Atmosphere named world heritage site
News from an (alternate?) future, courtesy – sort of – of the International Herald Tribune, with a little help from Greenpeace. [Via Long Now Blog]
View ArticleRefuelling David Byrne
David Byrne's latest post, describing the logistics of touring by bus, ended with an surprising (to me) detail: Our US busses ran on biodiesel. Not sure if the European ones did. That meant we'd book...
View ArticleEnvironmental Performance Index charted
It'd be interesting to see a version of these charts of the Environmental performance of rich and poor countries that allowed you to see the way a given country's performance had changed over time. For...
View ArticleA no-win situation. (Or, why fan pages for multinational corporations are a...
Sometimes the sight of multinational corporation embracing social media ain't pretty. In the midst of a discussion about a controversy over the environmental practices of some of Nestle's suppliers, a...
View ArticleOh
My favourite entry to the TEDxOilSpill Poster Competition was Doug Hucker's Oh, which somehow only rated an 'Honourable Mention' from the judges. [Via jwz]
View ArticleFlood
Dan Hill has posted an epic tale of life in Brisbane as the floodwater started to rise: We spot a large advert for chocolate milk adorning a building. "Dive into chocolately fun" it says. It seems...
View ArticleHedonistic sustainability, Danish-style
Copenhagen will soon be home to the world's least boring power station: Planned for completion in 2016, the former factory-shaped eyesore will ferry visitors up a vertical elevator to a series of...
View ArticleThe Dark Side
Greenpeace want us to know that Volkswagen has gone over to the Dark Side.1 [Via Pop Loser] In case you missed it, the advert being parodied can be found here.
View Article'Echo station 3-T-8, we have spotted Imperial walkers.'
It would appear that an Imperial probe droid has located Greenpeace's secret base on Hoth: Greenpeace spokeswoman Leila Dean says in a statement: "Almost two million people have already watched our...
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