August 2009
24 posts
"The fallacy of climate activism" →
Adam D. Sacks for Grist
Let Them Burn
I recently saw this entry for Inhabitat and Dwell’s ReBurbia contest, an urban design competition that calls for re-thinking the suburbs. Though the idea, “LET THEM BURN,” by Nogo Voyages, was not selected for the list of finalists, I thought it was quite clever. Out of the many innovative ideas proposed for repurposing suburban sprawl, sadly I am afraid that this may be one of...
“loneliness is just a word that means you are feeling alone and depressed and...”
– Tao Lin, from you are a little bit happier than i am (via lilise) (via heheheheheheheeheheheehehe)
MEGACRYOMETERS - meteors of ice →
"Is there any point in fighting to stave off... →
Paul Kingsnorth & George Monbiot for the Guardian
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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated...”
– Martha Graham, 1943
Mark Engler discussing his latest article,...
NY Times - How Americans Spend Their Time →
“The Earth’s period of habitability is nearly over ― on a cosmological timescale....”
– Edward Guinan, XXVIIth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union
WatchJanine Benyus - Biomimicry in Action
For TED
WatchSunscapes from TRACE, a NASA Small Explorer mission. (via Pruned)
Natural Retrofitting Strategies →
“Here are 20 of Nature’s strategies that can give us ideas for retrofitting our homes, buildings, and communities to contribute to a more sustainable world.”
- The Biomimicry Institute