Clubbing shouldn’t be considered a harmful act against the environment; unfortunately, the nightlife isn’t as green friendly as a Heineken bottle. At the same time, clubbers have always been liberal-minded and environmentally conscious, so what’s the solution to the electricity-draining lights and music of nightclubs?

This article points out a solution: In the UK, one nightclub owner has designed a hot spot wherein the electrical power of the club is generated by people on the dance floor. Using a wind turbine and solar energy system, the harder that people dance, the more power is pumped into the club through a mechanism built into the floor. While this may eliminate the prospect of solo dancing a la Saturday Night Fever, it means that dance-offs are going to have be that much harder. Serving has never been so righteous.

In more things from the future that we find to be pretty cool, now we have this plane, which looks like two leather chairs in a bubble. This new plane, once in the air, can fly without fuel the entire time its coasting, and when it needs an extra boost for takeoff, relies on a small motor run on solar panel. At night, it uses a tiny bit of fuel, and by that we mean thirty miles to the gallon, not a lot for a plane of that size.

With flying turtles, air bubbles, and various other contraptions, what might be next in the future of airplane design? Is the flying carpet even more possible than we may have imagined?

We thought it’d be a pretty good idea, while we’re on the subject of undergarments, to let you know about some options for environmentally friendly swimsuits. As shown on Greenupdater, there are many flattering swimsuits on the market that are also far greener options. In one instance, a two-piece is made out of recycled plastic bottles and organic cotton. And, apparently, they feel comfortable too.

With some extremely hot weekends coming up—and plenty of trips to the beach to go along with it—it’s probably a smart idea to get a good swimsuit. When you buy, a green option may not just be the more considerate option, but the more stylish one as well.

Green Daily has a link to organic cotton panties that look surprisingly sexy. Though the thought of organic panties may cause reflexive discomfort, the consensus is that these are surprisingly comfortable.

Our next question is whether there are organic boxer shorts. There are! Rawganique has a pretty good selection, and you can even find organic boxers at Amazon. Just remember to get a hamper for those undies—you don’t want to cause air pollution as well.

While there is a certain irony in chopping down more trees to make treehouses, the fact is that a treehouse would likely conserve more energy and harm the environment far less than the average household. Plus, Swiss Family Robinson is awesome.

WebUrbanist has a post where they have pictures of some of the coolest treehouses around, with such elaborate features as glass roofs, swinging vines, and even one that looks like the treehouse in the Ludacris video for “Saturday (Ooh Ooh).” Judging from these pictures, once you have kids, you may need contractors to compete with the neighbors.

Recently, we highlighted reusable water bottles as a hip fashion accessory. However, we’ve found, thanks to the people at Inhabitat, a fashionable water bottle that possesses an extra bonus: a filter that kills viruses!

The Lifesaver Bottle builds off the idea that most viruses are a certain size, and so therefore the filters must be smaller than the viruses themselves. And the filter works without chlorine or any chemicals, giving you the cleanest water possible.

A water bottle that looks cool, protects you from getting sick, and doesn’t taste like a toilet bowl: Consider us sold!

Eco-Spam?

No, not the food. Although maybe we should work on coming up with a delicious canned pork product for the environment. Or at least work on making Spam cans environmentally friendly? Just an idea.

What we’re talking about is e-mail spam. So, wait, how is it possible for e-mail spam to be environmentally friendly? As a New York Times blog entry reports, the authors were sent an e-mail, misspellings and all, asking to donate money to a “Renewable Energy Technology System.” However, the e-mail is so poorly written and misguided that there is probably no such thing. Maybe there is and the writer is just a terrible speller, although that seems even more unlikely than the “Renewable Energy Technology System.”

Hey, at least the spammers are becoming more environmentally aware, right? It’s a start!