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Send a whale

By Annabel McAleer • June 20, 2008 • 0 comments

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets next week in Chile, and Greenpeace is on the hunt for signatures. But rather than filling in your regular boring old online petition, this time you get to have some fun. More …

Farmer in the dell

By Annabel McAleer • June 18, 2008 • 1 comments

Farming on farms? How 20th century! Farming in skyscrapers? Now that's modern living. So-called 'vertical farming' has been discussed for years, but with food prices climbing and the trend of eating locally entering the mainstream, the idea is spreading. More …

Fuel prices fuel protests

By Annabel McAleer • June 17, 2008 • 1 comments

As the price of oil hovers around US$140 a barrel, it's obvious recent fuel price hikes are far from a local problem. Truck drivers are striking and millions of people have taken to the street in protest in Spain, France, Portugal, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Canada, England and Scotland. More …

Every time a butterfly farts

By Annabel McAleer • June 11, 2008 • 0 comments

Every action has an effect. This lovely animation from UK transport charity Sustrans explains how chaos theory relates to Madonna, your mum, the Queen's knickers and driving in July. More …

Forever blowing bubbles

By Annabel McAleer • June 11, 2008 • 1 comments

Here's a nifty addition to your city bike: a bubble blower. Not just a way to bring a smile to kids (and kids-at-heart) as you make your way about town, the Bloom leaves a trail of seeds along with the bubbles. More …

Happy World Environment Day!

By Annabel McAleer • June 5, 2008 • 0 comments

The unlikely heroes of the day: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth George. More …

The paperless magazine

By Annabel McAleer • June 3, 2008 • 3 comments

Before you ask: yes, we do know that printing a magazine on paper isn’t nearly as environmentally friendly as publishing it online. So, we’re also publishing a digital version of Good. More …

Sing me something Good

By Annabel McAleer • May 23, 2008 • 1 comments

The Good theme tune. More …

Ready to launch

By Annabel McAleer • May 28, 2008 • 2 comments

Mussels, yes, prawns, no. Salmon's out, but can we find out if the chicken's free-range? Yes to all the veggie options ... except the out-of-season ones. More …

The solution to all of Auckland's transport problems

By Annabel McAleer • May 27, 2008 • 1 comments

What do you get when a bus meets a train? Not on the rails—lordy, no-one wants that—but in the minds of engineers at Toyota, its truck-maker subsidiary Hino Motors and Japan Rail Hokkaido. More …

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