Do the Green Thing is back with a hilarious mini documentary about the forgotten sport of Short Sharp Showers.
Showering for Glory
Umbrella’s to Harvest rainwater
Emotive video from India, put a unique spin on rainwater harvesting and shows how an upside down umbrella can become a personal rain catcher. The film seeks to deliver a simple message: Rain water belongs to each of us and that we should collect and share. Below are some pics of more umbrella harvesters.
TED x Seapoint – Who Moved my Sushi?
FLOW – live at the Aquarium
Water Wars
Playpumps revisited – appropriate technology?
Last week we posted an article on the PlayPump – which on the surface looks like a wonderful innovation to alleviate access to water. However, a recent research shows that in reality there are many problems with the design, questioning what is truly appropriate technology. In this video Ralph Borland gives a talk on ‘The problem with the PlayPump’ at IGNITE at the Science Gallery tent in Mindfield, at The Electric Picnic in September 2011. Read more for a longer version.
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