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Mike

Planet Earth
" Breeeeeaaaaatttthhhhh.....Breath in the air...Don't be afraid to care "
 
Status:
 single
Age:
25
Interests:
Ocean
Location:
Planet Earth
 


Mike's Blogs

Ten Stories You May Have Missed This Week 
07/18/2010 - 1:34pm

Once again, it was another great week of stories on Greenopolis

  1. It’s a Plane. It’s a Boat. No, it's a Plane-Boat!
    The “Cosmic Muffin” is not your traditional houseboat – it used to be a Boeing B-307 airplane.
  2. The Recycled Beach Ball Lamps of Designer Toby Sanders
    Bring the beach to your bedroom with these bright and fun recycled beach ball lamps!
  3. DIY Shiitake Mushrooms From Waste Wood
    A shiitake log can produce a bounty of mushrooms for 3-6 years.
  4. Ceiling Fans Are A Cost Effective Way To Keep Cool This Summer
    For about the cost of lighting a standard light bulb, you can feel more comfortable in your home all summer. If used properly, ceiling fans will lower your energy bills and help you bet the heat.
  5. Natural Oil Eaters...Helping Or Hurting Gulf Cleanup Efforts?
    A Florida State University study investigates the progress of natural bacteria on oil-globed beaches.
  6. Save The Oceans - Slash Your Plastic Footprint
    Have you ever heard of the North Pacific Gyre? AKA the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” it’s a rotating pinwheel of pollution that stretches over a gigantic area of the Pacific, bracketing Hawaii.
  7. PUMA Reduces Its Shoe Box Waste by Switching to a "Clever Little Bag"
    Designer Yves Behar helps PUMA reduce the company’s waste “footprint” by replacing the box with a bag!
  8. Vac from the Sea: Building Vacuum Cleaners from Plastic Ocean Debris
    To help raise awareness of plastic waste, an appliance maker is making vacuum cleaners from plastic debris “harvested” from the sea.
  9. 7 Best Eco Beach Beauty Products (And More!)
    Luckily, there are a lot of great sun protection products you can take along with you to the beach.
  10. Mission Blue "Hope Spots" Highlight Need For Increased Marine Conservation
    2009 TED Prize winner Sylvia Earle aims to raise awareness of the need to protect ocean environments -- from shallow dappled reefs to the oceans’ deepest places -- through Mission Blue.
Ten Stories You May Have Missed This Week 
07/11/2010 - 7:57am

Once again, it was another great week of stories on Greenopolis

  1. Four Conservation Patriots for July 4th
    Today is the day we celebrate the United States’ Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776. One of the things that make our national freedom worth having is the sheer natural splendor and abundance we have been blessed with in this spectacular land.
  2. Tesla Roadster 2.5 Unveiled
    Tesla Motors announced a new version of their iconic roadster last week which will debut along side two new stores in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Newport Beach, California.
  3. Hemp Underwear
    You Don’t Have to Wear it to be Green!
  4. The Recycled Junk Mail Artwork of Sandy Schimmel
    Artist Sandy Schimmel creates beautiful mosaic artwork from greeting cards, photos, post cards, calendars and other junk!
  5. Free Willie! Willie Nelson That Is: Hemp, Biodiesel and Freedom
    The legendary music of Willie Nelson may not be his greatest contribution to the planet. It may be biodiesel made from …hemp. Yes, Willie didn’t smoke it all; he saved some to power his tour bus, my tractor and maybe your car, too!
  6. Pelican's Rising
    An artist’s tribute to the oil spill in her hometown.
  7. Ride the Old Wood: Firebird Long Boards
    I still remember being 13 and cutting a piece of plywood in the shape of a surfboard, painting it black with yellow racing stripes, and screwing couple sets of roller-skate wheels to the bottom of it. This was life before safety, and I’ve got the elbow scars and missing teeth to prove it. My intention was just to go down a hill as fast as I could.
  8. Scientists Make Air-Purifying Cement, Cuts Emissions by 45%
    Dutch scientists have created an air-purifying concrete that can reduces the nitrogen oxide found in tailpipe emissions by up to 45-percent.
  9. Biomechanical Sculptures of Life and Motion
    Lewis Tardy’s unique style of sculpting metals evolved from his early appreciation of mechanics.
  10. Bamboo Living – Green Prefab Homes Made from Sustainable Bamboo
    Architect David Sands builds sustainable bamboo prefab homes…sometimes in only two days!

 
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