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Welcome to the final installment in DVICE’s off-the-grid experiment. Since Earth Week kicked off Monday, I’ve been blogging from my home office in San Francisco without plugging into the municipal power grid. Life has been anything but normal, and...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
Now that Earth Week is drawing to a close, let's see how much you know about the environment. Here's a quiz that will test your expertise on energy consumption, power sources, who's sucking up all the world's resources, and...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
Toothpaste tubes are so inefficient. Whenever we throw a tube out, we feel like we're wasting about a week's worth of paste. It seems like a shame, especially now that toothpaste costs 4 bucks a tube (Tom's of Maine...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
Instructions: Read this in the deepest, slowest voice you can. Italicized words should be pronounced with extra sexy. "Hey baby, you hear 'bout the hot new trend this week? Goin' green. That's right, and nothing's greener than my SOL-oh...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
Your lights, air conditioning, electricity, gas — it all comes at a price. Whether you've settled in as a homeowner or you're still dormin' it up, the excess energy you use and the waste you don't recycle hurts more...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
You've been babied by power outlets for far too long — if you want charged gadgets, then put a little elbow grease into it! The Hand-Crank USB Power Charger will work on most phones (and the rest, with adapters),...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
When you consider that the average lifespan of most electronics devices is about three to five years, it's not surprising to hear that we junk about 2 million tons of e-waste every year. As we constantly upgrade our cellphones,...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
By the time we have Earth Day in 2010, California will be generating 20% of its energy from renewable resources. Other states and countries are joining them, too; in most cases, that’s a huge increase from what they were...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
It’s day four of our off-the-grid experiment here at DVICE. To celebrate Earth Week, my goal is to blog, work and live from my home office in San Francisco without plugging into the municipal power grid. It’s sorta like...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
The New York no-parking space in this picture has been re-purposed by artist Natalie Jeremijenko into a "NoPark," a mini-public green space in the middle of the city. Most of the concrete in the space has been ripped up...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
When you think about cutting-edge environmental technology, an oil pump probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. The SmartJack may not change that impression, but it does offer an energy-efficient, economical alternative to conventional regular see-saw beam...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
We’re at the dawn of a new era. Electric cars promise to soon be ubiquitous, saving energy with their ability to plug into our power system that theoretically is more energy-efficient than directly burning fossil fuels. But keeping electrics...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
It’s hump day! And so begins the third day of my off-grid blogging in observance of Earth Week here at DVICE. Translation: no wall sockets or municipal juice for me until Saturday. Due to rain yesterday, I had to...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
You'd like to take a step towards a "green" lifestyle by growing your own herbs and flowers. After all, indoor plants help clean your air, and any food you grow at home puts you one step closer to eating...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
With this being Earth Week and all, Dell decided to get in on all the eco-fun with its smallest PC yet. This one’s wrapped up in a renewable bamboo case that looks stylish, rounded, and smooth. Its innards are...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
If you were a city planner, what would you do about traffic congestion? Skymeter has an idea that might not be too popular with a lot of drivers: Charge people for the amount their cars pollute the environment. Using a...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The fact that “going green” has become this decade’s de facto cool global issue to support is a good thing. Whether it’s Al Gore winning prizes for his activism or nations around the world being forced to do their...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Want to save gas? Pack yourself into a tiny and lightweight car like this Space-Efficient Vehicle (SEV) designed by Ralph Panhuyzen and Steven van der Veen. It was another finalist in the 2008 Michelin Design Challenge, whose cars were...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Welcome back to my eco-friendly adventure. It’s Earth Week here at DVICE and I’m kicking off my second day off the grid — my attempt to live and work from home without municipal electricity until Friday. Now look at...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Part of saving our environment relies heavily on figuring out new ways to process our natural resources in a self-sustaining, cost effective way. Dean Kamen, the man who brought us the Segway, has just such a solution in the form...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Buying a Prius or adding solar panels to your roof may seem like great ways to be nicer to the planet, but there's just one problem: they're damn expensive. When did going green get so pricey? The thing is,...
POSTED Monday, April 21, 2008
A light bulb that runs on solar power? Not quite… the Bulb Solar Lamp is more of a bulb-shaped nightlight that glows in the dark. Not people who would tolerate their idea being thwarted by the simple fact that...
POSTED Monday, April 21, 2008
Plastic bags are a popular villain in these eco-friendly times, what with them being produced by the million every year and left to sit forever and ever in landfills, never biodegrading. But that may not always be the case thanks...
POSTED Monday, April 21, 2008
Welcome to my first dispatch! Earth Week is off and running here at DVICE, and just like I promised, I'm going off the grid for five days. Yep, all week long I'll be getting my power from green sources...
