green & environment
Video Game Pollution
By lainie at 14 January, 2012, 7:31 am
PS3’s, Microsoft X-Box 360’s, and Nintendo Wii’s , although abused by some, are the source of harmless entertainment for millions of people worldwide. Greenpeace, however, argues otherwise. On their website, Greenpeace posted and article that exposes Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo for using harmful substances in the production of their popular game consoles. Greenpeace’s report, Playing [...]
Alarmist buzz for the bees
By lainie at 8 January, 2012, 2:47 pm
As a societal phenomenon, the western/wealthy countries advocate their environmental consciousness and take pride from spending ecologically. In spite of their efforts to reduce their footprint, to recycle in order to sustain the biomass, they feel powerless in contemplating the slow degradation of Earth. After the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (“mad cow”) that [...]
Micky D’s going green?
By lainie at 21 November, 2011, 5:35 pm
There are many things I think about when I think of McDonalds, and being green isn’t one of them. According to an article on Sustainable Life Media, McDonalds has released their green – sustainable best practices, with the urging that their customers vote for “best of the best”. The report apparently highlights over 80 best [...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
By lainie at 4 November, 2011, 1:13 pm
Gather ’round everyone, take a seat and put on your listening caps (in my case, a smart looking technicolor beanie, complete with propeller). Sure, green is a wonderful color and an easy bandwagon to jump on; but it’s not easy being green. I’m not talking Kermit here, or even Oscar for that matter (although his [...]
the origin of the world
By lainie at 2 November, 2011, 12:06 pm
Where do we come from is a haunting question to comprehend who we are, our role and interactions with the universe! But the solution, as we don’t know it, is closer than we may think! Torn apart between two main factions, the pragmatic science and the fervous religion, between the original chaos preceeding its organic birth and the [...]
Green or Greenwashing.. the very best wrap
By lainie at 15 October, 2011, 9:04 pm
Just had to repost this, for the most part, these are unbelievable. The origonal post can be found here. The Greenwash Brigade 2008′s greenwashes of the year The Greenwash Brigade brings you our favorite greenwashes of 2008. Some good, some bad, some just plain funny — and in no particular order. (Vote for your favorite [...]
goodwin, the “on” demand green tech
By lainie at 10 December, 2008, 4:02 pm
With the recent increase of the gas at the pump, drivers look at biodiesel and hybrid cars as their next investment in matter of efficiency at the consumption. As the environment conscious people regard at the Prius as the car of the year, with Goodwin playing the Da Vinci or the killjoy of the automobile [...]
water, water nothing but water…
By lainie at 8 December, 2008, 12:13 am
Danced and sung by Gene Kelly, venerated by countries with a minimal hydrometry, covering 70% of the surface of the earth, water as the symbol of fertility, life is welcomed and praised everywhere but in …Venice. What comes to mind when we see present time pictures of Venice is who could have guessed that the [...]
the water war
By lainie at 7 December, 2008, 4:46 pm
The anger started in Bolivia where the people felt stripped out of their “material inheritance and natural resources”, and will definitely soon inflame the world. It’s official now Europe is preparing to a massive attack on individual tap water consumption. Great Britain launched the offensive in proposing to tax the tap water upon the volume consumed. [...]
Wear What We Were
By lainie at 18 November, 2008, 7:26 pm
In its third year, the Junk to Funk fashion show has found a home in Portland. This is by no means a Hollywood, diamond encrusted, red carpet event. It is not a part of fashion week in New York. The designers showcased do not reside in the lap of exclusive fashion houses in Italy. Each [...]
