Spiral Island - An artificial island June 18, 2009
Old news but interesting and very inspiring just the same.
Spiral Island I was a floating artificial island in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. It was built by the British eco-pioneer Richart Sowa starting in 1998; he filled nets with empty discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves. Unfortunately it was destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005.
The original island sported a two-story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches. He used some 250,000 bottles for the 66ft …
WhaleDreamer October 16, 2008
This looks like a documentary that deserves to be seen when it comes your way. 15 years in the making and about the return of an ancient whale tribe in Australia. It is well worth checking out”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7q8AeVBnMo
Al - Zoozoo2.com
An old t-shirt story July 23, 2008
I was recently digging through my old t-shirts for something clean to wear. I don’t know about you but every t-shirt I have ever worn seems to have a story to tell, a small piece of my past sealed within its very fabric. I ended up sitting there for ages remembering this and that. It was like looking at an old photo album.
Some were happy stories, about holidays I had been on and people I had met. Others brought back embarrassing occasions and times I would much rather forget, but they were all memorable. T-shirts are like that.
It dawned on me that …
Reef Encounters February 14, 2008
An old post worth repeating.
Like many natural wonders that have caught the attention of global tourism, the sea-floor and in particular the coral reefs suffer from too much interest. As well meaning tourists and water-sports enthusiasts, we descend in our thousands if not millions on and into the world’s tropical and coastal waters. Unfortunately the damage we leave behind is becoming all too obvious. Marine life, and the sea on which we depend, surf and swim, is under threat from pollution, tourism, over-fishing and other damaging activities.
Corals and coral reefs are extremely sensitive, just walking on a reef can damage …
The trash vortex September 27, 2007
Greenpeace have produced an online animation showing what they call the Trash Vortex.
Its all about how plastic rubbish either directly thrown or washed by rivers into the North Pacific, is swept up by the currents of a gigantic swirling vortex called the North Pacific Gyre. Have a look
According to the Greenpaeace article and as many of us already know the very thing that makes plastic items useful to consumers, their durability and stability, also makes them a problem in marine environments. Around 100 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year of which about 10 …
T’ai Chi for Canoeing September 11, 2007
Just when I thought there was nothing more relaxing than an afternoon on the river I come across this.
T’ai Chi for canoeing - Practice these exercises on shore to perform better on the water.
Here is an extract from the article by Betsey Foster with Karen Knight:
Paddling is all about putting that paddle, single- or double-bladed, into the water and touring, surfing, playing, and having a good time. T’ai Chi is a Chinese martial art performed very slowly on land. So what could one have to do with the other?
That was my reaction in the …
China’s Yangtze River Dolphin now extinct August 10, 2007
The Chinese river dolphin is now officially extinct, according to scientists who could not find a single one of the animals during a six-week search on China’s Yangtze River. The first recorded extinction of a cetacean species to be caused by human activity. The small, nearly blind white dolphin, also known as the baiji, was nicknamed “the goddess of the Yangtze.”
The delicate dolphin, which dates back 20 million years, was found only in China’s longest river, the Yangtze.
The baiji represents a loss not just of a species but a whole family of animals which were …
Lovemarks August 1, 2007
Zoozoo2 becomes a lovemark.
A few years ago, Saatchi & Saatchi setup Lovemarks. A place to share those brands you love. According to Saatchi ‘Lovemarks transcend brands. They deliver beyond your expectations of great performance. Lovemarks reach your heart as well as your mind, creating an intimate, emotional connection that you just can’t live without.’
Simple put Lovemarks inspire.
A Lovemark can be a small, everyday product that embraces and infuses your life to make it just that little bit better. Equally, it could be a world-changing revelation for thousands.
Now we can’t claim to be world changing or inspiring but we do what we …
Womad, Womud
Diary of a trader at Womad 2007
This year we decided to have a stall at Womad the World Music Festival.
Entry 1 - Wednesday 25 July
1.00pm We arrived at the traders entrance to Womad at around 1.00pm happy enthusiastic and ready to roll.
3.40pm We were still waiting in line to sign in it had taken nearly 3 hours for the Womad staff to process approximately the 10 traders in front of us. By process I mean check our three or four items of paperwork at give us our pitch number and wristband.
To be fair to the Womad staff …
Womad weather July 24, 2007
Zoozoo2 are off to the Womad World Music Festival tomorrow, so if your going drop by and see us. I hope the weather holds.
According to WOMAD the Charlton Park festival this weekend is definitely going ahead!
‘The festival will be going ahead this weekend as planned. The site has not been affected by flooding as it has a clay soil on limestone brash and is on high ground, allowing efficient drainage. The ground, including the camping and parking areas, is still solid. There is trackway for all the main routes of the festival site.’
According to the Womad website ‘access to …
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