Gloria's Green
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10 Of The Best Cheap and Easy To Use Solar Chargers
by Gloria CamposThere are a variety of solar charges on the market today for charging a variety of battery types as well as all types of portable electronic. How you choose which charger to buy depends on what you need it for, how strong you want it to be, the price and the size you need it to be. The solar charges below look great and are cheap, all for under $75.
5 Innovative Ways To Light Up Your Garden
by Gloria CamposIt is getting easier, cheaper (sort of) and more interesting to buy solar powered lights lately. They are in every gardening catalog, on every gardening website, and slowly popping up around homes. As Amazon.com rapidly turns green you can even find them here. Here is a quick list of solar lights that will help bring your electric bill down and light up your home in very colorful and interesting ways. read more »
Roller Coaster Made of Prius Parts Could Power More Than Just The Coaster
by Gloria CamposI haven't been on a roller coaster ride in years. They no longer appeal to me like they use to. Pretty soon though, my kids are going to be old enough to want to ride a coaster. It is interesting to think that roller coasters like the innovative hybrid one below may be in their eco-friendly future.
Solar LED Lanterns and More Aide To Help Japan's Earthquake Victims
by Gloria CamposAlmost 3 weeks after the Earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan survivors are still living without basic necessities: food, water, electricity, etc. Panasonic is doing what it can to help. Among all the aide they have sent so far, there were thousands of Solar powered lanterns sent to Japan just a few days after the earthquake.
Samsung's Latest Transparent TV Now with Solar Power
by Gloria CamposAnother transparent television is introduced in Germany at the CeBIT electronics show by Samsung. This 46-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution LCD TV comes powered with solar power too. It is still only a prototype, but so were flat screen television not too long ago.
In 300 Words Creative Greenies Can Win Vacation to an Eco-Resort
by Gloria CamposEven the eco-friendly need a vacation. Why not win a trip to an eco-resort like Chaa Creek? Chaa Creek in Belize, has been promoting responsible and eco-friendly tourism since 1981. This year in a continuous effort to promote green travel Chaa Creek is hosting a contest for an all expense paid trip to Chaa Creek.
New Eco-friendly Beach Toys Here in Spring
by Gloria CamposHow many times have you been to the beach or taken your kids to a sand box and seen forgotten beach toys littering the place? These toys can be so much fun for children (and adults), but often end up forgotten on the beach, trashed when outgrown or broken from over use and then trashed. Zoë b biodegradable beach toys leave behind less plastic waste.
Ito Thinks Plastic Bags Recycled Back Into Oil Can Cut Down Our Carbon Footprint
by Gloria CamposPlastic bags are made with oil. So, why not recycle littered plastic back into oil? Akinoir Ito didn't think it would be very difficult and gave it a try. As a result he created a plastic to oil conversion machine.
Eco-friendly Iron Concept Makes Steam Out of Air
by Gloria CamposI won't iron. I hate to iron. Luckily, I don't need to iron much for my job, but my husband does. He hates to iron too. So, he takes his clothes to the dry cleaner. This gets expensive and isn't eco-friendly. Maybe the new eco-friendly self-charging Phillips iron will change our minds about ironing.
Candy Wrapper Chair Disassembles Easy For More Eco-Friendly Transport
by Gloria CamposIt has been a really long while since I've posted anything about eco-friendly chairs. So, here is a chair I would like to add to my list of favorite eco-friendly chairs I believe deserve to be noticed as much as possible. This chair's design is collaboration between Emiliano Godoy and Ecoist.
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
The Solar Oven Restaurant Built From an Experiment and Need
Scratched Records Make Good Green Inexpensive Roof
Unique, Inspiring and Sustainable Menorahs
2010's Best Solar Powered Gifts For The Gadget Crazy
Solar Powered Movie House
The 2010 List is Here! Best Solar Powered Holiday Décor
Woven Recycled Denim Charpai Cot One of Finalist in Recycled Denim Challenge
October 2010
5 Places To Enter Pics of Your Homemade Halloween Costumes For Super Sweet Treats
2010 Trash To Treasure Competition Winners Are…
5 Last Minute "Trashy" Kid Costumes Make A Green Statement
Dream Machine Recycle Rally May Bring $100,000 To Your School
Spooky EcoDecor: X-Ray Lamps
Grand Prizewinner An Eco-friendly eBay Box With A Virtual Community
September 2010
August 2010
July 2010
Liquid Wood Could Cut Down on The Use of Non-biodegradable Toxic Plastic
Self Driven Solar Powered Vehicle on Green Journey From Italy to China
Bike-Powered Washing Machine Can Travel With You
Walk Your Way Through the Summer In Innovative Eco-Flip Flops
New York Drinks Dirty Water To Save Children
Solar Impulse May Set Precedent in Solar Flight Tomorrow
Couple Pays For Their Entire Wedding Through Recycling Because They Can
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
Jewelry Your Valentine and The Environment Can Appreciate
Innovative Jump Rope Concept Uses Jumps To Turn On
Recycle Your Phones For Haiti Thanks To ReCellular
Trash to Treasure Valentine Art
Osorb: Innovative Glass Cleans Polluted Water
Innovative, Elegant and Eco-friendly Fireplaces
New Year’s Resolution: Fill Up That Eco-friendly Piggy Bank
December 2009
November 2009
Solar Sail A Cool Kind of Solar Power in 2010
Put This On Your Sustainability Gift Wish List: The Inka Sun Curve
Something To Be Thankful For: Scientists Working Hard to Develop Unique Ways To Recycle Feathers
5 Sustainable Tables For Eating, Drinking, Growing, Coloring and “Communicating” During The Holidays
Holiday Gift Idea: A Pair of Eco-Shoes For The Recycling Nork
Air Filter and Houseplant Have Baby: Andrea Air Filter Is It A Great Holiday Gift Idea?
