Now you can display eco-friendly big game trophies around your home without going all ‘Charlton Heston’ and blowing away some unsuspecting rhino or moose. Cardboard Safari makes these decorative animal figures and animal trophies from recycled, non-toxic cardboard. The figures are laser-cut for precision fit and easy assembly using slotted construction.
They look great in their native brown or white and can be customized with paint, wrapping paper or other craft materials.
The little sculptures can be recycled if the kids damage them or they no longer amuse you.
You can buy one for as little as $12 @ Cardboard Safari’s Etsy shop
Common Ground, a touring art, media, and technology exhibition, will be in North America from July 8 to August 13. I haven’t been able to attend it myself, but I hope to soon, it sounds exciting. Over 1000 artists from 40 countries are participating.
The multimedia exhibit emphasizes the common ground of all people on Earth, bringing together art + media to raise awareness and financial support for environmental projects, worldwide. The Common Ground community unites designers, artists, curators, art patrons and galleries alike, all who share a common interest for a great cause — celebrating a healthy planet.
The exhibition is corporate-sponsored and relies heavily on media coverage from print to broadcast to internet. Common Ground helps generate funds for new environmental projects by non-profit organizations all around the world, including: the World Wildlife Fund, Global Giving and The Global Environmental Institute.
Currently, it’s at the A&I Gallery (933 North Highland Ave, Los Angeles, 90038) for a limited time; so if you’re in the area, visit it soon, before it moves on to Europe later this year.
For more info, visit Common Ground 2010.
Accell recently introduced GreenGenius, a new line of energy saving (and money-saving) smart surge protectors for computers and a-v gear. When offered a GreenGenius all my own, the product name alone was hard to resist.
According to a Dept of Energy study, 15% of the energy an average household uses is for standby current. And many electronic devices use unnecessary power when idle, in standby mode or even when turned off (vampire alert).
I just received my GreenGenius yesterday, and with the hub away this week, I didn’t relish the thought of messing with our computer set-up. I’m not a tech geek by any stretch, but it’s incredible – even I understood how this little baby works. All I had to do was plug my computer line in the Master Outlet and the printer in the Energy-Saving Controlled Outlet.
So, what does this GreenGenius do? It automatically turns off the power to idle devices, eliminating electricity usage and saving money.
The 6-outlet power surge protector (the one I have), features a Master Outlet, 2 Energy-saving Switch Outlets and 3 Always-on Outlets, (designed for devices such as a clock or phone).
A sensor constantly monitors the flow of electricity to the Master Outlet, so when there is an increase or decrease in the flow of electricity, the surge protector automatically turns on or off the power to the Switch Outlets, saving valuable amounts of energy, and of course, money. Extra perk — there’s a nice built-in noise reduction filter to quell both audio and visual noise. Impressive.
Available in either six or ten surge protected power outlets. The 6-outlet version retails for $34.99 and is estimated to save over $39/year in electricity. 2 different, 10-outlet versions are available at $49.99 and $54.99 — get all the stats @ acellcables.com.
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