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Every one loves their favorite pieces of tech and their great little gadgets, but a change is in the wind: the new focus is not just on clever and more powerful devices but also on how to make a gadget be greener, a new technology waste less and produce more. Are your gadgets going green?

7 Alternative Fuels and Fuel-Powered Vehicles

Between hydrogen fuel cells, bio diesel, electricity and compressed air, the world is hard at work creating the next generation of non-oil consuming vehicles.

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5 Alternative Ways to Power your Home

Let's look at some of the more obscure forms of alternative energy that you can use to power your home.

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Strangely Stylish Sustainable Furniture Designs

Furniture designers have gotten incredibly creative when it comes to sustainable materials and concepts, to the point of the bizarre in some cases.

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Creative, Strange & Artistic Recycling Projects

10 examples of amazing architecture, art and even fuel created from discarded materials like a decontamination chamber, used coffee filters and dirty diapers.

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Strangest Environmental News of 2008

Weird green tech and bad-ass hybrids. Shmeat...and the naked celebs promoting it. The coldest record on year and the Maldives' panic attack. It's been a wild year in green

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42 Works of Fire Art and Sculpture

Fire artists come in all kinds - from fire dancers and performers to sculptors, architects and builders. Modern fire performance has taken an huge range of directions.

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15 Funny & Literal Green Gift Ideas

From Green Eggs and Ham and the Giant Green Egg to Al Green and Soylent Green here are some quirky alternatives for greening your holiday gift shopping.

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Reusable Alternative Christmas Tree Designs

There are plenty of alternative options that are cheaper, reusable, and often much cooler than the traditional Christmas tree and some amazing ornaments to go with them.

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10 Creative Budget Green Holiday Gifts

Show your friends how great it is to be green with these funky and affordable eco-friendly gifts.

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8 Green Shopping Ideas and Gift Tips

Green is well within your means thanks to affordable eco-friendly products and online shopping sites with interesting green gadgets and great gift ideas for the holidays.

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Creatively Weird Green Gadgets & Technology

The green technology industry is booming, and some eco inventions - like a biodegradable coffin coffee table - are just plain weird.

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UN Annual Climate Change Conference

For the first time in American politics both candidates openly addressed the global issue of climate change - making this summit take place in an entirely new world.

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16 Solar Power Designs & Tech Innovations

People are finding unique ways to integrate solar energy into architectural, vehicular and even fashion designs, technologies and innovations from the beginning

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World's Dumbest Green Tech and Gadgets

Greenwashed eco gadgets are at once baffling and bizarre. With the rise of eco-friendly living and green awareness you can be sure companies are trying to cash in.

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Creative Wind Power Generators & Designs

From low-cost home wind power generators to high-energy wind turbines here are 16 particularly creative, unique and innovative wind power generators and designs.

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