Engineering Synergy

There are five factors that contribute to sustainable projects. They can all be defined, measured, and controlled. I will list them out in terms of increasing complexity. But never forget they are all absolutely required for sustainable systems: stability: we need our...

Cities = unsustainable systems

Cities consume resources and produce little.. Okay, maybe a few things: education, health services, and some intellectual property.. But by and large, cities are unsustainable consumers of resources. This is the primary failure of modern human civilization. Not war; not...

God as Woman; co-ops: the only sustainable model; good parenting

God as Woman; co-ops: the only sustainable model; balanced child-rearingWho are generally more nurturing, accepting, forgiving, open, welcoming,.. men or women? One way of looking at the cosmos is as a giant womb. Who has wombs? Men or women? Who are generally more mentally...

Tales from the Missionary Hut: Floating Gardens

How do you find food when your village is flooded?  According to the NGO Hands on Help for the Poor, you can simply grow it on the flood water.  These floating farms can also be created on ponds and...

Tales from the Missionary Hut: Pedal Power Nutter

In this month’s Tales from the Missionary Hut, our globally concerned inventors lend the poor in the developing world a hand with the help of much vaunted pedal power.  Based on a design by Nottingham...

Major Challenges of the Year 2010

New Delhi: The year 2010, like the others year of the 21st century will be very challenging. But we should prepare for solve different kind of coming challenges. I hope that intellectual leaders of the world take...

Peace Boat in Vancouver

If you don't know what the Peace Boat is here are the details from Wikipedia: "The Peace Boat (ピースボート, Pīsu Bōto?) is a global organization headquartered in Japan established for the purpose of...

End the farse, free doctors

Robert Templer, Asia program director of the International Crisis Group called government of Sri Lanka to alter course, provide a clear timetable to resettle the IDPs,  and release the doctors. An estimated...

World Environment Day, June 5 2009: Your Planet needs you

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and the theme for this year is 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. Started in 1972 by the UN General Assembly, it marked the opening of...

Earthfest Boston 2009 hosted by Radio 92.9 May 30

Earthfest Boston 2009 kicks off today, hosted by Radio 92.9, and this is a popular green festival that features free organic food samples, tips on how to live sustainably, and lots of live music acts such as...

Stop eating Genetically Modified Foods immediately doctors say

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) today released its position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating that “GM foods pose a serious health risk” and calling for a moratorium on GM...

Community garden coming to Vancouver city hall

This is a great message to send to Vancouverites and those who visit the city.  " VANCOUVER — Mayor Gregor Robertson wants the city to join the “grow food locally” movement. Really locally, in fact. ...

Harper, Campbell make Evergreen Line funding announcement in BC

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that there will be an Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-cities area of Vancouver. Harper thinks that the new project will boost...

Sustainable Fashion launched at London Fashion Week

A plan by Lord Hunt, the Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy and the Minister for DEFRA, annouced today at the opening of London Fashion Week that he is going to launch a new Sustainable Clothing Action Plan. This action plan, which is backed by major high street...

ContainR : Solarpowered Mobile Cinema

My friends are doing this project. They've curated a programme of sports art films and are screening them in a custom built solar powered mobile cinema made from reconstituted shipping containers. It will be located...

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