The Story of Stuff

From DailyGood today I was shown this great page about how our consumerist economy works, and the consequences of our consumption. The main page has a roughly 20 min video that is a great overview of how what we buy impacts the world. Check it out http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html

Give me a home where the kids can go roam

This article by the UK Daily Mail gives an example of how kids today are given fewer opportunities to roam in nature than past generations. I know as a kid, I loved playing outside and didn't have to be driven 20 miles to do so. I could just go outside and play in my neighborhood, and was free to roam about until my mom called me home for dinner. Now, living in the middle of a major city, I rarely see kids outside playing, and I can't really blame them. There is nowhere for them to go, everything is paved, people don't seem to know their neighbors (I know we don't), yards are smaller than living rooms, and busy parents have to drive the kids to the nearest park for the kids to play.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=462091

No Impact Man

I just came across this great blog by a guy in NYC who is trying to reduce his family's impact on the environment for a year. This means avoiding plastic, eating locally, no TV or movies, giving up cars, subways, new items in packaging, and even toilet paper! Its a bold experiment, and I'm sure they're learning so much from it. It reminds me of the book "Better Off" that I read last year, but they're in NYC! Definitely worth a visit!

No Impact Man

Greenbridge development

Check out this new community coming up in Carrboro, NC (near Chapel Hill). Its a housing community built with Green building practices and looks to be very nice.
Greenbridge