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On first glance, a collection of salmon jerky products seems like an unlikely brand extension for an outdoor apparel company. But when that company is Patagonia, which lives and breathes environmentalism, it actually makes sense. Launched under the newly unveiled Patagonia Provisions program, Wild Salmon Jerky is available in three flavors (sold here as a three-pack) using selectively harvested,......read more
Last year, we let you know about a successful proposal to plant a food forest on unused green space in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood. With a seven-acre parcel land donated by Seattle Public Utilities, and a $100,000 grant from the city, the Beacon Food Forest is set to become the nation's largest forageable space. We're happy to report that the project is going full steam ahead, with......read more
A big thank you to Seattle's Eric Becker for introducing the Internet to Jim Whittaker, who fifty years ago became the first American to climb the tallest mountain in the world. The clip features some incredible footage from the first American Mount Everest Expedition, which reached the summit on May 1, 1963. It's a beautiful portrait of a seriously awesome and inspiring guy, with plenty of great......read more
Offshore wind farms have taken off throughout much of the world, but they've yet to catch on in the US. With cheaper (and dirtier) forms of energy available, the steep cost of erecting an offshore wind tower has hindered development off of our coasts. But researchers from the University of Maine tried a new approach last week by launching a floating wind machine--the first offshore wind......read more
Gloomy post-dubstep crooner James Blake makes his long-awaited return with a new video for "Retrograde," the lead single from his sophomore LP, Overgrown, due April 8th on Republic. Directed by longtime Blake collaborator Martin de Thurah, the eerie clip centers around a mysterious sci-fi narrative featuring an apocalyptic asteroid attack and motorcycle riders falling from the sky. It's weird and......read more
Baltimore dream-pop duo Beach House just dropped this eerie new video for "Lazuli," the gorgeous lead single from their latest LP, Bloom, released last month. The spooky clip, which follows three lonely souls to another dimension, was directed by Alan Cordell, who created a similarly bizarre video for "Walk in the Park," off of previous album Teen Dream. Bloom out now on Sub Pop....read more
China's hyper-dense urban centers tend to conjure images of huge crowds, gridlocked traffic, and polluted air. The Great City, now under construction near the city of Chengdu, aims to be anything but that. Designed by Chicago firm Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture, the Great City is a plan for a sustainability-focused, pedestrian-based satellite city that 80,000 people will......read more
It's no overstatement to use words like "trailblazing" and "pioneers" to describe the work of British brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll, aka Orbital. Now, after a long sabbatical, the brothers are getting ready to drop their first album in eight years -- called Wonky -- and hit the road for summer festival season. In advance of the release, Orbital put out this video for "Straight......read more
Young Farmers, the latest original web series from SHFT and Lockerz, explores the growth of 'farm-to-table' values among young people today. In the first episode, we visit with Morgan and her abundant urban farm plot. Morgan's mindset about food was shifted by her experience living in France, where knowing where your food comes from -- and how it was raised -- is a normal part of life.......read more
In September of 1962, the first edition of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" hit bookstore shelves. Fifty years and two million copies later, the book is widely regarded as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement. In "Silent Spring," Carson wrote in eloquent and sometimes sentimental prose about effects of manmade pesticides on the natural world -- and on humankind. A scientific......read more
