I was clicking around this morning and came across the fascinating district of Manshiyet Nasser (a.k.a. Garbage City) in Cairo. The Zabbaleen (garbage people) pick up Cairo’s waste in trucks as would any other waste management company, but take it home with them. In their slum, they sort it and use, recycle, resell, or in some [...]
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Pictures of Manshiyet Nasser and the Zabbaleen
Posted in Culture/Society, Photography on 12/10/2009 | 1 Comment »
Definitions to Perspectives: Resourceful and Artifact
Posted in Culture/Society, Personal Experiences, Science & Technology, tagged FreeCharge, PEG, sustainability on 11/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am studying a lot of vocabulary for the GRE and have subscribed to a vocabulary podcast to listen to while on the way to work. On Monday, the word ‘resourceful’ popped up. Listening to the definition and example sentences made me look back at how resourceful I’ve been throughout my life, and how valuable [...]
Strong Community Snippet #2: Urbavore’s Dilemma Series by Westword
Posted in Culture/Society, Current Affairs Commentary, tagged Urban agriculture, urban homesteading, westword on 10/23/2009 | Leave a Comment »
An ongoing series of articles that document the Urban Homesteader’s movement in Denver, CO
The Urbavore’s Dilemma: Getting down and dirty with Denver’s backyard farmers
Strong Community Snippet #1: Pillow Fight Day
Posted in Culture/Society, Pop Culture, tagged Pillow Fight Day, Strong Communities on 10/09/2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m going to start doing incredibly short posts that cover ________. ________ will usually help build or maintain a strong community structure or improve quality of life for an area’s residents. One meaningful aspect of this snippet’s Pillow Fight Day is that it occurs locally and globally, somewhat simultaneously. Shared experience resulting from occurrences like [...]
Sustainable Living Fair, Fort Collins, CO
Posted in Culture/Society, Personal Experiences, Uncategorized, tagged bicycle benefits, fort collins, IISD, panda bicycles, rolling spokes, sustainability, the growing project, village earth on 09/24/2009 | 2 Comments »
This sustainability shindig was comparable in size to Denver’s Green Festival, maybe bigger, but hosted many local non-profits that offered valuable, meaningful options for their communities. I remember seeing a slew of ecotourism booths and green-washed merchandise spots at the Denver Green Festival and I’m glad to say there were fewer at the Sustainable Living [...]
Climate Refugees
Posted in Culture/Society, Current Affairs Commentary, tagged fort collins, Climate Refugees, Michael P. Nash, Colorado State University on 11/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a film selected to be shown at COP15 next month. A special “test screening” of Climate Refugees will be held in Fort Collins, CO on Nov. 15th at 6pm. The trailer is viewable on the website, just click the above poster image. Be sure to look at the interview list; it’s impressive. Anyway, I [...]
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