Is the week over already? How did that happen? And there are so many other things we wanted to tell you about, such as:
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday (bought a present yet? How about this or these?). So you haven’t got long to enter Greenupgrader’s competition in which you can win a host of Dad-oriented prizes.
Read how building consultants design the perfect green home, over at National Geographic’s Green Guide…
…and read the story of architect Winy Maas, who wants to beautify cities by making "vertical suburbias" and manure-powered skyscrapers (no, I’m not making it up). Darcy Frey reports the story for the New York Times.
Don’t forget to water the curtains. Air-plants are back in fashion, and this time they’re decor. Apartment Therapy can tell you more.
As Vanessa wrote recently, oysters are a marine eco-farmer’s dream. Yet as Envirovore reports, oyster-farming in Chesapeake Bay is proving a struggle, despite an investment of $58 million. (It turns out that what oysters need most is clean water, not artificial reefs – polluters take note).
Hit refresh: what we need is to follow some relaxation, thought-clearing and "unbaking" techniques, such as those suggested by Jonathan Fields here. ("Unbaking" is my new favourite word).
Windfarms have a tendency to rile the local communities under them. Over at Living On Earth, T. Boone Pickens defends his latest project, the biggest windfarm in the world. (Real Audio or mp3 format). Our thanks to Treehugger for blowing this one our way.
Shipping containers have already been adapted into offices, shops and hotels, as we reported back in January. Now, Brio 54 have released the first prefabricated container houses (and very nice they look too). Read the full story over at Ecoble.
Amendment: Brio 54 have let us know that their prefab eco-homes are not in fact created from shipping containers, being instead the tailor-made solution outlined here at prefabcosm. Thanks!
If you’re feeling crafty – as in creative, not sneaky – pop over to Whipup and get pleasantly lost amongst the posts until you see something that you absolutely have to try out yourself. (This probably won’t take long).
But it’s the weekend, and maybe crafting seems a poor alternative to a bit of self-pampering – in which case, Pretty By Nature have plenty of eco-friendly, artisanal suggestions for you. (It’s Noel Drake Boehm behind the scenes – thanks, Noel!).
Have a great weekend, everyone.
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