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This is what passes for modern industry - when the township is cleared, the Forestry moves in with areas fenced-off for protection of commercial interests
a discarded juice carton lies in a puddle surrounded by grass, a stark reminder of pollution amidst natural beauty. the reflection of graffiti in the water juxtaposes the carelessness of littering against the calm of the environment, urging a reflection on the impact of our actions.
Dance of the Flamingo ~ Davie, Florida
I'll try and describe what they're doing here; They bob and weave and do their little dance to show their dominance to the females...and to each other. Pretty sure these are the three biggest males. Anyway, it's fun to watch. They peck and carry on. They can't really hurt each other as they haven't any teeth and their curved bills are rounded and fairly blunt. Get their point across, though! Thanks for looking.
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A South Florida beauty, there are two parts to the chemistry that makes a flamingo pink; the carotenoids in the food that provide the pigments, and there are the specific enzymes produced by the species which utilize those pigments, providing its brilliant pink color.
(click more comments to see 8-shot series)
Garzweiler is a German open-pit mine where lignite (brown coal) is mined. It is operated by RWE, a German Power company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The mine currently has a size of 48 km². Mining was originally limited to an area of 66.0 km² (now) called Garzweiler I. But it has been extended with another 48.0 km², called Garzweiler II. Here mining started in 2006. It will take until 2040 to fully excavate and exploit both sectors. The mined lignite is used for power generation at nearby power plants such as Neurath.
The name Garzweiler refers to the eponymous village which has been 'excavated' from the surface of the earth at the beginning of the project. Since than many more villages have disappeared: Reisdorf, Priesterath, Stolzenberg, Elfgen, Belmen, Morken-Harff, Epprath, Omagen, König Courts, Otzenrath, Spenrath, Holz and Pesch.
The mining at Garzweiler II will require twelve more villages (with approximately 7600 inhabitants) to disappear. Among them is the village of Immerath which is almost empty. The clearing process started in 2006.
It needs no further mentioning, that the landscape is completely destroyed as a large open pit will remain. After the completion of the mining, the hole that's left is to be filled-up with water, a lake must arise from size 23 km².
Technical details
This is a single shot with my Canon G9. Post-production included colour toning, changing the curves a little, applying a high pass filter (set at 10) and finally adding a copyright watermark. The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
This is what passes for modern industry - when the township is cleared, the Forestry moves in with areas fenced-off for protection of commercial interests
It is winter in the U.A.E. people are out in the desert and mountains and leaving so much waste.
So this was our 3rd Clean-up action. We know we won't be able to clean all places, but we want people to realize what they are doing to the planet.
It is truly a disgrace what people leave behind (for others to clean up? )! Unfortunately also companies either dumping their waste or just leaving materials behind wherever they are working.
Thank you very much to everyone who participated
We even made it to the newspapers:
gulfnews.com/lifestyle/community/two-women-have-taken-it-...
Flamingo ~ #476 in Explore 6/12/14
A South Florida beauty, there are two parts to the chemistry that makes a flamingo pink; the carotenoids in the food that provide the pigments, and there are the specific enzymes produced by the species which utilize those pigments, providing its brilliant pink color.
(click more comments to see 7-shot series)
For those who suffer unspeakable pain.
I suffer from sudden overwhelming pain that shoots up my neck and into my brain. For about fifteen seconds I can only see the white hot of blinding agony as the world turns dark. Once the pain begins to ease, red anger and quiet suffering seep in.
Would that I was alone in my suffering, but the world is filled with people whose pain never wanes, and others who are consumed by personal loss or mental illness. This photograph is for everyone who finds their life temporarily or permanently darkened by suffering. I pray that you will once again know the light of day.
"You don't say... Is that right... she said what?" pelican pals ~ white pelican ~ Davie, Florida
These huge, spectacular looking white birds are seen in Florida between December and March. White pelicans spend the winter in Florida and along the Gulf coast, then fly north to nest in the mid-west and central Canada. In the mating season, male white pelicans develop a fibrous plate on the upper portion of their beak (pictured).
White pelicans have a wingspan of 9 feet. Males and females are similar in appearance. In flight they can be confused with wood storks or whooping cranes as all three birds have similar distinctive black wingtips that stand out against the all-white plumage. However, pelicans fly with their necks tucked in, unlike cranes and storks. In fall and spring large flocks of white pelicans can often be seen circling high above the central Gulf coast near Fort Myers and further north.
