Archives for January 2008
New Photoblog!
I’m finding some time to get out with my camera lately and also enjoying playing in the ‘digital darkroom’. So it’s time to relaunch the PhotoBlog! It’s a record of the sights, things and people I see in my daily… continue reading »
aesthetically local
an excellent article on energy bulletin responding to Stuart Staniford’s critique of the relocalisation movement. (The comments after Staniford’s essay are well worth reading.)
the scale of china
i have a copy of ‘Manufactured Landscapes‘ as recommended by Graham – looks absolutely stunning – great photography of Chinese manufacturing etc. Has some footage of 3 Gorges damn… which led me to look at this graph: Since the year… continue reading »
wastematchers – freecycle for ireland
wastematchers – based in macroom – looks like a great initiative – here’s the lowdown from the examiner: > an online database for members of the public to post their unwanted materials online. > > Items can range from motor… continue reading »
post peak oil food – no probs….
i’m increasingly coming to believe that us ‘doomsters’ choose to see the likely consequences of peak oil the way we do more because we don’t like western consumer society than because of good science. this article and this one which… continue reading »