environment

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is now literally people-powered. After their gas-fueled generators were confiscated on Friday, the protestors have found a solution in the stationary bike. According to estimates from the non-profit group Time’s Up, it’ll take only 11 of these bikes to provide enough power for the entire OWS… Read the rest

You may have never heard of the artist, Christo, by name. But you’ve likely seen his unique artwork in images or in person somewhere in the past decade or two. Perhaps his most famously recognized piece of work was ‘The Gates‘, an installation of bright orange fabric panels set among… Read the rest

The winner of this week’s Chaco Waves for Change Art Contest is Rachel Gingold, who submitted this painting made of acrylic paint blended with broken CDs. Here’s how Rachel described her plastic-inspired piece of art:
The roots of this tree suggest it was once large and majestic. In this painting, … Read the rest

The first episode of ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ aired on Sunday, November 14th on TLC, and in true Palin fashion, it’s already under scrutiny. According to Alaska Wildlife Alliance director John Toppenberg, in the premiere of the show, Palin not only breaks Alaska Department of Fish and Game Policy, she also… Read the rest

Many of us are culprits of rushing out the door and jumping in our car only to race to a destination that is a mere two miles away. In fact, 40 percent of all urban travel in the U.S. happens within two miles of where people live. We know the… Read the rest

Massive volcanic craters, acres of raw jungle and stretch of deserted sand dunes: the work of Mother Earth is beyond our imagination. Thanks to these natural wonders, our Earth has been blessed with gorgeous landscapes and undulating backdrops. Without environmental protection, they might be gone sooner than we expect. To… Read the rest

When it comes to walking the walk, pro-snowboarder Jonaven Moore is determined to do just that with every step he takes in knee-deep powder… And he’s taking some major steps. The Season, a cool new web television project, follows Jonaven and four other athletes through the course of a single… Read the rest

Considering that kids who have a greater appreciation for the environment have higher test scores, it’s no surprise that parents are looking for plenty of ways to get their children outdoors.
One parent, Heidi Ahrens, took that desire one step further when she created the website Outdoor Baby a year… Read the rest

The whole world’s eyes are on Haiti now, as the poorest country in the Americas faces yet another devastating disaster. Death toll has now reached over 200,000 at Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. These numbers are still increasing as survivors are losing patience with the painfully slow process of getting international… Read the rest

Here are the stats on our walk from Big Ben to Brussels: 3 countries, 15 days, 250 miles, an estimated 500,000 steps. Me and 4 footsore, fantastic friends.
Our final day seemed almost too easy. We woke up with less than 10 miles to go, and had to dawdle along… Read the rest

[Blog written on iphone while waiting in line to pick up badge at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.]
All the talk of cap-and-trade, cap-and-share, carbon taxes etc – if you are looking for enlightenment on what all this means, look elsewhere. I have to confess that it does my head… Read the rest

Author James Hoggan joined with co-author Richard Littlemore to embark on a multiple year field study as to the actualities surrounding Global Warming and climate change. It turns out that there are more American’s than not who are either skeptical or deny that climate change is happening. Hoggan’s book Climate … Read the rest

Sound designer/composer Diego Stocco is a musician from Italy who has been playing music since the age of six. He is unique in his approach to sound, as he custom builds his instruments out of everyday objects for each composition to create never before heard sounds. In this particular video,… Read the rest

With the development of science and technology, as humans it’s easy to feel like we’re capable of anything. But sometimes we need reminders that nature is in fact more powerful than us, no matter how much money we funnel into a project.
Such is the case in Dubai, where one… Read the rest

From Volume 4, Issue 1… Read the rest
Clean water is a basic necessity of life. But the planet, it seems, is running out—and private corporations are lining up to control what’s left.
FLOW (which stands for “for love of water”) is director Irena Salina’s frightening documentary investigation into the world water crisis