A greener apple ...

Gadget makers have often been accused of being wasteful and excessive, leading to giant carbon footprints. Organizations like Greenpeace have been very vocal of these practices and now even consumers are beginning to take notice.

Apple, like other companies, has moved to reduce its carbon footprint, and has vowed to reduce it dramatically over the next few years. Apple, though currently ranked above competitors like HP and Dell, is still placed below the fold by Greenpeace.

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As the economy took a beating, a number of construction projects were stalled and abandoned. The Boston Globe asked architects to have a look at such sites and come up with new projects that would be feasible, and also help improve the city. One of such buildings is the Filene development in downtown Boston. The structure of the building is up, but it is just a shell full of holes.

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The green fringe of the Internet is surely on the grind as we slowly head towards the birth of  a new domain — .eco. There shouldn’t be any real problems with the creation of the domain but just like old times, even this name has to go through a process.

It will be the members of the .Eco LLC Group which will promote the domain at the annual conference of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers using a video stating why this domain would be great for the world.

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Reduce, reuse and recycle is the eco-mantra of the environmentally conscious and nothing shouts out green better than recycling old stuff into useful products. The utility goes up by a couple of notches if that recycling ends up producing some real sexy lingerie for women. This may not be the most wearable fabric in the world, but eco-lingerie crafted from recycled old cans is surely a spotlight stealer in its own unique way.

Crafted by designer Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch, this special range of lingerie is bright and bubbly with the silver and the red that it sports. There is also a handbag that seems to be a far more sensible option for something that can be useful on more practical basis.

The idea might be crazy, but it surely helps further promote green awareness with its bold new statement.

This fabric surely does not breath, but it works great for a handbag though! – via Gizmodiva