Posts tagged America
Green Planet: Environmental Preservation Tips (extended)
Jul 16th
This is a revised version of the one posted previously, geared towards people of ALL ages. Presented at the 2007 International Festival at Soka University of America
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BREAKING: Oil Spill May Have Stopped in Gulf
Jul 12th
This news still needs to be confirmed, but it is being reported that the new containment cap has worked and the flow of oil info the Gulf of Mexico has been successfully stopped.
A message posted to the PBS News Hour Twitter feed read, “BREAKING: There does not appear to be oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. We are confirming w/@BP_America. http://bit.ly/cGStxN”
The shortened link points to their UStream page for the live video feed that shows the oil flowing into the Gulf. That video is embedded after the jump.
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Summer In The City: Urban Strategies for Keeping Cool
Jul 8th
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
Really, when you look at most of the lists of ways to keep cool, you would think that everyone in America lived in a detached house in the ‘burbs. But lots of people live in cities and apartments where suggestions like “don’t use the dryer” or “plant a tree” are not relevant. How do you keep cool in the city?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Quote of the Day: A Declaration of Interdependence
Jul 5th
Steve McCallion, executive creative director at design and innovation consultancy Ziba Design, writes in Fast Company Design:
America has mortgaged its future to maintain the symbols of personal freedom (the house, the car, the big screen TV) at the expense of real freedom. We owe China almost one trillion dollars; our public education system is approaching collapse; and, we rank number one globally for…Read the full story on TreeHugger
