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Zambikes Bamboo Bikes Turn Heads In The U.S., Fight Poverty In Africa

An African bike company builds bikes for the poor, funded by selling you a super-light sweet bamboo ride.READ»

A Pre-Fab Bamboo Bicycle, Grown From The Ground In Bike Shape

The Ajiro--a concept from Australia--would come from the Earth fully formed. Is this the first step for a sustainable manufacturing economy?READ»

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Using Bamboo to Fight Climate Change

Supporters of the grass take to Cancun.READ»

Serial Entrepreneur Fights Climate Change With Bottle and Bamboo Buildings

MIT urban planning graduate Illac Angelo Diaz talks about taking the Philippines by storm with low-cost climate change-resistant designs.READ»

K2's Unbreakable Bamboo Snowboard

Now if only they made bones.READ»

What's Strong, Sustainable, and Headed to a Museum Near You? Bamboo!

Two exhibitions on either coast feature community-built structures made with the trendy superwood.READ»

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Dell's Bamboo Packaging Is Now Compostable Too

Dell's packaging is now certified compostable, though not yet recyclable.READ»

Snowboards Get Sustainable With the Arbor Collective

As winter continues to dump record amounts of snow, sports enthusiasts are salivating at the thought of fresh powder for skiing and snowboarding. And since ski resorts are incredibly vulnerable to climate change, it makes sense that ...READ»

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Bamboo Planter and Support Stand for Flower,Plant and Nursery

Bamboo weave (chain link) planter and flower pot cover  A bamboo planter and pot cover can be a very beautiful touch to your garden, yard or patio. And with the following wide selection of high quality merchandise, you ...READ»

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The Future of Sustainability, Shaped by Bamboo

Vo Trong Nghia's bamboo architecture injects sustainable building techniques into Vietnam's vernacular tradition.READ»

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K2 Eco Skates Make Rollerblading Look Cool

Inline skates are often overlooked in discussions about green forms of transportation, but K2 skates wants to bring rollerblading to the forefront with its new Eco skate. The skate uses everyone's favorite super-strong sustainable ...READ»

Why We Need a Globally-Recognized Unit of "Green"

Consumers and designers both need a way to measure the sustainability of products in order to make more educated decisions.READ»

Bamboo Taxis Arrive in Philippines Town

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The Itsy-Bitsy Green Bikini: The Iconic Two-Piece Turns 63, Gets Recycled

It was 63 years ago today that the bikini was first unveiled at a fashion show. At the time, the skimpy swim suit was so scandalous that not a single model agreed to wear it down the catwalk--and in the end, designers had to enlist ...READ»

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Four Wooden Bicycles That Will Grow on You

Maybe it's the craze for sustainable products, or just retro-hipsterism gone amok. But whatever the reason, wooden bikes are gaining in popularity. They're not rickety, jury-rigged jobs either. They're super-sleek, statement pieces. ...READ»

Aspen Skiing Company's Auden Schendler on Big Levers, Blue Collars and Bourbon

Auden Schendler, author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Movement wastes no time telling us he has something to tell us. He opens his trenchant enviro counterpoint with a dirge. ...READ»

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ZOIC Makes Cycling Gear from Bamboo Charcoal

The eco-friendly clothing craze continues with ZOIC's new line of cycling gear made from bamboo charcoal and organic cotton. The San Diego company's Enlightened Clothing line features an array of cycling shorts, t-shirts, and tank ...READ»

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curved bamboo flooring

Click to send an inqiury ---Edge waved bamboo Parquet Size: 911*80*15MMPacking: 24Pcs/CTN The edge waved bamboo is our patent product, it was adopted totally mechanical method to solve the problem of arching and distorting which ...READ»