A Catalogue Of Sustainable Achievements
Hey!
We’ve posted before about the cool Flexible Love Chair and now Cardboarddesigns is going to distribute it. They have a new store right in Soho (on West Broadway between Spring and Prince).
They have awesome furniture, all made out of recycled cardboard. Check it:
We’ve been wanting a teepee for E for a long time now. He would love their kid furniture:
They also have these really cute pics, to show the life of the carboard box:
I know where I’m headed tomorrow…..
Have a great day!
Niki
Saw this on notcot. So fabulous. Emerson, we’re stealing your idea.
(Here’s where notcot got the above: Kentblog)
Love!
Team SuperForest
P.S. notcot is awesome. We read it every day.
Wow, it’s not every day that you get a comment from Fake Steve Ballmer.
FSB wrote in about our Spherical Surface Computing post.
Rad. We love Fake Steve Ballmer. And also Real Steve Ballmer. Both are excellent. It’s hard to choose a favorite.
Here’s Real Steve Ballmer doing what he does really, really well: yelling.
There you have it… The number one guy at Microsoft absolutely losing his marbles.
Awesome!
It’s kind of a post-modern quandary when you’re having a conversation about someone and the person you’re talking to is like: “Wait, are we talking about the real Steve Ballmer, or the Fake Steve Ballmer? Because I really don’t care for one of them.”
And you’re like: “Which one?”
And there all: “I’m not sure.”
We wanna be the Fake Jay-Z. Can we call it? Dibs? Is there already a Fake Jay-Z? Let’s check…
Nope, it’s all ours!
Become a Fake Celebrity while there are still good ones left!
Love,
Real Team SuperForest
Hello All,
We just got an email from SuperForester Lauren, who is all the way out in the middle of the briny, blue Pacific on the island of Kauai.
Miss Lauren writes:
“Howzit SuperForesters :)
Writing from Hawai’i…and I’ve been meaning to pay a visit to the local humane society before I head out to my first year of college (to major in environmental studies!), but work and catching up on rest and relaxation on the weekends has prevented me from it. I have, however, been able to look at the humane society websites with the available pets for adoption. I want them all!! It just reinforced a belief I’ve had for awhile: why should we breed pet dogs and cats when we have a surplus of them without a loving home? Mixed breeds (or poi dogs as we call them here) are usually known to live longer lives, anyway. It’s sad that many dogs and cats get euthanized because there aren’t enough people who adopt, or (like me) have already adopted a humane society pet and has no room for another one. Which makes you think, “if all those people who buy $600 purebreds adopted instead, how many dogs and cats and the shelter would then have suitable homes?”
A couple facts about shelter animals from AmericanHumane.org:
-In 1997 roughly 64% of the total number of animals that entered shelters were euthanized — approximately 2.7 million animals in just these 1,000 shelters.These animals may have been put down due to overcrowding, but may have been sick, aggressive, injured, or suffered something else.
-25% of dogs and 24% of cats that enter animal shelters are adopted.
This weekend I finally made the time to visit the Kaua’i Humane Society with my boyfriend. We went to play with the dogs and cats and there were so many up for adoption! One dog that we took out to play, Gertie, was extremely shy and timid around us, but immediately perked up when we brought another dog in to play with her. One of the workers there said she was probably abused with her former owner and confined in a small area.
It’s a sad reality for many of them that they are either found as strays or given up by their owners, or taken away from abusive homes.
My family once had to give up a dog I was really fond of, Shadow. She was a stray that roamed to our home and became buddies with my pound dog, Malia. Unfortunately the two of them went to the neighbors and their little dog was killed. The neighbor thinks it was Malia, but either way we had to let go of one of them, so Shadow was brought to the humane society, and Malia is now not allowed to roam freely –although she still gets to go on walks in our front yard. It was my fault to not have better trained the two of them in the first place, and I feel badly about that.
I really am hoping that Shadow was adopted because she was a very, very friendly, loving, and harmless dog. The fortunate thing for animals like Shadow at the shelter, is that the workers and volunteers walk them everyday and do their best to get them out to good homes. I looked up the local websites of the humane societies here in Hawai’i, and found that the Honolulu, Kaua’i, and Maui websites are updated often with new pictures of dogs and cats available for adoption!
So for those who are ready for a new companion or an addition to thefamily, instead of looking up a local breeder or pet store, pay a visit to the humane society. They have so many eligible pets and you will definitely save a life. The cost to adopt at the humane society here on Kaua’i is only $50, and the fee pays for $300 worth of services! (Spaying or neutering, food, microchipping, collar and leash, and preventative health care).
I was hoping you guys could feature a blog on pets and visiting the local shelters to adopt one instead of buying one from the pet shop or breeder! Thanks for the fun blogs –I’ve been reading them on my job, and they’ve helped me survive the last 6 (mostly boring) weeks! Keep up the great work!
Aloha, Lauren”
Great stuff, Lauren!
We here at SuperForest are strong believers in recycling, and if that extends into the animal kingdom pet-wise, all the better. As a matter of fact, the incandescent SuperForest Mascot, Mr. Baloo, was a rescue for Beagles & Buddies in Pomona, CA.
