Can bamboo save the world? Check out this video on CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/02/21/rivers.indonesia.bamboo.cnn

From our friends down under:

In a brave act of civil disobedience, Tim DeChristopher disrupted the auctioning off of public land, effectively giving it away for a fraction of its true cost to taxpayers and its true value as a natural resource.

This auction was another of The Bush Administration’s parting shots at the American people and another blow to the already under-funded and over-worked career professionals at the BLM.

To help, click on this link: http://www.bidder70.org/

Check out this cool bamboo compost bin!

You can get all the information here:

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/01/06/want-daryl-hannahs-bamboo-compost-bucket/

Courtesy of China View:

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The Mexican government and the United Nations have signed an agreement to boost bamboo planting in the country, its National Forest Commission (Conafor) said Sunday.

    Some 715,000 U.S. dollars will be used to establish the Center of Bamboo Technology Development in the east state of Veracruz in part of the country’s productive reforestation strategy, Conafor said.

    The Center will be the fourth largest in the world, after China, India and Cuba, it said. Bamboo produced in Veracruz will be sent to the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia through the Panama Canal.

    The project will improve the livelihood of the peasants in the mountainous area of the Huatusco municipality in Veracruz and help them recover the lost forest land.

This just in off the wire….

HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka — A research team at Shizuoka University has succeeded in developing a new technology to efficiently produce bioethanol from bamboo.

The woody grass grows faster than trees, and doesn’t cut into food sources like sugar cane or corn, making bamboo an attractive alternative for producing the fuel.

The team, led by biochemical engineering professor Kiyohiko Nakasaki, has developed a method of rendering bamboo into an ultra-fine powder; which, at 50 micrometers, is 10 times finer than that produced by previous methods.

Read the rest of the article here.

Who would have thought — bamboo baseball bats!

Here is a chunk of the article:

For 11 years Brett and his brothers Bobby, Ken and John have been part of a baseball bat company that makes and markets bamboo bats, which the company heralds as environmentally friendly and the three-time batting champion lauds as being hard as a rock.

Click here for the whole article.

This single-seat electric-powered concept car that went on show in Japan this week is unlikely to win prizes for its looks, but it is literally greener than its rivals; the ‘BamGoo’ has bodywork made entirely from bamboo that can be thrown on the compost heap when it comes to the end of its life.

For the whole article, click here.

Just a quick note to inform you that my mom absolutely loves the bamboo bath towels I sent her. I haven’t had the chance to try them yet, but she swears they are the best, softest and most absorbent towels she’s EVER used. She won’t be going back to regular cotton towels. My dad agrees.

So, Shirts of Bamboo definitely has an awesome fan base in South Carolina (smile).

Again, it was great working with you and please do keep me informed of any new products.

I actually just purchased a new home…will be moving in December. It is going to be a “green” home and I look forward to purchasing those bamboo towels for the bathrooms in my new place. I’m sure they will become a favorite of mine, as well.

Thanks again Daniel,

angela s.

Dell Learns Kermit Had It Easy; He Never Built PCs

By Melita Marie Garza

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Proving Kermit’s adage, Dell Inc. spent three years building 25 prototypes before the computer maker found a way to twist bamboo into a natural fiber exterior for its new “Hybrid” desktop.

Click here for the full article.