
We live in such an abundant and stimulating world that every moment counts. So in honor of the Chinese New Year let us honor ourselves by stating truth in what we truly want to find in our lives. This is 2008, the year of the Rat (or mouse if you’re scared of rats). The rat is supposed to be a creature of abundance and fortune. Why is the rat such an abundant creature? This is because the rat is always looking for new opportunities, a new proverbial piece of cheese if you will. Instead of just hoping to find fortune in our lives, we must strive to manifest our desires and goals just like the rat searches for food. So in honor of the Chinese new year, here is my top 5 list of Green Inventions that I’d like to see appear in 2008.

1. Solar Universal Rechargeable Batteries - Get rid of those piles of dead AAA batteries. But unlike the picture above these batteries charge themselves. All these batteries need to do is lay out in the sun for a few hours and then the batteries are charged.
2. Hemp Jeans - They have pockets that are fitted for thin people that need pockets for electronics and small books.

3. A phone (like blackberry etc) that is equipped with solar panels - If you put it face down during lunch the solar panels on the back will face the sun and you can get a charge without plugging it into laptop or wall outlet.
4. 100% Recycled Paper Origami - This set is for beginners and it has plenty of extra paper, especially for people who want to fold the perfect swan.

5. Organic Edible Chewing Gum - This is my last and final wish for 2008. Although this piece of technology may seem unnecessary, I don’t chew gum because it’s bad for the environment. This is because it isn’t very biodegradable, gum stays on the street usually till someone steps on it or else scrapes it with a painters scraper. Also some people (myself included) have the tendency to swallow their gum after it looses its taste. The Organic Edible Chewing Gum would be delicious and would dissolve withing the stomach of humans like us or the smaller creatures like seagulls that sometimes choke on discarded chewing gum.
So even though all these items don’t exist yet…they might! Thank you so much for reading and it is always a pleasure to share green invention ideas with the world!
-Sol
Solar Planet for all of Humanity