Archive for March, 2010

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News: Rescued paper note book

Rescued Paper Notebooks are made entirely from discarded paper that has been collected and assembled by hand in India. Papers are folded and bound in a direct form of recycling which enables the owner to write on the reverse of the printed pages.  They come in three sizes and a variety of

hyundai sonata hybrid photoPhoto: HyundaiFinally Some New BloodHyundai is challenging Toyota and Ford in the mid-size hybrid segment with the new Sonata hybrid which was unveiled today in New York. And at least on paper, it is quite competitive! It gets a slightly different styling from the regular 2011 Sonata (probably because of Toyota’s

san francisco parking parkmeter photoPhoto:Flickr, CC“In San Francisco, housing is expensive for people but free for most cars.”
It might come as a surprise to some, but pretty much all cities in the U.S. (and the world) have only a vaguest idea of how much parking spaces

Eco Factor:Sustainable hotel absorbs solar and wind energy through an open skin.

Designed by John Naranjo ofMRA Design, the Kepos Eco Hotel will strive to encode plant architecture to provide a sustainable and natural environment to its guests by adhering to responsible values that will appeal to quality of life and stay. The

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News: A Map for the Seafood Aisle

good transparency sustainable fish photoImage credit: GoodOverfishing, we know, has depleted our oceans and left the food chains ofmarine ecosystems dangerously

Eco Factor:Concept pedal-powered tricycle.

We’ve reported about a range of folding bicycles that can be carried with ease and used whenever need be. Industrial designerGyula Tiszaiis taking this a step further by designing a tricycle for urban commuters who hate riding to the office on two wheels. Dubbed the Tringa, the concept tricycle

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News: Nissan Sets Price for the LEAF

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We’ve all been waiting to hear what exactly Nissan has meant by “competitively priced” when describing the LEAF.  Well, now we know.  The all-electric sedan will have a sticker price of $32,780, slightly more than expected, but still pretty cheap for an EV.

At that price,

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