[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
New Belgium Brewing, the creator of that beloved Amber Ale Fat Tire has launched a blog devoted to supporting and promoting the social movement it launched in 2005: Team Wonderbike. Apparently, boozing and biking go hand in hand (well not literally) for the Fort Collins brewmasters—and it’s a good thing they do….
Mike over at Inhabitat tipped us on Inhabitat’s review of the Black Cloud Project. The group’s name, the Black Cloud Citizen Science League, glows with the promise of super-heroic aid in the time of need.
But are you in need? Indeed, if you consider that what you don’t know can hurt you. The students at […]
There’s a Green Map hanging in my hallway at home, and once in awhile I glance at it and think oh yeah, I should use this more, have it with me in the bike bag. But the problem with the Green Map is that it can show you where a bike collective is located (and […]
Image Courtesy of Power Vote
The Energy Action Coalition is spearheading Power Vote, a political movement focused on getting young voters to register and to support clean energy initiatives in the upcoming election cycles. The concept is simple: interested or concerned youth log on to the Power Vote website, and sign a pledge to make voting […]
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It’s not a sure-fire bet, but NASA climate scientist James Hansen and several colleagues have published an article in the latest issue of Global Biogeochemical Cycles making the case that curbing coal emissions alone could forestall a full-blown climate crisis. While they also recommend reducing the use of oil and gas, they estimate […]
Lammas’ eager pioneers: tied up in red tape.
The Lammas ecovillage initiative, labeled “Wales’ greenest planning application” by its supporters, has once again been turned down by a local planning commission. The plan, which was rejected last October but has since been revised and resubmitted, envisions a 74 acre off-the-grid and off-the-pipe village, organized based […]
Eden Home should be a boon to all the eco-enthusiast online shoppers everywhere. Touting everything from clay cookware to organic bathroom linens to soap made of shea butter and olive oil, Eden Home seems like a classier, eco-friendlier online version of Bed, Bath & Beyond. …