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Transforming Suburbia into Eco-Utopia (part 1)
Silicon Valley’s City Center is in the middle of one of the great innovation capitals of the modern world to be sure, but when it comes to sustainable development, the city has traditionally been a perfect example of what not to do. How does San Jose go from suburbia to eco-utopia?
The Seeds
There are those who know well
the nature of humans;
of our shortsightedness
and of our lust
Copenhagen Economics: Cars are a Net Loss, Bikes a Benefit
A Copenhagen study finds that cars offers a $0.20 net economic loss for each mile driven, bicycles offer a $0.35 net gain. This city of 1.2 million sets an example for the world, but are they happy about their position atop bicycle-meccas? Nope.
Is the Indian Point Nuclear Plant Unsafe?
Thirty-five miles up the Hudson River outside of New York City sits the Indian Point Nuclear Power Facility. The two active nuclear reactors here were built in the 1970s and currently provide about 13% of the power used in New York City, with the remainder of the 2,000 megawatts generated here being used elsewhere in [...]
Who has the “Serenest” Yoga Pose?
From copywritten Yoga to International Yoga Competitions, it seems that the concept of yoga — an activity that aims to further mind-body awareness and pure spiritual enlightenment — is attempting to fit itself into a social model more acceptable to Western civilization.
California’s Population Problem?
There really is a scholarship out there for everything. The folks at California Population Awareness are hosting an award contest for students who produce the best material on the state’s “unsustainable population problem.” The contest declares “Think about it. More people mean more cars on the road, so more traffic, longer commutes and more air pollution.” The [...]
Does Car + Bike = A Good Thing?
Besides gaining ultra-buff legs, many ‘part-time’ bike commuters end up with an extra $12,400 at the end of the year. Earlier this month, I wrote a piece about how Rush Hour can Save you Money, it compared a typical Silicon Valley commute using a car, and the same commute using a bicycle. At the end [...]
Eco-Friendly Consumerism
Today’s eco branding is no longer here to better the world, but to exploit consumer demand. But do we need to feel rewarded for consuming?
Artist Pantea Karimi’s Political Mad-Libs
Sociecity sits down for a chat with artist Pantea Karimi in Portola Valley, California to ask about her obsession with newspapers, and find out how this fits into her latest piece titled “Fill in the Blanks.” The piece, part of a group show at Kriewall-Haehl Gallery, asks gallery visitors to be involved and give their input [...]
Why Failure = Success in Tech and Art
A fellow San Jose Arts Commissioner forwarded us a note from the American Association of Museums this afternoon which pointed out a primary need to break down barriers, change mindsets, blah blah blah. What we found most interesting in the note, however, was that the AAM — in reviewing grant applications where $500,000 was being doled out [...]
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- Week in Western Japan May 16, 2012This week we filmed in Osaka, Nara, and Fukuoka, and each day was full of fresh local food. In Nara, our amazing Japanese interpreter and I spent an extended weekend withYoshikazu Kawaguchi, a natural farmer who runs a free monthly farming class, including free practice farming plots for students; about 300 students were in attendance […]
- Yoshikazu Kawaguchi – Day 1 May 11, 2012We had our first meeting with a Japanese natural farmer today, and it was an amazing one. Yoshikazu Kawaguchi has written several books and is a “natural farming” icon in Japan. Today, he invited us to his home near Nara, Japan, where we talked over tea and the most juicy, crisp, and sweet peas I […]
- Fancy Breakfast from a Rooftop Garden? May 4, 2012We visited the “Blues Guesthouse” in the Segeomjeong neighborhood of Seoul a few days back after hearing about a rooftop vegetable garden they are starting. It’s very early spring here, so the plants are just starting to come up, but it was nice to have a short morning chat with the guesthouse owner, Mina, who […]
