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Once in a while along comes a green product that is truly exceptional. By that I mean it’s uniquely designed, extremely functional, appropriately priced, and environmentally advanced. I’ve been wearing such a product for the past few weeks. When Brooks sent me a pair of its Green Silence racing shoes I was thrilled.

Nothing about these sneakers smacks of being eco-friendly. Yet, they set the standard for a performance shoe in terms of environmental attributes – 75% of the shoe’s materials are post-consumer recycled and water-based glues and non-toxic dyes eliminate the toxins found in typical sneakers. There are also plenty of environmentally advanced biodegradable materials incorporated into these designs though in general I’m personally less moved by this green attribute than I am by the others, the reason being that unless consumers are provided with an easy way to properly dispose of the biodegradable materials after their useful life, they will likely still end up in a landfill where they won’t biodegrade because typical landfill conditions don’t enable the process to occur. So I’m almost always much more excited about green products that easily enable consumers to make a better decision upfront (when they buy it) than those that require additional steps on the part of consumers (when they dispose of them) in order for the green benefits to be realized.

Regardless, these shoes are the best example I’ve seen to date of high-performance footwear that is substantively green.  With the Green Silence’s pending release, Brooks has raised the bar for the entire performance footwear industry.

And In all honestly, I move better in these shoes than any other shoe I’ve ever worn. I literally feel like I’m treading lighter on the planet. Wearing them reminds of when I was a kid and my parents would take me and my brother on special trips (at least they seemed that way to us) to the sporting goods store in Jamaica, Queens to get new sneakers. My brother and I would try on a number of pairs, analyzing whether they enabled us to jump higher and run faster. Invariably there was one pair that outperformed the rest and once paid for we’d put them on and race down the street in search of our grandpa to show him how much more athletic we suddenly become. The Green Silence conjures up those warm memories from my youth.

Arriving in stores on February 1st, the Green Silence will cost $100 a pair and appeal to athletes as well as those who want to wear super cool shoes that make a bold design statement and an equally bold environmental one too.

(they’re great for blogging in too)

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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by electricity.

Wheego has unveiled the Whip LiFe, an upgraded version of the company’s NEV at the Washington Auto Show. According to its name the zero-emission car is propelled by an onboard 28KWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and will be available on the market later this year at a price of under $35,000.

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Eco Factor: Hotel suite made using an old aircraft.

If flying is your passion and you’re in love with aircrafts then your next vacation should be in the Netherlands, where an old Cold War-era East German aircraft has been repurposed as a luxury Hotel Suite, which sits at the Teuge airport.

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Eco Factor: Synthetic solar cells grown on tobacco plants.

Researchers at UC Berkeley have found a way to hack tobacco plants to grow synthetic photovoltaic and photochemical cells that can easily be extracted, dissolved in a solution and sprayed onto any substrate to create solar cells.

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Eco Factor: Solar projects at Intel facilities to generate 2.5MW of renewable electric power.

Apart from making processors that consume less energy, chip giant Intel has announced plans to source renewable energy and incorporate solar panels in its facilities at 8 U.S. locations. The projects will be in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Oregon and will be completed in the next seven months.

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Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electric motors.

Venturi is the company responsible for the world’s first production electric sports car, the Fetish, and has now come up with yet another concept vehicle the Volage, which was showcased at the NAIAS 2010. The zero-emission sports car is powered by electric batteries.

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Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission sports car powered by electricity.

Portugal-based industrial designer Joao Miguel Dias believes that the electric cars of today lack attractive aesthetics, which if corrected could ease global adoption of green vehicles. The designer has come up with a concept vehicle dubbed the Zeus, which packs a sustainable engine inside an attractive body.

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Eco Factor: Zero-carbon house to be powered by solar and wind energy.

Manchester United star Gary Neville is planning to build a country home almost entirely underground, which the locals have already christened as a second Teletubbyland. The £8m house will look like a luxury eco-bunker in the heart of rural Lancashire.

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Eco Factor: Student housing complex made using recycled shipping containers.

France-based architecture firm Olgga Architects has come up with a striking housing complex design for students that has been entirely built using recycled shipping containers. Dubbed Crou, the complex is designed to provide affordable housing for students, where each container represents a different student’s room.

