Sustainable Yo-Yo a Metaphor for Sustainable Design

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

The Yo-Yo itself is a metaphor for sustainable design. When you release the Yo-Yo with skill and care, it comes back allowing you to continue to enjoy the benefits over and over again, expelling little energy. If you just throw the thing out there with reckless abandon it’ll get all tangled up into a big [...]

Harnessing the Awesome Power of the High Five

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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This ground breaking technology from Cunning Labs could be the most promising alternative energy innovation yet. The system taps into the vast energy potential of the “High Five” to generate electrical energy.

iYo Yo-Yo Makes Charging Electronics Fun

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Ariel Schwartz .

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Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has thought up one of the most interesting gadget charger designs I’ve seen in awhile. The iYo Yo Yo is—you guessed it—a yo-yo that charges electronic devices. The yo-yo, which is still only in the concept phase, stores energy in a lithium-ion battery which can be used to charge your iPod [...]

Park(ing) Day 2008: If You Build It You Can Park It

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Mark your calendars, September 19th 2008, a mobile public green space could be rollin’ through your hood. The Park(ing) Day is a project aimed at redefining urban space and brining awareness to the need for green in our cities. Temporary public parks will be created by building a green space in ordinary metered spaces or [...]

5 Reactions to Gas Prices That Make You Go Hmmm…

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Soaring gas prices have motivated people to do some positive things from driving more efficiently to looking for alternative fuels to heat their homes. These tough times also motivate people to do some strange things that raises eyebrows or in some cases things that make Bill O’Reilly seem sane…

Drink, Water, Grow, Brew, Drink… Beer Bench?

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Ok, my Italian is a little rusty but from what I can tell here is the winner of the Nastro Assurro Design Award Competition held in Milan for the best reuse of a Nastro Azzurro bottle. Essential it is a bench with a built in barley patch that you can sit and drink your [...]

Oops, That was a Mistake. Adventures in Marketing

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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I’d like to explain the ad that some of you may have seen Saturday night on this site…
In an effort to keep food on the table I figured I’d sign up for an ad network and have a few tasteful ads that offer useful services here on greenupgrader. So I signed up with [...]