White pelicans are cooperative feeders. They do not plunge dive like the brown pelican, but rather, they use a coordinated feeding strategy and swim in a line or half circle, ‘herding’ fish towards the shore. Two groups of pelicans will sometimes ‘herd’ fish towards each other.
(two more photos in the comments)
Castaways Sculpture Awards is an annual art competition that has been running since 2008. Castaways combines the theme of recycling and environmental awareness with the creative re-use of materials and innovative sculpture.
The exhibition highlights two areas of great importance to the City: providing and supporting arts and cultural opportunities for residents; and raising the profile of recycling and environmental sustainability.
Castaways creates opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their artworks alongside established professional Artists. More than 15,000 visitors attend the exhibition each year, with more than 50 sculptures gracing the Rockingham foreshore.
This is a topic that's been very much in the news lately. I hope for humanity's sake that it's not all talk and no action. Something has to be done about the fast deteriorating state of the Earth's environment. As individuals we can all do our share regarding the enviroment. There are many measures that we can adopt in our daily lives that can make a difference. ACT NOW, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
Some of these measures are :
- Don't waste water. Don't let the tap run while you're lathering your hands with soap or while you're brushing your teeth.
Check how much water your toilet flush is using. You can desrease this by putting an object inside the cistern such as a brick. Each flush will use less water, multiplied by the thousands of flushes per year you could be saving gallons and gallons.
Plant drought tolerant plants in your garden which require much less water in summer and no water in winter.
Always run a full load in your washing machine or dish washer. If you have to replace either one of these machines go for the more enviromentally friendly ones which consume less water and less energy.
- Replace all the light bulbs in your house and garden with energy saving lights. Use timers where you can. Timers are inexpensive and can save a lot of energy.
- In winter let the sun into your house. This is natural heating. In summer keep it out by closing your curtains and installing black out lining behind your curtains. This will keep your house cooler. Air your house either early morning or after sundown.
- Think seriously of installing a solar water heater in your household especially if you live in a warm climate with lots of sun hours. You get free hot water most days of the year. This saves you a lot on electicity bills. You can get your initial investment back very quickly. I can vouch for this and I highly recommend a solar water heater. You can also use this hot water directly into your dishwasher and washing machine with the right plumbing and pipes. Therefore both machines will use the free hot water rather than have to heat the water using it's heating elements which is very costly.
- Separate your waste. Create containers in your kitchen to separate plastic, paper, tin and glass. These can be recycled.
- Don't be wasteful with anything. Everything needs energy to be manufactured. Anything you waste in the end is waste of energy.
- Try to encourage your friends to be more environmentally conscious. A lot of people are just not informed enough on matters concerning the environment. Teach your children to be more respectful of the enviroment.
- Plant more trees and take part in tree planting initiative in your country.
I would like to have more suggestions on this subject. Please comment and give your opinion. And please don't forget my photo!!
Jenners old department store with its richly carved facade was illuminated green last night as I passed it, wasn't sure why - have seen it red for poppy day, blue for Saint Andrew's Day, pink for breast cancer awareness. Then I saw the news this morning and found out a number of landmark structures around Scotland had been lit up green for the night as part of an environmental awareness campaign. Sorry it isn't too sharp, was on way home from work and didn't have the tripod
It is unfortunate that large portions of the wildflower fields in the Antelope Valley are being developed. Although solar energy is clean, it completely destroys the flower fields, as one can see in this photograph. The most productive wildflower fields are connected to the Poppy Reserve; these large tracts of land are up for sale. Sadly, California has no plans to purchase this land, which is home to some of the most abundant poppy fields in the state.
Castaways Sculpture Awards is an annual art competition that has been running since 2008. Castaways combines the theme of recycling and environmental awareness with the creative re-use of materials and innovative sculpture.
The exhibition highlights two areas of great importance to the City: providing and supporting arts and cultural opportunities for residents; and raising the profile of recycling and environmental sustainability.
Castaways creates opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their artworks alongside established professional Artists. More than 15,000 visitors attend the exhibition each year, with more than 50 sculptures gracing the Rockingham foreshore.
This was my entry to my school's first ever environmental art show. I was a little stressed making the photo, though. I found about the art show at a club meeting at school only a week and a half before the art show deadline and it didn't help that it took me a while to create an idea. By the time I did, however, I was very excited, and as anyone preparing for a environmental awareness photoshoot, I loaded up with pounds of trash.
