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Weird & Wonderful, Mar 16th, 2010,
Weather is all around us. It’s constantly happening and constantly changing. We experience it as soon as we step outside and we follow the forecasts—sometimes almost obsessively. What would you do if you could actually wear the weather? Seems like a crazy concept, right? Well, Canadian designer Valerie Lamontagne has turned that very crazy idea [...]
Tags: design, fashion, Moon Dress, Peau d’Ane, Sky Dress, Sun Dress, Valerie Lamontagne, weather
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The buzz around London’s new Strata SE1 skyscraper isn’t coming from the 5 wind turbines that crown its razor-like pinnacle, but from the attention this futuristic piece of architecture is garnering.
The tower is part of a project to regenerate the central London neighborhood of Elephant and Castle. The rejuvenation project has been praised by former [...]
Tags: Castle, elephant, Guardian, london, Razor, SE1, skyscraper, Strata, tower, turbines, wind
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A creative initiative around the missing tower of the Cathedral of Antwerp, that’s what Designing The Absent is all about.
The Cathedral, as they proudly call the building in Antwerp, was built in the 14th century without taking much account of the budget needs for such a big undertaking. Due to a failing economy, the money [...]
Tags: antwerp cathedral, Designing The Absent, green architecture, green design, Inhabitat.com, living wall, missing tower, urban architecture
Health, Pollution, Recycling, Weird & Wonderful, Mar 15th, 2010,
How many of you get a nice breath of smog-filled, polluted air every time you step outside?
Well, if you live in the UK, you’re in luck. The National Trust is distributing free jars of fresh air to London workers. Yes, that’s right: jars of fresh air. Care for a nice garden or walk through the [...]
Tags: city workers, free jars of fresh air, free weekend, london, National Trust, UK
Conservation, Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, ,
The greenest season of them all is upon us and Hollywood is abuzz with charity events. One in particular may be of interest to all of you devoted green-lifestylers.
In A Bid To Save The Earth, Christie’s has partnered up with NBC Universal and 4 awesome environmental organizations to celebrate the Earth and offer you some [...]
Tags: A Bid To Save The Earth, celebrities, charity auction, Christies, Earth Day, environmental auction, green auction, Hollywood, NBC Universal
Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 13th, 2010,
A flock of over 100 starlings plummeted to the ground and died in a woman’s front garden in the county of Somerset in England last Sunday.
According to the London Times, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is investigating the strange and sudden death.
Mrs Knight was told by a neighbour that [...]
Tags: birds, dead, fall, FlashForward, flock, london, starlings, sudden, Times
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Some of you may remember a documentary released last summer called The Cove. It basically depicted the annual dolphin hunts that occur in one of Japan’s National Parks, through the eyes of an anti-dolphin hunting campaigner. The film went on to win an Academy Award this year for Best Documentary Film. However, the team behind [...]
Tags: endangered species, illegal whale meat, investigation, Sei whales, sushi, The Cove, The Hump, undercover stint
Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 11th, 2010,
Life and death work in mysterious ways and one recent incident in Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is proof of that.
An Asian Elephant gave birth yesterday to a healthy, living, baby boy. Two days ago, you wouldn’t have known that. Two days ago, zookeepers and veterinarians both declared the elephant calf dead inside the womb. Apparently, the [...]
Tags: Asian Elephant, australia, birth, elephant, life and death, Sydney, Taronga Zoo
Green basics, Weird & Wonderful, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 10th, 2010,
Have you ever heard the green travel saying: ‘take nothing but photos; leave nothing but footprints’ (or something to that effect)? Well, if you’re like me, you’ll want to bring home at least one gift, or perhaps send a postcard. Well, check this out. UK based A Studio for Design created an awesome new product [...]
Tags: cress, garden, gift, postcard, PostCarden, seeds, travel
Climate change, Politics, Weird & Wonderful, Mar 7th, 2010,
The lowest country in the world may have found an interesting solution to a rather alarming problem.
The Maldives is an absolutely amazing place, consisting of 26 atolls (a ring of coral reef) and nearly 1200 small islands. It’s also severely affected by climate change. Some people say the islands are sinking. In fact, they only [...]
Tags: climate change, Dutch Docklands, Dutch Watervally, floating facilities, floating houses, floating islands, global warming, The Maldives, Waterstudio.NL