Look how cute:
If you’re looking for a pet, try to adopt. It’s good for all parties involved.
Special thanks to SuperForester Lauren for the heads up!
Yeah, we have original ideas, but when you find something as cool as the Net Granny post on the Gravel & Gold blog, all you can really do is quote, quote, quote.
Take it, Mama Cass!:
“When we were first preparing to open the shop, the Ladies and I compiled a big list of items that we had always imagined carrying in some shop we owned, sometime down the line, somewhere in the world. And, lo and behold, many items from that first brainstorm did indeed make their way to our shelves — Mimi bags from London, 5-Year Diaries like the one Lisa has been keeping for a while now, Medimix soap just like they have in all the hostels in India.
One fantastic item idea on that list that remains totally shop-worthy, but is unlikely to ever make the cut, is to carry hand-knit socks made to order by the Swiss granny of your choice. That’s right. You go on to NetGranny, select a granny from their stable of fierce granny knitters, select a color and size, and a few weeks later, your very own pair of custom sockies arrive in the mail. Brill!
For those of us bereft of grandmas, or those whose grandma was always way more into needlepoint than knitting, it’s a dream come true. Plus, you’re supporting a group of women who might otherwise have a tough time picking up some extra work and who, by the look of their photos, seem real stoked to spread the warm, wooly love far and wide. Good news for these chilly July nights in SF.
***Update***It seems the grannies are taking their well-deserved summer break, in a land where summer does mean fewer opportunities for wooly socks. Well then. Look for them this fall!”
Net Granny rules. What a great idea! We can’t wait ’til they end their Summer break so we can haunt the sockenshop. Sockenshop. German is hilarious.
Sockenshop!
Love,
Team SuperForestsockenshop!
The following video is a special shout out to the amazing ladies of Gravel & Gold, San Francisco’s finest bewonderment dispensary. Truly, a marvelous store.
If you find yourself in the Bay Area, why not drop in on G & G?
Here’s Gravel & Gold’s address:
And their site: Gravel & Gold
And definitely check out their amazing blog!
So, Mama Cass, Nilecat, and Miss Lisa, this is for you.
(wonderful video remix by youtuber FunWithStuttering)
P.S. For something really mind-blowing, check out the video with it’s original music. Scary.
P.P.S. Special thanks to SuperForester Claire for hipping us to this video in the first place!
For my whole life I’ve been interested in the universe for a bit. Just a bit. But I’ve never been much into observatories and such. However, a few minutes ago I got a damn good reason to be.
It’s named the Kielder Observatory and it’s located in the UK. A few years ago some amateur astronomers wanted a new centre to watch their precious stars and a design competition was held. Charles Barclay and his fellow architects won
Just saw this over at treehugger.
Wow.
Thirty years ago they were talking about using solar cells to make hydrogen to power automobiles.
What we wonder is: What stopped that conversation?
No matter, for the idea has been revitalized and now stands at the precipice of, dare we say it? Widespread acceptance?
We love that Nicholson does the whole “breathing in the exhaust” bit. Good ol’ non-toxic water vapor. Seriously, that’s a smart bit of branding that’s still every bit as effective now as it was then.
The above chart illustrates the efficiency of a solar energy systems over time.
As one can see, multijunction concentrators is currently (!) the tech to beat, boasting a 40.7 efficiency rate.
What this chart says to us is that solar power is still in its infancy, just beginning to chart in terms of exponential growth.
And that is a very exciting thing!
Imagine solar cells with 100 percent efficiency. This chart says to us that that goal is just around the corner.
Sweet.
This lovely chart is the work of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(photo via flickr user cyberdave)
One day, two antennas got married.
The wedding was terrible, but the reception was excellent.
Got that from powerstream.com
Have a great Wednesday.
Surface computing: sweet.
Spherical surface computing: sweet cubed
Get it? cubed?
We’re terrible.
A sweet interactive globe running live Google Earth? Not so terrible.
Yay!
For years computer manufacturers have been infamous for producing (environmentally) harmfull products containing all sorts of toxic materials. Some time ago Apple started collaborating with Greenpeace to become more eco-friendly.
Now one of the biggest Windows-running brands is starting to pick up that trend too. I’m talking Dell. Yesterday they started selling a new line of computers, which goes by the name of Studio Hybrid. Intended as a compact desktop PC the Studio Hybrid should be more friendly towards the environment.
In regard to the packaging, which often results in a lot of garbage, Dell claims:
So less packaging materials (a bit logical, not? Since the system is kinda compact), the box is recyclable, there’s less paper used for the documentation (which few people read anyway), and wait there’s more. A system recycling kit, that’s rather new to come with a computer, not? So the end user gets the oppertunity to properly recycle all the toxins that come with a computer.
If the recycle kit makes sure that all the toxins get removed from the system and are stored away properly I’d strongly recommend every other electronics manufacturer to include such a kit.
So the packaging is not as bad for the environment as regularly, but how about the computer itself. Well, Dell promises that it uses 70% less energy then a regular PC. That’s not just a huge win for the environment, but also for your wallet!
I can only say that Dell has chosen a good direction with the new system, and that I hope they’ll soon be followed by others. (And besides, the design is pretty great).
-jdh
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