My friend Julie is a radio producer who covers religion. She recently sent me this article from Advocate.com about the next generation of evangelical Christians and how they’d rather fight for environmental protection than rail against gay marriage. It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of issues and I encourage you to read the whole thing.Thanks, Julie.
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Friday, April 10, 2009The Cardburg500
Friday, April 10, 2009Check out this inspired event, an exhilarating way to reuse old cardboard boxes and fashion them into something AWESOME like a windblower-powered vehicle. Rules and regs below. As they say “imagination and embellishment required”.
Wind Dragster Competition Rules and Regulations
SanFran trashies, please attend and report back. These shenanigans are to be hosted by the Cardboard Institute of Technology, creators of such whimsical projects as Death Cry of Recyclor and Welcome to Cardburg.
Better buy a shredder
Thursday, April 9, 2009Canadian police don’t need a warrent to investigate your trash, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today.
AFP
Thoughts on this privacy issue? On the one hand, I don’t like laws that inhibit rooting through garbage for the purpose of salvaging and reusing what might not be waste in the first place. On the other hand, being held accountable for one’s trash after it’s left out on the curb seems extreme.
Calling all trashies to weigh in.
Trashku contest
Thursday, April 9, 2009Obtainium
Thursday, April 9, 2009Today’s secret word is obtainium. Scream when you hear it.
I read about obtanium—a poetic term for salvaged objects—in this ambling New York Times profile of artist and architect Randy Polumbo. The piece covers building houses in the desert out of shipping containers and empty tequila bottles and making sculpture out of dildos. Also, it’s about libertarians.
Dave Lauridsen for The New York Times
There’s some good stuff in there about the silly terms people use to fancy up good old fashioned recycling, dumpster diving and conserving. Like “green architecture”. To be honest, though, I found the article itself hard to get into, it’s a little all over the place. Or I am. It’s been a long week and the Internet is destroying my attention span.
Luckily, if you’re scattered like me, there’s an audio slide show. And for the truly word averse, Polumbo’s Web site has several video clips showing his home and art.
Vodpod videos no longer available.Lotsa options for leftover Matzah
Wednesday, April 8, 2009via Treehugger
My favorite idea is guitar pick. Also, I want that girl’s shirt. Think it comes in “halal”?
Back like Jesus
Tuesday, April 7, 2009What better metaphor for recycling than the celebration of rebirth? For your consideration: a roundup of recycled Spring holiday ideas so cute you don’t even have to be Christian to appreciate them.
First up, from Ruby Re-usable, get a load of this wonder bunny. This is my second favorite use of Wonderbread bags, just after Ruby’s amazing Wonder bra.
recycled art bunny by Ruby Re-Usable
Next up, this soda pop magnet from the Etsy Trashion Team. The trashion team has a roundup of their own. This gem came via FunkyRecycling.
soda pop sheep from etsy
Finally, check out this CBS segment on going green for Easter AND these tips from an “Eco Rabbi” on Passover cleaning as a chance to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Happy Easter, happy Pesach, happy Noruz…
Trash-o-saurus update
Sunday, April 5, 2009In December we let you know that the financial crisis might kill the Garbage Museum in Connecticut. Those as charmed by the giant dinasaur trash sculpture as I might be interested in this story from the AP full of Trash-o-saurus fun facts and also the encouraging news that the museum has redoubled fundraising efforts. Stay up to date via the Save the Garbage Museum blog.
trashosaurus
Upcycle upcountry
Sunday, April 5, 2009Attention Twin Cities peeps, Twin Cities Green is hosting its annual upcycing contest. Or at least, twincities.com seems to think so. I couldn’t find details on the Web site.
Badass bottlecaps
Sunday, April 5, 2009I know, I know. With the global economy and my bank balance in the dumps, I should NOT be browsing sites like Great Green Goods and even if I sneak a peak, I shouldn’t be passing on nonessential spending ideas. But these shiney bottlecap beads are so adorable, I just had to share.
recycled bottlecap beads
And if you’re like me, and like to offset shopper’s remorse by investing in feel good items with good stories behind them, check out this stationary decorated with tiny scenes painted on flattened caps.
bottlecap stationary from Zimbabwe
On the boardwalk
Sunday, April 5, 2009We’ve been hearing it for years, but this time I finally believe the rumors that this will be the last summer of the Coney Island Cyclone—meaning if you want to ride something wooden and mechanical and full of the romance of old New York, you will after this year have to haul ass all the way to 34th street and hop on one of the original escalators at the Macy’s flagship store.
Rosier/News
But before Coney Island is overhauled, or at least one-third of it is, New Yorkers spent the afternoon yesterday sprucing up the trash barrels that will line the boardwalk for a final season of the old amusement area. Bring on the summer and seedy nostalgea, I’m craving a hot dog.
Jersey girl (for a day)
Friday, April 3, 2009I’ll be at the Hopewell Valley Green Market at the Hopewell train station from 10-3 on April 18th. Come on by and introduce yourself.
Worth Repeating
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Weekly Compactor
Thursday, April 2, 2009E-Wasteland
Monday, March 30, 2009Vodpod videos no longer available.
60 Minutes program on electronic waste smuggled to China via 365 Days of Trash (which, by the way, still gets updated now and again).
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