French designer Mauricio Claverno has come up with a great conceptual design for streetlights. These autonomous, solar-powered lights can be located in areas with no access to the power grid, utilize energy efficient LED’s and can be fitted with motion detectors that will allow them to go to full power when pedestrians and traffic pass, and be at a power-saving one-third power when idle to save energy and decrease light pollution.

Nice idea. Mauricio needs to update his website.
(via: treehugger)

Whether you’re looking for an escape for an anniversary, honeymoon, or vacation, The Post Ranch Inn at Big Sur, California, has many amenities to accommodate you. The eco resort is located right next to the Pacific Beach and provides beautiful views of the mountains. Offering massages, spa treatments, daily yoga classes, daily telescope viewing, and nature walks, the resort is a luxuriously peaceful escape with an emphasis on pampering, nature and the ecosystem.
all details @ postranchinn.com.

According to To-Go Ware, Americans throw away enough plastic forks, knives, and spoons each year to circle the equator 300 times, so their question for you is, “When you get it to go, where does it go?” Unfortunately, a lot of plastic utensils end up as litter or, at best, in land fills.

To-Go Ware offers a variety of on-the-go utensils wrapped in attractive cloths that you can easily tuck into your purse or pocket to reduce your ecological footprint. These utensils are made from sustainable bamboo, in a holder made by WEAVE, a Fair Trade women’s cooperative.

This set comes with a fork, knife, spoon, and pair of chopsticks, all of which are heat and stain resistant, lightweight, durable, organic, and hand-finished with natural, food-safe wood oil, ($19.95) @ to-goware.com

Are you good to-go?

• America’s Green Policy Vacuum – business week
• Clinton Pushes ‘Green Collar’ Jobs in Md. Factory Tour – wsj
• (video) Biofuels: It’s Not Easy Being Green – msnbc
• 300 year old trees as deck furniture. Ask native Americans about this sort of thing. Consumers Must Stop Deforestation – bbc
• Really ‘free range’. 50 Chickens Found Loose in Philly School – aol news
• Biblical stuff. Insect Invasion Possible as Climate Warms – livescience
• I don’t think I want to see this. Sarah Michelle Gellar Bares All for Skin Charity – ecorazzi
• Is it getting chilly in here? Kosovo Independence Would Hit Security: Russia – breitbart
• Remember, this is Fox news. Macs Need Security Software Too – foxnews

We announced the winners of the bamboo keychain USB drawing here, and as promised, we’re offering another cool giveaway!

Leave your name and mailing address (we’ll keep your address secret) in our “post a comment” area if you’d like the chance to win a nifty ecoButton, an energy-saving device. Plugs into any PC’s USB port. Great way to reduce your carbon footprint. Thanks to our generous pals at Far From Boring for sponsoring this event. No ulterior motives. It’s just for fun and far from boring.

On Thursday, Feb 14 we’ll announce 5 lucky winners, selected at random. Check out the ecoButton @ farfromboring.com.