thedailygreen.com is a great consumer's guide and gateway to the green revolution. And occasionally they have really funny stuff like this.

It's not just Ology that's obsessed with Pee as a useful natural resource. NoPoPo has created an AA battery that can recharge itself using urine...and also beer, saliva, or tea. The battery, which regrettably only has enough of a charge to power a remote control or a small clock, generates the charge with magnesium and carbon using an 'Aqua Power System.' But the science is optimistic. If we can power a small AA on someone's piss today...maybe we can power the world someday----Weeee! (Literally.) One small drop of urine, one giant leap for environmentally friendly devices. Check it out on Gizmodo.

It's a new year. Start fresh. And clean. And Green! Green living ideas has these suggestions: Vow to eat an entirely local meal at least once a week. Boycott at least one non-green product all year.  Make it something that you like and would purchase if it were more eco-friendly.  Write to the company that manufactures this product and tell them why you now choose not to buy it. Give up using paper napkins, paper towels, or both.  Buy a few sets of decorative organic cloth napkins.  Clean up spills with old towels cut into smaller squares and then toss them into the laundry. Change to low-energy light bulbs. Cut down on the power that your electronic devices use by plugging them into power strips you can conveniently switch off when you’re not using them. Don’t drive when you can walk. Turn off the faucet while you’re brushing your teeth.  Also take shorter showers or turn off the water while you’re soaping up. Buy less...

Asks Popular Mechanics. It's a valuable question. We have been trained since 'Captain Planet' to reduce, reuse and recycle in some gimmicky sing-songy way. Yet is this drop in the bucket technique for ceasing environmental destruction actually beneficial? Can all that separating and clear-plastic bagging actually reap benefits worth the effort? "The modern era of recycling began in the meandering wake of the Mobro 4000. The infamous garbage barge spent much of 1987 traveling up and down the eastern seaboard looking for a place to dump its 3000-ton load of New York trash. It was refused at every port. By the time the spurned vessel returned to Long Island, still ferrying its fetid cargo, it had become the poster child for what was trumpeted as a national crisis: dwindling landfill space. Faced with the scale of their own refuse, Americans took action. Still, the same two basic questions about recycling persist: Is it good for the environment? And does it make economic sense? The...

BORCULO, NETHERLANDS -- Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool rapidly turning green with algae that is harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics and, with increasing interest, biofuel. In a warehouse 120 miles southwest, a bioreactor of clear plastic tubes is producing algae in pressure-cooker fashion that its manufacturer hopes will one day power jet aircraft. Experts say it will be years, maybe a decade, before this simplest of all plants can be efficiently processed for fuel. But algae could go a long way toward easing the world's energy needs and responding to global warming. Algae is the slimy stuff that clouds your home aquarium and gets tangled in your feet in a lake or ocean. It can grow almost everywhere there is water and sunlight, and under the right conditions it can double its volume within hours. Scientists and industrialists agree that the potential is huge. "This is the ultimate fast-growing...

Who knew there were problems with over-the-counter lubes, 'got us now checking every ingredients in everything we pick up... As a public service we're passing this alonghere is a few eco-friendly lubes (instead of that tube of K-Y) that you can test out on your next green-friendly dates: Yes® - This lubricant is certified organic! The company also boasts that its lubes are free of petroleum-based ingredients. The 75 ml bottle runs $23 and is available over at futurenatural.com Sliquid Organics - Another organic lube, Sliquid packages its products in recyclable bottles and pillow packs. Sliquid is also 100% vegan and not tested on animals. It also has a name that is fun to say! “Sliquid.” You can pick up a 4.2 oz (around 125 ml) bottle for about $15 at drugstore.com. Firefly Organics - A 4 oz. (about 120 ml) bottle of Firefly Organics is available on the company’s website for $18.95. This petroleum-free lube is actually a reformulated version of Nude Organic...