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Hot or Not? Cuisinart Countertop Water Filtration System

It plugs into the wall and provides cold or hot filtered water at the touch of a button. Is the $169 Cuisinart Countertop Water Filtration System a "eco-friendly alternative to bottled water"? Or is...

Hot or Not? Ovetto Differenziato (Recycling Egg)

Forget those 3 home recycling storage solutions we were looking at a couple weeks ago. They were boring compared to this -- the Ovetto Differenziato (Recycling Egg) by Gianluca Soldi. It'll hold your ...

Hot or Not? Grassland Orb

We saw this at an art gallery over the weekend and can’t decide. The Grassland Orb is real grass ball that hangs suspended from the ceiling. The grass is grown using only light and water, and is the...

Hot or Not? Jethro Macey’s Coin Lamp

If you had to pay every time you wanted to turn on your bedside lamp (not that you don't already pay for your utilities) -- would you think more about all the energy that's being used? That's the idea...

Hot or Not? Dog Powered Scooter/ Trike/ Skateboard

Hot or Not? Vote below the jump... posted originally from: ...

Hot or Not? Hermit Cabins by Mats Theselius and Arvesund

We know Escapes Month is over -- but we're still curious: Would you be interested in escaping to one of these Hermit Cabins? They're built with the wood of abandoned Swedish barns. Get another imag...

Hot or Not? Tupp-a-Lamp from greenUpgrader

Are we crazy, or is there something charming about these lamps made from hand-me-down cookware? via greenUpgrader...

Hot or Not?: Eco-Graffiti
Washington DC

We've covered graffiti in the home and green house tours, but how do you feel about eco-graffiti? Done by artists, these moss experiments are billed as "a healthy alternative to spray paints." We'r...

Hot or Not?: Boatwood Clock from VivaTerra
Washington DC

If you can't escape this August, how about a purchase from overseas? The wood in this clock comes from dismantled Thai fishing boats. Sold by VivaTerra for $69. What do you think? Survey below the...

Hot or Not? ReGlow Lamp by Shelley Spicuzza

We've been posting some weird lamps over the past week or so. In keeping with that trend, here's one more: The ReGlow which is composed of screwed-in, empty, unlabeled plastic drink bottles. What d...

Hot or Not? Garbage Lamp

Garbage Lamp: made of used, compulsively collected polystyrene drinking cups. posted originally from: AT:LA...

Hot or Not? Packaging Lamp

The recycled paper packaging becomes the lamp ... Via Dustbowl...

Hot or Not: Concrete Lightbulb Wall Hook

Turn all those leftover incandescent light bulbs that you've replaced with CFL's into something useful with this Concrete-Lightbulb-Wall-Hook Instructable! ...

Hot or Not? Counterfit Countertops

Counterfit Countertops is a countertop material made from shredded US currency taken out of circulation. All waste created during the production process, and all products that are damaged or are at th...

Hot or Not? Biopod by Jonathan Fenton

Does your kitchen-scrap compost pail stink? Ours does. Apparently the airtight Biopod would solve that problem using something called vacuum ionisation (which slows the decomposition of the food). ...

Hot or Not? Chammyz Dog Surf and Spa Robe

Chammyz Dog Surf and Spa Robe ($48) -- a robe for Fifi or Fido made out of tree pulp Via ecofabulous ...

Hot or Not? Permanent Camping by Casey Brown

Permanent Camping by Casey Brown just won the Australian Institute of Architects Small Project award. It's a getaway that's only 10 by 10 feet and 20 feet high, with a rainwater collection tank. A...

Hot or Not? The Paper Potter

Make your own sowing and seedling pots from old newspaper. Jump below for voting, link and price: posted originally from: AT:Chicago...

Hot or Not: The Mowercycle

We couldn't pass this one up. It made us laugh. It made us smile. It made us scratch our heads. The Mowercycle is a DIY invention. What do you think? Via Inhabitat ...

Hot or Not? Cardboard Bike

This cardboard bike was designed by a Sheffield Hallam University and aims to reduce thefts and encourage bike riding in general. Of course, it's also recyclable! via EcoGeek ...

Hot or Not? Grass Ottoman

A Grass Ottoman by designer Nancy Favier. Via Equity Green ...

Hot or Not? Onzo

It's Onzo -- another gadget that can tell you the amount of energy you are using (and wasting) in your home. One you have that information, you can work on improving that big old carbon footprint. ...

Hot or Not? Whippy Light

Oh yeah -- CFLs totally look like soft serve ice cream! Why didn't we think of the Whippy Light ? Via Treehugger...

Hot or Not? reDO Chair

High End Recycle of a Lowly Folding Chair Frame with Leather Straps and Hardwood ArmsJump below for voting, link and price:...

Hot or Not? Aviator Sunglasses Lamp

The Celebrity Lamp is made of 40 pairs of mirrored aviator sunglasses. You can buy it at Deeply Madly Living for $1,600. Is it ... Via Treehugger...