More than ever, we earthlings are wondering how best to live on our planet in an efficient and environmentally friendly way. There is an entire community that has been doing just that since the 1970’s in New Mexico. Their homes made out of surrounding dirt, old tires, bottles, cans, refuse and waste. Even though [...]
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Earth ships a perfect home for earthlings?
Published July 18th, 2008 in Architecture, Attitudes, Change, Cleanup, Climate, Earth, Ecosystems, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Evolving planet, Future, Global Warming, Human World, Ideas, Images, Innovation, Invention, Low tech ideas, Man-made phenomena, News, Off-the-grid living, Plastic, Recycling, Solar Energy, Success, Sustainability, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized and What can we do?. 4 CommentsClean energy: wind farms for the wind belt
Published July 10th, 2008 in Attitudes, Change, Cleanup, Earth, Ecosystems, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Future, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Life, Man-made phenomena, Motivation, Natural phenomena, News, Science, Statistics, Sustainability, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized, What can we do? and Wind farms. 8 CommentsEvery day is another adventure in cyberspace, and today I encountered a lecture by T. Boone Pickens on the possibilities of solving at least some percentage of our energy problem by creating wind farms. Anyone who has been to Maui or driven across West Texas has seen a wind farm, where great rows of gigantic [...]
Plastic bags
Published July 9th, 2008 in Animals, Biology, Cleanup, Collapse, Ecosystems, Environment, Future, Health, Human World, Ideas, Innovation, Life, Man-made phenomena, Oceans, Plastic, Recycling, Statistics, Sustainability, Toxic wastes, Uncategorized and What are we doing to ourselves?. 7 CommentsThis post is going to be short and not too sweet. I’ve added a new category. It’s called “What are we doing to ourselves?” I hope to add another one, called “What were we thinking?” Go HERE to see something eye-opening and worth knowing about plastic bags. They’re everywhere and piling up, and they are really, seriously [...]
World’s largest swimming pool in Chile
Published May 21st, 2008 in Architecture, Chile, Ecosystems, Ideas, Images, Innovation, Invention, Largest, Man-made phenomena, Recreation, Summertime, Swimming Pools, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized and Visual Imagery. 13 CommentsThose of us living in Austin, Texas, thrill on a daily basis to what many have called the jewel of our city: Barton Springs, our aquifer-fed natural pool located in the heart of the city. 1/8 of a mile long, Barton Springs is known to be one of the longest pools in North America. [...]