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The New Eco-Friendly Sabdes 50M Superyacht

Although luxury boating is pretty closely associated with size, not all sweet yachts are necessarily the biggest. The newest design from Sabdes is a good example of that principle at work. The Sabdes 50M Superyacht may be slightly smaller than it's predecessors but it more than makes up for what it lacks in square footage by having both cutting edge styling and several eco-friendly features. The 50M has increased fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, a specially styled hull that reduces both wave 'slamming' and the wake impact that can disrupt marine life and cause shoreline erosion, and more energy efficient LED lighting. Plus it runs on a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system that gives it higher cruising speeds than many other similarly sized yachts.

On top of all that it kind of looks like a spaceship. That's always fun.

Via Bornrich

Gallery: Sabdes 50M Superyacht

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Tags: boat, boating, eco friendly, eco-friendly, EcoFriendly, green, sabdes, superyacht, water, yacht

Froote Jewelry: Beautifully Inspired, Eco-Conscious

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Green

Froote Jewelry, by designer Elizabeth Moore, is created with the intention of inspiring people to realize both their own inner beauty and how precious our lives are on this planet. The launch of Froote Jewelry will include 3 lines called Calypso, Island, and Tudor, each with individual color and gemstone themes representing inspirations like the South Pacific Islands, femininity, and glamorous tradition. And they're not only gorgeous, but they're all made to be eco-friendly by reusing precious gems, metal scraps, and recycled packaging in production.

Gallery: Froote Jewelry

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Tags: eco friendly, eco-friendly, EcoFriendly, elizabeth moore, ElizabethMoore, froote, froote jewelry, FrooteJewelry, green

Rhonda Faber Green Goes Green

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Popular jewelry designer Rhonda Faber Green's name alone makers her a natural for "green" merchandise. Cashing in on the trend for eco-friendly merchandise, the "Green for Green" collection is two necklaces and a lapel pin, is made from recycled metals. The All Green Pendant is an 18K white gold necklace with gray rhodium and tsavorite that sells for $1,245 and the White and Green Pendant is 18K white gold with white diamonds and tsavorite set in gray rhodium for $1,395. The lapel pin is 18K white gold, gray rhodium and tsavorite for $625. "Heal the Earth" is inscribed on the back of each of the pieces, which will debut at the JA New York Show in March.

[via National Jeweler]

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Tags: diamonds, eco-friendly, green, jewelry, necklace, rhonda faber green, RhondaFaberGreen

The Flatpack Christmas Tree

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Green

I'm all for live, green, piney-smelling needle-dropping Christmas trees myself, but if you're not then this Flatpack Christmas Tree might be an interesting option. I'm not sure what kind of home decor this sort of tree would look best in -- I'm thinking something contemporary, but it's awfully plain and unexciting looking. And how do you decorate it? I have to say I think it makes one ugly Christmas tree, but as a general decor item it could be really cool. Available from Büro North in 3 sizes ranging from 1' to 7.5' it may be eco-friendly but that doesn't mean it's cheap: $1414 for the full-sized version.

Via Gizmodo

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Tags: Christmas, Christmas tree, ChristmasTree, eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, EnvironmentallyFriendly, Flatpack, green, holidash

Star Island Promises Off The Grid Luxury in the Bahamas

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Another Bahamas project has been announced and this one has a sustainable angle. Star Island is a 35-acre island in a protected sound ten minutes by boat from harbor island. The resort will be home to private homes and resort residences with facilities that will include a spa, restaurants, bars, pools, tennis courts and a "no-fuel" marina.

The developers have pledged that each part of the development and operation will be sustainable. This includes everything from alternative energy such as solar, wind and microhydro to shade-grown organic coffee in the restaurants and bamboo sheets on the beds. The plan is to have Star Island be entirely off the grid and 100% energy self-sufficient.

Buildings will be designed to meet LEED-certification requirements and will use technology such as cold-formed steel, insulated concrete forms, LED lighting and geothermal temperature-control devices. The island's water needs will be met by a rain-harvesting system and underground tanks with drinking water purified through reverse osmosis systems. This unique development is planned to be open in late 2009.

