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more about #environment more comments → islandgirl45cv001: Hate to rain on the hybrid hate parade but there are a bunch of myths about the Prius being "bad for the environment," which have been debunked here: ... more » REO Speedwagon: These flowers look surprisingly a lot like those people flowers in the commercial...Wait a minute, the flowers...are made of PEOPLE!!!! #prius more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I thought their customers just inhaled the gases.... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Wait, you can make flowers that absorb smug? Quick, plant them around Hollywood and any place that George Clooney is giving an acceptance speech! #prius more » Curves: Sage also has some antibiotic properties (as known for generations by grandmothers making chicken soup for sick kids). #prius more » FriarNurgle: Smell the smugness. #prius more » liebermojo: "The sage derivative's leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases..." Yeah it's called photosynthesis. I learned about it in the 3r... more » Kaiser-Machead: 20 years later... Marking the 10 year anniversary of the extinction of the hummingbird, sources now indicate that the sting from bees, as well as the... more » weatherman: Given how expensive operating a boat can be, and how incompatible most things in an engine are with saltwater, an electric boat makes a lot of sense. ... more » Tugsie: I think it would be neat if they expanded the concept to use wind power to charge up the battery with a little wind turbine. #nimbusepower more » Kaiser-Machead: You may want to keep a spare clone of Jack Lalanne to tug the boat back to shore when it runs out of juice. #nimbusepower more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Too bad they couldn't work some hydroelectric technology in there. It could generate power when the boat is being propelled through the water to rech... more » KinOfCain: 20nm is kind of crap range. Unless you're scooting across a (small) lake on a grocery run, that's not going to be sufficient for many, many uses. #ni... more » Gordonium: Finally, Cheetos can put crackling and rumbling into my ears, as well as my digestive system. #speakers more » Monty: Well, this is exciting since Microsoft controlling the climate means that I could potentially destroy the entire world with a tiny bit of code submitt... more » -
#environment
Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
What do you do when the "eco-friendly" car you're manufacturing is actually horrible for the environment to manufacture? Re-engineer nature, obviously! More » -
#boats
The 27-Foot Nimbus E-Power Is The World's First Commercially Available Electric Boat
Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fueled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. More » -
#speakers
TerraCycle Recycles Tasty Treat Wrappers Into Speakers
These recycled speakers are interesting, TerraCycle, but I won't be 100% impressed until you find a way to turn the World's Largest Cheeto into a speaker too. More » -
#environment
Former Microsoft Technology Chief Wants To Block Out the Sun With Liquid Sulfur
Former Microsoft Tech chief Nathan Myhrvold wants to dim the sun's rays with liquid sulfur pumped from helium-filled balloons. But it's not like he is sitting behind a desk, tapping his fingers together muttering "excellent" or anything. More » -
#solar
Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles Could Finally Have You Hugging Trees
Residential solar has two main obstacles—expense and aesthetics. Even if I could afford it, my HOA probably wouldn't allow it. All of this could change thanks to Dow Solar Solutions and their Powerhouse shingles. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
The App Store Finally Flashes Some Nipple...Feds Want Bloggers to Disclose Bribes—But Others Can Keep On Taking Them?...Sony's PlayStation Motion Controller Has a Codename (Spoilers Ahead)...Apple Gets Huffy With Environment Haters More » -
#recycling
ecoATM Automates Cellphone Recycling Process, Dishes Out Cash (Or a Tree)
Cellphone recycling services are ubiquitous today, but this is the first time I've seen the process automated and presented in a convenient ATM-like package. Updated. More » -
#dishwashers
Ultrasonic Dishwasher Cavitates Your Dishes to Cleanliness
Ultrasonic cleaning techniques have been around in the jewelry circles for a while, but they haven't yet made it into our kitchens. Until now. More » -
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#wtf
Waking Up On Mars: Australia's Bizarre Dust Storm
I woke up Wednesday (Tuesday U.S. time), to a scene from Total Recall. Sydney had been blanketed by an apocalyptic glowing red dust storm. Red from iron-oxide: rust. And if I couldn't breathe, my tech gear wouldn't like this either… More » -
#lighting
Blood-Powered Lamp Teaches You The Hard Way
Perhaps you would be better about lowering your carbon footprint if lighting up your home required a sample of your own blood. Designer Mike Thompson thinks so. More » -
#solar
GreenSun Solar Panels Come in Crayola-like Array
GreenSun's jewel-toned solar panels do more than make your yard look pink from the kitchen. They're highly efficient at absorbing certain parts of sunlight's spectrum. More » -
#cars
Future Ford Hybrids Will Tell Energy Grid When To Power Up
Ford has come up with a smart new system that enables drivers to tell their hybrid car precisely when and how long to charge from the grid—potentially helping you to save money on electricity. More » -
#cellphones
Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $50 On Sprint
Choosing which aspect of theSamsungSprint Reclaim is most important will depend heavily on your worldview. Is it that the handset is made from environmentally-friendly bioplastics? That it's Sprint's first 3G QWERTY phone to touch $50 on contract? More » -
#architecture
German University Constructs Giant Planet-Saving Spherical Building
The Bibliosphere, an administration and student services buiding at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, is both an ecological and architectural achievement. It's incredibly environmentally-friendly, and did we mention it's a giant sphere?
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#oled
Clean, White OLED Light Coming to an Office Park Near You
White, environmentally sound and cool to the touch OLED lights could very well be the future of mundane office environment lighting, but for now they're just meant to be man handled by four geeks at a table. More » -
#green
We May Need a Global Unit of 'Green', But It Won't Be Easy or Clear
Ken Musgrave of Fast Company comes to the conclusion that we need a "unit" of green measurement for products, much the same way that calories and fat grams are used in food. Yes, but it won't be so easy. More » -
#green
McDonalds Offering Free Car Charging With Your "Food"
McDonalds is planning to open "the first green restaurant" in Cary, North Carolina on July 14th complete with eco-friendly building materials and ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles. More » -
#toilets
Loowatt: The Benefits Of Pooping In a Toilet Made From Poop
Well, if you are going to make something from poop, it might as well be a toilet right? That's the idea behind the Loowatt waterless toilet system. The problem is, we have a poop and forget mentality in this country. More » -
#cars
The 2010 Toyota Prius...Hearse
Trust us: If there's one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it's when you're dead. More » -
#science
Synthetic Tree Will Hopefully Capture Tons of Carbon Dioxide, Save the Planet
Scientists at Columbia University are working on a sort of synthetic tree that aims to capture about 1,000 times as much carbon dioxide as more organic versions. They're hoping to extend the technology even to heavy-emitting cars and planes. More »
