AIGA REdesign awards.
Looking to recognize the best of the best in sustainable graphic design created by designers in the US. via designobserver [PR]
Cop cars get solar panels.
Solar panels on black and whites helps power onboard equipment. via gas 2.0 [Amy]
Environmental graffiti.
Environmental graffiti: creative green street art. via webecoist. [PR]
Daimler buys 10% stake in tesla.
Tesla already provides battery packs for Daimler’s all-electric Smart EV, set for release in 2012, but this new partnership will expand that relationship, seeing both companies bringing expertise to the other. via ecogeek [PR]
DIY. Eco greenhouse.
Greenhouse created from 1,500 trashed plastic bottles. via ecofriend [PR]
Green arches.
LEED Honors for McDonald’s HQ via businessweek [PR]
26 recycled chairs.
Creativity does not take a back seat when it comes to <a href="chair design these days. [PR]
The greenwheel.
Scientists at MIT are testing a new power generation, storage and propulsion system known as the GreenWheel that will turn any pedal bicycle into an electric hog.
The GreenWheel is a self-contained electric wheel that can turn any pedal-powered bike into
a fully-electric bicycle!
From the outside, the GreenWheel has the radius of a small dinner plate and is about 2 inches thick. Inside the aluminum frame sits the three major GreenWheel components: an electric generator, batteries and an electric motor.
For now, installing GreenWheel on your own does require a moderate level of technical knowledge or a trip to a bike shop. The GreenWheel can be installed on any bike frame or wheel size, but the original spokes have to be replaced with shorter spokes.
Developed by Ryan Chin and Michael Chia-Lian Lin as part of MIT’s Smart Cities programs. The objective is to create a working prototype that can be installed and retroffited to any bike. The team is also thinking for the long term – they estimate that the batteries for the GreenWheel will last around 40,000 miles, or about 8 years worth of travelling.
2000 watt living.
The “2000 Watt Living” initiative imagines attractive new ways of using one sixth of the energy used by the average American. 2000 Watt Living was exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan 2009, and will be at Making Modern at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from June 16 to July 25.
via gfry studio and fastcompany [PR]
50 cars make one bus.
Strength in numbers. Assuming slightly more than one person per car on average, one coach bus could potentially replace 50 cars on the road and reduce carbon emissions some 10 times over. via flowingdata [PR]