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Since 1998, Richart Sowa has been collecting the trash he finds lying along the shores of Mexico and putting it to good use. From the items, says mattermore, such as “plastic bottles to bamboo and plywood,” he once made a two-story home and three floating islands. But when those were… Read the rest
When surfer Kevin Cunningham saw trash and debris washing up on shore, he took it. And he put it–plastic bags, bottles and glass–into the surfboards he crafts by hand.
Cunningham began Spirare Surfboards as a way to explore “innovative surfboard design using alternative materials and methods to make highly functional… Read the rest
This electric eel, located in an aquarium in Japan, is giving what it has to offer this season; lending its electricity to power a nearby Christmas tree’s light display.
An aluminum electrode was placed in the eel’s aquarium, and every time it moves, about 800 watts of energy is powered… Read the rest
With several recent discoveries of naturally-occurring substances that can be turned into plastic, it’s amazing that petroleum is still the most common factor in commercial plastic products. First, we came across the potential for mud (yes, gooey, smelly, good ‘ol mud) to be transformed into plastic. Then, it was an… Read the rest
This video is reminiscent of the kind shown to middle-schoolers before a teacher’s presentation–one shown because it’s short, attention-holding and to the point. In this case, the video really does do what it aims to; gives us a six-minute history of fossil fuels and details how they’ve been used and… Read the rest
Pro surfer Kyle Thiermann believes that making waves is just as important as catching them. Armed with a video camera and the financial support of some pretty impressive sponsors, including the outdoors industry mega-badass, Patagonia, the 20-year-old Green Business student uses the power of digital information to fight for social… Read the rest
For Charlie Preston-Townsend, Spela Bertoncelj and Andrew Boslett, three college graduates in their mid-20s, life after college has taken an unexpected–and sustainable–route. The trio plan to pedal from Bozeman, Montana on a mission to cross the country on bicycle. Getting away from a daily reliance on planes and automobiles is… Read the rest
Lightweight and nutritious, energy bars may be the perfect trail food, but does the luxury of having the ideal snack warrant contributing to landfill waste? It’s the ultimate leave-no-trace hiker’s dilemma. Back in March of 2009 we ran a story titled The Energy Bar Wrapper Dilemma, which discusses the frustrating… Read the rest
This is a first: Teton Gravity Research (TGR) gets our applause for being the first action sports production company to offset its total carbon emissions from a film production. The production company provided funds to the national environmental organization, Protect Our Winters (POW) to offset 200 tons of CO2 accumulated… Read the rest
At the start of the new year, we asked you to side with Greenpeace and sign a petition urging Trader Joe’s to quit selling red list seafood. Nine months after the petition began, Trader Joe’s has finally agreed to “green up their stores,” by committing to offering only sustainable seafood… Read the rest
