Archive for September, 2010
Enviropig. That’s what we’re calling this new strain of swine that poops less phosphorous than the traditional piggie. By excreting about 40 percent less phosphorous, the Enviropig would contribute much less than average to phosphate run-off, which leads into the ocean and contributes to exponentially-expanding marine dead zones.
The recently… Read the rest
Intended for kids? Yes.
Bizarre and hilarious? Yes indeed.
This video comes to you thanks to eco-tainer Steve Trash, who performs videos and live stage events about “green” ideas. You can even book the “Rockin’ Eco Hero” for an event of your own here.
[Via: Go Green Tube]… Read the rest
The giant helmet pictured above comprises 3,283 construction helmets, and is officially the world’s second largest sculpture made of recycled materials.
Rafael Melinda, the sculptor, and his team, including students from the University of Huelva (Spain) spent a total of 1,239 hours over three long months working on the project.… Read the rest
A southern Idaho highway punches through what was molten lava just 10,000 years ago, a blink of an eye in geologic time. “I’d seen it from the road. I’d seen the lava flow across the road and I read about it in the literature at the wilderness study areas,” said… Read the rest
The Frontier … Read the restis an independent documentary that aims to celebrate the relationship between coastal Louisiana’s people and their natural surroundings. In celebrating locals and their environment, the film also serves to raise awareness about the environment–specifically the ecological and industrial threats to Coastal Louisiana–threats that could destroy its landscape as
If you consider yourself a “green” guy or grrrl in most everything you do, from the car you drive (or don’t drive) to the food you eat, then you probably consider the environmental aspects of the art you buy as well, right? If you do, good for you. If not,… Read the rest
The fish on bikes that overtook the Tauride Gardens in St. Petersburg, Russia this September were made out of cardboard, but their message was as real as it gets. The biking fish urged participants and onlookers to respect nature and be aware of environmental issues facing not only Russia, but… Read the rest
Just like in many creative industries, the photography business is a competitive one. So why then, would some of the world’s premiere nature photographers come together in the wilds of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest? To save one of the planet’s most wild and special places. Photographers including Paul Nicklen, … Read the rest
Opposition to health care reform, threats of holy book burning, anti-immigration legislation, opposition to gay marriage, and the growing influence of the horrifically xenophobic Hate-Everyone-Not-Like-Me Party… WOW! Is this 2010 or 1810??? We are on a fast track to SCARY!!!
These hate-children of Palin and Beck are getting WAY too… Read the rest
