A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm Jacob, a peripatetic interdisciplinary designer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently working on online e-Commerce and identity. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.
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Posts tagged “environment”
“ If what you are describing is even close to reality then we might be in for 5-10 years of oil flow at say 200,000 barrels a day. That’d … well, no point going further. ”
Hundimiento Zona 2 (1) by Gobierno de Guatemala. This is the 100 meter deep sinkhole that opened up and swallowed a house after the recent storms.
“ In the future I can see data centres becoming part of the [community] heating infrastructure, since what we do from a simple perspective is turn electricity into heat! ”
Blood, Sweat and Luxuries (BBC)
«Six young British consumers swap their luxury lives for the simple mud huts and shanty towns of Africa and Asia to work alongside the people who mine, manufacture, process and recycle luxury goods». «Contains some upsetting scenes.» Since ‘…and T-Shirts’, and what with ‘…and Takeaways’ (which I’ve just discovered and haven’t seen) the producer of this series seem to be on a roll. And the guys in this series are actually putting their back into it, which is more than can be said for some of the wimps on ‘…and T-Shirts’.
“ «There are only 4 fundamental positions available on (human influenced) climate change. Choose honestly and choose wisely […]» ”
Organic cotton ‘fraud’ uncovered
- Over 50% of world’s organic cotton comes from India
- 30% of samples tested were contaminated with genetically-modified cotton
- Organic certification considered fraudulent
- Cotton was supplied to H&M and other European retailers
Ecotextile News; additional coverage on Ecouterre.
![Under a fair carbon allocation (per person), the US would deplete its allowance for 50 years in just 6 years, Europe in 12 and China in 24. India is one of the few countries that would have a large carbon surplus (of 38 years), due to its low level of current development. [via Fair carbon means no carbon for rich countries - New Scientist]](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqb9zrbza21qz4yr8o1_500.jpg)
Under a fair carbon allocation (per person), the US would deplete its allowance for 50 years in just 6 years, Europe in 12 and China in 24. India is one of the few countries that would have a large carbon surplus (of 38 years), due to its low level of current development. [via Fair carbon means no carbon for rich countries - New Scientist]
