http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/04/earth-day-2011-picnic-for-the-planet/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/04/earth-day-2011-picnic-for-the-planet/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:00:19 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=50491

The first Earth Day in 1970 centered on political activism. In recent years, the event often mirrors something closer to a combination of a state fair and a trade show. Nothing wrong with that: these events likely bring out a much more diverse mix of people than the earliest gatherings. At the same time, current Earth Day celebrations tend to focus on the celebration... even if directly connecting with the natural world gets moved down the list of priorities.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/04/earth-day-2011-picnic-for-the-planet/feed/ 4 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/05/sustainable-design-nature-conservancy-launches-design-for-a-living-world/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/05/sustainable-design-nature-conservancy-launches-design-for-a-living-world/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 20:38:21 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=17281 Uttering the phrase "green design" can evoke images of mud-plastered huts and clothes that just scream "itchy"... all bathed in a faint whiff of patchouli. A new project from the Nature Conservancy attempts to banish such sensations, and demonstrate that beauty and function can exist hand-in-hand with sustainability.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/05/sustainable-design-nature-conservancy-launches-design-for-a-living-world/feed/ 0