On the second to last Friday before the Monday deadline, I rode with my wagon full of trash and camera supplies to the bayou (I put the wagon in the photo. Can you spot it?). I took one big panorama of only the bayou with my 50mm, quickly ran to pose for the camera on the pipe; then I began taking my second panorama by laying out the various assorted pieces of garbage in clusters and rearranging them each time I took a photo.
With editing, I could make my photo look like it had a lot of trash. A little after I began asking myself if I should head home, the weather brought on a drizzle, so I answered my own question and began to pack up. That weekend, I was only able to stitch together my panoramas, so I planned to work on the project during the week.
School happened though, and I got not time to even look at my project, let alone put it together. After the week ended, I extensively worked and by Saturday I was three fourths done. I woke up early on Sunday to be able to finish on time. At about 9, though, I realized that I was going to have to finish this project a little earlier because I was going to need to print it. The next hours became a mess, but I finished what I could, although it wasn't free of slight errors, and sent the photo to print. I made it.
The Environmental Art Show was on April 24, but I'm only posting this photo now, because only now I feel it has come the closest to being the image I saw in my head. I hope you can enjoy my project and remember its message:
We can run away from our garbage―spew it away in the air, bury it underground, or send it off in the ocean―but the world is round and our actions will come back to us. As we expand and our problems grow, its only time's decision to decide when we will collide. We can run as far away as we are able, but we will never be able to hide. The time to change our outlook is now.
Gosport and Fareham Boroughs are fortunate to have a large group of Wombles dedicated to the seemingly never-ending task of clearing litter in their areas. In an area with beautiful beaches and miles of coastline, beach cleans are a significant feature of this voluntary work. Final Straw is an organisation devoted to helping to clean our oceans particularly of plastic. They brought Nellie to No.2 Battery West Car Park today to be met, in a small socially-distanced event, by Gosport councillors and some Wombles. The ocean-friendly fish accepts metal cans and plastic bottles (only). Councillor Graham Burgess (GBC, Lee East) is at the front of the small group in this picture.
Nellie
In front of the Finnish Parliament, a young boy named Leon held up a sign he made himself: drawn with care, colored in red, and filled with warnings. No to war, no to pollution, no to poverty. His message is simple, but urgent: a better planet begins with saying no to destruction. Children like Leon aren’t just learning about climate justice, they are participating in it. This is the next generation refusing to stay silent.
Eduskuntatalon portailla seisoi Leon, nuori poika, joka piti ylpeänä käsintehtyä kylttiään: Ei sodalle, ei saastuttamiselle, ei köyhyydelle. Viesti on selkeä ja tärkeä — parempi maailma alkaa siitä, että sanotaan ei tuholle. Leonin kaltaiset lapset eivät ainoastaan opi ilmasto-oikeudenmukaisuudesta — he osallistuvat siihen. Tämä on uusi sukupolvi, joka ei aio vaieta.
e-waste sculpture, by leslie strobel and jesse chang. the sculpture acts as a visual representation of the problem of electronic waste; such as cell phones, televisions, computer monitors, telephones, ipods, pda's, digital cameras, kitchen appliances, etc. that are dumped into landfills rather than being recycled. many of the metals and chemicals in these appliances are toxic and can cause numerous health problems.
Castaways Sculpture Awards is an annual art competition that has been running since 2008. Castaways combines the theme of recycling and environmental awareness with the creative re-use of materials and innovative sculpture.
The exhibition highlights two areas of great importance to the City: providing and supporting arts and cultural opportunities for residents; and raising the profile of recycling and environmental sustainability.
Castaways creates opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their artworks alongside established professional Artists. More than 15,000 visitors attend the exhibition each year, with more than 50 sculptures gracing the Rockingham foreshore.
This piece had an interesting combination of inspirations. The colors were inspired by a trip I took to Oregon several years ago. I really enjoyed visiting the various parks there, seeing the Oregon Coast, and gazing upwards at all the trees. Environmental awareness played a huge role in the inspiration as well~ while I was in Oregon I viewed a "clear cut" which is what they call it when the lumber from an area is harvested and all the trees are cut down. Talk about devastating!!!
