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41 Oil-Inspired Innovations

Going Crude, from Awareness Ads to Rigs

— August 19, 2009 — Eco
Oil continues to be one of the most important commodities on the planet and these oil-inspired innovations help validate that point. It's loved, hated, expensive and cheap, but nonetheless, oil is and always will be everywhere.

These oil-inspired innovations highlight products made from oil, oil awareness campaigns and everything in between. There are good sides and bad sides to the consumption of oil. You be the judge!

Implications - Though this collection highlights many oil-dependent innovations, it also speaks of a societal shift towards alternative fuels as corporations and consumers realize they've become too reliant on the depleting fossil fuel. There's now a collective movement from people around the world to find a renewable fuel source as potent and abundant as oil. Corporations that are currently producing wares that heavily rely on oil may want to consider finding different substitute textiles to prolong the lifespan of product line.
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A Move for an Oil-Free Economy
A Move for an Oil-Free Economy
Abu Dhabi Nuclear Programme
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Oil Prices Lead to Fewer Drivers
Oil Prices Lead to Fewer Drivers
Almost 10 Billion Fewer Miles Driven in May
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Oil Price to Drive Out Plastic
Oil Price to Drive Out Plastic
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Turning Oil into Entertainment
Turning Oil into Entertainment
Dubai's Chic Sheikh
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Terror Free Oil
Terror Free Oil
Clever Marketing with Fear? or American Tragedy?
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Cow Fat Motor Oil
Cow Fat Motor Oil
Green Earth Technologies
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Crude Oil Awareness Pots
Crude Oil Awareness Pots
Oil Can Tea Set
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Geographic Ice Hockey
Geographic Ice Hockey
Russians and Canadians Face-off in Arctic Sea for Gas and Oil Rights
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Oil Rig Music Videos
Oil Rig Music Videos
Ciara and Missy Elliot Take to the Desert for 'Work'
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100% Biodegradable Auto Oil
100% Biodegradable Auto Oil
G-OIL From Animal Fat
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31
A World Without Oil
A World Without Oil
The All Too Plausible Alternate Reality Game
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Oil-Absorbing Hair Mats
Oil-Absorbing Hair Mats
Matter of Trust Takes Salon Hair Clippings to Clean Up Ocean Oil Spills
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First Renewable Fuel Flight
First Renewable Fuel Flight
Virgin Atlantic Flies On Babassu & Coconut Oil
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Stinky Sock Oil Lamps
Stinky Sock Oil Lamps
Designs for the ‘Malaria Must Go' Project to Fend of Mosquitos
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‘Loonie' Anti-Oil Activism
‘Loonie' Anti-Oil Activism
Canada's Dogwood Intitiative ‘No Tankers'
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Grenade Oil Lamp
Grenade Oil Lamp
Piet Houtenbos Makes Art from Army Surplus
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Spray on Crude Oil
Spray on Crude Oil
Cory Ingram's Crude Cologne
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Gas Station Art Projects
Gas Station Art Projects
International Fiber Collective For Oil Dependency Awareness
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Geeky Oil Paintings
Geeky Oil Paintings
Google Image Search Inspires Jeremiah Palecek
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Solving the Energy Crisis
Solving the Energy Crisis
10,000 Humongous Foil Balloons
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Odd Sandwich Spreads
Odd Sandwich Spreads
Solidified Olive Oil to Take Over Butter?
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Windpower for Oil
Windpower for Oil
PyroPhase's Radio Frequency Heating Technology Aids Crude Production
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Oil & Economy Crisis Fashion
Oil & Economy Crisis Fashion
‘A Gallon of Gas' in Fantasticsmag
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$47,000 Oil Changes
$47,000 Oil Changes
Lamborghini Murcielago Luxury Tune Up
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Oil Tanker Toys
Oil Tanker Toys
Boat Replicas for Captains-In-Training
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Adam Frank's oil lamp shadow projectors
Adam Frank's oil lamp shadow projectors
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Oil Tankers Conserve Oil With Massive Sail
Oil Tankers Conserve Oil With Massive Sail
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Oil Pooping Bugs?
Oil Pooping Bugs?
Scientists Create Unlikely Source of Petrol Energy
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City-Wide Covers
City-Wide Covers
Vector Foil Proposes Houston Dome as Natural Disaster Shield
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Crude Awareness Through Jewelry
Crude Awareness Through Jewelry
The Recycled Oil Pendant
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Diesel Trees
Diesel Trees
Grow Your Own Oil (Copaifera langsdorfii)
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Mechanic Inspired Oils & Spirits
Mechanic Inspired Oils & Spirits
Anthony's Mini Garage Winery
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Reverse Psychology PSAs
Reverse Psychology PSAs
Don't Vote Campaign Shows Killer Oil Prices
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Oil Barrel Chairs
Oil Barrel Chairs
Recycled Furniture by Vaho Works
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Oil Spill Inspired Fashion
Oil Spill Inspired Fashion
Runways Blacked out for Fall
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DIY Olive Oil
DIY Olive Oil
The Oil Press by I2D
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Biomorphic Oil Paintings
Biomorphic Oil Paintings
Bizarre People-Free Portraits
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Killing Animals For Oil
Killing Animals For Oil
Toyota Prius Awareness Campaign
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Oil Rig Resorts
Oil Rig Resorts
Sustainable Developments to Beautify Floating Gulf Coast Eyesores
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Oil and Water Photography
Oil and Water Photography
Amazing Telescopic Snaps by Shawn Knol
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Oil Drum Furniture
Oil Drum Furniture
Francois Royer Creates a Rock(ing) Chair Out of Steel
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