Track Events
Get out there and get competitive. Set up sprints, triple jump, and long jump. Or add your own events, like tug of war. The winner gets bragging rights…until next time.
Ultimate Frisbee
Grab a disc and some friends for a game of ultimate Frisbee. Set up two endzones with shoes or other markers and get a game going. For rules and more info, check out the Ultimate Players’ Association (UPA).
Kickball
With a ball and a few base markers, you can start up a game of kickball. The basic rules are easy and then beyond those you can add your own.
There’s been a lot of talk about what will happen due to global warming, with predictions of both drought and flooding. But there are some stranger side effects that are interesting. For instance, did you know that more lakes will just disappear and mountains will get taller? How crazy is that?!? Check out Live Science for the top 10 unexpected results of global warming.
-Jess
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If your sneaker treads have worn down or you need a new pair of sandals for the summer, Simple Shoes may have just what you need. Comfortable footwear made from eco-friendly products is always in style. Recycled tires make awesome shoes!
As the Simple Shoe group says about their ecoSneaks, “Get them now before they get all trendy and lame.”
-Jess
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Oliver Heath is a wind-surfer turned architect and designer and his love of the outdoors has given him a unique perspective. His designs are modern and the materials are environmentally friendly. Check out the inspiration that comes from bringing elements of the outside inside without wasting natural resources. Whether looking for design ideas for a dorm, apartment, or house, his books offer great ideas and pointers.
-Jess
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The Good Human provides us with an excellent eco friendly gardening tip:
Check the weather forecasts before you water, and let mother nature water your plants on the rainy days! For more cool tips on easy energy conservation and reducing your carbon footprint, be sure to check out the Good Human site!
-Valerie
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Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain has been awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize for his work on the concept of “virtual water.”
“Virtual water” is a method of calculating how much water went in to the production of making various products. So one wouldn’t just calculate the actual water poured into one’s coffee machine, but the H2O that was involved in the growing, packaging, and transport of the cup of java as well.
With increasing water shortages as the result of global warming, “virtual water” calculations might show us that the glass is definitely more than half empty!
-Valerie
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There’s a new instrument to detect mercury pollution in the environment – sled dog fur.
Scientists have discovered that analyzing the fur of Alasakan sled dogs can reveal the levels of mercury contamination in the immediate surroundings, the blog Live Science reports. The dogs eat the leftover food from the surrounding villages, which contain the varying levels of mercury.
Here’s a scary thought: if the mercury is showing up in the dog fur, might it mean the toxic substance is showing up in the bodies of the human population as well?
-Valerie
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A Californian utility PG&E is now using giant vats of cow poop to power the Golden State, Inhabitat reports.Methane-powered generators are nothing new…but using actual poo?
The cow poop is collected in giant vats, where the methane is collected and used as natural gas. , the methane produced by cow poop is a very damaging greenhouse gas and a threat to the environment. But, maybe this poop harvesting can at least put that gas to some good use!