December 2011 Blog Posts (26)

By Humberto Márquez via Inter Press Service/News Report

CARACAS, Dec 30, 2011 (IPS) - Thanks to soaring oil prices and new technology, oil…

Head Nod to: ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY via AP

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said Wednesday.…

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Hair Glasses is a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair.…

Head NodBy Annie Georgia Greenberg

Ahhh gift cards — you love 'em til you lose 'em or carry 'em but rarely use 'em (a shopper's nursery rhyme,…

We Need Your Help to Defend Against Ratner and ESDC Legal Appeal

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Head Nod to: JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

ABOARD THE BONGA FLOATING OIL VESSEL December 26, 2011 (AP)

ABOARD THE BONGA FLOATING OIL VESSEL…

Head Nod to: J.A. Myerson, Truthout | News Analysis

Time Magazine Wednesday announced that its 2011 Person of the Year would be "The Protester." In the …

Head Nod to: by Brit Liggett via …

Design

Students, healthcare workers and entrepreneurs in rural Africa transport heavy loads long distances over rugged terrain to meet basic livelihood needs.  Compared to walking, bicycles allow them to haul more goods over longer distances in less…

90% of household dirt and pollutants enter your home on the bottom of your shoes! Every time you step on your common doormat, you not only step into a reservoir of microbes that grow and infest your mat; the mat also acts as a springboard for the microbes and pollutants to…

Head Nod to: URBANDADDY

You’re just about ready to throw the greatest holiday party in Southern California history. All you need now is a little help from Michael Jackson. Via your…

Head Nod to: URBANDADDY

You’re just about ready to throw the greatest holiday party in Southern California history. All you need now is a little help from Michael Jackson. Via your…

Your dream? To balance human needs with the understanding of ecological and social demands of the world at large. Your truest belief? That the design community can—and should—have positive impact on both: our planet's ecology and the people who live here.…

Head Nod to:  Arti Patel

More Canadian teens could be saying goodbye to their tanning beds.

Conservative MP James Bezan, based in…

Last week, NAACP issued a call for voting rights in the streets of New York, at the United Nations and across the nation through the media. The far right is now on the defensive about their attack on voting rights.  In collaboration with NAACP, we have put together a…

Amy Galper was a New York City based shiatsu practitioner who founded Buddha Nose, Ltd. in the spring of 2004 to encourage her mostly female clientele to “be still and breathe.” Recognizing the connection between the energetic…

Head Nod to: Jean Brittingham

Women can slowly change corporate culture from the inside, or they can change the world by starting their own…

Head Nod to:  The Guardian UK

Concern is mounting that new legal nutrition requirements for French school canteens effectively impose meat consumption on six million schoolchildren…

Customized Need Supply Co. city bike made exclusively for by their good friends and neighbors at Carytown Bike Company.

Frameset: 58cm All City Big Block, custom NSC/CBC…

Head Nod To: ARIEL SCHWARTZ

It's not the house of the future. More like the house of the near-future. It will be smaller and more energy efficient (but don't worry, you…