If there's one thing I hate, it's reality. I wake up in the morning and gone is the hot chick I was making out with in my dream. And gone right along with her is not having to work, pay bills, or build a robot/zombie proof bunker. God I really hate waking up sometimes. Well to make reality a little bit more bearable comes these conceptual virtual reality masks. In a troubling future, these augmented reality devices would offer a new dimension - a virtual layer that could be used to "re... Read Full Story
That is one looong phone. It certainly brings new meaning to the phrase "long distance calling" doesn't it? No, it doesn't, and that didn't make any fucking sense. If you thought it did you should see someone. Like me -- I love crazy people. So what we have here is the "NEED", a two OLED touchscreen phone by designer Tamer Koseli, whose aim was a "no frills" design. He argues mobile phones are basic multimedia gadgets, far from their traditional aim of communication. He wanted to create a... Read Full Story
When you think of motorcycles what's the first thing that comes to mind? Exactly, that they should be wearable. Well finally designer Jake Loniak has created the Yamaha Deus Ex Machina (Latin for Ass Machine). The bike is "an electric, single passenger, vertically parking, wearable motorcycle, and the bike would theoretically be controlled via 36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators." The thing would allegedly be capable of hitting 0-60 MPH in three seconds and 60-0 in the side of a bus... Read Full Story
Image: istockphoto.com/Stephanie DeLay (Mar 20, 2008) March 22 was World Water Day and throughout Canada university students are pushing back against water bottles and the companies that are commercializing this precious resource to create water bottle free zones. Water is on the biggest commercial products on the market today. Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, and Danone all make major profits from selling bottled water. The results have been an explosion on water bottles that are... Read Full Story
Image: www.edbegley.com (Apr 16, 2008) Ed Begley Jr first caught our eye playing Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the long-running hit television series, "St. Elsewhere," for which he received six Emmy nominations. He is also become famous for being one of Hollywood’s original greens and turning up to events on his bicycle. He’s been showing us all how to go green with his comedy reality show Living with Ed and his recent book Living like Ed. You can hear Ed speak at the Toronto Green... Read Full Story
Image: www.toronto.ca/greentorontoawards (Apr 29, 2008) The Green Toronto Awards took place this weekend at the Green Living Show. The Water Efficiency Award rewards efforts to sustainably manage and reduce water use and promote water conservation. This year's winner are Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Deborah Dale and Brookfield Place. Many people consider Canada blessed with a plentiful fresh water supply, and Toronto is no exception, situated on the shores of Lake Ontario... Read Full Story
Image: istockphoto.com (Jan 31, 2008) Although eating organic has caught on in France, drinking organic has been slow to follow. A growing number of wine-producers are re-discovering the joys of "le vins bio." In the soil For years wine producers thought that in order to reap a good grape harvest they needed chemical weed killers and fertilizers. It was a time saving process, the soil needed less work and growers could expect a higher yield. However, it came with a price. Using... Read Full Story
Image: www.bnlmusic.com (Apr 22, 2008) After nearly 20 years, The Barenaked Ladies are still making us laugh and getting us to dance. But members Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, and Tyler Stewart have also devoted a lot of time and energy being green. Shelagh McNally of Green Living Online spoke with lead vocalist Steve Page about the challenges of producing green music for their Talk to the Hand DVD and the upcoming SNACKTIME children's CD. Green Living... Read Full Story
Image: www.greenlivingonline.com (Mar 17, 2008) These Canadian pioneers were the first to sound the alarm and start action to save Mother Earth. They may be gone but they are not forgotten, they're legacy lives on. There are our Green Originals, part of the Green List created by Green Living Magazine. Robert Hunter (The Eco Warrior) Journalist and politician. Co-founded Greenpeace in 1972. Was named by TIME magazine as one of the 10 eco-heroes of the 20th century. (Photo... Read Full Story
Image: istockphoto.com/John Bloor (Mar 13, 2008) After several months of delay, the newly released report from Natural Resources Canada was quietly posted on the government’s website last week. Media stories had leaked details obtained after interviewing some of its key authors. Wakeup call The report, From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, provides some dramatic evidence of the costs of climate change. A region-by-region portrait shows the impacts of... Read Full Story