5 Fun Eco-Dining Accessories to Keep Holiday Dinner Guests Tension-Free
October 2009
Blood Thirsty Lamp: Eco-Dangerous?
Beautifully Recycled Ice-Breaking Bowls For The Holiday Tension
This Skull Is Cooking Tonight: Trash To Treasure
Olympic Medals 2010 Made Of Recycled Parts and Beautiful
7 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes Ideas Mother Nature Would Appreciate
Cassette Tapes Are Back To Haunt Us All: Amazing Trash To Treasure Skulls
Win Big Making Your Very Own Homemade Halloween Costume
The Perfect Natural/Unnatural Teddy Bear Gift Leads to More Sustainable Toys
September 2009
Solar Moving Musical Light For Halloween Décor?
Solar Roadways Creating Solar Paneled Roads: Is it In Our Future?
Hey Wilson Meet Joules and His Electric Tandem Bike
Brightly Colored Solar Panels With Less Silicon Harness Indirect Sunlight
Modern Day Eco-Friendly Skinny Dipping
Solar Power From Space by 2030 Possible?
Human Hair in Solar Panels Make Solhair Power
Coffee Ground Printer Makes Addicts Feel Less Guilty
August 2009
Wall-E’s Girl-friend’s Cousin, Le Petit Prince, a Robotic Garden For Mars
I Scream, You Scream, Unilever Screams For an Eco-Friendly Ice Cream
Wear Nature Smack In The Face, Especially If You’re an Ugly B@$tard
Wearable Solar Powered Cell Phone
NASA’s Earth-Friendly Flight Challenge
Portable Potty Makes Fresh Drinkable Water
July 2009
Innovative Planet-Friendly Bike Ride In The Sky: The Shweeb
Eco-Crafting With Toilet Paper Rolls That Make You Smile
Wet and Green Dumpster Diving
Wal-Mart Greenwashing With Eco-Indexing System?
Pee Power Potential Fuel: Convenient and Greener
Solar Powered Blimp Across The English Channel?
Touch Sensitive Bathroom Conserves Water
AIR-igator: Collects AC Water For Your Garden
June 2009
6 Green Barbeque Pits For The Eco-Conscious Griller
1 Cup Of Water Plus Tiny Beads Could Launder Your Clothes Green
The Green Truck Brings Green Food To You
Will Laser Technology Bring Back Energy Efficient Incandescent Light Bulbs?
Recycled and Reclaimed Shelves: Decorative and Useful
Cheaper Than Solar and Better Than Gas: The New Neuton CE 6 Lawn Mower
Innovatively Refashioning Dad’s Vintage Ties
Cool Solar Gadgets For The Solar Powered Addicted Dad
May 2009
Recycling Is Beautiful: Bottle Cap Art
5 Extraordinary Trash To Treasure Chandeliers
Solar Powered Stadium Complete and Ready To Power Itself In Time For World Games
My Favorite 2009 Trash to Treasure Chair Design: FUNature
Poo To The Rescue Once More: EcoFaeBrick
Solar Powered Apparel: Chic or Geek?
Dishwasher That Washes Dishes With Air
Mom, Do Your Balls Recharge? More Earth Friendly Gifts For Mom
April 2009
Earth Friendly Mother's Day Gift Idea Sure To Leave a Giant Impression
Upcycling Gift For The Gun Happy or Anti-Gun Person In Your Life
Crafty Eco-Friendly Ideas To Check Out On Earth Day
Insulation and Packaging Products Made With Mushrooms Roots From Ecovative Design
Got Legos? Innovative Earth Friendly Ideas To Upcycle Lego Bricks
5 Delightful Earth Friendly Bunnies Just In Time For Spring
Adorable Eco-Friendly Frizzle Sizzle Kitchen Play Set
Have You Walked Your Green Home Lately?
