In the wake of the Peace Alphabet exercise, I developed a real hankering for drawing, so I’m going to post little t’ings and bits and bobs here and there.
(And no, I am totally not procrastinating from doing something I should be!)
Love!
-Jackson
Monthly Archive for October, 2008
Good Morning SuperForest,
We have heard the future of rock and roll and it sounds a lot like The World Provider.
Like a golden, screaming, phoenix of awesomeness, TWP descends from the clouds to snatch your still beating heart from your chest.
The World Provider myspace.
The World Provider site.
I went to the show, and got some pictures:
I walked in thinking The World Provider was some ironic hipster joke, and by the end of the show I was screaming.
Here at SuperForest, we promote and encourage the use of bicycles, walking, and other environgentile forms of transportation. But when you do have to drive to get around, here is a transportation tip that will be easier on mother earth and your wallet.
In 2004, UPS unveiled what they called the Right Turn Theory. This theory basically takes into account the fact that if one makes more right turns in their commute, they spend less idle time stuck at a red light and eventually saves fuel and money. A fairly simple idea, if you make more right turns, you spend less time waiting in a long line of cars or stuck at a traffic light. But now the real questions, does it work? Is UPS really experiencing any differences by simply switching up their routes?
The differences were noticed right away. Four months after adopting this theory in New York City alone, UPS reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 1000 metric tons and since 2004, UPS has saved around $600 million dollars a year. That’s right, Brown went Green. Now imagine what a difference this could make if all of us drivers did this?
For more information click here!
Jordan Clarke’s video for Broadcast 2000′s song “Get up and Go.”
Broadcast 2000 “Get up and Go” from Jordan Clarke on Vimeo.
Makes me wanna go outside and run around! Really, really bad.
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Just got this in from SuperForester Christine!
Be sure to watch until the end.
“Emmanuel Guibert, as he creates the art for ALAN’S WAR with water and an eye dropper.”
Here’s a tasty boingboing article about Alan’s War, if it tickles your fancy.
Special thanks to “X-tine 2 tha Norrie.”
I’ve found a website that’s perfect for junior SuperForesters. It’s made by kids for kids and goes by the name Planet Patrol. It’s filled with news, games, fun facts and competitions etc, and is currently calling all junior eco-journalists to get on board. Please pass this on to youngsters. Hopefully, it will further fuel their excitement and curiosity about the environment.
Good Evening SuperForest!
There are three technologies in the world today that you must keep an eye on. Not because they are dangerous, but because the three, used in tandem, will completely up-end the current life equation here on Earth. Not to oversell it, or anything…
The first machine is one we’ve mentioned recently, Dean Kamen’s water purifying device:
The second device is also a Dean Kamen project, a machine that turns heat energy into electricity, enough to power the first machine:
The third (and by far the cutest,) technology is the RepRap self-replicating rapid prototyper:
The RepRap project is extraordinary. An open-source (free) design, cheap to produce and capable of replicating itself like a Mogwai. Download the plans for one, make ten thousand.
(Check out an earlier SF post about what the RepRap will allow us to do…)
These three technologies will allow pockets of humans to live free of all tethers. When everyone has access to free clean water and power, there will be no grids. When everyone has access to a mini-manufacturer, there will be no need to manufacture off site and ship goods.
Freedom and justice for all.
Obviously this will shake things up a bit. That’s why as always, we’re going to have to put our heads together, use our manners, and do what we humans do best: cause and solve problems.
As long as we work together, there’s no technology that can divide us.
Here’s Dean Kamen’s site.
And the RepRap Project site.
Good Morning SuperForest!!!
Today in NYC it is rainy and gray.
I’ve got to go down to the ol’ courthouse because I was an extremely naughty monkey and was riding my bicycle on the sidewalk.
The NYPD was kind enough to point this out and now I must cruise down and face the music.
So, light posting today, but I will definitely try to post once I get back.
Love.
-Jackson
(Update:)
All charges dismissed. Not sure why, but I made sure to wear my nattiest tie.
That straight rhymes, homes.
Special thanks to SuperForester Anthony, who gave me the lucky tie.
The city I live in has proposed a Street Railway System or (Cable Car or Trolley Car) to beef up our local public transportation.
WHOA JOEY!
Go city!
What a glorious idea! Cable Cars are energy efficient AND energy effective. They can connect with tracks from bigger main line trains and take you into the city from out-lying airports or train stations. They don’t rely on fossil fuel and emit VERY little if NO CO2. With more points of entry and exit, getting on and off is much quicker and easier. They hold a wonderful sense of history and whimsy. You can easily add cars for high usage months. Since no extra platform structures, high rails, highways or roads are needed to run the system there is very little new building that needs to be done. And the city itself will essentially “own the system”. So a pass paid for to ride the city rail cars goes back to the city.
So if you have a Cable Car in the place where YOU live, don’t you think that
DING!-DING! is calling your name?!
Neighborhood of make real, please Mr. Trolley~
Love,
TV
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