EcoCool 11.20.09: Earth at night and Reverse Vending

I found some images of what the earth looks like at night. With so many lights, I wondered how many of them were unnecessary. So I strolled thought my own hometown last night looking for lights that didn't need to be on. I saw too many. I will call our city officials in the coming weeks to see what is being done about it. Here are the images that made me think. I hope them make you think as well.

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Reverse Vending Recycling: what a great idea.
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. has implemented a fun and easy way to motivate it's students with recycling. Machines around the campus collect the recyclables and issue vouchers to users as a reward. The vouchers can be used a retailers in the program and are redeemable for items to help students live and work at school. Its ingenious and I hope it works. Have a look at the full article below. Link: Reverse Vending

EcoCool 11.18.09: DotEco, EcoVillage and EcoMarathon

I came across this exciting endeavor regarding domain names. I will follow it more but so far, I am in support of it. Check it out and see what you think. SupportDotEco.com

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The Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in the rolling hills of northeastern Missouri is quite a project. The website is jam packed with information. I am having fun exploring it. I will continue to report on this site. In the mean time, check it out for yourself.

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Eco Marathon on Catalina Island. This is an excellent way to stay in shape and make as little an impact on our environment as possible. Located on Beautiful Catalina Island, it occurs each Nov. Check out the site for the details. Catalina Eco Marathon.

EcoCool 11.17.09: Dynamic and Green Architecture plus Ecotopia!

Daily Blog from Drew Mauck at EcoEffort.com on Cool Eco Discoveries around the Net. Everything from Books, Videos, Photos and More.

Today I found a few exciting videos on Youtube on Green Architecture.
This video shows many different and interesting ways Architects build Green


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2bYPFKlKeo

This video is about Dynamic Architecture and shows a building that moves and changes but also creates enough energy to support the building and several others. Its a remarkable concept. See for yourself.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQx5KNl6JOM


I also revisited my love for one of my favorite books: Ecotopia: a novel by Ernest Callenbach, published in 1975. Its a very cool look into the near future.