On a different note, the other inspiration for this piece was the idea of "Threes". My sister lived in Japan for awhile and she told me that sets of things there usually come in odd numbers~ she says it is unusual to find a set of 4 items together. For example we own a sake set that only has 3 little cups. Before my sister's explanation we couldn't figure out where the other cup went! So now I am totally intrigued by sets of 3's and I love creating them.
This painting was recently sold on ebay. Interestingly enough, it was purchased by a childhood friend of mine~ and she didn't know I was the artist until after she'd purchased the painting and called me to confirm! The small world of art and ebay...:D
Art exhibit coming up on Thursday 1/14/10, 5:30PM-8:30PM in the SoMa area of SF. Stop by and show some love.
Baxter & Cook Art Advisors, LLC
2 Henry Adams Street
Suite 358
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 865-0231
The Kuhasalon jätevedenpuhdistamo (Kuhasalo Wastewater Treatment Plant) stands quietly along the walking routes of Joensuu, Finland. Operated by Joensuun Vesi, this plant plays a crucial role in protecting the local waterways, especially the nearby Pyhäselkä basin, part of the vast Lake Saimaa system.
The facility handles the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater through modern purification stages, including mechanical, biological, and chemical processes. Its mission is clear: to prevent harmful nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from reaching the lake, reducing the risk of eutrophication and maintaining water quality for local wildlife.
One of the eye-catching features of the plant is the mural of a fish painted on its wall, a symbolic reminder of the aquatic life this work helps to protect. The Kuhasalo facility reflects Finland’s commitment to environmental care, sustainable water management, and the preservation of its pristine lake ecosystems.
Captured here while simply passing by on a winter walk, this photo highlights how infrastructure, art, and nature coexist.
Kuhasalon jätevedenpuhdistamo on keskeinen osa Joensuun ympäristönsuojelua. Joensuun Veden ylläpitämä puhdistamo käsittelee kaupungin ja teollisuuden jätevedet ennen niiden palauttamista luontoon, erityisesti läheiseen Pyhäselän vesistöön, joka on osa suurta Saimaan järvialuetta.
Puhdistamolla on käytössä useita nykyaikaisia puhdistusmenetelmiä , mekaanisia, biologisia ja kemiallisia prosesseja, joiden avulla poistetaan ravinteita ja epäpuhtauksia. Näin estetään vesistöjen rehevöityminen ja turvataan alueen kalakanta sekä muu vesiluonto.
Rakennuksen seinässä oleva näyttävä kalamaalaus muistuttaa puhdistamon tehtävästä: suojella järvien elämää. Kuhasalon jätevedenpuhdistamo on osa Suomen laajempaa sitoutumista kestävään kehitykseen ja puhtaan luonnon säilyttämiseen.
Tämä kuva on otettu yksinkertaisesti ohikulkiessa talvisella kävelyllä, hetki, jossa yhdistyvät infrastruktuuri, taide ja luonto.
Turtles are known for confusing jellyfish (one of their food sources) with floating plastic bags which in turn may lead to disease and death of these beautiful sea creatures. Please use less plastic bags!
I did this drawing for an garbage awareness project in Antofagasta, Chile.
Feel free to use (or request a translation of) this graphic in any noncommercial context you like, especially to promote a more sustainable use of earth's precious resources. Let me know about it also :)
On behance: www.behance.net/gallery/14662983/Jellyfish-or-plastic-bag
The streetlights all along Tunku Abdul Rahman Road has been switched off by City Hall. Its Earth Hour but only some buildings took part in the worldwide event. In this photo, you can see City Hotel, still in the midst of construction and cladding. No lights on there yet. Cititel Express Hotel is not environmental friendly, not even a bit of the hotel is dimmed out more than usual for Earth Hour. In the distant, the Islamic Pilgrimage Building (Tabung Haji) in Sembulan is dimmed out too. From the lights trails, you can can tell that vehicles were changing lanes.
From one side of the rooftop at Shangrila Hotel, I managed to stabilize my camera stand to get a clear shot of the Capitol Roundabout and surrounding areas during Earth Hour 2011. City Hall switched off almost all of their streetlights, as you can see in this photo. No matter, the roundabout is still busy with traffic. Wisma Dang Bandang also offed its name sign at the top, and also its aircraft warning light. The disappointing ones that did not participate in Earth Hour is Gaya Centre Hotel (red lights in the distance),King Park Hotel, Great Eastern Building and Suria Sabah. It even might look like it would on a typical night. On the left, you can also spot the lights from Pondo Village on Gaya Island.