With the whirl of stories we’ve sent your way, we need a few moments to catch our breath. So grab a green tea and have a look at these, and we’ll enjoy a quick break. Thanks!
As passionate advocates of home-grown cities, we’re fully behind the spread of High Density Vertical Growth gardens, as outlined by Treehugger.
Weburbanist list 15 green archirectural marvels, including the proposed rotating skyscraper in Dubai that left my jaw on the ground.
Here’s another winning eco-house design over at Ecofriend to add to the list – this one looking like it’s sculpted out of desert sand.
For a more off-the-wall architectural style, check out San Francisco’s house of falling furniture. Even more bizarrely, the artist responsible claims these tottering pieces of furniture are earthquake-proof.
We know that oily fish contains healthy omega-3 acids, but meet the black sheep of the family – Omega-6. Too little of the former and too much of the latter, as in farm-raised tilapia, and you have a grave risk to anyone with heart problems. (Thanks to the Environmental News Network for this one).
Why spend money on gyms when the city can work us out as we go? Terrific idea – but Beijing park designers have gone one better, by installing public exercise equipment, as Spacing Toronto notes. So where’s ours already?
Still around the other side of the world, an eastern Japanese town prides itself on its inhabitants having total responsibility for everything they throw away – and the mayor wants this trend to catch on elsewhere. So do we!
Looking for an eco-friendly getaway? (I mean a holiday, not a robbery). Its A Green Green World is a directory of green vacation destinations, and offers a handy, reliable portal for factfinding and booking inquiries.
30 easy ways to save money, over at Dumb Little Man? So in total that’s 55 ways you can save money this month. What on earth are you going to do with all that cash? (No, that’s not what eBay is for).
Now here’s an innovation in fashion – a Band-Aid and a pair of jeans, all woven into one. The Ayurvedic Organic Jeans are dyed in medicinal herbs, and it’s claimed that these are absorbed by the skin while you wear them, boosting your body’s reaction to a wide range of ailments. Um…clinical trials, please! (Thanks for the story, Healtbolt).
That’s better. Now – on with the week!
Image: Kanko