Here’s a real story about a real whale and a real thing that happened on the internet as told by the founder of Reddit. A great four minute story about how the internet got Greenpeace to have a good time and in turn save a whole lot of whales from a Japanese assault.
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PublicVoice.tv: A Place to Examine Issues that Matter
PublicVoice.tv wants you to learn more about the world around you and share your voice. The site is a fantastic resource for some thought-provoking videos focused on public policy. I encourage you to watch at least one of their videos; it’s like TED but for public policy.
PublicVoice.tv has been created as an online source for leading edge thinking and ideas about critical public policy questions.
PublicVoice seeks to be a forum for those issues that affect us all – and will give you unfiltered access to some of the best minds of our time, providing their unique insight in areas of great policy challenge, including pro-growth economic development, food security, the future of energy, the dynamics of poverty and citizen engagement – to name only a few.
Here’s a video on public service and citizen engagement in the information age:
NFB Urban Gardening Short Film
The National Film Board of Canada recently relaunched its website to better show the world quality Canadian films. Here’s a film about urban gardening in Halifax:
In this short film, Halifax gardener Carol Bowlby harvests a mouth-watering crop from her small backyard plot. In considering soil quality, lack of space and a short growing season challenges rather than obstacles, she offers a wealth of practical growing tips for urban gardeners. By heeding Bowlby’s advice, bountiful organic gardens work equally well on apartment balconies, in small or large city lots or in a rural setting.
Great Green Videos on Design
A website called Building has found five great green videos that centre around design for a better future.
Green Painting with Milk Paint
You learn something new everyday, and today I learned that you can paint with milk! I found out from this handy green painting guide from National Geographic.
Milk paints are virtually odorless and are made using the milk protein casein and lime. They contain no solvents, preservatives or biocides, though some do have synthetic ingredients like acrylic and vinyl. They come in powdered form and once opened or mixed with water, they should be used quickly, as they can mold if left to stand for a few weeks.
So I did some research on milk paint and found a company that is dedicated to reproducing old fashioned milk paint. From their about us:
In 1974, after much experimentation, we recreated an old Milk Paint formula to provide an authentic finish for our primary business of building reproduction furniture. Since then we have sold our paint to professionals who are either restoring original Colonial or Shaker furniture, making reproductions, or striving for an interior design look that is both authentic and beautiful. Milk Paint is now gaining an even wider usage because it contains only ingredients that are all-natural and will not harm the environment. Our authentic real milk paint is truely a “green paint” that comes in 20 colors.
I also found elsewhere a gallery of milk paint.
And here’s a video explaining how to use milk paint:
How have we missed out on milk paint on Things Are Good for so long? Anybody out there now anything more about this painting style?