Stunning Pacific IF Mode Bike Folds Flat, Really Flat

Pacific IF Mode Folding Bike

The Pacific IF (integrated folding) Mode bike is a sleek combination of efficiency and artistry. Designed by the same people who brought us the Strida bike, the IF Mode features a svelte look without all the clutter of a traditional folding bike. … [Continue Reading]

Energy Efficient House In Mojave Desert Built With Shipping Containers

Energy Efficient Shipping Container House In Mojave Desert

Sitting near Joshua Tree, California in the Mojave Desert is an energy efficient new home and studio built by architect Walter Scott Perry of ecotechdesign out of six re-purposed steel shipping containers. Also known as the Tim Palen Studio at Shadow … [Continue Reading]

Thinking Outside The Diamond: New Roundtail Bike Design Improves Comfort So You Can Ride Longer

Roundtail Bike

Is it possible to improve upon the traditional diamond frame of a road bike without losing ground in efficiency? Avid cyclist,entrepreneur, and novelist, Lou Tortola, has given it a shot. After putting in over 3,000 miles on his bike last year and … [Continue Reading]

Plumen’s Chic CFL Light Bulbs: Available Soon To U.S.

CFL Light Bulbs By Plumen

They've been called everything from curly bulbs to squirrel bulbs to pigtail bulbs, but one thing CFL light bulbs have never been called is beautiful. Until now. A British company by the name of Plumen creates CFL bulbs with an attractive design, one … [Continue Reading]

Dahon’s New Line Of High-Performance Folding Bikes: The Strongest And Lightest Yet

Dahon Vector X27

Dahon, maker of affordable folding bikes, has launched their new high-performance line, the Vector series. Perhaps the most efficient bike ever available, the new Dahon Vector X27 merges a folding bike with a high-performance road bike. A hybrid? … [Continue Reading]

High Speed Rail: Coming To A City Near You?

High Speed Rail Update

China is leading the world in miles of high speed rail lines with 2,813 miles in operation and another 5,312 under construction. Spain, France, and Japan are all vying for 2nd place. Germany and Italy each have around 600 miles of high speed rail. … [Continue Reading]

Bamboo Bikes Provide Sustainable Transportation From Here To Africa

Calfee Bamboo Bike

Could bamboo be the new carbon? Though bamboo bikes have been around since the late 1800s, they've long been considered a novelty item, an amusing notion for tree-huggers to get excited about, but who would ever really own one? Well, manufacturers of … [Continue Reading]

Google Pulls The Plug With Inductive EV Charging Stations

Plugless Power EV Charging Station

Plugless Power, an innovative EV charging station that uses hands-free, wireless inductive charging, has been installed at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Developed by Evatran, the charging stations are built into parking spaces … [Continue Reading]

Can Nuclear Energy Be Green? Thorium And Traveling Wave Reactors Give It A Shot

Can Nuclear Energy Be Green?

The recent events in Japan have sparked renewed debate over the risks of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy advocates defend uranium as a sustainable source of energy that is relatively safe, that is until something goes wrong. Opponents have long … [Continue Reading]

Greenstar Leading The Way To Sustainable Recycling

Greenstar Recycling

Greenstar Recycling, one of the largest recycling firms in the U.S., has become a leader in implementing successful residential recycling programs and increasing recycling rates by 300% in cities such as Dallas and San Antonio. By using single stream … [Continue Reading]