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Hold On To The Light Bulb While You Climb The Stairs

by Toby

Minimalist and eco-friendly, these cool hallway and stair lights do double-duty as hand rails, so you can see and walk at the same time!

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5 Fun Eco-Dining Accessories to Keep Holiday Dinner Guests Tension-Free

by Gloria Campos

It's that time of year again. You can feel the tension weighing everyone down. All you want to do is serve a great meal and keep the peace between the people you love. Help alleviate the tension with the 5 cool eco-dining distractions I have listed below.

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BMW Lovos Concept to be Green...Not so Simple

by George Delozier

Automotive styling has undergone some very extreme changes over the past 20 years, and mostly for the better. Sometimes however, a new concept comes along that breaks that mold and really makes us step back and stare. The BMW Lovos is a perfect example of this kind of concept.

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Glorified Bong Cleans Your Car's Air, Won't Get You A Ticket

by Steve Levenstein

The "watercourse cyclone air cleaner" from Seiwa circulates your car's smelly interior air through water to wash out unwanted impurities. It may not get you high but it WILL leave your ride as fresh as mountain air after a thunderstorm.

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Honda to Include Cylinder Deactivation on Upcoming Touring Series

by George Delozier

Honda has been working hard on the upcoming VFR1200 touring bike, with the introduction of a dual clutch gearbox into the motorcycle being among the many pieces of technology they plan on including. On top the more efficient transmission, it now appears that Honda is planning on cylinder deactivation to help keep fuel consumption down as well.

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Rent-A- Ruminant: Unusual Livestock Landscaping Company

by Beth Hodgson

When you move into a property that has become overgrown with brush, it's a big job to have it all removed so your lawn area is transformed into a beautiful useable green space. Sure, you could hire a typical landscape to get the job done for you, but wouldn't you rather say that you used a more unique sort of service?

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Blood Thirsty Lamp: Eco-Dangerous?

by Gloria Campos

Some people sign contracts and oaths with blood. Others suck your blood. Designer Mike Thompson has taken it upon himself to make a bloodthirsty lamp just in case we run out of resource to power things up.

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Deliciously Sinful Subscription: Dulcinea Baked Good Delivery

by Beth Hodgson

Some bad habits don't need any encouragement at all, but if your sweet tooth is one habit that does, there's a convenient subscription service available for New Yorkers.

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Beautifully Recycled Ice-Breaking Bowls For The Holiday Tension

by Gloria Campos

During the holidays a beautiful bowl filled with delicious snacks or treats can make all the difference in the tension of a room. The attractive bowl can be an icebreaker or just a place where everyone gathers around to comfort themselves by stuffing their faces with food. Below is a short list of unique beautiful ice-breaking bowls made of recycled material.

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Fashion For The Tree Hugger: Reclaimed Birch Bark Etsy Purse

by Fashion Finds

Tree Huggers support environmental activism, but some of them also just really like trees, and this is a unique fashion accessory for the latter, though it does also have eco-friendly properties!

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Yike Bike Electric Bicycle

by Chris Weiss

The Yike Bike is an outside-the-box electric bicycle designed for urban commuting. It's not for everybody (or much of anybody), but it certainly is interesting to look at.

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This Skull Is Cooking Tonight: Trash To Treasure

by Gloria Campos

Just incase you thirst for more eco-Halloween (You do, don't you?) I found another trash to treasure skull that is worth the time of day to see. It is huge and incredibly innovative. Take a look below.

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Olympic Medals 2010 Made Of Recycled Parts and Beautiful

by Gloria Campos

There are a lot of firsts and innovative ideas going into the 2010 Olympic medals. There are also a lot of people making a great effort to make sure that the 2010 Olympic medals are worthy of their Olympic winners. Two of these people are Corrine Hunt and Omer Arbel.

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Nissan Land Glider Drives Like Jet and Leans Like a Motorcycle

by George Delozier

The Tokyo Motor Show is looking more and more like the focus will be put on the zero emissions scene, rather than the hybrid realm. Not to be outdone, Nissan is also planning on bringing out their latest all electric city scrambler, aptly named the Land Glider.

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Nissan Develops Crash Avoidance System by Studying Fish

by George Delozier

Crash avoidance systems have been at the top of nearly every automaker's list when it comes to research and development, and for good reason. In an interesting press released, Nissan has revealed what could be the next generation of these systems, and the unique idea that led the engineers to it.

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Mazda Drops Preview of New SKY Clean Engine Series

by George Delozier

It is no secret that Mazda refuses to separate driving excitement with environmentally friendliness. The engineers and designers are adamant that a car can be fun to drive, and still be clean and efficient. It is from this thinking that Mazda has been able to create the SKY clean engine concepts.

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Suzuki Prepares 3 Fuel Cell Concepts for Tokyo

by George Delozier

It has been known that Suzuki is planning on bringing the hybrid powered Swift to the Tokyo Motor Show for quite some time. What they didn't tell us, was they have been working on 3 other fuel cell powered vehicles they are going to unveil alongside the Swift Hybrid.

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7 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes Ideas Mother Nature Would Appreciate

by Gloria Campos

There is still time to make your own Halloween costume. Take a look at the list of eco-Halloween ideas I have gathered below. The costumes are made with recycled material and of themes Mother Nature would appreciate.

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Honda Bicycle Simulator: Not As Fun As You Think

by Chris Weiss

Thinking about trading your sedan in for a bicycle? Consider getting up to speed on traffic safety before that first commute.

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SIMPLE Concept from BMW Leans Like a Motorcycle, Seats 2, and Gets 118mpg

by George Delozier

Back in 2002, BMW revealed a tricycle-based concept that called the CLEVER. It stood for Compact Low Emissions Vehicle for Urban Transport and was light enough to be powered by a small compressed natural gas engine. Now, BMW has released another of their tricycle-based concepts that has been dubbed the SIMPLE.

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