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Art traded for medicine and care
Artists often sacrifice a great deal for their craft and many countries have programs to support starving artists (France gives tax credits and in...
Read & DiscussSeedbomb Vending Machines
Next time you're feeling like a guerilla gardener try and find one of these seed bombing vending machines. The machines, called Greenaids, were...
Read & DiscussMeals from Scratch
Attention people who are lazy but don't want to go "full-lazy": UK-based company Scratch presents kits with fresh, raw ingredients that are...
Read & DiscussAT&T New Green Worlds First Zero USB Phone Charger
AT&T announced yesterday their new green charger. This device powers most low-power USB devices, including the iPhone, and is purportedly the...
Read & DiscussPostcarden
Combining gift and greeting card, Postcarden is a pop-out card that transforms into a mini living garden. It's available in three charming...
Read & DiscussWhere We Read
How sweet is this? Urban Reading asks you "to use your mobile phones to take a photo of your reading environment." You then "email the photo...
Read & DiscussPower Your Music Player With Your Pants
Designed by Inesa Malafej and Arunas Sukarevicius from Lithuania, the Dancepants converts kinetic energy from running or dancing into...
Read & DiscussSocial Impact Business Plan Competition
The Social Impact Business Plan Competition "identifies social sector scaling initiatives with demonstrated impact and readiness to grow and...
Read & DiscussPile of Empty Beer Cartons Evolves into Open Air Library
I would love to see a community library like this in Los Angeles! "What began as an assemblage of 1,000 empty beer cartons pulled together...
Read & DiscussThe EyeWriter: Draw With Your Eyes
"The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people, who are suffering from ALS, with creative technologies. It...
Read & DiscussNYC Bike Commuting Climbs 26 Percent
"Here's one indicator that's looking pretty recession-proof: New York City bike commuting shot up 26 percent in 2009, according to data...
Read & DiscussJohn Kerry: A New Green Youth Movement
In John Kerry's words: "I know the difference a generation of young Americans in motion can make. I was in college at a time of great...
Read & DiscussThredUP Online Clothing Swap
Let's be honest here for a minute. We've all got some things in our closets that we haven't worn in years. Maybe it's that pair of jeans that...
Read & DiscussRecyclable Paper Laptop
How often do you buy a new computer? After two years? Four? For such complex products, we go through them pretty quick, and that adds up to a lot...
Read & DiscussPentagon Unveils New Jelly Robot
The Pentagon has unveiled a new robot that looks like a blob of goo. Called the "chemical robot," or ChemBot, it moves by changing its shape,...
Read & Discuss9 Things You Should Repair Instead of Replace
Shoes Not long ago a trip to the local cobbler was a routine errand. Although it may seem anachronistic, there are actually quite a few shoe...
Read & Discuss10 DIY Garden Hacks
Matt Embrey at Green Upgrader has compiled a great list of hacks for your home garden. I'm definitely going to try numbers 1, 6 and 10. 1....
Read & DiscussCan lazy technology lovers save the planet?
Last Year's Model was created by Anil Dash and is trying to save the planet through sheer laziness. Last year's model's members love cool gadgets...
Read & DiscussForget Recycling, Save Time with Precycling
Although recycling is crucial to the future of our planet, it still contributes to pollution. Recycled waste builds up and produces toxins...
Read & DiscussAlcohol Olympics
Drinking has always been a mainstay of human civilization. In moments of joy, sadness, boredom, and even holiness, we drink. But what? And...
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