NURTURE NATURE PROJECT
Archive for April 2011
(video) Bill McKibben of 350.org Speaking at Power Shift 2011
Mark your calendar MOVING PLANET DAY: September 24th! I just received the following notice from 350.org: Circle September 24 on your calendar–that’s the day for what 350.org is calling Moving Planet: a day to move beyond fossil fuels. Click here to join in. “On 24 September we’ll be figuring out the most meaningful ways to make … Continue reading
(video) Cradle to Cradle Festival Berlin – William McDonough and Michael Braungart
“At the Cradle to Cradle Festival in Berlin, Jan Michael Hess interviewed the two C2C co-founders William McDonough and Michael Braungart who know how we can create the Cradle to Cradle Economy. Waste is food. Materials in the technosphere should be reused like biodegradable nutrients in the biosphere. Michael is joining Bill & Jan in … Continue reading
Sublime (TED video) Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong – Universe Standing O
Profound. A must see. “Eric Whitacre began his music career singing in his college choir, with no previous musical experience. By 21, he had completed his first concert work, Go, Lovely Rose, and soon advanced to Juilliard where he studied under Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano. Today, his 44 published concert pieces have sold over a million copies, … Continue reading
You will love (video TEDx) Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex
Remembering the miraculous side of humanity. Matt Ridley‘s most recent book is The Rational Optimist. He is also the author of Genome and Nature via Nurture.
3 very cool ways to use human power to generate electricity. Generate Watts!
Create energy without pollution! The Copenhagen Wheel: This wheel, developed by a team at MIT led by Christine Outram, won the U.S. round of the James Dyson Award. It generates electricity during braking (similar to the regenerative braking you find in many car hybrids). It then offers that electricity as a power boost up hills or … Continue reading
