From the incredibly creative folks at www.ifixit.com comes a Self-Repair Manifesto. What’s this? Fix our own stuff rather than ditching it or recycling? What a revolutionary idea. Plus, if you give these folks a tweet they’ll send you a free funky poster with your own manifesto.
Life from 100,000 Feet Out
Perspective is everything. Looking at a problem from the arbitrary altitude of 100,000 feet can put a whole different spin on its order of magnitude. Back on earth a problem or gift can be overwhelming, sending you reeling in desperation or euphoria. Or somewhere in between. Look at it from a distance and it becomes relative to the surrounding influences.
A Month Without Monsanto
April Dávila wondered what it would take to cut the GMO giant out of her family’s life. She found that it was far more entrenched than she’d ever realized.
Elegance Along the Amazon – A 1600 km Cruise Up the World’s Greatest River
Sandra and John Nowlan travelled with famed environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau along the Amazon. They profound beauty and deep threats to a river that holds more than a fifth of all the fresh water on earth.
Random Love and X-Rated Orcas
When Neil Johnston heads off whale watching in the waters off Vancouver Island, he is in for a bigger surprise than he ever bargained for.
At Last, a Human Right to Water
Today is Blog Action Day! Bloggers around the globe are posting about the same issue on the same day with the goal of “sparking a global discussion and driving collective action.” This year’s topic is water, and the following article published on in July in Yes Magazine! is so important it needs to be read and read again, and again.
Driving the Streets of San Miguel
Lorne Daniel travelled to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico seeking a sabbatical that included respite from his citizens’ group on the effects of automobiles on our cities. But what he found in Mexico were cars — and plenty think about when it comes to how cars impact society … and society impacts cars.
10-10-10 Brings Out the Good, the Bad and the Weird
Kerry Slavens explores all the things that are supposed to happen on 10-10-10, from the good (people coming together to help the planet) to the weirdest (the reactivation of Atlantean Crystals anyone?) 10-10-10 will be a special day — one way or the other.
Where Our Electronics Go to Die, There’s No Rest in Peace
Where do your old computers and other electronic gadgets go to die? You might be surprised at the devastation being caused by a so-called clean technology as this award-winning documentary by UBC students and their professor reveals.
The Weather is Bigger Than Us
What’s the weather doing in your part of the world today? Rain, drought, cold, heat, winds? Unexpected sunshine? In the absence of weather, small talk would be severely compromised. “It’s another day, isn’t it?” the neighbor would say. “Yep, sure is a day,” we would reply. Farmers would have nothing to complain about except, of […]