An audio exploration of Tree Sound and Rock Star Farms worth sharing. Paul Diaz: “I was just joking with a friend of mine who is a hip-hop producer and I was like, Dude, you’re a hip-hop producer and I am a beet farmer…” Hip-Hop and environmental action. Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta combine both, so [...]
Green Festival hit San Francisco for the first springtime event. If you haven’t hit one of these events yet, you’re missing out. From DC to Chicago, from Seattle to San Francisco, Green Festival is the largest event focused on sustainability that you’ll likely ever attend…
TRENDHUNTER MAGAZINE, the futurist/consumerist platform read in over 100 countries, has been picking up more and more architecture content lately – including the Re:Vision Dallas’ winning design by Portuguese firms Atelier Data and MOOV. View their photo gallery for the project by clicking here. A rundown area of Dallas, TX is being given an eco makeover by [...]
The Re:Visionary Project – Van Jones from Urban ReVision on Vimeo. Van Jones is an eco-visionary, award-winning human rights attorney and powerhouse speaker. He is the founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC), a strategy and action center, working for justice, peace, and opportunity in urban America. He has served on the [...]
Seven-Star, a Sensible City Partner and the world’s largest green event production company, provides a behind the scenes story of greening Live Earth Rio. Live Earth Rio achieved a total waste diversion of over 85% – 15 metric tons of recycling and organics were diverted from landfill.
Award-winning identical Fullerton twin authors Brianna and Brittany Winner, who wrote the novel “The Strand Prophecy” along with their father, Jeff, announced the start of their national tour, “If You Can Dream It, You Can Write It!” at a school assembly tour to promote reading and writing in elementary and secondary schools. The 13-year-old co-authors told the students [...]
So what do you do when you have 16 inches of snow, no power, no internet, no heat, very few candles, no extra batteries and no ability to hop in the car and go buy supplies? This weekend in Western North Carolina, I was again reminded that social media is transforming our world for the [...]
Our friends at TEDxAsheville dropped in a report on this weekend’s event. Apparently they were turning crowds away at the door. Congratulations, all! Have a visit: link.
The Open Architecture Challenge is an international design competition that’s hosted every two years. This year, Architecture for Humanity and Orient Global hosted the competition to bring the architecture, design, and engineering community together with students and teachers to envision the classroom of the future. After receiving over a thousand designs, each submission was rated [...]
We met Ed Mazria a few years ago when booking media for his appearance at West Coast Green. His direct, clear message: “Stop coal and you stop global warming in its tracks“. [Sidenote - West Coast Green is one week away from its Early Bird Registration Deadline, which means if you don't register soon your [...]
TEDx Asheville has a date, location and 3 speakers confirmed for its lineup. Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Orange Peel Starting Lineup: Bell Hooks, David McConville and Drew Jones Visit www.tedxasheville.com for more info or to nominate a speaker. Read July 13th’s post on Mountain Xpress for more info. Other posts on TEDx events
Soon, a single block will be transformed into a place that creates economies, supports community, facilitates relationships and generates resources. The winners of Re:Vision Dallas have created plans that challenged us, engaged us and inspired us. And their ideas, from local materials and vegetated screens to integrated greenways, will shape how people will live and [...]
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