Monthly Archives: February 2014

Generation Awake – What is it About?

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Generation Awake LogoHave you ever heard of Generation Awake? We hadn’t either, until a week ago. And we don’t regret one bit! Today we will tell you a bit about their campaign.

It’s a well known fact, that we usually carry on through the day without thinking much of the consequences of our actions. Yes, we have some moralities towards other living beings, but towards the planet we live on? Not much. This is the idea of the Generation Awake campaign – to raise awareness of how you can help keep our home clean and free of rubbish.

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The Largest Solar Plant – Mojave Desert

Friday, February 14th, 2014
Mojave Desert Sunset

Sunset over Mojave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’ve always thought – aren’t there more ways to produce large-scale, clean electricity? What kinds of alternative energy are there? Thorium reactors? Wind traps (kudos to Frank Herbert)? The future will show. What we know, though, is what the world’s largest solar plant looks like. And it started functioning yesterday!

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Fashion and Gardens

Friday, February 7th, 2014
Lady Birley

Credit: “Lady Birley” by Valerie Finnis (copyright RHS)

Hello there!

As this is the first post on our brand new blog, I wish to heartily welcome you to our humble notebook. You can expect all kinds of articles here – from events, through news, to guides and useful information about our niche. And we surely hope you will like it! Let us begin, then. Continue reading