Green tech finds (7/15/10)
Fishy iPhone apps, soy car parts, and another solar Air Force base… this week’s green tech finds.
- Sustainable seafood and wine? There’s an app for that… The Blue Ocean Institute and Brancott have launched the free Fishphone iPhone app, which not only provides sustainable seafood information on the go, but also suggest wine pairings.
- The eco-travel planner: The Rainforest Alliance has beta launched its new sustainable travel guide and planner, SustainableTrip.org. Currently focused on south of the border destinations, the site features tour operators, hotels, restaurants and other amenities that have been certified by reputable NGOs.
US vs Mexico volleyball game over the border wall
In light of the recent controversy over Arizona’s misguided, unconstitutional, and racist anti-immigrant law (yes, I’m editorializing here, but I think history will agree with me), this old photograph resurfaced on the Internet. It captures a festive volleyball match between Arizona and Mexican citizens whose respective towns of Naco (yes, they are named the same) [...]
Read More »Mexico: A nation of world records
Our neighbor to the south, Mexico, has an unquenchable thirst for world records. The New York Times recently composed this slide show documenting some of their ridiculous feats. 13,000 people dancing in the streets recreating a Michael Jackson video? In Mexico. The world’s largest meatballs and cheesecakes? Baked in Mexico. And the biggest pair of [...]
Read More »Creative swine flu surgical masks
The swine flu has not only unleashed a flood of fears and concerns, but also creativity. The surgical masks people have started to wear have also become a blank canvas for some to demonstrate their individuality, creativity and sense of humor. For example, take these Mexicans, who refuse to let a little thing like a [...]
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