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

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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.

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!

Brazilian Artist Nelly Azavedo

Nelly Azavedo speaks out against global warming on the steps of Berlin's Concert Hall. Click on the top picture to see more examples of this project.

Some Seasonal Ephemeral Art

Click here for some more Jack-o-lantern Mania!

Anti-Pollutant Houseplants

Here is a list of plants to put in your home to use as an air purifier rather than purchasing a machine to do it for you. My favorite is the Christmas Cactus. My grandmother has had one in her kitchen windowsill for the last couple of years.

Toy Trash Can by Volkswagen

Making throwing away trash fun again!

The Best States for Alternative Energy

GOOD is a great website specializing in infographics. They cover a broad range of issues.

My connection to Mountaintop Removal.

After entering my zipcode into the little blue box widget on my blog (at the top under my gravel pic). The site ilovemountains.org sent me to this site showing me my electricity provider and their connection to mountaintop removal by their use of coal. Click on the photo to see an example.

The Green House

President Barack Obama plans to get the White House LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Click on the Pic to read the article.

World Wildlife Fund Posters

These posters are thought-provoking and horrendously beautiful.

Click on the Pic to see some more examples.

Ephermal art using dogs and hay and a camcorder and water and music at a pond.

I used this song to help soundtrack my ephermal art project. I wanted to use different textures as well as experiment with water surface tension and reflection. My dogs played a big part in this video helping me not have to get into the water very much to create different movements across the surface.

Thoreau + Beer = Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale

I enjoyed a few brews this weekend and one of them was this tasty little diddy.

Post Typography: LEED

Post Typography is a couple of Baltimore based dudes who have a design firm. I try and keep up with their portfolio and really enjoy their work. Recently they worked with the U.S. Green Building Council. Here's an example of some of their work. Click on the picture to view some more.



According to their site:
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

Ford finds buyer for Wixom plant, will be used as renewable energy park

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Ford's abandoned plant in Wixom, Michigan, is getting a new lease on life. The factory originally opened way back in 1957 during the glory years of the American automotive industry and it encompasses a massive 320 acres (4.7 million square-feet). By the fall of 2011, the Wixom plant won't really have much to do with cars, becoming instead the largest renewable energy park in the United States.

Australia overtakes US as biggest polluter

Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of carbon dioxide, which is blamed for global warming, a risk consultancy says.

















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Snake with foot found in China

"I woke up and heard a strange scratching sound. I turned on the light and saw this monster working its way along the wall using his claw," said Mrs Duan of Suining, southwest China.


This doesn't have anything to do with sustainability but I think it is cute.

Cement Stream

Last week when I was walking back to the parking lot I noticed this stream of dried concrete heading toward this drainage ditch. I'm sure a little bit of it went down the drain unfortunately.
This could've been easily avoided if the people working down there would've had some better situational awareness.

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow motion, double exposure or time lapse, juxtaposed with footage of humans' devastating environmental impact on the planet...

and now you can watch it all on YouTube.

West Virginia Coal Mining

Here is a coal mining foundry in Fayette County, West Virginia near Oak Hill. Click on the photo to learn more about coal production in West Virginia.

Coal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. Find out more information here from Greenpeace.

West Virginia Trash

Just a cup of coffee with candy bar wrappers in it that someone left behind on a park bench by the river at a gas station.

Nest

Our first ephemeral art project done in class. Thanks Lexi for editing the movie-film.

Hiking Treasures

I found a couple of old bottles while hiking in Seneca Park yesterday. I'm fairly certain these are old Budweiser bottles, both of them have the Anheuser-Busch logo on them. Anyhow, I think they're cute. They had been there for a while I reckon. I've never seen any Budweiser bottles in this shape before.

Solar Panels for the World

Click on this map to view the surface area needed to power the world with solar panels....A very nice and neat infographic.

Sunday Stroll

The sabbath was freakishly beautiful this weekend. Some of my cousins came up and I heard my Aunt Cathy mention that she would like to go for a walk. I agreed to go on such an adventure and decided to take a couple of plastic grocery bags with us to fill with trash. My Pop tried to give me a large garbage bag and I said we'd be alright with the little bags. I totally underestimated the amount of garbage on our road. The plan was to walk a half-mile out and then turn around and come home. Both of the bags were full before we even reached a quarter-mile.

"Some Asshole really likes Rally's," Cathy said.

Someone out there finishes their fast food meal about 50 feet before our driveway and pitches it out the window. Thanks Scumbag!

Next Sunday I'm taking the Garbage Bag in tow.

Watermelon Juice = Ethanol Fuel

Leftover watermelons from harvests can be converted into clean ethanol fuel. The leftovers from America's farmland can create up to 2.5 million gallons for our own personal car machines, nautical vessels, and even aeroplanes.

click on the chopped up melon for full story

Louisville composting operation gets their own documentary

"Breaking New Grounds" by Walter Brock is a documentary on the Louisville organization of the same name. I had volunteered a handful of times summer before last and hope to be able to work with this group again in the future. Below you can view the two segments comprising the documentary.

Dan Deacon fuels his tour bus with recycled veggie oil

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Bring him a 5-gallon jug of that oily deliciousness while he's on tour and you can see his show for zero dollars. If that ain't cool...I just don't know what is anymore.