Thrown to the Wind
Beijing-based artist Wang Zhiyuan piece entitled Thrown to the Wind ascends 36 feet into the air. Zhiyuan’s tornado of plastic waste is a reminder of the trash that overwhelms his hometown and it’s surrounding environment. It pretty much speaks to anyone - the reality is that we are all living with it the effects of non-dispoable waste.
10,000 Hanging Garments Encourage People to Recycle
Fashion department store Marks & Spencer launched its project called Shwopping, a portmanteau of shopping and swapping, in an effort to recycle clothing and decrease waste. The project, which they refer to as a revolution, seeks to draw attention to the amount of clothing that’s discarded every day in the UK and make a conscious effort to reverse this wasteful habit. The cause claims that approximately 10,000 articles of clothing go to landfills every five minutes.
Permaculture in Uganda
“The video has inspiring farmer’s stories from Uganda after being taught permaculture lessons. ICOD Action Network Uganda and Project Focus USA were the organizations in charge. The training was carried out by Warren Brush adn Daniel Parra Hensel from True nature Design.”
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Dekalb Market and Incubator Farm
ORE Design + Technology (the same group who brought you the Pop-up Farm) brings you Dekalb market, located in downtown Brooklyn. The market is an open-air gathering space that brings together makers, entrepreneurs, chefs and artists. Dekalb Market encompasses an incubator farm, an event space and a collection of eateries and work-sell spaces, the project transformed an inactive brownfield eyesore into a thriving community of small businesses.
International Compost Awareness Week!
International Permaculture Day is on May 6th! Check out the website to see if there are any events near you.
This time-lapse video shows the assembly of three wind-power turbines within a two-day period in June 2011 at Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River Wind Project-Phase I, located in Garfield County, Washington. From the ground to the tip of a vertical blade, the 2.3-megawatt turbines stand more than 430 feet tall and weigh 340 tons. The boom on the crane erecting the turbines extends 390 feet into the air. When completed in early 2012, PSE’s newest wind farm will have 149 turbines capable of generating 343 megawatts of electricity, enough to serve 100,000 households.
Good to see the wind power industry has the resources to make this video?
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happy earth day !
(Source: jennisnotahomesteader)
GreenBox: a smart packaging solution combining pizza delivery with its eating, storage and recycling. The patented design allows the box to be split into four plates and a leftovers container through simple scores and perforated edges. Made of 100% recycled cardboard. Design by Ecovention.
(Source: greenboxny.com)
