Originally posted on CleanTechnica. Imagine that the norm is electricity meters running backward. Yes, your solar panel collected so much it turned your meter around. Decentralized power plants, the people collecting … [Read full article]
Category: Cool Your Green Mind Monday
Second Phase Of South Africa 175MW PV Project Completed
The second phase of a 90MW PV project has been completed in South Africa under the country’s renewable energy program. PV-Tech reports South African Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson yesterday … [Read full article]
Earth Day 2013, Free Funny eCards For Earthday
For those looking to celebrate Earth Day with a bit of humor, and perhaps realism, I’ve gathered together some the funniest free ecards on the subject. Some of them are … [Read full article]
The Future Of The World (Funny Cartoon)
Funny cartoon. And certainly true. Here’s some more information on human-caused species extinctions, deforestation and agricultural failure, human-caused climate change, and ocean acidification for those interested. Happy Holidays
Failure
This: http://vimeo.com/19991109 What a great video by the ever thoughtful Derek Sivers (via Life of Light). And another nice post from Life of Light that sort of goes with it: If … [Read full article]
Bike Boom in NYC: Just over 47% of Traffic on U.S. Route 9W
The wide, big routes that Europeans and other countries enjoy when biking are not yet in the US. However, Americans are turning out in amazing numbers in spite of the lack … [Read full article]
Gratitude, Perspective, Daily Appreciations — Thank You
Greenstar’s recent post on the Attitude of Gratitude helped me stop, breathe, and contemplate my blessings. As we are all struggling souls, it is sometimes hard to remember how easy one … [Read full article]
Companies Using Bikes and Biking in Ads — Selling Lifestyle
This little piece is so very happy. Bicycling happy. In the sun…. In the sun. This is an ad for an insurance company that loves bicycling — wow, great ad. Bikes … [Read full article]
Healing the Waters Music Video
This is a beautiful music video or Environmental Music Film (EMF) from our good friend Kristen Farquhar. The title is “The Philippines – Healing the Waters.” I meant to post … [Read full article]
Occupy: New Wine and Old Skins
There is a famous biblical parable where Jesus speaks of his new way of thinking as something that cannot be contained in the existing Jewish culture. The idea is that … [Read full article]
Living a Life You Love: Mindfulness Versus Mindless Habits
I’ve been thinking about coming back to this topic of habits lately. It’s one I’ve covered in the past, but should probably write about more often. Luckily, a nice post … [Read full article]
Bob Marley Remix for His 57th Birthday (3 Little Birds — Playing for Change)
I absolutely love Playing for Change, and I absolutely love Bob Marley, so this video below is a real joy. The song, 3 little birds, is one of my favorite … [Read full article]
Cycling For Everyone — an Expose: Organically Flowing
Seamlessly Integrated Bike Flow “Cycling is part of everyone’s life, because it was made part of everyone’s life.” This film, Cycling for Everyone, is a light, moving record of health and happiness. The film shows Amsterdam as … [Read full article]