Russian ecovillage Slavnoye fosters reforestation and repopulation, part of a growing movement built on the principles of the Anastasia books by Vladmir Megre to build a Space of Love.
Upcycled art from old parts
Woman’s Day featured an article about upcycled artwork, showcasing a collection of art works made from outworn items, trash and junk.
Designed by Stuart Haygarth,
“Optical” chandelier is made out of 4,500 lenses from prescription eyeglasses and is certainly a sight to see. Photo courtesy of Stuart Haygarth via StuartHaygarth.com”
Gaionomy loves this idea. We’ve been recycling product packaging into notecards and sketch pads for the past several months, great for brainstorming and doodling. Just disassemble and use the blank inside surface for writing, see sample below.
Floetic noetic sciences
Have you been in the flow lately? The Institute of Noetic Sciences offers hundreds of audio, video and article resources to assist you in flowing with the new world order of cooperation, intention and co-creation. As a member, you’ll join a collective of people who seek to discover, connect and empower each other in the area of science, the arts, medicine, public administration, social entrepreneurism and more.
I’ve been a member of the Shift in Action community for a few years and enjoy the latest developments on topics like psychoneuroimmunology, astrophysics, morphogenetic resonance, and distant healing. You’ll hear and see experts in their fields, including Candace Pert, Bruce Lipton, Amit Goswami, and Rupert Sheldrake.
Tired of screening or screaming?
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) web site has a tool to let you submit complaints about all things federally traded. Harassed by unknown marketers even though you’re sure you’re on the Do Not Call list? Hounded by phone calls for debts of family members or ex-lovers (or YOU)? Look no further… your reporting tool is here.
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There’s also plenty of consumer and business information regarding products and services in the United States. This tool will let you vent your frustrations safely.
We think these resources deliver a sense of relief to burnt-out consumers. That’s good news to us.
Modern Family, fave show
I swore I’d give up ABC when they pulled the plug on Pushing Daisies. But how can I stay mad when they’ve offered Modern Family instead?
This show brings it with excellent comic timing and skillful camera shots. I watch it twice and experience full belly laughs each time, layers of humor tucked into the twenty-something minutes aired.
For a personal take, Kristi Turnquist of The Oregonian interviews Ty Burrell who plays Phil, realtor and the family goofball.
Design for Social Impact
Dialog centered on how design thinking could benefit social entrepreneurism today, including incorporating design thinking and the innovation process into social enterprises. Published by Social Edge of the Skoll Foundation.
Water on the moon
NASA had it’s big break in the astrobiology realm last month with the discovery of gallons of water on the surface of the moon, coughed up when lunar probe LCROSS, Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, slammed into the surface of the dark side of the moon, where craters (and things inside them) never see sunlight.
What could this mean to the future of humanity’s foray into space? William Marshall draws a picture of a lunar living that brings hope for generations of galactic dreamers who still dream of parking a hovercraft in the garage.
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explores the more practical, and pressing, implications of the discovery, including evidence that President Barack Obama must weigh as he sets a course for the future of space exploration.
Read Marshall’s New York Times article here.
Read Kaku’s Wall Street Journal article here.
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Plug-free electricity? Shocking!
WiTricity Wireless Electricity
Imagine powering up without the plugging in. Or traveling abroad without packing power cords and converters. If technology innovator WiTricity can move from prototype to production, wireless electric power is within our reach.
Their website portends a future where electric vehicles that can even recharge themselves without plugging into the grid.
So how is this possible? According to WiTricity’s corporate website, electricity is delivered via magnetic resonance rather than wires, and the technology has applications in almost every imaginable economic sector.
Graphic: How WiTricity Wireless Electricity Works
Video: WiTricity Demonstration on Boston Globe
To learn more, visit WiTricity’s corporate website or search “Wireless Electricity” online.
Edible pop bottles?
Well, not quite.
But according to an article on Natural Home Magazine’s website, Coca Cola is unveiling a new bottle made from 30% plant-based materials. The move reduces carbon emissions by 25% and produces material that can be recycled with current plastics without contaminating the end result.
The company is also installing nearly 1,800 new climate-friendly Coca-Cola coolers across the US and Canada this year, employing a natural refrigerant gas and HFC-Free insulation while eliminating 99 percent of direct green house gas emissions.
The new material is derived from sugar cane and molasses. Perhaps Coca Cola will take it one step further and swap the high-fructose corn syrup in the soda with a low glycemic index ingredient, like agave nectar.
Because occasionally, I do like a Coke and a smile. 
Read the full article at Natural Home Magazine online: Coca-Cola Introduces the PlantBottle.
Visit the Coca Cola website to read their corporate press releases on plant-based bottles and greener coolers.
