Archive for the “nature & environment” category
national honey bee awareness day
by michele on August 22, 2009
Today is National Honey Bee Awareness Day! Where would the world be (no pun intended) without the Pollinators? In honor of the bees who pollinate many crops here are three presentations on bees. Bringing Back Urban Bees QUEST on KQED (…)
where does all of that garbage go? the great pacific garbage patch
by michele on August 19, 2009
Jean-Michel Cousteau, world-renowned oceanographer, shows us where massive amounts of garbage from throughout the world winds up. First in a series of three on trash, today’s post is about Marine Debris. What is Marine Debris? It’s trash left over from (…)
greenwashing and eco facades
by michele on July 23, 2009
This is a tongue-in-cheek animation short on the some of the absurdities of “greenwashing” by those companies who would exploit the “green movement’ in any way possible.
nature = wealth$$$?
by michele on July 7, 2009
Kqed.org recently had a radio show on the a project based at Stanford University. Here’s a 5 minute clip about a joint project between Stanford, the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy.
nature deficit disorder
by michele on June 23, 2009
Each of us cannot deny our connection with nature. Generations ago, connecting to nature was much easier – even for city dwellers. Now, many do not get the chance to experience nature. A few decades ago, much of the public (…)
environmentally friendly web hosting
by michele on May 29, 2009
How environmentally friendly is your web hosting? I myself haven’t made the switch to solar powered and wind powered web hosting. I truly wish that more companies would do this. With the proliferation of so many sites and blogs, it (…)
survivalists
by michele on May 27, 2009
survivalists http://www.vegparadise.com/survival.html
