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2011 Was the 11th Hottest Year on Record

2011 Was the 11th Hottest Year on Record

An average global temperature of 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit marked 2011 as the 11th hottest year on record. At a full 0.9 degrees warmer than the 20th century average, this past year was hotter than

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How to Reuse, Recycle and Green Your After Christmas Waste

How to Reuse, Recycle and Green Your After Christmas Waste

Want to get a P.H.D. in what to do with your P.H.W.? (That’s short for post-holiday waste in case you didn’t know.) While you may not have heard of the term (we kind of just made it up),

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Consumer Electronics Association Raises Awareness for Gadget Recycling Today for America Recycles Day

Consumer Electronics Association Raises Awareness for Gadget Recycling Today for America Recycles Day

Today is the 15th annual America Recycles Day and to celebrate, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is asking you to do your part to raise awareness about where electronics can be recycled. To help

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6 Tips To Help You Recycle Your E-Waste

6 Tips To Help You Recycle Your E-Waste

We’re in the age of electronics and gadgets galore, and they seem to continue to diversify and multiply exponentially. Whether it’s phones, cameras, televisions, computers, iPods, microwaves,

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Solar Dok Create a Green Charging Point for University of Florida Students

Solar Dok Create a Green Charging Point for University of Florida Students

The University of Florida has just added a Solar Dok to its growing sustainability profile. Solar Dok is an off-grid solar powered electronics charging hub perfect for Internet cafes, college campuses

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Scottish Distillery Powers Their Nissan Leaf With Whiskey

Scottish Distillery Powers Their Nissan Leaf With Whiskey

Whiskey isn’t just good for a stiff drink at the end of the day; it’s also a handy tool for powering electric vehicles. At least that’s what the Bruichladdich Whiskey Distillery on the

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BMW Launches Program to Transform Landfill Gases Into Hydrogen Fuel

BMW Launches Program to Transform Landfill Gases Into Hydrogen Fuel

BMW’s Spartansburg, South Carolina plant is launching a program to convert methane gas into hydrogen. If successful, the manufacturing facility will be able to power its fleet of production vehicles

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New Yorkers, Recycle Your Gadgets at LES Ecology Center E-Waste Collections

New Yorkers, Recycle Your Gadgets at LES Ecology Center E-Waste Collections

Electronics are complicated to recycle, but there are dozens of resources out there that simplify the process for you. Throughout January, the Lower East Side Ecology Center will be collecting used or

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Packaging the Future: Reusing Packaging – What a Concept!

Packaging the Future: Reusing Packaging – What a Concept!

There’s a lot we can learn from our European counterparts and even our own American pastimes when it comes to recyling, reducing and above all reusing. From returning used glass beer for the next batch

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Packaging the Future: Packaging Reuse – What a Concept!

Packaging the Future: Packaging Reuse – What a Concept!

Recycling, reducing, and composting are all important concepts when it comes to more sustainable packaging design, but reuse, the second directive of the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra has

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A “Craigslist for Materials” Helps Recycle Construction Waste

A “Craigslist for Materials” Helps Recycle Construction Waste

Photo by Incase There are tons of serviceable materials discarded from construction and renovation projects every day. Sometimes, a thoughtful or enterprising individual will find a way to reuse a

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Refresh With Karim Rashid’s “Bobble” Water Bottle

Refresh With Karim Rashid’s “Bobble” Water Bottle

Save some cash and help the environment with this reusable water bottle that comes complete with filter! Designed by Karim Rashid, this this colorful and stylish Bobble water bottle has a built-in water

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Karim Rashid’s “Bobble” Bottle Provides Clean H2O on the Go!

Karim Rashid’s “Bobble” Bottle Provides Clean H2O on the Go!

How many times have you found yourself out on the streets with no water and a mouth as parched as the Sahara? Desperate times may call for desperate measures (buying – gasp! – bottled water),

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13 Year Old Spider Boy Scales Walls Using Recycled Vacuums

13 Year Old Spider Boy Scales Walls Using Recycled Vacuums

Hibiki Kono had a dream — he wanted to be like his hero, Spiderman. Most little kids would have their parents buy them a costume that they could wear to school. Not Kono — the 13 year-old set

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President Obama Allocates $800 Million to Repurpose Old GM Factories

President Obama Allocates $800 Million to Repurpose Old GM Factories

We’ve had so many factories shut down in the US over the past few decades that we just didn’t know what to do with them. Well, now someone does. President Obama was in Youngstown, Ohio yesterday at

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Sharps Compliance Recycles Used Syringes Into Building Materials

Sharps Compliance Recycles Used Syringes Into Building Materials

Every year people with medial conditions use 3 billion syringes to self inject. Government regulations require those syringes to be disposed of safely with companies like like Sharps Compliance, although

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Tweet to Win A Karim Rashid Designed Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Tweet to Win A Karim Rashid Designed Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Want to win a beautiful, water-filtering bobble water bottle? All you have to do enter is tweet! That’s right, we’re giving away 10 of these rad Karim Rashid-designed reusable bobble bottles,

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Tweet to Win A Karim Rashid Designed Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Tweet to Win A Karim Rashid Designed Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Tweet to win a beautiful, water-filtering bobble water bottle! If you missed last week’s contest to win a Karim Rashid-designed reusable bobble bottle, today is your lucky day because we’re

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Win A Karim-Rashid Designed, Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Win A Karim-Rashid Designed, Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Win a colorful, modern water-filtering bobble water bottle! Ever find yourself down to your last drop of water in your reusable bottle and tempted to buy bottled? Well, you’ll never have that

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Win A Karim-Rashid Designed, Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Win A Karim-Rashid Designed, Water-Filtering Bobble Bottle!

Win a beautiful, water-filtering bobble water bottle! We’re huge fans of design mastermind Karim Rashid‘s colorful, reusable bobble bottles that filter your water on the go, so we’re

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ECO ART: Trashed Beer Cans Become Butterflies in Flight

ECO ART: Trashed Beer Cans Become Butterflies in Flight

When you take a close look at a beer can, you may notice that they have a really nice arc to them. Artist Paul Villinski has taken that same arc and turned it into butterflies in flight.  Rescuing

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Karim Rashid Unveils Water-Filtering “Bobble” Bottle

Karim Rashid Unveils Water-Filtering “Bobble” Bottle

Here at Inhabitat we’re pretty much glued to our reusable water bottles, so we got a little giddy when we saw the Bobble, a water filtering bottle designed by iconoclast designer Karim Rashid that

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IBM Creates Plant-Based, Highly Recyclable Plastics

IBM Creates Plant-Based, Highly Recyclable Plastics

IBM researchers announced yesterday that they discovered a method of creating highly recyclable plastics from one of the most eco-friendly materials around – plants. Not only are the

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Portable Flatpack High Chair Made from 100% Recycled Cardboard

Portable Flatpack High Chair Made from 100% Recycled Cardboard

Have things gotten a bit cramped in your home since welcoming a new baby? Belkiz Feedaway is the perfect solution to recoup some space. Certainly sturdy enough to support a smiling little guy (or gal!)

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Inhabitat Joins the Treecycling Fun at NYC’s Annual Mulchfest

Inhabitat Joins the Treecycling Fun at NYC’s Annual Mulchfest

This past weekend the New York City Parks Department hosted their annual Mulchfest, providing New Yorkers with an easy, eco-friendly way to dispose of their holiday trees. With over 80 chipping or

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