http://bigpictureblog.com For a Big World you need a Big Picture Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:24:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an article by Paul MacKenzie-Cummins of transitiontowns.org he makes an interesting point about the cost of fuel. ..so next time you fill up the car and bemoan the fact that the price of petrol has risen, again, think about how much the same amount of fuel is going ... http://bigpictureblog.com/and-you-thought-that-petrol-was-expensive.html A report released in conjunction with the Ideal Home Show range suggests Britain is a nation of eco-cynics, with 75% of us using regular, chemical detergents. With spring just around the corner, it's time to freshen up your house (and your health) and lose the headrush from overusing ... http://bigpictureblog.com/organic-cleaning-products.html Due  to some sort of failure of the brakes or the blade angulation system, this particular wind turbine caught a bit too much air.  The turbine was in Hornslet, Denmark. Normally in high winds the brake system cuts in and slows the turbine down, or the shuts it ... http://bigpictureblog.com/wind-turbine-catches-a-little-too-much-wind.html The Guardian reports that:  When the crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza last year pulled in its 1-metre-net from the surface of the Atlantic about 200 miles south-east of the Azores, it was surprised only by the quantity of what it found. Washing around in ... http://bigpictureblog.com/rubbish-in-the-sea-worse-than-thought.html A German company Sky Sails is helping shipping companies power their ships with the aid of a huge kite.  The large towing kite resembles a paraglider and is shaped like an aircraft wing, to enable it to take advantage of different wind directions.  It operates at 100-300m above surface level ... http://bigpictureblog.com/return-to-sailing.html Morgan Stanley (of whom I am an alumni) have put together "the little green book" - 50 tips on how to make your life greener and help tackle climate change.  The guide shows how simple things can be done to enable us to take action and make a difference. The ... http://bigpictureblog.com/the-little-green-book.html There is a really interesting piece by Christophe Poizat the founder of the International Network of Social Entrepreneurs, who, using the social web and guerrilla marketing tactics, has single-handedly created the word’s largest Web 2.0 network of social entrepreneurs. We Won’t Be Doing Much Business On A Dead Planet It ... http://bigpictureblog.com/we-wont-be-doing-much-business-on-a-dead-planet.html   Mark O'Neill reporst on Google Tutor on this interesting view of Global Warming As Al Gore would probably confirm, there seems to be a lot of people in denial about global warming. So I was interested to read about a Google Earth animation which shows ... http://bigpictureblog.com/google-earth-shows-global-warming-results.html The website ecolibris is working to help people make a difference. Let’s start with the bottom line: we believe in providing people with easy and affordable ways to take responsibility for their actions and go green. We don’t believe in preaching doom and gloom. It’s not our style. ... http://bigpictureblog.com/plant-a-tree-for-each-book-you-read.html " Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed" - Rachel Naomi Remen, MD NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the  tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal ... http://bigpictureblog.com/much-of-life-can-never-be-explained.html