Category Archives: Environment

It’s not easy being green.

Because Richard Nixon Was A Communist

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Peter

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c An Energy-Independent Future www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Brilliant.

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Ouch

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Peter

there are now four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate via The Crisis Comes Ashore | The New Republic. You really wonder. And last night I learned that several of my friends don’t think global … Continue reading →

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Ha!

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Peter

… stranded pink English-persons willing to take any chance to get home, their paradise island retreats mysteriously, after the allotted two weeks, having turned from haven to prison. via Edge 317. Issue 317 of Edge, on the Icelandic volcano, is … Continue reading →

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Touché

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Peter

I’ve never heard anyone accuse Zürich, for example, of having a blistering DJ scene, cutting-edge galleries or forward-leaning popup shops. Yet they seem to be doing OK when it comes to the cheddar, you know? via People are creative; industries, … Continue reading →

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Light Up Malawi

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Peter

Light Up Malawi from Raina Kumra on Vimeo. Light Up Malawi is one of my good friend Raina’s latest projects and a great cause. Please pledge $10 now!

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It’s electric!

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Peter

nrc.nl – International – Watch out – electric cars are coming to Amsterdam Apparently only electric vehicles will be allowed in Dutch city centers. In 2040.

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“How the Crash Will Reshape America”

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Peter

Declining cities, mass transit, velocity, spikiness, creative clusters, incentives, urban geography – this article by  Richard Florida covers just about everything we’re interested in at the Seattle Project.

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And now you know

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Peter

BLDGBLOG: The mine hijackers Glaciers are the future of architectural design.

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Artifical Nature

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Peter

As the saying goes, God made the world but the Dutch made the Netherlands. Of course, no landscape is untouched: walk through the British countryside and what seems to be untouched forests and hills turn out be forests planted several … Continue reading →

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Word

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Peter

Los Angeles’ carbon footprint is a light one — sort of – Los Angeles Times “The Mississippi River roughly divides the country into high and low emitters,” it says. “In 2005, all but one of the 10 largest per capita … Continue reading →

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