This past weekend, it broke 100º in my neighborhood, and therefore in my house. Enduring the oven-like heat was punishment enough, but it had one unexpected side effect: Wine began to leak from the bottles in my rack due to the expansion of the liquid in the heat. I scurried to rescue what we could, shuttling boxes of wine to the basement for safer and cooler keeping. I think the crisis was averted, but I can tell you that I will run, not walk, to buy one of these home wine coolers to prevent any future catastrophes. And for that, I am deeply endebted to Jeni at ~Oishii~ for the find.

Justin Thomas blogs on the pre-eminent green news site, Treehugger and edits Metaefficient.com. In both places, he crystallizes the thisnext concept of aligning what you think, feel, and believe with what you buy, use, and enjoy (and recommend to freinds.) He’s a wellspring of great product choices, including these three seasonal contributions: a cooler that can run on a 12-volt battery and uses just 24 watts…a Pivot Lantern, powered by 20 LEDs that can run for up to 3 days on 3 “D” batteries…and a battery-powered fan — one of the longest-lasting ones available — battery powered fan available that . It runs on 8 “D” sized batteries, lasts 24 hours, and folds flat.:Wait a second: sustainable, appropriate technology at a reasoanble price that also looks great? Amazing…