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Eco Factor: Motorcycle modified to boost fuel efficiency.

In an effort to boost the mileage of his Honda Innova motorcycle, enthusiast Allert Jacobs has modded his motorbike from aerodynamic modifications, converting it into a streamliner that now is capable of hitting an efficiency rating of 214mpg.

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• Highly water absorbent, and fast drying – These towels are going to feel thinner than the cotton towels that you’re used to, but give them a try. Even though they are lighter weight, they feel soft and work great. Bamboo fiber towels absorb as much water as cotton towels three times their weight, and because of the great wicking action of the bamboo fiber, they dry super fast as well.
• Supersoft – Bamboo towels are amazingly soft, even after repeated washings, they remain softer than the finest cotton towels. According to an October 2006 Consumer Reports article, bamboo towels are, “25 percent softer after laundering, on average, than their all-cotton counterparts”.
• Important Care Instructions: To get the most out of your bamboo towels, it is important to follow these care guidelines. Machine wash cold on gentle cycle. Tumbled dry low. Do NOT use bleach or fabric softener. Occasionally, you might notice a few loose threads or enlarged loops. Simply trim these to the same level as the rest of the loops with sharp scissors to prevent your towel from being damaged. This is a normal occurrence that is inherent to the bamboo fiber.

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Eco Factor: Renewable power plant to develop 2.5GW of electricity by 2016.

Samsung C&T and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) have signed a contract to develop a new $6 billion renewable power plant complex in a small rural town near Toronto in southern Ontario. The companies hope to generate 3.7KWh per square meter from solar plants at the site and harvest wind energy as well.

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Eco Factor: Low-emission car to be powered by a hybrid engine.

Honda’s previous effort to take on the world’s most popular hybrid, the Toyota Prius, didn’t quite do the job it was intended to do. While Honda’s Insight managed to lure 20,572 customers in 2009, Toyota’s Prius managed to enter the garages of 139,682 customers.

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Eco Factor: Concept car runs clean on electric motors.

The GRIDCharger by designer Robert Marvin, is a next-generation high-performance family vehicle that features a clean and silent operation, running on four electric motors. The vehicle seats four in a diamond pattern and has supercar aerodynamics and performance to offer a fuel-efficient, low-emission ride.

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Eco Factor: Concept shower reduces water wastage and generate electricity.

The Green Shower by industrial designer Rami Tareef is a conceptual product that if developed, will let you save about 1100 liters of water each month and generate some renewable electricity as well. The design features a built-in LCD screen that notifies the user as to the temperature of the water, which eliminates the need to turn on the shower and wait for hot water.

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Eco Factor: Optimus Prime replica created from recycled materials.

The Transformers movie tempted fans to create something similar from different materials to show their skills at transforming objects. We’ve seen designers try and attempt various transforming skills, but nothing like this man’s effort, who has created a 14-foot replica of Optimus Prime from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen from nothing more than junk.

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Eco Factor: New system allows homeowners to save energy from their smartphones.

Control4 has unveiled a new energy management system, an application that turns smartphones into remote controls for its system and an app store, which they believe will have the same impact on home automation that iTunes had on music.

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Eco Factor: Plastic created from organic materials, including mud.

Researchers opine that out of the total amount of petroleum that is being consumed in the U.S., a staggering 4.6 percent goes into the development of plastics that is further used in hundreds of products. A research team in Japan is trying to green the credentials of plastic by developing it by combining clay, water and a special thickening agent.

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Eco Factor: Net zero energy school gets powered by on-site solar panels.

Mikou Design Studio has unveiled plans for the Docks School in Saint Ouen, France, which will be a sustainable development powered by onboard solar panels. The development will be visible because of its roof, which provides a stepped tier structure offering space for various departments.

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Eco Factor: Sustainable housing development powered by solar energy.

David Baker + Partners have designed a new affordable housing development in Oakland, California, which will feature 99 sustainable one, two and three bedroom apartments when completed later this year. The development, dubbed Ironhorse, is built on abandoned industrial land and apartments will be priced for families with incomes between $18,000 and $50,000.

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