For people who would love to take a bicycle to work or to move around town, but are discouraged by the long distances involved, this electric bicycle could be a great option. Developed by Philippines based company Innovatronix, the Tronix Ebike Exceed is a package suitable for a medium distance commute, and even for those who love to travel.

This bicycle has 16-inch wheels and electric assist for pedaling. Once fully charged, the battery is good for a top speed of 30kph and a maximum distance of 20km. The range of the Tronix makes it suitable for the everyday commute, and additions like headlamp and a tail light ensure safety in poor daylight or night.

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Everyone loves pizza.

But, don’t you just hate having to store leftovers in those big, awkward boxes? Even when all of the pizza is finished, you still have to throw all that cardboard away.

Shouldn’t there be a more eco-friendly alternative to packaging one of the world’s favorite foods?

Now there is.

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I have heard tales of long-distance truck drivers relieving themselves in gallon milk jugs instead of stopping for a restroom break.  Sometimes they have been thrown out the window instead of stopping for proper disposal.  Now there is a solution to eliminate this potential biohazard road litter in addition to reducing your vehicles NOx emissions. (more…)

The Mazda CX-7 4X4 is an environmentally-friendly vehicle and is only available in Australia at the present time.  It emits virtually no Nitrous Oxide compounds.  The NOx compounds were blamed during the acid rain fears of the 1960’s. (more…)

It’s a raining, overcast day and my favorite Labs are sleeping at my feet.  I think they feel the laziness the dreary day brings.

Later, they will be up and about and I will take them on one of their daily long walks.  They have places to go, things to sniff and business to take care of. (more…)

Here’s a statistic that I bet will surprise you:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that for every one barrel of residential trash, 71 more were created before the products that produced that waste reached consumer households.

What’s more, a new report from the EPA shows that ordinary consumer products and packaging account for 44% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Can you imagine how much waste and GHG emissions could be eliminated from the production-consumption cycle if products could be re-designed to use less material, be longer life, repairable, reusable, and safer?
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I was born in Philadelphia and grew up eating those great Philly Cheese Steaks from Pat’s and the second best in the world from a little hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop around the corner from where I lived.  There were vegetarians back in the 50’s and 60’s, but they mainly stayed away from the steak shops, or more commonly, broke their vow of no meat to satisfy their own tummy and taste buds. (more…)

"Spiraling Costs," Paper and Beeswax, 16 in. x16 in. (4 in. deep)

Ever get so frustrated with the current economic downturn that you simply want to rip your financial documents to shreds?

Artist Jaynie Crimmins did.

And then she added some beeswax… ultimately creating a new series of multi-media works that she calls “Home Economics.”

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Ever feel disgusted by the number of disposable items we consume everyday? Especially ones made from plastic, a material that is most enduring? NYC-based design agency MSLK shares your pain and has created a series of eco-art installations to help less conscientious individuals visualize the consequences of our consumption.

Watershed Eco-Art Installation Helps Visualize US Consumption

MSLK’s latest installation “Watershed” consists of 1,500 disposed plastic water bottles — a visual representation of one second of U.S. consumption.

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David Macaluso paints with used motor oil.

For Brooklyn-based artist David Macaluso, it’s all about oil.

Motor oil, that is.

Used motor oil, to  be exact.

You see, Macaluso has been painting with the stuff since 2005.

Why? Because used motor oil, he says, represents both an artistic exercise in recycling and a powerful metaphor for this time in world history.

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