Links for 1/16/16

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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


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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

Links for 1/14/16

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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

Links for 1/12/16

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


 

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What happens when the planet loses some of its ability to cool itself?

Source: Extreme Research Shows How Arctic Ice Is Dwindling


 

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Links for 12/31/15

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The gigantic sand dunes in Cronulla, Sydney – close to the so-called birthplace of modern Australia – date back to mesolithic times. But over the past century they have been steadily encroached upon by human activity

Source: Cronulla sand dunes: the 15,000-year-old landscape that greed destroyed – in pictures | Australia news | The Guardian


 

As sea levels rise and streets begin to flood, South Florida confronts a bleak future.

Source: Miami is Flooding – The New Yorker


 

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Links for 12/29/15

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Here’s a Tiki carving skateboard deck.

Source: Mindless Longboards Tribal Rogue II Deck online kaufen bei blue-tomato.com


 

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This methane gas disaster is worse than can be sufficiently described in words.

Source: Unstoppable California Gas Leak Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill

Links for 12/28/15

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


 

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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

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Links for 12/25/15

Source: The Astronauts – Surfin’ The Rockies | Rock n Roll Reviews and Trivia


 

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A vegetarian diet does not necessarily have a low impact on the environment

Source: Lettuce Produces More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Calorie Than Bacon Does – Scientific American


 

Back to the Mod revival of 1979 and the film Steppin Out. See the Mods on the streets of London including a young Mick Talbot from The Style Councill

Source: London Mods – Steppin Out in Seventy Nine – Voices of East Anglia