Oh no. I’m now going to lose a day working out where to live.
Category Archives: Environment
The frontier is everywhere…
There is a moment that seems to have disappeared; the moment when we dreamt of a better future.
Carl Sagan was the the narrator of that moment and is sadly missed.
Failure of architecture…
Every so often modern architecture is blamed for something or another; normally social ills and the end of civilization.
I’ve never understood why a tower block works for the rich of London but never the poor of London.
Then I saw this…
“From the beginning, however, there was confusion about whether the street decks were public or private space. They were used by milkmen and postmen, but the police deemed them private property and refused to patrol them.”
So the issue could be simply that these places were mismanaged from the start. They are now being torn down at great environmental cost; why?
Filling out forms…
“…members of a rescue team were prevented from getting to the scene of an imagined reactor accident for 15 minutes because they had to fill in forms about radiation risks.”
Exercise at nuclear submarine yard exposes serious safety failings | World news | The Guardian.
CMK
“To see what makes thecentre:mk special, go to the new mall next door: Midsummer Place, an inept design of “friendly” wavy roofs and tacky materials which contrasts with the original vision in almost every way.”
thecentre:mk is not a spelling error. The idiots think that this makes it more appealing.
Amazing Image…
Cars and Cities…
Looking at these photos from the wonderful ParisAvant web site I can’t help feeling that we’ve ruined our cities with cars.
Howard Kunstler would be proud of me!
Hummer vs. The Prius
You’ve got to love anyone who believes that a Hummer is more efficient than anything except for a jet or a cruise ship.
However, it appears that there are people out there willing to believe anything…
Mr. Green’s Web-Only Mailbag – November/December 2007 – Sierra Magazine – Sierra Club