatively easy
If you’re looking for an easy way to make your contribution to saving the planet, then it could be as simple as switching your font to ‘Century Gothic’. University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (UWGB) has rolled out the change this semester, saying it uses 30% less ink than its default font Arial when printed.
The Joos Orange (geddit?) promises to take portable solar charging performance to a new level by delivering up to 30x more power than any solar charger currently on the market. How? Well apparently it uses a sophisticated micro-processor controlled energy management system tied to some Ninja mono-crystalline Silicon Nitride anti-reflective coated solar cells.
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Made from biodegradable and recyclable plastic, the Aqua Jar attaches to any plastic bottle that has a standard threaded opening making the beverage inside easier to pour thanks to a contoured spout and generous handle. It was created by industrial design lab GR for home accessories company balvi, and while the Aqua Jar doesn?t appear to be on their site just yet, it will supposedly be available in orange, graphite and frost colors.
While the yacht lovers are still drooling over Roman Abramovich?s ?Eclipse,? the Monaco-based yacht maker, Wally has quietly gone into bed with the prestigious luxury brand Hermes to give shape to a revolutionary yacht design. WHY Wally-Hermes Yacht has an air of exclusivity to it that you would expect from this rarefied collaboration. This revolutionary yacht is developed with the latest and most advanced sustainable technologies, recycling thermal energy, as well as any organic and inorganic waste without compromising on its luxury aspects. The 38-meter-wide yacht takes the WallyIsland concept forward with dramatic silhouette that comes with a triangular hull shape that doesn?t features a superstructure. The interior of the yacht is fitted with water resistant buffalo leather using the calpinage technique. The luxuries on board include a 25-meter interior swimming pool, three decks and a 36-meter ?beach? along the back.
The environmental and ecological advantages are also a strong point of WHY. The yacht is powered using a diesel electric engine and it features a surface of the photovoltaic panels measuring 900 square meters covering the roof and sides of the vessel to provide solar electricity which is sufficient to subsist the power needs of the boat. Different sources of energy are managed by a central computer. The yacht has been tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, in a specialized tank testing facility, to see how it would perform in big seas. This innovative concept was developed by president and CEO of Wally Luca Bassani Antivari, artistic director of Hermes, Pierre-Alexis Dumas and design director of Hermes Gabriele Pezzini.
Changing a lightbulb is rarely an exciting task, unless you?re trying to solve one of those age old questions such as ?how many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?? questions. (The answer is 1, if the drummer brings you a ladder.) So it?s only natural that companies are always trying to make bulbs that last longer and longer. Well now Panasonic is touting a new LED bulb that will last a whopping 19 years.
Can you imagine putting new bulbs in your infant?s room and not having to change them until they?re already in college? What?s even better is that this 60-watt equivalent bulb will only cost around $3 per year (as opposed to around $26 for a standard incandescent bulb) to operate. Even at $40 a pop, these things will definitely pay for themselves in the long-run. Unfortunately they?ve only been announced for Japan, hopefully we?ll be getting them over here before long.