EcoGeek is all about the world of technology, environmental awareness and science.
The blog deals with different issues: from gadgets to garbage, Mercedes to Mobil. Various authors contribute to the blog so there is no author monopoly here! The site has a clean and professional design. Some of the articles are written in the first person, while others are not. I find this reflects the diversity within citizen journalism, that people write the way they feel, without being confined. However this blog is interesting as it is scientific, educational, quirky and personal. EcoGeek can be engaging even to the non-scientists.
The layout is effective with a good use of 'eco' pictures, and the blog has a few ads (all environmentally-related), keeping with its theme of helping the environment, and the importance of being green.
The Greenest Way to Die: Liquidification (8/4/2008) by Magnus Holvold looks at the use of resomation for human bodies. Resomation is a form of liquidification which is more environmentally friendly than cremation (as it produces less carbon emissions and is 100% free from mercury).
The article is informative without being morbid, and the author puts his own take on the issue of death as he wants a tree to grow out of his skull! Now that's a kooky way to leave a legacy. The author also gives some links to resomation.
Staggering Video of Our Nation Exhaling CO2 (8/4/2008) by Hank Green includes a YouTube clip dealing with "Project Vulcan". It is amazing to see how emissions change during the day, and the clip makes good use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) tools and maps.
Green Garbage Trucks Make a Dirty Job Cleaner (8/4/2008) by Hank Green looks at Volvo making a 'hybrid garbage truck', currently in Sweden, and the article concludes with posing the issue of diesel fuel versus 'hybrid efficiency'. Diesel may save $$$, but it won't save the planet.
The blog deals with different issues: from gadgets to garbage, Mercedes to Mobil. Various authors contribute to the blog so there is no author monopoly here! The site has a clean and professional design. Some of the articles are written in the first person, while others are not. I find this reflects the diversity within citizen journalism, that people write the way they feel, without being confined. However this blog is interesting as it is scientific, educational, quirky and personal. EcoGeek can be engaging even to the non-scientists.
The layout is effective with a good use of 'eco' pictures, and the blog has a few ads (all environmentally-related), keeping with its theme of helping the environment, and the importance of being green.
The Greenest Way to Die: Liquidification (8/4/2008) by Magnus Holvold looks at the use of resomation for human bodies. Resomation is a form of liquidification which is more environmentally friendly than cremation (as it produces less carbon emissions and is 100% free from mercury).
The article is informative without being morbid, and the author puts his own take on the issue of death as he wants a tree to grow out of his skull! Now that's a kooky way to leave a legacy. The author also gives some links to resomation.
Staggering Video of Our Nation Exhaling CO2 (8/4/2008) by Hank Green includes a YouTube clip dealing with "Project Vulcan". It is amazing to see how emissions change during the day, and the clip makes good use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) tools and maps.
Green Garbage Trucks Make a Dirty Job Cleaner (8/4/2008) by Hank Green looks at Volvo making a 'hybrid garbage truck', currently in Sweden, and the article concludes with posing the issue of diesel fuel versus 'hybrid efficiency'. Diesel may save $$$, but it won't save the planet.
No comments:
Post a Comment