Book: The Vegetarian Myth
An interesting book from a unique point of view that can certainly help spark some lively conversations amongst friends. Lierre writes about how she moved away from being a vegetarian and has included a few more living things to her diet adding to the billions of creatures she & her vegan friends were accustom to [...]
City proposes cuts to tree maintenance budget
Shared via here. Shared by jg A great article from Apartment613! Courtesy of jhscrapmom on flickr Trees are the thin green line holding our cities back from the concrete abyss. Adding a line of ash or maples instantly transforms the mean city streets to a more humane and hospitable place and adds both beauty and [...]
World Corn Production… Go Canada?
WOW! This has to be the best visualization tool for the world’s agricultural data which I’ve found to date. Gapminder has done an incredible job here exposing some of the UN’s data and made it very easy to ‘fool around’ with. Here is one of the animated graphs I’ve made: Visualization from Gapminder World, powered [...]
Savour Ottawa – Eat local and let someone else cook!
Mmmm… fresh food. Visit www.savourottawa.ca for more pictures, videos and links.
Just the facts…
Shared via here. Shared by jg …whoops, how did this make it inside the Matrix? Eco Board Game Trivia Fail Picture by: Derek Bunyak Submitted by: Derek Bunyak via Fail Uploader “The Green Game” Help save the planet by being fat! Whenever you see a fat person cheer for them because they are helping the [...]
Foundations of Governance | Ottawa Public Library | BiblioCommons
Shared via here. Shared by jg Book had a good overview of provincial governance and it was a short read since I only spent time on the Ontario chapter… (sorry PEI et Al.)
Rotating Kitchen art piece
Shared via here. The Rotating Kitchen by Zeger Reyers started rotating last Friday and will continue to rotate until February 28th 2010. Rotating Kitchen
Eko: A Traffic Light Augmented by Progress Bars
Shared via here. Shared by jg Neat idea!
An evening meal in total darkness at Opaque
Shared via here. Shared by jg There’s a restaurant like this in Montreal… anyone know what it’s called? The room is pitch black. There is absolutely no light in here, not even an emergency exit or the glow of a cell phone. I can’t see anything. A slight panic flickers through my mind. For the [...]
From The ‘Why Didn’t I Think Of That’ Files
Shared via here. Banners attached to fly legs. You can get your message across along with disease…