environment
Amazing video about Abu Dhabi’s urban planning decisions
This is a very well done video.
Amazing video about Abu Dhabi’s urban planning decisions
Article: The revolution will not be pasteurized
This is a thought provoking article about our food and how it is made. It discusses the dairy industry..
It does not require a Harper’s magazine subscription to read. Enjoy. Dex and I have had a very busy few weeks but we plan to feature more original art, news and ideas soon. This blog is just [...]
T.E.D Talks - Blogging can cause “local” warming
In this video - Israeli entrepreneur and venture capitalist - Yossi Vardi - gives a humorous 6 minute presentation at T.E.D about the phenomenon of local warming. He is an interesting person who focuses on the human side of investment, and clearly has a conscience. He can certainly afford to, his company, ICQ - was [...]
Fake People Versus Real People; to the Pain!
I was talking to a friend the other day and he happened to mention a man he knows who has recently returned to Denver from the Los Angeles area. Apparently the guy really hated Century City in particular and California in general and I — being a California man — couldn’t resist hearing exactly why [...]
Doomsday Seed Vault Opens
A “doomsday” seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened a few weeks ago. The seed vault is buried deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.[Show as slideshow]
This facility will serve as a backup for hundreds of other seed banks around [...]
Modern Living: Architecture - A new type of Steel Case Study Home
“Purchasing an original Case Study steel and glass home is the opportunity of a fortunate few” I am probably going to use either this one or Rocio romero’s in New Mexico one day. Pierre Koenig was an early proponent of a modern steel home. One organization, Modernist Modular Homes provides a variety of models for [...]
New Information about the Universe (Amazing)
An amazing astronomy blog had some profound news in the last few days from NASA’s WMAP project.
WMAP Results
A lot of this information was determined a while back, just a couple of years after WMAP launched. But now they have released the Five Year Data, a comprehensive analysis of what all that data means. Here’s a [...]
Modern Living: Pre Fab Architecture I - Rocio Romero, Architect
For a while now I have been entranced with modern homes. I prefer a blend of hand made and wooden furniture that contrasts with the often stark austerity of the structures. I like the clean minimalism of modern structures. I like the way these structures can harmoniously blend into the landscape while offering large expansive [...]
Socially Aware Tee-Shirts?
“edun LIVE is a an ethical tee-shirt company created by Ali Hewson and Bono” is how their main blurb reads and that is exactly what caught my attention when I first saw it. “What the hell does Bono have to do with tee-shirts?” I speculated. “And just who the hell is Ali Hewson?”
A little digging [...]
Blu-ray - BBC HD Planet Earth Series
I picked up the BBC series Planet Earth a few days ago. Its amazingly beautiful. Watching it in 1080 HDTV on blu-ray is incredible.
I recommend this enthusiastically if you like this kind of thing. It was shot with special high speed cameras. I bought the British version with David Attenborough as the narrator.
Here is a [...]
