Great Lake Swimmers – River’s Edge from Nir Ben Jacob on Vimeo.

River’s Edge
Great Lake Swimmers
Nettwerk / (weewerk)

The map shows that ranks the nations of the world by their peacefulness according to peace index rating. The first is New Zealand and Japan in third.. How lucky I am to have permanent residency in both countries!

Visit: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/

“Happy Planet Index (2006 data) – Green is Highest Rating, Brown is Lowest.

How should we evaluate the success of our economy? The primary method now is GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, but that measures wealth creation not real well-being. In fact it assumes that creating wealth creates well-being without any regard to who is getting wealthy and who’s not.”

Via Good

charity: water 2010 September Campaign: Clean Water for the Bayaka from charity: water on Vimeo.

Living Wall by High-Low Tech will display at the Fuller Craft Museum. This project experiments with interactive wallpaper that can be programmed to monitor its environment, control lighting and sound, and generally serve as a beautiful and unobtrusive way to enrich environments with computation.

Visit: Fuller Craft Museum

This is one of the best minimal hand made radio I’ve ever seen. You can find a lot of sustainable inventions in Africa at Afrigadget. The site was selected “50 Best Websites in 2008″ by Time Magazine.

Visit Afrigadget

Found this cool looking tipi shelter at an outdoor event near Tokyo Midtown last month.

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CGI Image: A historical total solar eclipse over the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.

Visit: National Geographic

“Live in less space but have more room to enjoy it. Does that sound like a contradiction? Smart readers will discover that, on the contrary, living small can free up your mind, your wallet, and your soul. With the cost of living rising, and the environment suffering from excessive building, now is the time to scale back. Join the movement.
Little House on a Small Planet is a guidebook and an invitation. With floor plans, photographs, advice, and anecdotes, this unique book asks and answers, “What fills a home when the excess is cut away, and how do we get there from here?”

“Project H Design connects the power of design to the people who need it most, and the places where it can make a real and lasting difference.”

Visit: Project H Design

“For five years, the team behind TreeHugger has been discovering, debating, and discerning which people, companies, products, and ideas are helping push green into the mainstream. Along the way, we have seen green fashion blossom, international climate treaties stagnate, and electric vehicles come to market. We have seen some green ideas rise and some green leaders fall. We’ve ranted and we’ve raved. But through it all, our optimism remains.”

Vist: http://www.treehugger.com/best-of-green/