Soaring With a Unique Point of View I just found a couple of great videos filmed by miniature cameras strapped on birds of preys (thank you
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Strapping Cameras to Birds of Prey = 150 MPH Dives, 10g Turns, Barrel Rolls, etc (Videos)
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We Need More Separated Bike Paths The video above shows the transformation of Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. The addition of a two-way separated bike lane has had a calming effect on traffic, making the area safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and the extra-safety of the new bike lane is attracting lots of new cyclists of all skill levels. It clearly shows that “if you build it they will come” when it comes to bike infrastructure. Via Streetfilms . See also:
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Awesome New Two-Way Bike Lane on Prospect Park (Video)
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Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute , he suggested it was important that we all “tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy — in poetry, music, art, dance.” That’s easier said than done. But one young man has been doing just that—and the result is rather strange, but oddly compelling. Apparently we… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Strangest Sustainability Analogy Ever? Stop Watching Spongebob (Video)
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Photo: Youtube grab J. R. Ewing is Back I’m too young to have seen Dallas during its original run, but I vaguely remember that my parents sometimes watched it and talked about this “J.R.” guy. Still, the show was so popular that even though I haven’t had first-hand exposure, I know enough about it from references and parodies in other shows to know that Larry Hagman’s character, J.R. Ewing , was a memorable oil-loving amoral businessman. That’s why it’s great to see h… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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‘Dallas’ Soap Opera Oil Baron Ditches Oil for Solar Power (Videos)
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Image Courtesy of R. Drake, via Wikipedia Howard Weamer first visited Yosemite National Park in 1971 to do research for his doctoral thesis, on John Muir . In 1974, the Yosemite Association hired its first winter hut keeper to staff the Ostrander Ski Hut in the park’s backcountry. We… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Winters of My Life" – The Story of a Man Who’s Spent the Last 35 Winters at Yosemite (Video)
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Image credit: Particle Men From the 100mph “wind-powered” Nemesis through the record-breaking Tesla to the more affordable Nissan Leaf , electric cars are a popular feature here on TreeHugger. So I’m not sure how we missed this one (274,000 views on YouTube tells me it’s popular!), but They… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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They Might Be Giants Sing "Electric Car": an Anthem for EVs (Video)
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Image credit: Heal the Bay I’ve wondered before whether plastic bags are a distraction , and Bonnie has marveled at the lengths people will go to to get a designer reusable grocery bag instead. But having just watched a fascinating online documentary, I am never going to look at the humble plastic bag in the same light again. For the first time ever, a team of crack wildlife film makers have tracked the “majestic” plastic bag on its … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"The Majestic Plastic Bag": Documentary on the Plastic Cycle of Life (Video)
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV When Peak Moment TV asked whether being uncivilized is sustainable , it prompted an interesting discussion on what happens if we move away from current models of industrial civilization. Now their next episode tackles another aspect of the same question—what happens if we give up on the concept of perpetual economic growth? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Are We Hooked on Growth? Dispatches from the Edge of a Cliff (Video)
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Photo: Mr. B’s Joybox Express Tonight is the finale of a summer tour for Mr. B’s Joybox Express. Blues & boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun (a.k.a. Mr. B) has been pedalling his custom-designed, piano-tricycle nearly 300 miles across Michigan, in what is described as “one of the longest human powered piano moves in history.” The tricycle hauling Braun’s 160 kg (352 pound) acoustic ‘joybox’ (an early American term for the piano) was made by Nobilette Cycles , who also craft handmade custom bikes, such as racing frames. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mr. B’s Joybox Express: Modern Minstrels Haul Piano 300 Miles by Bicycle
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Big Street Party in Oakland (Cars Not Welcome) The Ciclovia concept is most closely associated with Bogotá, Colombia. The general idea is to temporarily close down some streets to cars and allow people to take over with various a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First-Ever ‘Oaklavia’: 2 Miles of Oakland Streets Closed to Cars (Video)
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