Archive for March, 2008

• The Earth Hour carbon calculator

  Did you participate in Earth Hour this weekend? Yes? Great, cause now its time to take it to the next level. It’s time to actually make a difference. Earth Hour has teamed up with Zerofootprint, a Canadian not-for-profit organisation, to …

• Earth Hour 2008

  Turn off your lights for one hour at 8pm March 29 (that’s tomorrow) “to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.” Households and businesses around the world are urged to turn off their lights and …

• The Arctic is losing its ice faster than ever

  This is a continuation on an earlier post called “It keeps getting warmer, no matter what some people say“. Just like the global warming deniers say the Arctic ice is approximately the same as it was last year, as data …

• Green Quote of the Week: Kathleen Sebelius

  Kansas Governor Katherine Sebelius said this when she vetoed a bill last week that would have allowed the construction of two new coal fired power plants: Of all the duties and responsibilities entrusted to me as governor, none is greater …

• Lady Liberty dismisses Mr. Car Fetish and marries Mr. Transit

  At the car-fetishes altar of happiness, the NY International Auto Show at the Javits Center, this year experienced a rather special protest from the people behind StreetFilms. Thousands of people flocked to the NY International Auto Show at the Javits …

• Video: Naturally dyed Easter eggs

  I remember when I did Easter eggs like these when I was smaller. You know, back then when you actually cared to celebrate Easter. But no matter what your personal opinion about Easter is, this method will make your eggs …

• Green WebHost

  Green WebHost is an UK company that started providing environmental guided hosting in 2003. They were, according to them, the first ISP in UK that took this issue seriously. Their datacenter is located in California, east of Los Angeles, and …

• Urge the Press to ask about Global Warming

  We have wondered and discussed where climate change is in the USA primaries, and we have asked ourselves if Al Gore can put pressure on the climate issue during the USA 2008 election. The primaries have come a long way …

• Ford Transit Connect Taxi Concept

  There are currently around 12000 traditional “yellow cabs” in New York today. They are big and gas-guzzling. Now Ford wants to replace them all with their new Ford Transit Connect Taxi Concept. The new Ford Transit Connect is smaller and …

• Colourful re-usable bags from Envirosax

  My re-usable bags that once where shining white and bright is now all looking a bit, let’s say, unattractive. I don’t really know how many years I’ve been using them but it’s many and it’s getting a bit unattractive to …