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Adam Williams in Uncategorized 718 days ago
In his series of “Museum of Nature” photographs, Finnish artist Ilkka Halso blends nature with aspects of man-built life. The serenity of such an infrequently touched oasis of nature interrupted by an apparatus we all associate with arm-waving, screaming, raucous amusement? Halso’s series presents a number of such thought-provoking conundrums. via: Ode Magazine
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Gavin Hudson in Politics 720 days ago
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/EQobIUE1zTU&hl=ko&fs=1] Michael M. Phillips recently blogged for the Wall Street Journal about some bad press that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is receiving from environmental groups in the form of the above video: “Soon after she took office, Palin proposed that the state provide a $150 ‘incentive’ for aerial wolf hunters; to collect it the hunters… Read More…
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Tony Snow was many things in the public eye — a television news man, a political commentator, a speech writer for President #41. He also was the White House Press Secretary for #43, President George “Dubya” Bush, from May 2006-Sept. 2007. (Snow died of cancer in 2008.) Image: via truthdig.com
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Students of the KaosPilots International Education in Aarhus, Denmark spent this past spring living and working in Shanghai, China. OurTheir mission: explore the term “Social Innovation”. The result of their research, study and exploration is a book: A Travel Guide to Social Innovation. It will be for sale as of Sept. 12, 2008, but they… Read More…
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The Green School opens its doors Sept. 1, 2008 to preschool through eighth-grade students. According to the Green School’s post at Ode Magazine’s Web site, the school’s faculty and student body come from 16 countries. The school aims to united Western and Indonesian students and, presumably, viewpoints. If interested in more information, Meliana Salim is… Read More…
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mcmilker in Uncategorized 744 days ago
[youtube= http://www.youtube.com/v/yij_RtRIkAk&hl=en&fs=1] The search for alternative energy sources and fuels has certainly uncovered some surprising and exciting results. And perhaps the most surprising, if you’re not a biological scientist or aficionado (assuming that there are such bio groupies) is algae, or as some call it; pond scum.
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Shirley Siluk Gregory in Uncategorized 748 days ago
In yet another dispatch from the “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” Department (see previous entries here and here), the Chicago Tribune reports this week that the growing popularity of biking around town is being welcomed with increased attention from law enforcement. Police and city “Bicycle Ambassadors” say they’re mostly issuing warnings and fliers out of… Read More…
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David Anderson in Uncategorized 807 days ago
In his own words, on the environment. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/ml_-vmy9npA&hl=en] He will be missed.
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I don’t post much for GO (some publisher I am), but I was just doing a little morning news browsing over coffee today, when I came across this gem in one of the infinite useless articles about oil prices: Concern about high oil prices led Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest producer, to call a weekend… Read More…
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Max Lindberg in Uncategorized 870 days ago
Window washers dressed as Spiderman have caught the attention of guests at the Shanghai Sheraton. The hotel thought dressing window washers as a movie star would be less traumatic for guests, and it’s worked. Now guests want their pictures taken with Spiderman. Source: Ananova
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Pem Charnley in Uncategorized 878 days ago
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]The strength of nature is something never to be forgotten. I watch this clip, the only distraction apes talking, diesel engines revving. I know now why I write for Green Options. Hope and the lessening of fumes, just nature being nature. All is resolved. Hierarchy restored. Me the observer of… Read More…
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Michelle Bennett in Uncategorized 887 days ago
[kml_flashembed movie="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=2499788127752613053" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] Reducing the amount of water you use is good for the environment, and good for your wallet. Better yet, you don’t have to sacrifice water pressure to do it. Check out the best water faucet aerators of 2008. Source: MetaEfficient.com Video Courtesy of Google Videos
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Under Senate Bill 327, lawmakers sought to strip the authority of the Kansas health and environment secretary, who turned down the $3.6 billion project last year because it would have produced more carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
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Philip Proefrock in Uncategorized 949 days ago
The plumbing and fixture manufacturer, Zurn, is promoting its new one-pint-per-flush urinals in conjunction with this Stand Up for the Earth campaign (guys should pee standing up to reduce water consumption). Many older urinals use a gallon of water per flush. The one-pint urinals represent a significant reduction in water use. While one pint per… Read More…
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This advert has been making the rounds here in the UK for a few weeks now. A haunting song with haunting imagery. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/vKlC7iGzi-M" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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Sarah Lozanova in Uncategorized 954 days ago
A radio-collared wolf from Idaho has made her home in Northeastern Oregon rekindling hope for a future wolf population in the state. The area was once home to a thriving population of wolves that was eradicated in the 1930s.
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A maximum efficiency rating of 98.5 percent for photovoltaic inverters has been achieved by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in a test using prototype silicon carbide-based MOSFETs manufactured by CREE, Inc., USA. These are the highest efficiency results reported for photovoltaic inverters to date… Inverters transform direct current generated by photovoltaic systems… Read More…
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As a simulation giving some idea to the web visitor of how much CO2 is emitted per 1000 tonnes in real time, this is remarkably useful in giving us some idea of how fast it is happening. Not for the faint hearted perhaps. Just follow the link and hover over a country. Breathing Earth. Image… Read More…
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Kelli Best-Oliver in Uncategorized 1003 days ago
Culinate has a handy overview of eating organic in the winter: how and what produce is seasonal and least likely to have pesticides, what to avoid, and other little tidbits. Well worth a read, even for dark-greens who might think they already know how to eat organically.
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Culinate has King Corn subject Curt Ellis, currently taking part in the corn-free diet King Corn Challenge, penning an interesting diatribe about those folks with corn allergies in a corn-saturated world.
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Jeff McIntire-Strasburg in Uncategorized 1015 days ago
Welcome to Ecoscraps, GO Media‘s new green tumblelog. What’s a tumblelog? Well, if blogging is like writing in a journal or diary, then tumblelogging is like scrapbooking: more about collecting and displaying, less about deep commentary and long blocks of text. It’s our place to share those interesting tidbits we come across… If you find… Read More…