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Tags: bahamas, eco-friendly, green, resort, star island, StarIsland, sustainable

Adopt An Olive Tree

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Green

Here's a great chance to both do something great for the environment and get something fun to show for it: adopt yourself an olive tree! Nudo, an olive grove in Italy, is offering people the chance to support small scale artisanal farming (instead of the large mechanized operations that damage the earth) by adopting a specific olive tree. And when you adopt an olive tree in the grove for one year not only do you get the satisfaction from the environmental effort, but you also get all the produce from your tree. You'll get a Spring Package with the olive oil from your tree, and then an Autumn Package of more olive oil and some handmade olive oil soap. $130/year.

via DailyCandy

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Tags: adopt, earth, eco, eco friendly, eco-friendly, EcoFriendly, environment, environmental, green, italian, italy, nudo, olive, olive oil, olive tree, OliveOil, olives, OliveTree, tree, trees

Esque Terrariums

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Even if you're not generally a fan of houseplants, terrariums are a great way to bring some life and green indoors in a way that keeps with structured and styled decor -- you get all the benefits of a houseplant but without the potentially unruly appearance and dead leaves falling all over.

These darling little Esque Terrariums from Velocity are perfect to sit anywhere. Hand-blown, each one is unique and signed by the artist. They're made from 100% recycled glass and heated in a furnace powered completely by wind energy -- truly "green" art in more ways than one! The plant isn't included, and they're available in two sizes (8" and 12"). $600-$800

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Tags: eco, eco-friendly, esque, glass, green, hand blown, HandBlown, plant, plants, terrarium, terrariums, velocity

Sunrise Springs Resort

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas, Events, Green

The Sunrise Springs Resort is a quiet eco-friendly resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico which has been receiving rave reviews. The resort includes private casita rooms with kitchenettes, master bathrooms, computer alcoves, elegant gas fireplaces, and private patios (some also have a yoga/meditation studio) as well as pond-view and garden-view rooms. Megan Hill, the creator of the resort is a former gallery owner, and so there is plenty of art on display in public areas and the guest rooms. The resort has a Japanese Tea House which does traditional tea ceremonies and meals are served at the Blue Heron restaurant, which focuses on organic ingredients and slow food. The spa offers massages, facials and more New-Agey treatments like sound healing and holographic therapy. A three-night stay during the Santa Fe Fiesta, a celebration of Santa Fe history and culture, September 6-8, costs $899 for a stay in a superior casita plus daily breakfast buffet for two in the Blue Heron Restaurant.

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Dine Green Restaurant Guide

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

We can become more environmentally friendly at home but often when we are out on the town. Many hotels, resorts and spas are making efforts to go green but what about something more local, the place you go for lunch or dinner. The Green Restaurant Association? (GRA) is a a national non-profit organization that helps restaurants become more environmentally sustainable. They have started a list of restaurants around the United States that have met their standards. Standards include implementing a comprehensive recycling system for all products that are accepted by local recycling companies and being free of Styrofoam products. Restaurants must also take environmental steps such as adding energy efficient practices, water efficiencies, sustainable food and non-toxic cleaning products to make the list. Their list so far includes 122 restaurants and lists how many steps each restaurant has taken on the road to green.

[via The Strong Buzz]

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Masdar, Plans For A Carbon-Neutral City

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Luxury Travel & Hotels

The science-fiction-style picture above depicts what British architecture firm Foster + Partners sees as the future of urban living. The walled city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi will be the world's first zero-carbon and zero-waste city in the world. This car-free zone is being driven by Abu Dhabi's Future Energy Company and will be home to the company's headquarters and a new university. The project was unveiled at the Cityscape conference in Abu Dhabi. The land around the city will be home to wind and photovoltaic farms as well as research fields and plantations so that the city is completely self-sustaining. The development is set to open in late 2009.

