Vienna zoo art installation highlights the impacts of humans on the natural environment.
Turning garbage into gold
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghnZaeciAvw[/youtube]
It all started in 2001 when two Princeton University students set out to change the way people do business. Inspired by a box of worms, these students had a dream: a company could be financially successful while being ecologically and socially responsible.
TerraCycle is one of my favourite start-up stories. I first read about Tom Szaky and his innovative company in this Inc magazine article. I look forward to reading his new book ‘Revolution in a Bottle’.
Here lie remnants of throwaway lives
“Being responsible for your own rubbish, seeing it accumulate, storing it and organising a trip to the tip each month is sobering. Hurling your discards over the already split bags – exposing leftovers, celebrations of past weekends, packaging from new stuff and clothes that no longer fit – makes you want to use less.”
Why haven’t we rallied our collective power to solve global warming?
Pop!Tech Pop!Cast – Dan Gilbert: Why haven’t we rallied our collective power to solve global warming?
Am consistently inspired by the great talks from conferences like Pop!Tech and TED. This is one of the first I listened to, and is one of my favourites.