Tag: Preservation - Page 4
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From The Dustbin of History: Capsule Hotels, Agitators in Washington and More
Jaymi had this wonderful idea of how to deal with all those posts we want to say something about but don't get around to. Here are a few hanging around this week:
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Renovation and Repair Creates Way More Jobs, Uses Far Less Material Than New Construction
In a terrific article in the Atlantic, Emily Badger writes about the environmental and job benefits of renovation and rehabilitation.
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Why Brutalist Architecture Is Not Necessarily Socialist, and Vice Versa
Andrew Sullivan calls it Brutalist; His sources Call It Socialist. I think there a very important distinction.
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Another Reason To Move To Buffalo: The Architecture Is Amazing
A year ago I wrote If You Really Want To Get Off Oil, Move To Buffalo, about its incredible infrastructure. What I didn't know at the time was that its architecture is absolutely extraordinary, and that the city is going
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Another Reason To Move To Buffalo: The Architecture Is Amazing
What a collection of buildings from some of the best architects in America, as it undergoes a rebirth and revitalization
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China's Great Wall is Crumbling Due to Mining
The Great Wall of China. Photo: Matt Barber / Creative Commons. China's rapid push to develop the country's resources is now threatening its most iconic landmark. According to recent reports, both legal and illegal mining near the Great Wall are causing
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Scientist Seals Himself in Box to Prove Importance of Plants
Gasp: what some people will do in the name of science. Dr. Iain Stewart, a famous geologist, is going to be sealed into an air-tight lucite box for 48 hours.
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Wild River Swimming is Gaining Popularity
Wild river swimming sounds so enticing: slipping into the cool waters of a rushing river or a secret lake. But what about all the bugs and gunk and plastic bags in those quiet corners...
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This Graffiti Is Now Art
It's got a frame around it; so it must be art. This street art by famed (and bankable) graffiti artist Banksy appeared earlier this week on the side of a house in north London. Within 24 hours it was covered over with plywood. And
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World Bank Loans Madagascar $52 Million To Protect Biodiversity
There are few places on earth with as much biodiversity as Madagascar -- in fact, 615 new species have been discovered there in the last 10 years alone. And yet, there are few places facing as much risk of
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Go See This Film: "If A Tree Falls," Sundance-Winning Film About Environmentalism and the ELF
Image: Screenshot via ifatreefallsfilm.com If A Tree Falls is a powerful documentary from a talented filmmaker (you may know him from Street Fight) about environmental activism and the changing definition of terrorism to include people who act in ways
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"Worn Out" Shows How Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannot Hold
New Zealand Film maker Ryan Kothe isn't quoting Yeats, but his poem could be the sound track for this video showing the deterioration of objects over time. No explanation of how it is done, but worth watching. Found on
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Extinct Plants of New York City
Of the 1,357 plant species that once thrived in New York City, only 771 are still found there. The main reasons behind the loss of most plants from the area are human-related: habitat
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Vietnam Zoo Owner Gets Jail Time For Selling Dead Tigers
A zoo keeper in Vietnam was charged with the illegal selling of five endangered tiger carcasses and was sentenced to 3 years in jail. The owner had raised the tigers on his farm near Ho Chi Minh City,
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Say it with Butterflies - Green Start-Up Grows Monarch Butterflies for Events, Therapy & Conservation
Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something
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What Is An Eco-Terrorist? Interview with Marshall Curry, Director of Sundance Winner "If a Tree Falls"
When I first met Daniel McGowan, he was living in a vegetarian coop house in Brooklyn—the first house I knew that did its own on-site composting in New York City—and working for the Rainforest
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The Limits of Laws as a Conservation Tool
Dr. Peter Gleick is a water expert at the Pacific Institute who is very vocal about the state of fresh water supplies in the US. Recently he wrote about the debate in California on if some threatened species need to be allowed to go extinct to allow
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Hot Springs In Hot Water? Preserving Public Use Of Hot Springs In California
There are over 1,700 hot springs in the western United States. Most of these are located in Nevada and California. In California, 304 hot springs are sprinkled throughout the state. One of the best things about hot springs in
