How Much Water Do You Use?

As we become more and more aware that we may be using water at an unsustainable pace, the idea of water footprints - the amount of water an individual uses -is becoming more common. Water footprints can be hard to calculate, depending on how far up the chain of production you go, since everything you eat and buy used some water to produce.

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Amazing Views from Above

25 Most Colorful Lakes on Earth

Color is how the human eye perceives the reflection of different spectrums of light. We perceive color just as we perceive taste: sublime, exquisite, horrible and delicious. It provokes us, it enchants us and our whole world revolves around it. Everything from the clothes we wear, to the foods we eat are determined by color.
It’s only fitting then, that we explore some of Mother Nature’s most colorful works. The kaleidoscope of colors presented in this series of spectacular lake images, encapsulate the incredible natural beauty of enclosed expanses of water.

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Jesse van Dijk’s “Project Indigo”

A series of conceptual illustrations for a city built in an volcanic crater for a world where dry land is scarce.

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7 Modern Wonders Of Green Technology

Green architecture comes in many forms though lately it seems like these forms are stranger than ever. Urban skyscraper farms? Floating eco-cities? Glowing solar towers? Turbine-driven skyscrapers? Magnetically levitated wind collectors? Where does it end?
Take a look at seven of the most amazing real and conceptual designs currently at the forefront of ecological innovation. These examples push the limits of ecological architecture and contemporary urban design discourse.

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Virtual Wall

The Virtual Wall provides a barrier made up of plasma laser beams depicting pedestrians doing what they do best and any car that crosses that barrier suffers the consequences. Okay so maybe those lasers aren’t powerful enough to do any harm but the effect is enough to make drivers and pedestrians alike follow crosswalk rules to the tee.

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zeroHouse

zeroHouse generates its own electrical power, collect its own water, processes its own waste products. zeroHouse is completely automatic - All functions of the house are monitored by an array of sensors and regulated by a "house brain" that can be controlled through any laptop computer. zeroHouse is fully customizable for personal usage patterns, from the weekend getaway to extended stay living.

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Earth from Above

Very nice website with beautiful pictures. Great quality.