Transformer Furniture: More Than Meets The Eye
Ok the title is a little cheese, but today I’m pretty crammed and I didn’t have too much time to think the title over. In a previous post “A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms” an architect in China created a 300 square foot apartment into an enjoy transforming living... Read More
$30 Million Granted To Protect And Restore The Puget Sound
(Seattle—July 6, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing nearly $30 million dollars in federal grants today to help protect and restore Puget Sound. The funds are the latest infusion of federal dollars in an ongoing effort to address decades of industrial contamination, urban pollution and habitat alteration in Puget... Read More
The Importance Of Story Telling; Manufactured Landscapes
Manufactured landscapes has been out for three years but I wanted to revisit it for people who haven’t had the time to watch this movie. You’ll see in the trailer the opening tracking shot through a Chinese factory where 23,000 employees make most of the world’s irons is absolutely mind boggling. The pictures,... Read More
Life Box
How many trees are wasted for cardboard boxes? Moreover, how many packages do you receive have multiple boxes when you order something online? Well mycologist and mycomimicry Paul Stamets has an innovative solution that allows you to simply put your cardboard box I the nearest plot of soil to start... Read More
Gov. Gregoire announces plan to launch nation’s first electric highway
One of the biggest barriers for electric vehicles (EV) face is how far they can go on a single charge. If you’re driving 20 miles each way for your daily commute a 100 mile charge doesn’t give you too much flexibility to go other places without recharging. This wouldn’t be... Read More
Oh-No-Costco Wholesale Ocean Destruction
Costco! Just say NO to wholesale ocean destruction The Costco sustainable seafood toolkit was sent to me by Greenpeace yesterday and now I’m relaying the information to you. The cause is a great cause but the campaign Greenpeace put together is a little pieced milled. In a previous post Environmentalist Pointing... Read More
Environmentalist Pointing Fingers Again! At Least This Time It’s Pretty Funny
In a previous post Environmentalist Love To Point Fingers But Hate When Others Point Back I coverd how environmentalist usually will point the darker sides out in others however, they’ll rarely talk about when they have been wrong. Today is another great example of how environmentalist go for the low... Read More
EPA Releases First Round of Toxicity Testing Data for Eight Oil Dispersants
Earlier today I posted the announcement that a phone call will be happening with the EPA and BP announcing the first round of toxicity data from the oil dipersants in the gulf. Here are the notes from the phone call that the EPA had with the press today. WASHINGTON —The US... Read More