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60 BAG - Biodegradable shopping bag in 60 days

The 60 bag offers retailers an option to the bulky plastic and highly manufactured paper bags. The bag comes in many sizes and can be ordered to include the customers logo. The creative minds behind this project are product designer Katarzyna Okinczyc and photographer Remigiusz Truchanowicz. The designers goal is to offer retailers a truly ecological alternative to the traditional retail bag. MATERIAL: Non-woven, flax-viscose fabric, produced with flax fiber from industrial waste. The bag product can be composted or safely burnt reducing costly recycling processes.

via christianbarnard

Poo Poo Paper

Let's talk about poo poo... no really. The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company has harnessed some serious creative energy in forming their truly sustainable cycle. It goes like this: they make sure the elephants are well taken care of and fed the copious amounts of food they no doubt require. In return, the elephants happily and widely spread their dung (chock full of fibrous material), making it an ideal paper source. Working with conservation parks in Thailand, the paper company gathers the excrement, process it using age-old, local techniques and create products such as stationery and journals, that they then sell to conscious consumers. A percentage of the profits is then funneled back into elephant welfare and conservation programs, thus ensuring they are well cared for and fed - a complete loop. If you're wary of such products, I assure you they do not resemble nor do they smell anything akin to poo. In fact they're quite nice, have good texture... and make for a great story, so write on!

via ecofabulous

Verdier Solar Van

This is some breath defying car cum house. The van/tent/wardrobe/kitchen/computer/2-story-freaking-house actually manifests its own relevance, considering the purchase of such an amazing concept with this wonderful feature surplus might require the selling of one’s home, possessions, and family. That way, it actually confronts you to efficient cross-country living simply by paying for it. They DID think of everything! The VERDIER van is solar powered (the video below explains it completely). This camper is powered by a 200 hp hybrid (fuel or diesel) + electric engine. Some other features include solar panels on the camper roof (40 watt - 12 volt), GPS navigation, wireless internet, and a sink with 4 spots for cooking. The crux boils down to riches and as anticipated the same riches take a heavy toll on your pocket. The targeted price is $69,000.

via ecofriend.org

World heritage sites in danger - 1

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Indonesia's Komodo National Park is the last remaining habitat of the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon. Increased CO2 concentrations threaten the area's coral reefs, while rising sea levels threaten sea turtle nesting beaches and mangrove forests.

Photograph: Dave Thompson/AP

from http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/apr/12/1?picture=329775674