1992 - Just tell me what is going to be better

Many years ago, but still surprisingly up to date.

Face this, big fellas!

A group of Greenpeace brilliant climbers, on Wednesday 8th of July, hung a banner on Mount Rushmore challenging President Obama to show real leadership on global warming. Which is pretty awesome!

The banner was sixty-five feet high by thirty-five feet wide, features an unfinished portrait of Obama with the message, "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming."
The banner was hung next to the carved mountain face of Abraham Lincoln. The group of eleven Greenpeace activists were of course arrested and charged with trespassing.
They will due to their braveness and environmental credo spend six months in prison.

America, a real freedom country.
Yep, yep.

Eat, and digest Energy!

This is an amazing and creative eco-friendly object which literally creates energy by eating bugs!
Created by designers Jimmy Loizeau and James Auger, the gadget harvests bugs from a sticky conveyor belt. The captured insects are then deposited on to a microbial fuel cell for digestion.

Specially chosen bacteria will then break down the bug guts, with a range of chemical reactions providing the energy to drive the clock. Certainly an interesting way to control pests without using chemicals, but doing something useful with the bodies

Project Kaisei - Catch the Trash!

Project Kaisei consists of a team of innovators, scientists, environmentalists, ocean lovers, sailors, and sports enthusiasts who have come together with a common purpose. To study how to capture marine debris in the North Pacific Gyre and to study retrieval and processing techniques that could be potentially employed to detoxify and recycle these materials into diesel fuel. This first research Mission, scheduled for the summer of 2009, will be critical to understanding the logistics that would be needed to launch future clean-up operations and testing existing technologies that have never been utilized under oceanic conditions.

Project Kaisei will examine the largest area of the Plastic Vortex, an ocean gyre, situated to the North East of Hawaii, and approximately five days by boat from the States (San Francisco area). The Mission will consist of a large pass through the Plastic Vortex, with the aim to collect plastic and other debris samples from the ocean in order to showcase some of the new technologies that will be used for processing and recycling.

Green Bikes for Peace

The Green Bikes for Peace project is a 30-day-long biking tour crossing 5 countries, with youth participating. The aim of the trip is to draw attention to sustainability.

Between June 19 and July 19 2009, 25 youths will cycle through 5 countries and 11 cities from Trieste to Ljubljana, then from Linz to Pécs.

The task of the youths participating at the tour selected by the partner organisations is to explore Europe now without borders, comparing it to the unified Roman Empire two thousand years ago.

The main objective of the project is to actively include youths from the cities concerned and a real dialogue could be established how they see the world and their environment. Therefore during the tour workshops and cultural events are organised (e.g. concerts, expos, statue inauguration ceremonies, etc.) with the cooperation of local NGOs, municipalities and companies.

Check this guys out at: Green Bikes for Peace

Whale Wars

Since two seasons Animal Planet is providing one of the best reality shows ever.
A great protest show, about the horrifing hunt for whales in the Pacific Ocean.
The crew of the Sea Shepherd, this is the name of the Whale Wars ship, is fighting against japanese whalers no metter what, careless about weather conditions and dangers. Season 2 is coming soon!

Check the trailer out.

Sail in plastic - The Plastiki Expedition

Inspired by a UNEP report on marine litter, David de Rothschild wanted to create a compelling and pioneering adventure that would inspire people to act more responsibly towards our planet.

Moved to action, David and a handpicked crew of leading scientists, sailors, adventurers, thought leaders and artists plan to set sail approximately 10,000 nautical miles across the Pacific. The boat, called Plastiki, is a distinctive, one-of-a-kind 60-foot (20m) catamaran made out of reclaimed plastic bottles, srPET plastic and recycled waste products.

Their mission: To beat waste by thinking smart and showcasing how refuse can be used as a resource thus inspiring sustainable solutions for a better way of living.

Like David, we like a different point of view.

Donald Knaack - Junkman drummer

How to re-use trash and play music, this guy is inspiring and the percussions are really cool too!
Check this out.



Donald Knaack is a conservatory-trained percussionist, composer, and is also known as "The Junkman."

Living and performing in Manchester, Vermont, he embarked on his journey by chance while seeking a particular pitch. He soon discovered that metal pipes and discarded parts could produce tones not available in traditional instruments.

In his hands, ski-poles become wind chimes, silverware becomes bells, and keys become cascading ripples of sound. When not in his studio producing his next Grammy winning album, you can find Donald scouring junkyards and teaching young students about environmental issues.