WebEcoist | Archived Articles by Author: Mike
Mike tackles all topics with incredible enthusiasm, learning and sharing what he learns along the way about green design, environmental art, sustainable style and more:
Glaring Answers: How We're Taking A New Shine To UV
Sunburn and skin-damage, sun-cream and sea-damage...can't we make our relationship to UV light a healthier one? You bet - take a look at these examples!
Click Here to Read More »»Padlocked By The Earth: Cycle Sheds Go Underground
Why park our bicycles in full view, at the mercy of the elements and the unscrupulous, when we can bury them in the depths of the earth?
Click Here to Read More »»A Greener Way To Queue: 3 Eco Bus Shelters
Winter is here: time to shiver in a bleak, nasty cubicle as you wait for your bus? Not so, as these three eco-innovative shelters demonstrate.
Click Here to Read More »»Future In A Flat Spin: Horizontal Wind Turbines
No matter how majestic wind turbines seem, they're as incongruous as a lampost in a field of corn. So why don't we just turn them 90 degrees and design our homes a little differently?
Click Here to Read More »»The Light Funtastic: Four Ways For LEDs To Shape Up
Are we making the most of the creative possibilies of LEDs? Take these four ways of making our lighting wacky yet practical, fun yet functional - and ask yourself, do we really need 'bulb-shaped' bulbs?
Click Here to Read More »»Bright Bodywork: 3 Vehicles That Soak Up The Sun
Solar panels still need a huge surface area - so, no good for our favorite modes of personal transportation? These 3 vehicle designs disagree.
Click Here to Read More »»Squeaky-Green: Two Waste-free Ways To Wash Up
Trying to limit the environmental impact of your kitchen? Here are two designs from the forefront of the kitchen sink eco-revolution.
Click Here to Read More »»Recycled Mutants: The Weird, Wild Tire Art of Ji Yong Ho
Think that there's nothing uglier than an evil-smelling, dust-streaked pile of old car tires? You need the creative vision of Korean artist Ji Yon Ho - because shredded rubber can be beautiful, as these sculptures show.
Click Here to Read More »»Design Gets Tired: 6 Stylish Ways to Recycle Rubber
Tire recycling is on a roll, as shown by these six gorgeous products that add quirky style to our homes.
Click Here to Read More »»Easy DIY Home Energy: 4 Ways to Plant a Solar Tree
Four types of solar tree, from concept to reality, turning solar paneling into works of Art.
Click Here to Read More »»Airships: Time For More Than Hot Air?
Isn't it about time airships took off in a big way? Why not rise above all of that with the oldest invention in the history of aviation?
Click Here to Read More »»The Wheel Turns: 15 Dazzling New Directions for Bicycle Design
15 innovations for our healthiest, eco-friendliest mode of transport, the humble, noble bicycle.
Click Here to Read More »»Incredible Freeze-Frame Night Lightning Photography
It takes a lot to catch lightning storms at just the right moment on camera to capture this impressive natural phenomena
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