World Science Festival
May 29, 2008
NPR’s The Bryant Park Project interviewed their own correspondent, Robert Krulwich, today about the first World Science Festival in New York that week and its effort to prepare science appealing to the masses. A few items in the news might help with that as well, like the space station’s broken toilet and climate change.
The conference attempts to put science in context for everyone: poets, accountants, kids, humanities majors– really, everyone–using “art, music, dance, literature, dialogue…
Ecoists: Josh Lucas
May 29, 2008
In 2007, the Sundance channel launched a series called Ecoists — “short, intimate dialogs with some of today’s most active and recognizable environmentalists.” It’s a great way to get more info on eco-friendly, but moreover, it’s a great way to get inspired by some truly passionate, intelligent citizens who are working for the planet. We’ll be syndicating these profiles on Green Daily, so you have a chance to catch up on any episodes you might have missed.
In that video: Josh Lucas discu…
Bunches and bunches of lights
May 29, 2008
Instead of shipping a big froofy chandelier from Italy, perhaps it’s day to look into lighting options that are a little gentler on the environment (and your wallet). Really, you don’t have to give up your penchant for elaborate light displays in order to stay green - you just have to expand your notion of what’s fancy and cool.
Remember: the best lighting fixtures are the ones fitted with CFLs or LEDs.
Here are several lighting fixtures that can serve as perfectly elegant, contemp…
Good ideas for fuel cell R&D? The DOE wants them
May 29, 2008
The DOE announced that it’s going to shell out $130 million to researchers, universities, national laboratories, etc. by the next three years to fund the advancement of fuel cell technology. As part of the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (he really does have one), the DOE is looking for innovations in either vehicle, stationary, or portable fuel cell technology. Ostensibly, the money’s available to any organization in the public or private sector — although private sector firms will have t…
An Inconvenient Opera?
May 29, 2008
It looks like there might be more in store from Don Alberto Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning film than just mediocre DVD sales. Reportedly, one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses has commissioned a operatic version of An Inconvenient Truth to hit the stage for 2011. Milan’s La Scala has tapped composer Giorgio Battistelli to set the climate change documentary to music. What that will look/sound like — I have no idea.
Do society really want to sit and watch a guy belting out the…
People, Planet, Profit: Organic Jeans Made in Italy
May 29, 2008
Last week I was in Florence to visit the fifth edition of Terra Futura, the national meeting-exhibition of the “good practices” of sustainability. The goal of that event is to bring the whole society towards a process of global sensitization. 500 expositive areas and more than 4000 companies showed visitors a lot of products and services, which have been made according to the sustainability’s principles. A free exhibition with a calendar of cultural events including conferences, semina…
Recycle that dog collar
May 29, 2008
Keyka has a lot of attractively sewn products and tutorials for making your own. One of the recent posts gives a instructs readers on how to recycle a dog collar. Whether Fido has outgrown his last neck accessory or it has simply worn out, parts of it can be reused.
With a little bit of scrap fabric and the existing collar, you have what it takes for a new creation. By reusing the plastic snaps and metal ring, you are preventing less material from entering the landfills (albeit, very litt…