March 2009
Sloan Greywater System Saves Water and Money
Live In Austin? Go Green and Borrow A Car For Free
Biodegradable Packaging Design for McDonald’s: Could it Help?
New Voice Announce Speakerphone solChat Solar Charged
Elegant Toilet Paper Rolls Take Eco-Crafting To Another Level
Seal, Sierra Club and Facebook Marketplace Sell For A Cause
Wallypop Brings Reusable to Question
Project Green Prom Contest Ends March 30th
February 2009
Burial Space Running Out: Could Promession be the Right Option?
Live Bath Mat Dries Feet And Grows
ReCork America Needs 300,000 Wine Corks to Yield a Ton
Greener Gadget Design Competition 2009: My 5 Favorites
Send Your Valentine Recycled Elephant Poop
Breath Into the Eco-box And Make Fuel
Vertical Wind Turbine Could Be Successful
January 2009
Great Green Valentine Day Gifts For The Tacky and Mushy
5 Favorite Indoor Plant Systems To Give Your Valentine
Hybrid Toyota Prius Used To Power Up a Refrigerator and More
Adam Norton’s Apartment Inside an Armoire
Pet Fur Recycled Into Human Clothes
Cancer-Stick Clothing, Eco-friendly?
Dead People Bring Heat to Crematorium
December 2008
Max Wallack Wins Grand Prize in Design Squad "Trash to Treasure" Contest
Recycle Your Own Paper With the Meiko SEED System
Art? Music? Or Just 54 Recycled Shoes?
What’s That? Leave My Computer On For The Environment?
6 Natural, Safe, Green Gifts For Your Children
Could Waste Fees be California’s New Years Resolution?
November 2008
Terracycle: Education and Environment Written All Over its Garbage
Soda Pop Bra and Panties Easy On The Eyes Better for The Environment
5 More Solar Lights for the 2008 Winter Holiday
20 Trash To Treasure Gifts for the Winter Holidays
5 Neat Eco-gifts Ideas for the Holidays 2008
Recycled Decor To Keep Your Bitter Thanksgiving Dinner Guests Distracted
Victimless Leather Coat Falls Victim to Science
October 2008
Patterson and His Recycled "Fairy Under Pressure" and Other Artwork
A Toast to the Buddhist Beer Bottle Temple and Thai Monks
Innovative DIY Human Nest Filled with Autumn Leaves and You
Instructables’s DIY Halloween Contest Includes Green Category
My Favorite Solar Powered Halloween Lights for 2008
Solar Powered Generator Saves Green Quietly
Sharp’s Solar Powered Television A Little Too Excessive?
Idling Alternatives Cools Truckers, Save Gas and Help The Planet
Recycled Box Cowboy Hats Just in Time For a Drunken Halloween
September 2008
August 2008
Man Makes Paris In 15 Years Using Junk
Moon Mined for Earth’s Alternative Fuel?
Update: The N+EW Now Comes With Lights and More
Great Green Things Ting Can Do With Old Seat Belts
Solar Powered A/C Not Just Talk Anymore
Hair a Renewable Resource Makes Oil Cleaning Mat
Bamboo Helmet: Eco-friendly and Life-saving All At Once
July 2008
Second Generation Solar Trees Imitate The Real Thing
Solar Powered Teepees
Lightweight Cardboard Bike A Bargain?
Junk for Your Trunk: 10 Exciting Chairs Help Reduce Waste
Lightweight Greenhouse Waiting To Be Unfolded
Tech Chair Takes in the Sun and Powers Up
Transparent Solar Powered Eco-Plane Wins 1st Place
Eco-friendlier Fireworks May be Exploding Soon
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
Pedaled Phone Calls (Llamadas Pedaleadas)
11 Eco-Innovative Gifts For Mom
Recycled Weapons Calls For Peace After Long War
In Celebration of Earth Day: Amazing Recycled Architecture
The Postal Service Goes Greener
Brazilian Seed Grows into Diesel Tree: Farmers Happy
Poo-PourriTM Smells Like Daffodils
Have Environmental Floor Designers Gone to the Pits?
March 2008
January 2008
November 2007
October 2007
8 Environmentally Friendly Burial Alternatives.. or 8 Options to the Boring Old Coffin
9 Awesome Last Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Make From Junk
Eco-Friendly Menstrual Pad for Women: Lunapads Review
This Year's Best Solar Powered Halloween Lights
Better Way to Wrap Sandwiches : Wrap-N-Mat Product Review