The Aquaduct is pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a carbon... continue reading
posted by Issykitty 1 decade 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,885 viewsGot A Conscience?
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Reminders of what the world is like when we're too busy looking up to see what we're stepping on.
Conscience: A person's moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects their own behaviour.
Harvard professor Dan Gilbert discusses why we are especially unsuited to respond to global warming. Update: jwray points out that the frog thing is a myth. As a metaphor it may not be true - but it... continue reading
posted by winkler1 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 4,441 views"The eye-popping spectacle bears more than a passing resemblance to Sauron ’s Mordor Lighthouse in Lord of the Rings - only shiny, happy and sunny, rather than dark and fiery. Dumb analogies aside, there’s... continue reading
posted by deputydog 1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 1,798 views"Greensprings offers a sustainable and beautiful alternative to conventional cemeteries. It is a place of meadows and woodlands, where you may choose native trees and shrubs for planting on your gravesite,... continue reading
posted by lisacat 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,620 viewsI found this clip awe-inspiring, it's a real idea by Enviro-Mission in Australia. Too bad mankind is too consumed fighting wars, fear and terrorism to start acting on ways of making our planet better on... continue reading
posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,270 viewsfrom foratv.com description: Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? There is mounting evidence that man-made chemicals, notably pesticides, are accumulating in our environment, and that... continue reading
posted by curiousity 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,536 viewsA little compassion goes a long way.
posted by dystopianfuturetoday 1 decade 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 23,090 views • 20 secsPaul “Moose” Curtis makes graffiti by cleaning. He uses a pressure washer and stencils to draw in grime, soot, and dust. href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3379017">NPR ... continue reading
posted by winkler1 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,728 views(with English subtitles) A haunting song by the French-Canadian group Les Cowboys Fringants about a desolate future on a ruined Earth and a dying man who believes he is the last person on the planet.
posted by calvados 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,851 viewsMika Brzezinski of MSNBC refuses to read the lead story about paris hilton. If only all the news outlets would follow her lead, the world would be a tiny bit better.
posted by grspec 1 decade 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 5,625 views • 3:02This is Radiohead's ALL I NEED video for MTV's EXIT CAMPAIGN.
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