Very cool work by our friends at ACF Greenhome (via Hospitals grow greener inspired by eco workshops
This Greenpeace campaign to stop Mattel using rainforest wood in their packaging is getting better and better .. (via Barbie Hunt | Greenpeace UK)
The elegant Gorganocephalus, or Basket star, was photographed branching its arms out after being intertwined with an octocoral. It feeds on food floating by in the water above the seabed.
Check out the beautiful images from the British Antartic Survey as part of the Census of Marine Life. Scientists discovered a new species as part of its work for the Census.
A few years ago Google announced the launch of Project 10 to the 100th, putting $10 million to fund projects that would change the world. They asked for submissions relating to community, environment opportunity, energy , health etc.. with an aim that these ideas would benefit as many people as possible.
Here is the list of the competition winners.
Incredible photos from the Big Picture: Chinese Oil Spill Cleanup.
Seeing this makes me feel really sad.
via workspaces:
An oil-covered fisherman rests next to containers filled with oil cleaned up from the spill site at a port in Dalian, Liaoning province.
Chinese Oil Spill Cleanup | The Big Picture
(via strle)
Just a little bit of history repeating.
Planes or Volcano? What’s emitting the most CO2 per day?
via: sparklefreeze
Iceland’s disruptive volcano: photos from the The Big Picture.
I’m quite fascinated by this event. I’m from england so I find it particualy amazing to look at the NASA satellite photograph of the UK showing the ash plume. I also cannot imagine Heathrow with no flights.
It’s funny how nature reminds that with all the technology and engineering in the world we can be thrown into chaos by acts of nature. Perhaps a good reminder of how we are connected to the world we live in.
World Water Day - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Floating on dreams and whispers, girls from a West Bank village cool off in the salt-laden waters of the Dead Sea. With its main tributary, the Jordan, at less than a tenth of its former volume, the inland sea has dropped some 70 feet since 1978.
(via @themaninblue)
Pee in the shower… it’s good for the environment
A cute little flash site (with a wee drop ‘English’ translator) that asks do you pee in the shower?
The Wentworth Talks: Peter Cosier
Sydney Theatre Company are joining with the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists to present The Wentworth Talks, a series of free bi-monthly presentations and panel discussions at The Wharf led by guest speakers addressing a wide range of topics relating to climate change and the environment. It’s free, but you need to still book yourself a place. Details of the first talk below:
The Wentworth Talks:
Peter Cosier
The planet is capable of managing carbon, but are we?
Monday 8 February at 7.30pm
Wharf 1
Scientists predict that if we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the end of most seafood by 2048.
The first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans.
Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act.
If you love your seafood or appreciate your marine environment, this is one film not to be missed.
When: 6.00pm, Wednesday 25th November
Where: Chauvel Cinema, Paddington
Cost: $20pp
Bookings: Please contact SACF on 02 8251 7875.
All proceeds from this event will support the marine conservation initiatives of Nature Conservation Council and SACF.
They say that everyone who finally gets it about climate change has an “Oh, shit” moment–an instant when the full scientific implications become clear and they suddenly realize what a horrifically dangerous situation humanity has created for itself.
What was your “Oh Shit” moment?
”Because Sydney imports the bulk of its vegetables from outside the region many Sydneysiders, feeling increasingly concerned about the issues of food security, food miles and the carbon footprint of imported vegetables compared with locally produced vegetables, may wish to develop strategies to improve the city’s self-sufficiency in vegetable production”