POSTED Monday, April 21, 2008
Lighting the night with kerosene might bring back memories of your Coleman lantern on a camping trip, but for 1.6 billion people in the developing world it’s an everyday treat — an expensive, dangerous and dim everyday treat. d.light’s...
POSTED Monday, April 21, 2008
Sure, it's fun to read about unfolding solar panels and portable wind-power chargers, but what would it be like to actually use this stuff? In fact, what would it be like if they were the only way you could get...
POSTED Thursday, April 17, 2008
We report on a lot of eco-conscious gadgetry around these parts. From solar cellphones to electric cars, it seems every week brings with it a piece of gear that has the high-minded goal of saving the planet, one renewable...
POSTED Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Here’s another guilt-trip device to remind you of how much power you’re sucking up. This one’s called the Consumption Feedback Switch, and it scares you with a spark that corresponds to the amount of energy it’s consumed. Rarely use...
POSTED Friday, March 28, 2008
Solar energy has enormous appeal, but until now it’s been just too expensive. Maybe not any more. A Massachusetts startup called 1366 Technologies has created solar cells in its lab that company scientists are saying are 27% more efficient, bringing...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
We’re sold on cardboard. We’ve seen it used to build sturdy cribs, an iPod boombox amplifier, and someone even made cardboard blocks that look like building materials for a castle. We just never envisioned a future where we’d all...
POSTED Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Here’s a wall clock that gets all its power from the sun. Charge up its batteries once a year, and it’s good to go, staying accurate by syncing up with the atomic clock. Besides looking way-cool and protecting you...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
Jeez, we use a lot of energy we’re not even aware of. Here’s a design concept by Shane Ellis and Terry Brown that’ll lay on the guilt, glowing red when those wall warts are sucking power. The more energy...
POSTED Friday, March 21, 2008
If you’re thinking about going green with a Toyota Prius, hold on a second. Underneath this spectacular spacecraft-like exterior by Italdesign Giugiaro beats the frugal heart of a Prius. Well, almost, because the Quaranta concept car, to be rolled...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
If you’re from the South, you know that there’s hardly anything more plentiful than algae, especially on a quiet pond in the middle of nowhere on a hot late-summer day. Now all that green goo will be put to...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
We were just wondering what to do with all these old cell phones, laptops, PCs and flat panel displays that have been accumulating around here in a steadily rising junk heap that seems to have taken on a life...
POSTED Tuesday, January 29, 2008
NBC Universal's Green Week is here, focusing on topics that affect the environment. All week long we'll be bringing you special stories to help get you on Gaia's good side. Electronics account for a bigger and bigger part of...
POSTED Friday, November 9, 2007
Why are there so many wind turbines becoming available lately? Wind energy is irresistible because it's so clean and cheap. But if the wind's barely blowing, we're just tilting at windmills. Even in a light 3.3-MPH breeze, this new...
POSTED Friday, November 9, 2007
NBC Universal's Green Week is here, focusing on topics that affect the environment. All week long we'll be bringing you special stories to help get you on Gaia's good side. Renewable energy is still just a small part of...
POSTED Thursday, November 8, 2007
In the coming years when water is nearly as scarce as oil, you might be happy to have the Cyber-Rain XCI controlling your sprinkler system. What better device to show you during Green Week than this water-saving wireless eight-zone...
POSTED Thursday, November 8, 2007
Carpet stained after the big party? Forget the steam cleaner — try using the microwave to clean it up. That's kind of the gist of this trailer-mounted microwave, invented by Dr. Chang-Yul Cha, founder of Cha Corporation in Wyoming. He...
POSTED Thursday, November 8, 2007
Benjamin, I want to say one word to you, just one word. Are you listening? Starch. Hawthorne, CA, based Cereplast is changing the world of plastics, creating a more eco-friendly version made from the starches in corn, tapioca, wheat and...
POSTED Wednesday, November 7, 2007
We're showing you lots of green gadgets this week, and a great example is the Windterra Eco1200, a wind turbine that can reduce your energy bill by $75 per month. Sitting up on your roof top, it doesn't matter...
POSTED Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Barefoot Motors created the all-electric Model One Earth Utility Vehicle by first understanding that a green all-terrain vehicle needs to be as powerful and useful as a regular gas-powered ATV. Since the company's based in Northern California, most of...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
NBC Universal's Green Week is here, focusing on topics that affect the environment. All week long we'll be bringing you special stories to help get you on Gaia's good side. Plugging in your cell phone every night may not...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
NBC Universal's Green Week is here, focusing on topics that affect the environment. All week long we'll be bringing you special stories to help get you on Gaia's good side. Every month you spend money on energy — it's...
POSTED Monday, November 5, 2007
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