Archives: Environment
A green NYC
I found this brief dream of a video on Ideo’s site. How difficult is it for us to take existing technologies and do-good instincts and make them work across a neighborhood, town or culture? NO TRASH NYC 2030 from IDEO on Vimeo.
“How we’ve wrecked the ocean”
That’s the title of this TED talk from Jeremy Jackson. Compelling viewing. I recommend for anyone who loves the sea … at least the idea of it.
A first look at the Chevy Volt
The idea of GM’s electric car is as compelling as the iPad. Cliff Kuang takes it for a spin for Fast Company’s daily blog.
Talking about “my generation”
“Our parents truly were the Greatest Generation. We, alas, in too many ways, have been what the writer Kurt Andersen called ‘The Grasshopper Generation,’ eating through the prosperity that was bequeathed us like hungry locusts. Now we and our kids together need to be ‘The Regeneration’ — the generation that…
“The Future of Electric Cars, Summed Up in 10 Minutes”
The Fast Company daily newsletter introduced me to this sensible, well explicated primer on electric cars, energy and their potential for a “prosperous future.” I recommend a viewing of this 10-minute video.