Articles tagged with: green design
If You’ve Got Light, You’ve Got Power: Logitech Introduces Solar-Powered Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 Powered By Light — Even Indoors
NEW ZEALAND, Nov. 2nd, 2010 — Today, Logitech introduced the Logitech® Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 — the company’s first light-powered keyboard. The Logitech Wireless Solar …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog 195 – Recycled Denim Challenge: Green Creativity At Its Best
Inhabit.com have been busy with their ‘Recycled Denim Challenge’ of late. This entry’s my favorite, it’s called ‘Recycled Denim Coasters and Table Setting Mat’. It’s a fresh, eye catching concept.
I’d like to see green design …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#194 – New York is Becoming a ‘Greater, Greener City’ … Just Think What We Could Do!
I found this amazing You Tube video (see below) last night about how New York is seeking to become the ‘greatest, greenest city in the world’ and I’m still buzzing. They’re running the ‘PlanYC Initiative’. …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#193 – The Indication of Pleasure
After a brief resting period through the heart of winter my three year old son Kahu is back into naked frolicking on the beach. Today’s blog would be far more exciting if I said I …
The Next Three People to Join Our Cool Club Will Win a Kiwi Diary, a Haylo Bag or a Greenbo Planter
That’s right, be one of the next three people to join Club HZ and you will win either this:
www.thekiwidiary.co.nz value NZ$26
this …
Haylo Bag – value NZ$30
or this …
Greenbo Planter – value NZ$70
Club HZ – …
Wind Power – 1st Entry into the Wild Energy Challenge – Please Cast Your Vote
This is an entry into the Adult section of Wild Energy. If you like this entry please give it a rating out of five stars (see the bottom of this page).
Our Idea is:
A personal wind …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#186 – In Ten Year’s Time Everyone Will Have One of These
Look what I got in the mail today! Thanks Tish. Yes, it’s a Haylo Bag – one of those bags you put around you food to keep it warm, or to keep the food cooking. …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#181 – Wild Progress on Day Two of Comp.
News news of Wild Energy is spreading around the green websites of the world. Celsias have picked it up today. And I know ecobob have also picked it up. Scoop are about to advertise our …
Happyzine Announces the Launch of ‘Wild Energy’ the Green Energy Design Competition
Wild Energy – a green energy design competition intended to spark more creativity, fun and imagination amongst environmentalists – is open for entries. The competition was developed in response to the challenge that New Zealand …
More Ways to Get from A to B Greenly
I can’t seem to get my mind off the subject of transport recently. You might be getting sick of hearing about it, but just in case you missed the news, Len Brown is the new …
Being positive: The Oil Field is still Half Full!
There are two types of people in this world. Folks who believe that the Glass Is Half Full, and the others that prefer to think that the Glass Is Half Empty. Me, I’m …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#172 – Lotty on a Mission
Oh dear the day finally came. I forgot to write my blog yesterday. It was my son’s birthday you see. The first one he really felt excited about. So therefore I felt excited about it …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#157 – Water, Landscape and Scoop
Honestly. There’s nothing like a wee jaunt down at the water front to pep up girl’s spirits! It’s such a tonic, to be in the presence of the sea or a deep, bubbling river. And …
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#156 – Wild Energy
Introducing the new Wild Energy facebook group. This is a brand new page, so there’s not much going on there yet. But still, I’d like to invite you to join our way cool group. This …
Vote for Emily Harris to Receive $10,000 from Pure Futures to Help Turn New Zealand’s Rooftops Green
Hi,
As you know, I’ve been working hard since February on my vision of building strong, sustainable urban communities through rooftop vege gardening. I’ve created my first demonstration garden and am currently working on …
Transport Yourself
Weds 22 Sept was World Car-free day. As a kid, I was lucky enough to live over the road from my suburban primary school (I do believe I even crossed the road alone) and cycled …
The Story of ‘Ten Ways to Have Fun and Chillax As You Live Your Green Dreams’ – the ebook
By Charlotte Squire – author of The Story of ‘Ten Ways to Have Fun and Chillax As You Live Your Green Dreams’
Once upon a time I thought all environmentalists had to either grow organic food …
Eco-buildings for a Quake Zone
Not often do Wellingtonians feel geologically lucky. We sure do this week. While our hearts are with our Cantabrian cousins as they pick up the pieces after the big quake, our conversations have been peppered …
Hey Green Business Owners! Sponsored Prizes Are Wanted for the Happyzine Wild Energy Green Design Competition
Kia Ora,
My name’s Charlotte Squire, I’m the Editor of www.happyzine.co.nz – New Zealand’s good news website (with a key focus on positive news about the environment). I would like to invite you to participate as …
Seeing the Trees for the Wood
I find something inherently comforting about being surrounded by wood. As I look around our little 1940’s cottage I realise how much of nature’s cloak we’ve drawn around us; our wood framed weatherboard house has …
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