We're glad to invite you at its next 6th international psychedelic gathering 2013 in a new special venue located in the south of italy, at 100Km by Naples. See you at SONICA! 1-5 Aug Aeolian Park of Albanella (SA) - Italy
5 invenzioni ecosostenibili firmate da 5 giovanissimi scienziati
Non solo Nick D’Aloisio e Summly: anche il mondo verde è ricco di giovani e geniali inventori in erba. Ecco alcune fra le proposte più originali, dalle alghe contro la Co2 alla raccolta dell’immondizia oceanica
10 Steps To Transform Capitalism For The Better
“The future’s already here--it’s just not evenly distributed,” observed author William Gibson. That phrase became a mantra of Co.EXIST, and at their recent Breakthrough Capitalism Forum they curated a series of 3-minute short-burst presentations demonstrating Gibson’s perceptive insight. Here are 10 lessons they have learned from innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and investors... (source: Co.EXIST)
Laird’s Yukon Modern Tiny Home
This is my second tiny home that I have built. I lived in one full-time for a year over the winter and sold it last spring. I’m 28 years old and have lived in the Yukon for the past five. I am pretty happy puttering away building things.
Can The World Handle Complexity?
Despite the fact that global issues are incredibly complicated, people tend to break them down into easy-to-understand, black and white terms. But is a new generation prepared to embrace nuance? [from Co.EXIST]
16mt Wind Turbine in the Tate Modern
Dozens of activists have deposited a huge wind turbine blade in the Tate Modern in protest at BP's sponsorship of the gallery.Members of the Liberate Tate pressure group carried sections of the 16.5-metre blade across the Thames's Millennium bridge on Saturday morning before assembling it in the gallery's Turbine Hall. [from The Guardian]
Stealth Electric Bikes
Combining 4.5kW of electrical output with as much mechanical input as the rider is capable of, the Bomber electric bike displays phenomenal acceleration and hill climbing ability in any terrain. Pedal power is transmitted via its unique 9 speed sequential gearbox, with stopping taken care of by progressive 6 or 8 pot hydraulic disc brakes. Heavy duty long travel suspension soaks up the hits and allows the rider to maintain high speed stability leaving the Bomber electric bike in a class of its own.
Conscious Commuter's Compact Electric Bike to Foldup
Our lightweight, compact, intuitively folding electric bike empowers users to get to the nearest bus stop or rail station, and, after commuting,to get to their office - grease free and without a sweat. Our lightweight, compact, intuitively folding electric bike empowers users to get to the nearest bus stop or rail station, and, after commuting,to get to their office - grease free and without a sweat...
Circular Economy
A new study lays out a vision of the future where we get most of our resources from things we’ve already used. The one trick: It requires making things so they’re easy to reuse in the first place. But if we do, we could save billions.
Turntable Reads Tree-Rings as Music
Aside from the gentle rustling of leaves in the breeze, or the creaking of a bough in a winter gale, a tree's character may best be described as 'the strong and silent type' -- but, as so often is the case with such personalities, they just might have the most hauntingly beautiful stories to tell.
Industrial-Sized Rooftop Farm Planned for Berlin
It is hardly a logical spot for a farm, but three Berliners have earmarked a massive former factory roof for an unusual urban agriculture venture. The sustainable set-up will produce both vegetables and fish for local residents and could be a model for future city farms as the world continues to urbanize.
Youngs More Likely Socialists Than Capitalists
The recent Occupy Wall Street protests have focused public attention on what organizers see as the excesses of America’s free market system, but perceptions of capitalism – and even of socialism – have changed little since early 2010 despite the recent tumult.
Home Built From Car Parts
Green architect Karl Wanaselja has built a stunning home in Berkeley, California using salvaged car panels for siding and minivan windows for awning and windows. But that's just the beginning of how awesome this house is.
Send a Message to Dilma to save the Amazon Rainforest
The new Brazilian Forest Code proposes to relax land regulation in the Amazon rainforest which will increase logging, cattle ranching and other destructive activities. Tell President Dilma to veto the decision before it is too late...
Jeremy Rifkin's Master Plans - Rome
The Master Plans prepared by The Third Industrial Revolution Global CEO Business Round Table and members of our Global Sustainability Team are now live on www.thethirdindustrialrevolution.com - Click on the picture above to leaf through the pages.
Passing Cloud Slow Travelling Project by Tiago Barros
This project envisions a distinct approach towards moving around the United States being also a revival of the act of traveling. Why traveling at high speed? Why having the final destiny always defined? And why always departing and arriving on a tight schedule? Nowadays, everything is set and everyone is always running around. It is time to reconsider the act of traveling and start enjoying it accordingly (...)
Mentogou Arch-Studio: EcoValley Eco-city Project
The Mentogou Eco Valley project is situated in the Mentogou municipality area about 30 km west of the centre of Beijing centre. The project is planned in companionship with the Finnish ecological experts Eero Paloheimo Eco City Ltd, and for the time being our Master Plan is being legalized for Chinese authorities, in order to be able to continue the urban planning and the Architectural design for nine to eleven ecological Industry plants and/or ecological Science Centers. (...)
Stefano Boeri's Vertical Forest for Expo2015
It looks like one of those jazzy renderings we show of vertical farm fantasies, but this one is real and under construction. It is Stefano Boeri's Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, being built in Milan.
Check Out FFF - Fuck For Forest
The site is created - to protect and liberate nature and sexuality.It contains natural nudity - including graphic sexual and erotic images and sexually explicit language. (...hmm?) It also contains information about how some humans exploits our planet and suppresses our wild nature. You should be over 18 years old (some places even 21?!) to enter this site and view the information.
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