GREEN JAR

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Aug 14 2009

WORLD POPULATION TO HIT 7 BILLION BY 2011

Here’s a sobering thought for your Friday morning: Mongabay reports a new study by the Population Reference Bureau shows that by 2011 world population will hit 7 billion people. That’s just twelve years after it hit 6 billion, and 24 since it hit 5 billion: As you may very well...

Archived in News & Features
Aug 10 2009

SAMSUNG REVEALS ECO PHONE MADE FROM CORN?!!!!!!

The Reclaim – Samsung and service partner Sprint’s newest green phone – has innovative features that go beyond the bare bones that similar products like Motorola’s W233 Renew phone offers. This eco-conscious smart-phone is 80 percent recyclable and made mostly of corn-based bio-plastics, but that’s not all this compact phone has up its green sleeves. I really really really want...

Archived in Technology
Aug 10 2009

A BIG BEN MADE OF STRAW…

Big Ben, the famous clock at Britain’s Houses of Parliament, has shown up in a cornfield. Rre-created from more than 500 bales of straw, the 70 ft. sculpture weighs over 20 tons and has a working clock . And it can be recycled when it is taken down after Christmas. What...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Aug 10 2009

Green Your Block 9/11 With Green For All & The Hip Hop Caucus

Care about green jobs and greening your community? Then pay attention. Green For All and the Hip Hop Caucus have launched a new campaign: Green the Block. Their first major national service event will take place on September 11th as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. In addition to the events on...

Archived in Events Take Action
Aug 10 2009

NYC SUMMER STREETS 2009: NEW YORKERS UNITE!

People of New York, don’t miss your chance to be a part of Summers Streets NYC 2009. There are two Saturdays left when 7 miles of roads will become car free (on August 15 and 22, from 7 AM to 1 PM). It’s very family friendly and there are more...

Archived in Take Action
Aug 10 2009

SINGAPORE’S PARK IN THE SKY

Singapore’s Telok Blangah Hill Park is a dreamscape for city-bound nature lovers. A sleek fly-over infrastructure of bridges and platforms elevates visitors above the forest floor to give them a “monkey perspective,” with minimal effect on the greenery below, writes Pop-Up City. The views also include a 360-degree panorama of the city,...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Aug 06 2009

A RIDE OR DIE BOARD

Skateboards these days are amazing examples of graphic design, and some are practically objets d’art – what a shame that they should to go to a landfill after the boards have lost their pop! Thankfully, Pennsylvania-based Deckstools is here to keep art from the trash heap and to add style...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Aug 06 2009

I GLOW IN THE DARK

It’s hard to say no to a glowing bike, especially when it looks tight and could save your life in a dark intersection. The folks at Bicycle Design pointed us to a Core77 post about the Pulse, a tasty single-speed concept generated by design firm Teague. Designer Dana Krieger calls...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Aug 04 2009

JIM DENEVAN SAND ART

Jim Denevan’s art is all about etching his ingenuity on sand. Carving on a vast canvas with naturally abundant brushes (wave tossed sticks); he does it without any measuring aids. It’s all freehand stuff. It usually takes him 7 hours or 30 miles of labor to compose, design rather, a...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Aug 04 2009

Strictly For the TATTED UP GREENIES

This is for all you already-tatted up kids. Dont get it twisted, I’m not trying to get on anyone’s mom’s bad sides. So if you don’t have multiple tattoos don’t read this. And if you do reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad onnnnnnn. Since you won’t ever allow a worthless memo to stick to your...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design