February 3, 2008 – 5:19 pm
I was reminded of it when I watched Princess Mononoke today… great 10 minute summary on YouTube.
January 29, 2008 – 5:44 pm
Sometimes I wonder if politicians are creating more problems for the country in order to make opposing parties look bad.
There is a recent article about the Chalk River Nuclear Reactors in Canada that were originally shutdown by a regulating body and then restarted by parliament. Why? So that there would be enough isotopes [...]
January 27, 2008 – 7:46 am
Ran across this interesting brief video that talks about squatter cities in developing countries. If squatter cities are usually in the outskirts of major cities, will there be a time in the future when it will merge with the major cities? The other thing I wonder about are the environmental consequences of having [...]
January 22, 2008 – 7:39 pm
Geekabout posted a really interesting article yesterday on the construction of the cities of tomorrow. We’ve seen examples of these in movies, old books about space stations and the general ideal visions that come to mind when thinking of the future. Many of these so called “cities of the future” are technically one large structure [...]
January 19, 2008 – 6:01 pm
Interesting news from Bristol University’s press release about recovering from a mass extinction.
January 17, 2008 – 4:49 pm
A powerful video from WWF. But will it really change the way we think and act? Will it change how companies do business around the world?
The change really comes from within but perhaps social activism may change perspectives — hopefully not just by being trendy.
Check out Earth Hour for yourself … maybe sign [...]
January 16, 2008 – 6:23 pm
An article on Treehugger reported a couple of weeks ago that young asians are not as concerned about the environment as their peers in the west. This struck me as a rather intriguing study as I continued to ask myself … what does that really mean?
I remember when I was in elementary school and the [...]
January 15, 2008 – 6:28 pm
This is an astounding visualization of how much space various retail or fast food chains take up in the world. While there is the argument of reducing the amount of space takes up, I have to admit that being accustomed to living in Canada, I really appreciate and like my personal space. Make sure you [...]
January 15, 2008 – 5:59 pm
It’s always interesting what companies are doing to be more environmentally friendly. Apple continues to distinguish itself for thinking different yet it hasn’t really pushed the threshold on being a tech company that is truly environmentally conscious.
The BIG news of today? Of course Apple fans will know — the introduction of the Macbook [...]
Learning to Support the Tree and Earth
