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Chris - who has written 598 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
Chris (50% English, 50% Italian) is the evil overlord and creator of Environmental Graffiti. When he's not battling those pesky Jedi Knights, he can be found blogging about weird and wonderful environmental news. It's sort of becoming a full time job...he is quite surprised!
Mysterious Russian Cement Rain Causes Hole in Moscow House
By Matthew Simpson Image by Hoyasmeg Last Tuesday, seemingly out of nowhere, a huge lump of cement hurtling from the sky crashed through a suburban Moscow home, creating a large hole. But what was the cause? Why, it was the Russian Air force attempting to change the weather [...]
Continue reading...Feature: the Cradle and Grave of the SUV
Monday, June 16, 2008
Environmental Graffiti Reporter Matthew Simpson explores the past, present and future of an American icon in entropy. Rusted Willys Jeep. Image via Extra Funky The Sport Utility Vehicle has been an American icon ever since it was born into mass popularity during the days of World War II [...]
Continue reading...12 Most Amazing Bionic Buildings
Monday, June 16, 2008
This is a guest post written by Andy Boyd Have you ever pictured what the high-rise buildings of the future might look like? If so, you’re not alone. One 21st Century movement (among others) which may give an indication as to what future architecture will look like, [...]
Continue reading...Huge Warehouse Can Be Played Like an Organ
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
In the first part of our “playable buildings” series, Environmental Graffiti reporter Jammie Nicholas, explores the BATTERY MARITIME BUILDING, NY image (c) Creative Time In the cavernous, 9,000 square foot Great Hall of the former lower Manhattan ferry terminal, sits the man who once sang about *Burning down the [...]
Continue reading...The Amazing Fate of the Solar Armor Inventor
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Image by Waytoocrowded In 1874, one man; an inventor of considerable genius, was reported to have completely reversed the effect of the sun. In the scorching heat of the mid-summer Nevada desert, he was found frozen stiff by Indians – his beard covered in frost and an icicle [...]
Continue reading...Is it Time to Properly Fund Passenger Rail in the United States?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Image by Wili Hybrid Passenger Rail service was once a booming industry in the United States and was the main revenue source that spurred the rapid growth of rail transport throughout the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. However, as the price of cheap fuel [...]
Continue reading...Amazing “Green-Ways” Obliterate Traffic
Monday, June 2, 2008
By Matthew Simpson Before and After picture of the Big Dig, Source: Spacing Toronto Traffic congestion grows every year in some cities and the usual plan to alleviate it is to build wider highways or in some extreme circumstances to build more. However, cities are [...]
Continue reading...10 Insanely Beautiful Hotels Worth Traveling For
Friday, May 30, 2008
Written By Andy Boyd Originally, we had two ideas for this post: local places to stay and eco hotels around the world. We quickly realized however, that we’d be giving you the wrong advice by saying “stay at home.”
Continue reading...Acupuncture’s Evil Twin: The Dim Mak Death Touch
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Image via brtsergio Enter the Dragon was his last completed film. Six days after it was released, Bruce Lee, one of the biggest icons of martial arts cinema died a sudden and mysterious death. But was he the victim of the legendary dim mak touch of death as [...]
Continue reading...Is Apple Developing a Solar iPhone?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Image by Shapeshift Well, according to the site MacRumors, Apple have apparently filed a patent application to investigate the use of solar cells in their mobile devices, including the iphone and portable computers.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
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