Archive for March, 2010
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could turn our humongous e-waste problem into a source of something we all need – like shoes? Well, vegan footwear company extraordinaire, Olsenhaus, is doing just that with their Fall Winter 2010 collection. Their always fashion forward heels, peep toes, and booties are all going to be made with a new polyester microfiber made from discarded television screens! Yes, really! HIT FROM: Inhabitat.com...
Geothermal energy, which harnesses the natural heat under the earth’s surface, has support from a lot of people: the US government, Google and even Ralph Nader. One city using a lot of geothermal energy already is Beijing. In this video, you can learn a bit about how geothermal works, and about its use in China. Bonus: silly rapping about geothermal thrown into the middle of the video (not quite as good as the “Double Panes” version of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”). China’s Green Beat – Geothermal Energy in Beijing from John Romankiewicz on Vimeo....
Is your favorite t-shirt in such distress that it garners more attention for its rips and holes than its clever declaration against CO2 emissions? There is no reason to despair over your cherished threads, because your loss is your computer’s gain. The people at Hello Rewind have come up with a great way to upcycle your old tees into new duds for your laptop. But best of all, by doing so, not only will you be getting a nifty new outfit for your computer, but you’ll be helping to support the fight against sex-trafficking. HIT FROM: Inhabitat.com...
Looking to follow-up on the success of Planet Earth, Discovery Channel is prepping the launch of LIFE — an 11-part series more than four years in the making and focusing on the planet’s living things and their spectacular, bizarre and fascinating behaviors. All of this will all be presented in delicious high-definition — and with a few new filming tricks too. Lending her voice to the narration of the series will be Oprah Winfrey. According to the release, she’ll introduce such “firsts” as a male humpback whale mating battle (called the “heat run”) from beginning to end; Komodo dragons bringing down an...
