In an interview with the New York Times published today, Al Gore has officially declared his intention to secure the vice presidential nomination. He said that he has spoken with both the Hillary camp and the Barack camp and has made his intentions very clear in his most confident voice to date:
There’s no question about it. Whoever I am standing with in November will win.
I told both of them that it’d be a big mistake not to consider me for the vice presidency. In the last couple of years, we have gained momentum for the fight against global warming. This political capital needs to be spent now before it gets squandered.
This makes sense of the ex-vice president’s refusal to endorse either candidate. So are we going to have a Clinton-Gore or an Obama-Gore ticket come November? Your thoughts?
It’s a great feeling to know that Google is getting into it. I strongly feel that they are one of the most influential forces in the world right now. Hopefully Earth Hour can tip a great sea of change.
Earth Hour is happening this Saturday at 8PM. What started as a citywide event in Sydney, Australia, is now a worldwide event. Last year, the residents of Syndey turned their lights off for an hour at 8PM to demonstrate solidarity toward the growing environmental problem of climate change.
My town has signed on for it and the beach town down the road is having an Earth Hour Bonfire - now that seems like a much better time than sitting home and watching the boobtube.
Check out this video, narrated by Jeremy Piven, and visit Earth Hour
After reading, it seems that the “drink pee” slogan is a little misleading, or at least it was to me. My first thought was that they found a way to “recycle” urine so that it was drinkable. I was thinking of something like a UrineBrita™, but it is really a display showcasing how we are part of a closed loop. The urine that gets flushed down the toilet comes back to us eventually.
I think that’s kind of a no brainer. I remember thinking in 8th grade science that the “fresh” water we drink had at some point been the waste of dinosaurs, jesus, george washington, and anyone else who was able to take a leak. I kept that little tidbit to myself but now Eyebeam is displaying this wonderful idea for all to see at the Feedback Exhibit March 13 - April 19, 2008 in New York City.
As for the DIY kit, it’s for turning your urine into a hydroponic environment to grow your “greens”. <insert joke here>.
I wasn’t able to make the Greener Gadgets 2008 conference which was held in NYC. There were tons of new green gadgets and green issues brought to light. Here’s a Youtube video from one of the conference events of a photographer, Chris Jordon, who took meaningful pictures of our runaway consumption.
(Rock the vote!)
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