Starting small, Beijing has reserved a 1 km swathe on the capital’s fringe for parkland and recreation. It may not seem like much, but remember that Beijing has phenomenal development pressure, soaring land prices and not much more land to work with.
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Beijing to build “Green Belt”
December 3, 2007 – 11:08 am
OLPC For You and Me
November 15, 2007 – 10:43 am
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project aims to bridge the digital divide by providing relatively inexpensive computers to kids in the developing world. The cost of the machine has unfortunately increased from their proposed $100 USD to almost double that, in oprder to ensure that they can still get these laptops out to the [...]
Get Buried Green
October 10, 2007 – 10:47 am
I’ve deicded that I’ll never die, but for those of you that have chosen mortality you ought to bury your used body in an environmentally friendly way. Say no to toxic chemicals and rusted metal in your casket and say hello to what at least one article is calling an eco-burial.
Advocates argue that a green [...]
The Red Scarf Project
May 1, 2007 – 10:37 am
I don’t know how many knitters are out there reading this site, but there was recent project that just wrapped up called “The Red Scarf Project.” It was a project set up by the Orphan Foundation of America that asked volunteers to make various unisex scarves for parentless “college-bound youth.” They received a lot of [...]
Recycled Parking Meters Help the Homeless
March 20, 2007 – 9:03 am
Called the “Donation Meter” these recycled parking meters accept coins on behalf of the homeless supportig efforts to provide meals, job training, substance abuse counseling, housing and other programs for those in need. A total of 36 recycled meters have been placed at various locations throughout Denver.
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Hockey Overload
November 10, 2006 – 12:18 pm
I know that this is the second hockey post in as many weeks, but this is a Canadian-based site remember. Also on Friday’s we tend to post news that is more entertaining in its goodness than effect.
Hockey good thing number 1:
“A recent winner of a hockey contest on Information Morning in Fredericton gave back his [...]