Super Eco

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"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew..." Marshall McLuhan

"Learn of the green world what can be thy place. In scaled invention or true artistry..." Ezra Loomis Pound

It is never to late to leave things better than you found them. These days more than ever before, green innovation is imperative.

1. How about a toothbrush with a slot in the handle that squeezes toothpaste completely out of the tube! Just imagine the re-purposing possibilities after this toothbrush is spent, you can save and reuse it to help empty tubes of all kinds around the kitchen and home.
2. The Vegawatt is a marvelous green invention, a turnkey plant that converts spent vegetable fryer oil, into electricity & hot water for your restaurant--if you've got one--yes indeed, no more stinky barrels of oil lingering behind the building!
3. Electron Stimulated Luminescence Lighting Technology from Vu1 uses accelerated electrons to stimulate phosphor which creates light by making the surface of the bulb glow.  ESL Technology says that this bulb creates the same light quality as an incandescent but is more energy conserving. These bulbs are mercury free.
4. The Blink Photocell Controlled Outlet has a cute little adjustable eyelid that can be fine tuned to activate or deactivate the light sensing function. This gives it the energy saving advantage of automatically disabling and enabling outlets with the rising or setting of the sun. These little sensors can replace the need for bulky, complicated timers.
5. The Bedol Eco-Friendly Water-Powered Clock is definitely going on my wish list! Simply fill it with water and a squeeze of lemon juice--not kidding!--and it will run accurately for six to eight weeks. This handy clock is available in four colors.
6. Weather you prefer TV remote shaken or stirred you will be able to experience green, human powered remote control bliss.
7. Evolve has developed a technology for controlling their shower heads called showerstart. After you turn your shower on, showerstart senses when the water has come up to temperature and turns the water flow down to a trickle to let you know the water is warm enough to hop in. No more, standing under a cold stream of water, waiting and shivering! Better yet, no more wasting hot water, because we got distracted while the shower was heating up!
8. Nellie's dryerballs help to soften your clothes while tumbling around in the dryer, enabling them to dry relatively wrinkle free. No fabric softener needed. Simple and oh so effective! Because they separate clothing as they tumble, they can improve the efficiency of your dryer and can add to energy savings. These brand new, redesigned dryerballs are PVC free and completely recyclable. Go Nellie!

Happy green discovery! Please feel free to tell us about your favorite green innovations.