Forty years ago today, 20 million Americans took to the streets. They were marching for the first ever Earth day… many had anger and defiance over the level of degradation and pollution that surrounded them. Others rallied in more of an optimistic spirit, celebrating the beauty and wonder of our home planet… Certainly a lot [...]
All the signs are pointing to an electric future. Plug-in cars, bikes, gadgets, etc are getting a lot of play in the field of sustainability. Sure, there are some amazing benefits of electric innovation… emissions and GHGs from burning fossil fuels would be dramatically reduced, air quality will improve in urban areas, our national security [...]
It’s all about the H2O my friends… the clear wet stuff is where it’s at… so yeah, two-thirds of the planet is covered in water, but many of us don’t recognize that potable, usable water is in short supply. Less than one half of a single percent of the world’s H2O is accessible for human [...]
“Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! Isn’t that something?” were the exact words uttered back in December 1968 by an astronaut on board the Apollo 8 spacecraft. This mission would be the first to bring humans into space, and the words above would correspond to the moment man first laid eyes upon [...]
Nothing beats the nostalgia of a hand written and illustrated zine. Microcosm Publishing has created a one stop shop for these personalized zines that are not only artistically awesome, but are packed with juicy and helpful content. These hand-crafted catalogs feature guides on everything from bikes, history, home composting, free speech and bicycle maintenance. One [...]
So there’s a lot of wheelin’ and dealin’ going on in Copenhagen right now. Countries from all over the world have been meeting for the past week, and will continue through the end of this one to hammer out a vision for a low-carbon future. The COP15 UN Climate Change conference is what it’s all [...]
Last week I was out in the District (of Columbia) helping my brother Asa conceptualize a design for his recently acquired row home in the oh-so-cozy Mount Pleasant neighborhood. It looks to be a pretty rockin’ project, with LEED Platinum Certification locked in as its target. He is hoping to set up a blog in [...]
Life in the green lane moves pretty fast… right when you think you have something figured out, another idea, product, or concept steps up to replace what you had thought was current. A great example of this is the compact fluorescent light bulb… We’re led to believe that CFLs are the solutions to our energy [...]
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to say that going green is not convenient… tools are being rapidly developed to help us connect to all the rockin’ eco-products and services out there… very exciting times! A couple weeks back GenGreen, a leading green directory, and 3rdWhale Media, a provider of mobile solutions for the sustainably savvy, joined [...]
So I spent last week out in Seattle doing a little bit of biz but mostly playing… I lived out there for a while and felt it appropriate to check in to see if the city is still functioning without me : ) It looks like it’s doing just fine, and Seattleites were in particularly [...]
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