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Viva the Cleantech Revolution

Posted on 28 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

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Easy Way to Reuse Your Corks: Bakus by Ciclus

Easy Way to Reuse Your Corks: Bakus by Ciclus

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

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Bakus Cork Mat by Ciclus Designs

We told you about an innovative wine-lamp box Cavallum: a sustainably designed holiday gift commissioned by a Spanish company. The designers at Ciclus have recently announced another simple, yet practical design to extend the life of your wine bottle corks while protecting your surfaces from heat.


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‘CO2 Emissions, Good For Mankind’; Real Problem Is A ‘C02 Famine’

‘CO2 Emissions, Good For Mankind’; Real Problem Is A ‘C02 Famine’

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

Testimony of Princeton University Atomic Physicist, Dr. Wm. Happer, before the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, Feb. 25, 2009.
Video via:Business & Media Institute.

Atomic physicists would know about how more CO2 emissions are good for us – because they so well understand ecosystems. At Congressional hearings yesterday, according to Reuters, “One day after President Barack Obama asked Congress

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Auction: Ocean-Inspired Jewelry

Auction: Ocean-Inspired Jewelry

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

Frank Gehry Coral Earrings Too Precious to Wear PhotoVena Cava Spiked Silver Oyster Ring Too Precious to Wear Photo
Image via: Too Precious to Wear

Famous designers are coming together to auction of ocean-inspired pieces to raise funds for coral reefs. As part of SeaWeb’s “Too Precious to Wear” Campaign, pieces designed by Frank Gehry and others

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Cleaning Up the Capitol: Reid and Pelosi Want to Power DC with 100% Natural Gas

Cleaning Up the Capitol: Reid and Pelosi Want to Power DC with 100% Natural Gas

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

reid pelosi capitol power plant natural gas photo
Photo via Inhabitat

Sen. Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have very publicly put the wheels in motion to stop the famed Capitol Power Plant’s dirty coal burning ways. In a move perhaps designed to counter the upcoming massive civil disobedience demonstration, which will protest a lack of action against climate change at the plant, the two high profile Dems have sent a letter to the

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Pedestrian-Friendly Improvements Coming to NYC’s Herald and Times Squares

Pedestrian-Friendly Improvements Coming to NYC’s Herald and Times Squares

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

times square traffic photo
photo and all images: NYC DOT

While not quite as radical an idea as making all of New York’s 42nd Street pedestrianized and get a light rail system, a new pilot program to turn sections of the Times Square and Herald Square into pedestrianized zones is worth checking out:

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Twin Bridges (Population 400) Loves Cycling Tourists so Much they Build Them a Campground

Twin Bridges (Population 400) Loves Cycling Tourists so Much they Build Them a Campground

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

twin bridges bicycle campground photo

Twin Bridges <3 Cyclists
Twin Bridges, Montana, has a population of 400. There are probably more people backstage at a Rick Astley concert

But the town is on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail and over the years they’ve come to appreciate the cyclists that went through. Bill White of Twin Bridges said: “I have met dozens of cyclists passing through and they were some of the nicest people I ever have met.” He and others decided to make a campground for the cyclists, but not being touring cyclists themselve

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Portec Rail Products Beats Estimates, Gets Clobbered

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

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Clean Tech Forum 2009: Smart Grid Panel is the Most Important of Event

Clean Tech Forum 2009: Smart Grid Panel is the Most Important of Event

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

smart grid panel at clean tech photo

Well, according to moderator Tom Cain, that is. But we have to agree it was pretty darn important. Experts in the smart grid industry gathered to talk about the roadblocks and strategies for the smart grid, and how vital it is to get it up and running nationwide as soon as possible. Click through to hear their talk

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Organic Wedding Gowns by M.L. Marsh That Look Awesome

Organic Wedding Gowns by M.L. Marsh That Look Awesome

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Sustainability Digest

Gabriella M.L. Marsh Organic Wedding Gown PhotoGrace M.L. Marsh Organic Wedding Gown Photo
Image via: M.L. Marsh

Thats right. We’ve covered organic wedding gowns in the past, and love them all for their simple elegance, timeless beauty and the ability for them to be worn more than just on the wedding day. But, if you’re in the market for something a little, well, bigger, bolder, puffier, a more traditional-looking gow

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