…computer, monitors, TVs, toasters…If you are like me, you have a few metric tons of spare computer parts in your basement that you’ve been meaning to get rid of. Here’s your chance to get rid of it for free at the MoA from now until Saturday:
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1551107.html
UPDATE: Apparently, they had to cancel this event due to [...]
Well, I didn’t make it to Minnebar. I had every intention. It’s been a while since I’ve mingled with my peers in a geeky environ. Alas, it was on a Saturday (strike 1) and it was beautiful (strike 2) and pretty much the first ‘real’ weekend of spring (strike 3). Convincing the family that the [...]
“There are about 220MM vehicles in service in the US today. If all of those were converted to Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (a technology already available), the existing US electrical grid system has enough unused off-hours generating capacity to power 84% of US transport of cars and light trucks.” - Mark Anderson, Strategic News Service
“Sure, you’ve heard of corn and switchgrass as potential sources of biofuel. But those are rendered totally boring in light of the potential of trash, dead cats, and human fat to meet our energy needs.” - Kate Sheppard
If you’re in or travelling to Chicago anytime before January 1, 2007, then you should head on over to the Museum of Contemporary Art to see their feature exhibition Massive Change.
This exhibition focuses on the design and planning of culture and civilization. It is very powerful in its message and it raises many questions about [...]
Eric Boyd concludes his 2-month recording of household energy use.
While his numbers (extrapolated out for a year) are interesting (iMac: $27/yr, Fridge: $39/yr) the comparison against his car is the kicker:
Annual Household Carbon Footprint:
1800kWh * 0.085kg Carbon / kWh = 336.6 lb Carbon / year
Totoya Echo:
15 gallon tank * 9.1 lbs Carbon / gallon of [...]
If you drive between downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis regularly - via University or I-94, mark your calendars for the Central Corridor Public Hearing meetings on May 22, 23 and 24.
The Emerging Green Builders is a new sub-committee of the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the USGBC. We are a group for students and young professionals who are interested in green building and sustainable design. Our first event is a tour of the green unit at the Midtown Lofts in Uptown. This will be an Open [...]
The new Walker Art Center is very cool looking. As I walked by this afternoon, I saw a maintenance person weed whacking the twenty or so perfect circles of grass.
Yes, the green dots contrast nicely to the square, pale sidewalk and the other architectural elements. Seriously, though, making something cool shouldn’t make it more [...]
The Saturday Morning cartoons I grew up with were full of good and evil, black and white teams battling for control of the universe. It seemed the “evil” team’s name was always a nefarious acronym. In G.I. Joe, it was COBRA filled with Battle Android Troopers (BATS). In M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) the evil-doers [...]