[via Building]

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Tags: abu dhabi, carbon neutral, eco-friendly, emission free, green, masdar, urban planning

360 Vodka, Drink the Vodka Save The World

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits

The spirits industry, like other industries, is realizing the value of going green. A new eco-friendly vodka has been launched by McCormick Distillery which is, as Rick Dobbs of Martini Lounge, points out, the company behind the well vodka at many bars and restaurants. 360 vodka is 80 proof and will use an eco-friendly packaging program. The bottle uses 85 percent recycled glass with a unique closure that looks a little like the Grolsch beer bottle. McCormick will also set aside $1 for every closure returned to the "360 Close the Loop Program" to recognized environmental organizations. Also all the packaging and print materials associated with 360 Vodka are produced in an environmentally friendly manner. And as Rick also mentions, not much is mentioned in the press release about the taste. The website reveals that it is quadruple distilled and filtered five times but not if the grain used is organic or what water is used. Also there is no word on price yet.

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Building 'Green' in a Big Way: The EcoManor

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

With global warming becoming such an unavoidably huge issue, pretty much everybody has a soft spot for all things "eco." But that being said, not everybody takes it quite as far as Ted Turner's daughter, Laura Turner Seydel, and her husband did when they decided to built the biggest environmentally friendly home in the United States, the EcoManor.

It wasn't cheaper to build, although with features like recycled water from the showers irrigating the drought-resistant lawn, and rainwater-filled toilets, it will be cheaper to maintain -- 80 to 90 percent cheaper than other homes of similar size in the area. And with beautiful white linen wallpaper (made of recycled newspaper, of course) and natural lighting via solar tubes, the Seydels didn't have to sacrifice any style while they were doing their part to help the environment.

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Tags: building, construction, eco, eco-friendly, ecofriendly, ecomanor, environment, environmentally friendly, EnvironmentallyFriendly, global warming, GlobalWarming, LEED, mansion, recycle, recycled, Seydel, Turner

Prototype of Eco-Friendly Luxury Home Revealed

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

A Scottish building company has plans to create a luxury home that is also environmentally friendly home. The Stewart Milne Group has designed a home that has a wind turbine, solar chimney and water-saving devices. The UK government has announced that all new homes should be carbon neutral within the next ten years and this home meets the government's code for sustainable homes. The homes other features include an open floor plan with flexible interior spaces and large terraces which are built into the design so that the home can be used in urban environments. All of the environmentally friendly add-ons increase the cost of the new house by 20% at this point but the company expects that number to go lower later. The design isn't bad but it seems to me that those wind turbines might be of issue in some communities.

[via The Herald]

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Tags: design, eco-friendly, environment, housing, scotland

Silverjet Promises Carbon Neutral Flight

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wings

Our friends over at Helium Report got me thinking about carbon neutral flight recently and so I found the news that SIlverjet promises to be the first carbon netural airline particularly interesting. What does it mean to be carbon neutral? Basically it means that all of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions used are offset. Silverjet includes within ticket prices a mandatory carbon offset contribution. I first heard of Silverjet last April and they are launching their first trans-Atlantic flight on January 25. Silverjet, which specializes in the London to New York hop, offers a private terminal experience that lets you arrive for your flight 30 minutes before departure. The flights also come with flat bed seats and there is also a women's only toilet. Prices start at $1,798.

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Green Limousine Services

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Services, Luxury Cars & Autos

I love situations in which luxury and conservation mingle, proving that it is possible to do good and give well. Green Limousine, which was started by Seth Bounds in Vail, Colorado offers rides in a Ford Excursion that runs on biodiesel. The drinks and snacks served in the car are organic and the car is cleaned with environmentally friendly products. An article in the Vail Daily News says that for the most part, the clientele aren't looking specifically for a green service but that they are glad to know what he's doing.

Bounds isn't the only one creating a green limo company. A recent LA Times article profiled Y Fray and her company Eco-limo, a Santa Monica, California company that uses hybrids, biodiesels and any cars that are seen as environmentally friendly. Ecolimo has become a big hit with celebrities who want to be seen doing something positive for the environment.

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Tags: biodiesel, car service, do no evil, DoNoEvil, eco-friendly, green, hybrid, limousine

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