13,000 circular modules of limestone and concrete weighing 700 pounds each will spell ‘SAVE THE REEFS’ off the coast of Miami Beach to raise awareness and create a fish habitat.
The installment will take up an area the size of 40 football fields and be visible to planes flying into MIA.
”It will be the greatest fish habitat ever created by man” said Fort Lauderdale artificial reef builder Gary Levine who is in charge of the project.
Surprisingly this is the first solar powered pool robotic skimmer on the market. You’d think sun and pools would be an easy connection. Too bad it doesn’t have the vacuum attachment.
This Sunday I’ll be participating in Miami’s inaugural guerrilla gardening. This basically involves planting flowers and trees in run-down public areas. It’s not completely legal so I won’t say where our trial garden is. Somehow I went from being forced to garden for my father to volunteering to do it for neighborhoods I don’t live in. Another side effect of owning a pickup truck.
From the website it seems big in the UK. So far we are a pretty small group here in Miami and the only one in Florida.
These cute matchbooks hold a clever secret inside. Tear out a matchstick, plant it tip first in soil and you will soon have a flower or herb garden growing. On the tip of each match are seeds already mixed to grow.
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I have very similar covers, but they don’t have animal sounds printed on them! However they were about half the price. Anyway if you currently use foil or sara wrap each time you open a can of pet food, please switch to this reusable option.
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Carpool stickers are being stolen from hybrid owners in California and sold on the black market. Apparently the state stopped giving the stickers to hybrids in January, and they’re now in high demand.
It has also been reported that used hybrids with the stickers are selling for as much as $4,000 more than those without the decal.
And I thought Miami traffic was bad…
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Beautify the neighborhood, reduce rainwater run-off and lower your utility bills.
“1. What Is A Green Roof?
It’s basically a roof with plants growing on its surface. This can range from moss and grasses that have grown spontaneously, to an elaborate roof garden complete with shrubs, trees and hard features.”
Reminds me of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Door County, WI where goats roam the roof.
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The Ecos Lifelink unfolds from a standard shipping container to provide power, water filtration and WiFi communications. Perfect for dropping into the third world or backcountry.
The lone cypress from Pebble Beach, Monterey Peninsula, California comes in at #10 on Neatorama’s list.
#2:
“The Methuselah tree, found at 11,000 feet above sea level, is 4,838 years old - it is not only the oldest tree but also the oldest living non-clonal organism in the world.”
Tom’s Hardware Guide built a solar powered, mobile Wii setup and took it for a stroll on the Venice boardwalk. Pretty nifty and $1,431.17 isn’t a bad price, especially considering they used a $700 HD monitor.
Check out video of the unit in action.
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I remember being mesmerized by the haunting photos on
this site a few years ago. I was reminded of the adventures of ‘Kid of Speed’ when mentalfloss blogged about it today. I believe she’s added an account of a return trip.
update: check out My Journey to Chernobyl: 20 Years After the Disaster by Mark Resnicoff, great photos and in-depth explanations.
This storage unit crushes plastic and aluminum beverage containers and stores fifty of them in a plastic bin that slides out for easy transfer to your curbside recycling bin. Manually operated by a foot pedal, the crushing mechanism includes a child-safety feature. Also has compartments for holding newspapers, glass bottles, plastic bags and other recyclables.
“Early this year, after a half-century of growth, the federal list of detectable objects (four inches wide or larger) reached 10,000, including dead satellites, spent rocket stages, a camera, a hand tool and junkyards of whirling debris left over from chance explosions and destructive tests.”
Apparently China’s Jan. 11 test of an antisatellite rocket that shattered an old satellite into hundreds of large fragments didn’t help matters either…
The above photo is from an ad for French environmental site Defi Pour La Terre, it transforms the image of two trees into the twin towers burning. With copy reading “For nature, every day is 9/11.”
Probably not the best way to gain support for your cause!
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In 2005, $15 billion in certified organic products sold in the US, of which $1.5 Billion or 10% were imported. The organic industry accounted for just 2.5 percent of the nation’s food market in 2005, but organics of all types are having record growth; for example organic meat sales grew 55 percent.
As the demand increases, shortages will continue, driving up prices. As a country with the resources to pay, we’ll be able to import enough to cover the demand, however there may be a ‘import backlash.’ The eat locally trend is growing, stressing the environmental impact of transporting food from far away, when other local foods are available. It’s looked down upon to eat food from another region, let alone another country.
See also: Wal-Mart accused of ‘organic fraud’