A while back I shared a few hobbit-style homes people had built, but my favorite so far has to be the Low-Impact Woodland Home that Simon Dale and his family built in Wales:
Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to [...]
Posted by Chris in Architecture, Art, Environment, Fun, World on August 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yep, that’s me looking all farmer-like last winter sitting on Barefoot’s electric ATV prototype named “Alice.” My crew and I have had the luck of being able to test this Barefoot Motors prototype; which basically means driving it all over our vineyards and trying to break it. And we did — except all [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Environment, Technology on August 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hmmm, let’s see, some dudes in Hawaii are apparently VERY pessimistic. I mean really, just one little poofy black hole. What’s the worst that could happen? (But they are strangely optimistic when it comes to the justice system; I mean, really, Hawaii has international super powers?)
But, I on the other hand, tend [...]
Posted by Deb in Environment, Oddly Enough, Science on March 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Heard about this from my mom. Sort of a follow-up to Deb’s last post
Posted by Deana in Animals, Anthropology, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Environment, Holiday! Celebrate!, Oddly Enough, Science on March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Make that drool-inducing gorgeous photos of places I’d love to see in person. EcoGeek (now added to my regular feeds) has a fun piece on green roofs. Not just solar tiles or recycled materials, though; these roofs are actually green, with grass and other plants.
It’s not just for hobbits anymore. The logic of green roofs [...]
Posted by Chris in Architecture, Art, Environment on August 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just found out about a site called Walk Score today. It uses Google Maps data to calculate a walkability score for any address based on how close it is to services like grocery stores, restaurants, schools, etc. For instance, my house got a “walker’s paradise” 91 (out of 100), while my work got only a [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Technology on August 2nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Steve Jobs released a statement today (A Greener Apple) that thoughtfully and simply summarizes progress Apple has made in improving the environmental footprint of its products. The letter covers everything from plans to phase out toxic chemicals to electronic waste recycling, and each step sounds more reasonable than the last.
I would post excerpts here, but [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Macintosh, Technology on May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
I read news from a bunch of different sources each day, including Google News, Reddit, and a whole host of blog feeds. Some items are worth commenting on here, but often I just want to say “hey, read this one” instead of finding something specific to comment on.
So, I’m going to try a new [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Medicine, News, News Roundup on April 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
Oh, can we please order about a dozen of these?
A French high-speed train, with a souped-up engine and wheels, breaks the world speed record near Grigny, eastern France, Tuesday, April 3, 2007, reaching 574.8 kph (357.2 mph). The black and chrome train with three double-decker cars, named the V150, bettered the previous record of 515.3 [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, News, Technology, World on April 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
image and story courtesy Springwise
SilverJet recently announced they have crossed from the dark side into the neutral side… CO2 neutral, that is. And being the first airline to do so gets the official wooden nickel from me. I never thought the airline industry would come close to getting CO2 neutral.
Heck, if they can [...]
Posted by Nate in Environment, Travel on February 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
