Category archives: Cool Green Future

Great story! My name is Jay Shafer and since 1997 I have been living in a house smaller than some people’s closets. I call the first of my little hand built houses Tumbleweed. My decision to inhabit just 89 square feet arose from some concerns I had about the impact…

This next week will be a big litmus test for many supporters of green energy and electric cars as Tesla Motors, the electric car startup scheduled to debut in public trading on Tuesday, could deliver the biggest IPO for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor’s initial public offering more…

That the appliance surfers use to tap this energy is made from petroleum-based foam, polyester resins and chemically treated fiberglass has long been surfing’s quiet contradiction. A broken board tossed in a landfill will take generations to biodegrade; the plastic fins probably never will. Even the thin strip of wood…

Researchers have found that within the first five minutes of exercise in a “green space,” like a park, mental health is improved.  Researchers in the UK have studied 1,250 people and reported fast improvement in mood and self-esteem, specially amongst young people, after a short “green” exercise. The research focused…

Rumor has it there is a new eco-friendly junk car website about to go beta! MrCarJunk.com

Great time video on the truth of solar power.

Many folks are buying carbon credits to offset their yearly air travel for business and vacations but a full service airline based in London, British Airways has unveiled plans to establish what it believes will be Europe’s first ‘sustainable’ jet fuel plant According to The Engineer, “the plant will produce…

It uses reusable plastic paper that is erased and reused up to 1,000 time!  Now the printer cost over $6,000 USD right now so don’t expect to see many of these until the prices dives.

Haha, love this design…now that is really a green car!