Month: February 2008
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The Cheeseburger Footprint
Just came across an excellent post from Jamais Cascio on the Carbon Footprint of the Cheeseburger In summary, he concludes: To make it clear, then: the greenhouse gas emissions arising every year from the production and consumption of cheeseburgers is roughly the amount emitted by 6.5 million to 19.6 million SUVs. There are now approximately…
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Visualizing Information for Advocacy
Via a tweet by Beth Kanter I discovered a new booklet produced by the Tactical Technology Collective: Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design In their words: Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design is a manual aimed at helping NGOs and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects through communicating vital…
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Like Hope, But Different
What if will.i.am were a McCain fan rather than an Obamaniac? My favorite moment is the guy hyperventilating into a paper bag as McCain talks about a hundred years, maybe a thousand years . . .
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Eels, eels, eels
Eels are coming to Boston! Playing the Somerville Theater on March 31st, 2008. If you don’t know Eels, you should check out Meet the Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006, Vol. 1, which includes a 24-song CD (sort of a greatest hits album, with 2 unrelased songs) and a 12 song DVD of videos. Also worth picking…