Plastic water bottles used to build a school in the Philippines

I came across this video and it is an excellent example of how an intractable problem can be turned into a great resource.  In the Philippines, an ingenious group of people has built a school using disposable plastic water bottles as the building material.  Take a look at this great video:

Philippine School Made Out of Bottles

If you know of any other good uses for plastic bottles, please post a comment.

Bareburgers - Good, healthier food

I recently found an interesting place to eat in New York City called "Bareburgers".  You can visit their website here:

http://www.bareburger.com/

According to the website, everything served is organic and the owners seem to have made a sincere effort to use local and organic ingredients.

Green Driven Things Takes Off!

Green driven things is a blog about how to live in harmony with the world.  Topics are wide open and will include organic gardening, ways to save energy, minimize your carbon footprint, healthier diets, alternative technologies and energy supplies and many others.  Comments are welcome.