Monday, November 30, 2009

Beautiful Sea Beasts























treehugger.com has some amazing photos of underwater life untouched by sunlight. Click on that tasty cucumber to see some more.

37% of US Sewers are polluting rivers and lakes.
















As cities have grown rapidly across the nation, many have neglected infrastructure projects and paved over green spaces that once absorbed rainwater. That has contributed to sewage backups into more than 400,000 basements and spills into thousands of streets, according to data collected by state and federal officials.

Harnessing Wave Energy

http://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=LS_091120_Wave-Energy

BResearch now underway is based on ocean buoy generators. As ocean swells hit the buoy, electrical coils create electricity.

Samso







Samso: The energy self-sufficient island

Click on the picture to read more about the small sustainable Danish island.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Kentucky National Guard troops deploy on Agriculture mission.




Members of the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard deployed recently to Afghanistan as the Agriculture Development team. The teams main mission is to teach the people of Afghanistan to become self-sufficient and be able to create their own agricultural marketplace by teaching them modern farming methods. Here are some photos my friend has taken during his deployment.

Day of the Dead: Ohio River Valley Native Americans







































Here are some photos of Ying Kit Chan's Media, Issues and Sustainability student's shrine at the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts.

Dan Deacon: Vantastic!