Archive for March, 2011
Collisions with automobiles make it pretty clear where Mule Deer don’t make it across the road. But what researchers want to find out is where they do. The answer is important as officials in Wyoming get ready to expand major highways–some up to five lanes–that run through this wildlife-rich gateway… Read the rest
When surfer Kevin Cunningham saw trash and debris washing up on shore, he took it. And he put it–plastic bags, bottles and glass–into the surfboards he crafts by hand.
Cunningham began Spirare Surfboards as a way to explore “innovative surfboard design using alternative materials and methods to make highly functional… Read the rest
For those of you in the Northwest who plan on heading to the premiere of the film Bag It!… Read the rest you’ll find it more than worth the price of admission. Recently publicized in a previous post on the Wend Blog, the movie offers up an entertaining and informative view our real
For those unfamiliar with the work of Wendell Berry (and for those familiar who may need a little refresher), he is David to the agribusiness Goliath. Berry works tirelessly to promote proper land stewardship, sustainability, and conservation and uses every opportunity to point out the drastic short-sightedness of our current… Read the rest
Last Friday officially marked the Northwest premiere of the critically acclaimed film, Bag It!… Read the rest, which is, in a pinch, about our society’s use and abuse of single-use plastic. And, it comes at the perfect time… when Oregon’s legislature is itself considering a statewide ban on single use plastic bags.
Pollute our air and water, leave SuperFund sites uncleaned, leave brownfields scattered around the country, and greatly contribute to climate change and you’re a billionaire. Try to prevent any of this and it’s 10 years in prison…
Thank you, Tim.
More on Tim DeChristopher
From Planetsave: Tim DeChristopher found guilty,… Read the rest
Cartoons have a wonderful way of stripping technicalities and exceptions from an issue and revealing core–and often blatant–evidence. Take an issue as hot as hydropower reform and suddenly your cartoon message hits a population that may not otherwise understand the conflict.
The folks over at Hydropower Reform Coalition are not… Read the rest
Molly Jones Gray is working hard to make sure that her toddler Paxton has a safe and healthy home. This Seattle mother and her husband, Zack, are keenly aware of what’s in the food, toys and cleaning products in their home.
“You can’t tell a baby what is a food,… Read the rest
Last week we showed you the art of Reuben Margolin, whose moving sculptures are drawn from nature. And now, we bring you the work of Theo Jansen, a Dutch engineer who creates what he calls “kinetic sculptures” that actually bring together nature and technology.
Most of the time, when the… Read the rest
Last Thursday, the world wecord for most trees planted simultaneously was broken in the Philippines when nearly 7 thousand people helped plant over 64 thousand trees in just 15 minutes.
According to Conservation International, forests in the Philippines are among the world’s 10 most endangered, which is, in part, why… Read the rest
