Source: Anti-Anti-Utopians: 1934-43 | HiLobrow
With its unique design, swinging chairs, indoor pond and groovy lighting you would of thought that the Jested hotel in the Czech Republic would of been an ideal location for a Sixties James Bond film or at least an episode of The Man from UNCLE. However, it has only appeared in one film by Czech director David Ondra?ek called “Grand Hotel” in 2006. The hotel [&hellip
Seismologists’ warnings about hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal divide residents, politicians and companies in Colorado and Oklahoma, while temblors increase around the region
Improvements in the travel industry are helping us all to be greener globetrotters, writes Lucy Siegle
Source: The eco guide to booking a holiday | Lucy Siegle
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Responding to overwhelming consumer demand to be kept in the dark about where meat comes from, the government has relaxed the relevant labeling requirements. After more than a decade of wrangling, …
Source: They don’t have to tell you where meat comes from anymore
TRNN correspondent Dimitri Lascaris talks to former UN Ambassador of Bolivia Pablo Solon, who says the final Paris agreement is headed towards the creation of carbon markets with terms to be settled in future COP meetings
Source: Former Bolivian UN Ambassador: COP21 Draft Text Shows Plans to Further Commodify Nature
Why the methane from California’s massive leak is such bad news for the climate
Source: Why the methane from California’s massive leak is such bad news for the climate
This has been a remarkable year for the oceans. Marine scientist Douglas McCauley presents his list of 2015’s most significant ocean events.
Source: 2015’s top 10 developments for the ocean
Although aviation was left out of the climate treaty adopted in December, reducing emissions remains a priority at the core of several research efforts.
Source: Rethinking the Airplane, for Climate’s Sake
She’s a successful musician in what is very much a man’s world, she was the youngest session musician in Motown’s history, has been the percussionist on some of the finest records ever and played with the likes of Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Carole King and the Incredible Bongo Band. We reckon [&hellip
Source: Bobbye Hall – The Queen of Percussion Drumming – Voices of East Anglia
C’est avec un vrai frisson et beaucoup de plaisir que nous mettons notre nouveau site en ligne afin de vous faire partager notre passion ! Nous y sommes, Swincar prend vie après de nombreuses années […]
Source: SWINCAR le véhicule électrique tout terrain innovant
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Climate Home: fluential financial body estimates $30/tonne tax on emissions from international transport could have raised $25bn in 2014
Source: IMF calls for carbon tax on ships and planes
DWM Music offers the best in Blues, Surf and Rockabilly CDs from independent artists and small labels.
Source: DWM Music Company | Blues CDs | Surf CDs | Rockabilly CDs
Taylor Swift is the corn syrup of the music world. Overly sweet, bland, and just plain unhealthy for you. Before a horde of Taylor Swift fans chastise me with cute, cliché phrases like “Music taste is subjective!” Swift’s music suffers from a very real audio problem:
Source: Why Modern Music Sucks: The Loudness Wars – Upvoted
Improvements in the travel industry are helping us all to be greener globetrotters, writes Lucy Siegle
Source: The eco guide to booking a holiday | Lucy Siegle | Environment | The Guardian
What happens when the planet loses some of its ability to cool itself?
Source: Extreme Research Shows How Arctic Ice Is Dwindling
Christopher Ulman is the four-time national and international whistling champion. Among other tricks, he does not kiss anyone 24 hours before a performance because kissing “makes your lips mu…
Source: Listen to the best whistler in the world
This has been a remarkable year for the oceans. Marine scientist Douglas McCauley presents his list of 2015’s most significant ocean events.
Source: 2015’s top 10 developments for the ocean
Following on from our Sidewalk Surfers post in March 2012 we now go back to the very beginnings of the skateboarding scene with a short 1965 Palme d’Or winning film called Skaterdater. We’ll leave you to guess what the film was about but there are two big clues in the title. This was the first [&hellip
Source: Skaterdater – 1965 Short Film – Voices of East Anglia
The legislature has been ducking the issue of beach access since time immemorial, but a recent court decision forces the legislators to face the issue
Source: Court decision muddies the waters on beach access; legislators must clear it up | Mulshine
Owner Rod Moore has gone to painstaking detail to make sure his bar in authentic to tiki culture.
Source: Shameful Tiki Room in Parkdale takes tradition seriously | Metro News
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Excavation reveals scale and importance of Greek city on Nile delta that dominated trade
Source: Naukratis: ancient Egypt’s version of Hong Kong unearthed by British team
Global Corporations are dictating the Canadian Federal Government to demolish treaties and then assimilate first nation’s people into urban cities.
Source: Sacred Spirit of Water – Top Documentary Films
Previously we’ve posted pictures of abandoned,unwanted and battered Futuro houses in Taiwan. So now it’s time to show the prefabricated homes at the start of their journey, when they were a new, fresh and exciting idea for the future. The Futuro was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, he designed the UFO style houses in 1968 to be used as ski-cabins and Summer holiday homes. The sixties were an optimistic time, and [&hellip
Source: The Futuro House – A Home For Tomorrow – Voices of East Anglia
Report: All Major Oil Companies Knew of Climate Change by 1970s
