Conhouse: container-ish housing 01/08/2009 (Image via Conhouse) Here’s an interesting design for container-like prefab housing. I’m not sure why the designers have chosen to...
DIY plasma cutter 01/08/2009 Even if you’re like me and never win them, you’ve got to love the huge contests on Instructables. I spent...
10% cigarette butts 01/08/2009 Not a label you’d frequently see on clothing, right? The sweater in this picture is an exception: Image, story via...
Alt.CES: green “in” at CES 01/08/2009 The Pharos Lens: one “green nutrition label” project Companies at CES may be starting to equate being green with making...
Recycled roadblock chairs 01/07/2009 Image, article via Inhabitat A cooler Adirondack I have not seen: Design students Jeffrey Gerlach and Andrew Stanley have instituted...
India’s solar rickshaws 01/07/2009 (Image via The Delhi Walla) Here’s an interesting take on the traditional pedicab / rickshaw: The Soleckshaw is still in...
Run your car on trash 01/06/2009 Wow: All Power Labs has converted a Honda Accord to run on trash: We may not yet have a flux...
Plastic bottle greenhouse 01/05/2009 Here’s a beautiful greenhouse that’s like a wish list of sustainable construction: rammed earth, recycled plastic bottles, straw bale, and...
Recycling for fun 01/05/2009 With Bill Nye’s Paper Recycling Factory, recycling is literally (supposed to be) fun. Of course, DIY options abound. Either way,...
Scavenging motors from washing machines 01/05/2009 Here’s a useful tutorial on how to harvest a motor from a waching machine, including a section on how to...
