Inhabitat Weekly February 11th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Inhabitants, We're mid-way into February and love is in the air, so if you're looking for a great green gift to please the eco-sweetie in your life then be sure to check out our Valentines Day gift guides! We're also counting down the days to the 2010 Greener Gadgets Conference -- this world class green technology conference takes place in NYC in just two weeks on February 25th, so reserve your spot today! We can't wait to check this year's keynote by celebrity design Yves Behar, and we're looking forward to the exciting live judging of this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition - read on for some of our favorite entries, and be sure to vote on your favorite! Corky Mouse Generates Kinetic Energy With Every Click ROCCO: A Rocking Horse That Harvests Kinetic Energy Cut out Vampire Power With the Fair Energy Clock Join Thrillist and Win a Kindle DX Worth $489! We're big fans of E-readers because they save trees, and Amazon's Kindle DX is one of the best - it's thin, sleek, light, and can hold thousands of books without the massive environmental impact and tree-chopping of the traditional paper publishing industry.  That's why we're excited to announce a special Kindle DX giveaway only for Inhabitat readers -- all you have to do is sign up for Thrillist, the free daily email that finds the best of what's new or unknown in your ‘hood! Sign up for the list for FREE below and you'll be entered to win a brand-new Kindle DX! SIGN UP FOR THRILLIST AND WIN A KINDLE DX > GREEN GIFTS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY! Valentines Day is just three days away, but don't despair if you have yet to find the perfect gift for the eco-cutie in your life! We've roundup up a selection of our favorite hot green gifts sure to delight when the most romantic day of the year rolls around. Read on for our top picks, from sexy sustainable skivvies to gorgeous green jewelry to heartfelt gifts for guys and gals! 14 Sexy Sustainable Undies To Set Hearts Afire 13 Eco-Jewelry Gifts for Your Valentine’s Day Sweetheart THE WEEK IN GREEN DESIGN Solar Skin Turns Sydney’s Ugliest Tower into an Eco-marvel World’s Smallest Solar-Powered Sensor Could Run Forever Zaha’s Petroleum Research Center Aims For LEED Platinum The Gyre: A Floating Upside Down Eco Skyscraper KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS LEGO Architecture Series by Artist Adam Reed Tucker A Flatpak DIY Treehouse Anyone Can Build WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE Vivienne Westwood Tells Everyone to Stop Buying Clothes Stop Wasting Water Washing Dirty Jeans…Freeze Them! WIN FREE GREEN STUFF! Win a Framed ‘Love’ Print on Wood from Petit Collage! Win This Sizzling Venus Lace Nighty by Pi Organic! UPCOMING DESIGN COMPETITIONS Enter The Living Climate Change Video Challenge! How will climate change alter our lives over the next 20 to 30 years? That's the question that IDEO and Design 21 are asking you to answer in the Living Climate Change Video Challenge! To enter, simply create a video up to 2 minutes long that envision a sustainable future as society moves along the path toward reduced carbon emissions. The deadline is May 25, so enter today for a shot at winning the grand prize of $3,000! ENTER THE LIVING CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE > Thanks for reading everyone, we'll see you next week! Jill, Yuka & Mike Your faithful Inhabitat editors Your are receiving this email because you opted in to our newsletter Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile