Archive for April, 2008
Use the One Minute Water Calculator to calculate the amount of water your lifestyle requires. I bet your wastefulness will be higher than you think it is. Americans take water, especially clean water, for granted.
Celebrate Earth Day at the GO GREEN Ride-and-Drive Expo this Saturday, April 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Convocation Center Parking Lot at James Madison University. The event is free and open to the public!
The event staff will be handing out FREE compact flourescent ligh bulbs, and everyone is invited to participate in hands-on learning stations. Attendees can make soap from biodiesel byproducts, create wind energy, ride a vehicle simulator and learn about tire inflation. Additionally, attendees will be able to see electric trucks, Segways, electric ATVs, the Toyota Prius hybrid, the Toyota Highlander hybrid, and the Toyota Camry hybrid.
For more information visit Earth Fest 2008 or call (540) 568-2766.
1. West Edmonton Mall – 20,000 spaces
2. Seattle Sea-Tac Airport – 13,000 spaces
3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, McNamara Terminal – 11,500 spaces
4. Universal Studios, South Facility – 10,200 spaces
5. Disney World, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Lots – 23,000 spaces combined
6. Disneyland’s Mickey and Friends Parking Structure – 10,000 spaces
7. Chicago O’Hare Airport, Main parking garage – 9,266 spaces
8. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1 parking lot – 9,000 spaces
9. Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Daily Parking Garage – 8,400 spaces
10.Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Terminal D Parking Garage – 8,100 spaces
This list was published in Forbes.com. The list consists of parkings lots from shopping malls, airports, and theme parks. Click on the link to check out these ugly monstrosities.
SunChips uses solar energy for its chips and its advertising. I love the creativity. I think I’ll grab a bag of SunChips…
How do they advertise at night?
This is a music video produced by two teachers. The lyrics are a little corny, but the video has a great message and it has interesting imagery.
If you absolutely love the song you can download from iTunes. I think I’ll pass.
Yesterday, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture at the University of Virginia. According to Wikipedia, Dr. Brundtland “is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations.”
This video was created by the School of Architecture to raise awareness on Dr. Brundtland’s appearance.
This video is Al Gore’s follow up to An Inconvenient Truth. Now that we’ve established that global warming is a serious threat, Al Gore offers an idea on how to fix the crisis.
“As important as it is to change the light bulbs…it’s more important to change the laws.”
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
I apologize to anyone that finds this video clip sexist, but I thought it was funny. Those Europeans have no shame, but they sure know how to recycle. Did you see all the different types of recycling bins they had on the street? Amazing…take notes USA.
A few weeks ago I reviewed the social networking phenomenon, Twitter. A few days ago I saw a story about plants using cell phones and Twitter to communicate their needs. According to EcoFriend, “a group called Botanicalls has come up with a method to monitor your plants remotely, then be Twittered when they need some water. It can send out a Twitter alert when it’s thirsty and also detect when it’s been over- or under-watered… It uses an Arduino electronics board connected to a notebook, and some soil moisture probes crafted from a couple of galvanized nails.”
I think this is cool as long as my plants don’t start prank calling me…
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