Archive for February, 2008
I was scouring the web when I came across these great pictures at Green Blog. The pictures were taken by the Press Office of the city of Munster, Germany to show the amount of space required for the transportation of the same number of passengers, but using three different methods:… Read the rest
As part of Captain Moore’s ongoing work to study the North Pacific Gyre, which is an area of the ocean where much of the world’s plastic collects because of underwater currents, he’s at sea, researching as we speak. Learn about his mission, his work, and the problems plastic is causing… Read the rest
I heard an interesting, if not depressing, report on NPR this morning. A new study indicates that Americans are in fact engaging less in numerous sorts of outdoor activities. Granted, maybe that leaves more space for the rest of us who do get outside, but it does worry environmentalists; people… Read the rest
While most people try to give up vices like chocolate, cigarettes or alcohol, the Bishops of London and Liverpool, Dr Richard Chartres and James Jones, are advocating the Carbon Fast for this year’s Lent. In my personal opinion, this is a great idea. Isn’t it easier to take the bus… Read the rest
Last week in Munich, Germany the Volvo SportsDesign Awards announced the winners for this year’s Eco Design theme. Brand of the Year Award went to Patagonia, who is a leader in the industry for their environmentally responsible business model and garment production. Other cool eco-friendly winning products to check out… Read the rest
For 5 years now, in the heart of Cascadia, Portland, Oregon, there has been only one winter bicycle festival in the Pacific Northwest, and that festival is Mini Bike Winter. Created by free-fun-minded individuals as an excuse to to get krunk and wreak some havoc. A combination of thrills, chills,… Read the rest
No, it’s not the northern lights. This cool light show happens to be called Nuage Vert and will take place in Helsinki, Finland from February 22-29. A green laser light will be used to illuminate the vapor emissions of the Salmisaari power plant in order to show the current electricity… Read the rest
New research conducted by Charles Moore concludes that the North Pacific Gyre, or the Pacific Garbage Dump has grown to twice the size of the US.
Moore, an oceanographer who has made the study of the patch his full-time occupation, believes there is about 100 million tons of plastic circulating… Read the rest
Although trash in the ocean is a very important issue that should not be joked about, I couldn’t pass this one up. When shipping containers ran aground near Blackpool, UK last Thursday, their cargo of McVities digestive biscuits spilled into the waters and washed ashore, leaving plenty of edible packages… Read the rest
One of our local haunts is brewing a special “Sun Beer” that has a little story behind it, and it’s not because we haven’t seen that bright yellow ball in a few months. The Lucky Lab brew pub installed a solar thermal system to brew beer. The system is used… Read the rest
German based company, SkySails, is rolling out a new idea. In order to reduce fuel consumption on trans-oceanic crossing, they’ve developed kites that attach to the bow of cargo ships that help power the ship across the ocean. Though the technology is still developing, the kites can reduce fuel consumption… Read the rest
I have seen a few of ImprovEverywhere’s stunts, but this has to be the best. A good reminder to slow down a bit.… Read the rest
Goodsearch is a Yahoo!-powered search engine that donates 1 cent to a user-designated charity for each Internet search performed.
One cent per search may not seem like a heckuva lot, but if 100 people—Wend… Read the rest readers, naturally—searched 10 times a day five days a week for a year, that’d be
