Cave I'm visiting —
Tour the largest cave in the world
Hang Son Doong cave, located in Vietnam and the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is known as the worlds largest natural cave. Thanks to National Geographic we can now do a virtual 360 degree tour of it!
Fun I'm having—
Geocaching
This is an outdoor activity similar to a treasure hunt. The goal of the activity is to find hidden containers known as caches or geocaches using a GPS receiver. Individuals who practice this activity place a cache in an outdoor location and post the cache's latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates on the Internet. Other geocachers then use their GPS devices to download the coordinates and cache descriptions from the Internet in order to find the caches. Once the participant has found the cache, they may log their findings on the Internet. Geocaching in Calgary
What I find inspiring —
Enjoy the View
NASA astronaut Mike Foreman shares how his perception of Earth changed during his time in space. He explains a shift in his worldview known as “the Overview Effect."
What I'm watching —
Goldilocks & the three bears, baby goat edition
I'm loving anything with baby goats these days. Farmer James reads the Goldilocks story to his tribe of baby goats.
Innovation I'm amazed by —
Car charging roads
Will gas stations be a thing of the past? I've come across two really interesting innovations where companies have developed technology that is imbedded into the ground which can charge your car as you drive over it. The first technology is a unique dynamic wireless power transfer system, check it out here. The second is a technology being tested in Sweden. About 2km of electric rail has been embedded in a public road near Stockholm. Energy is transferred from two tracks of rail in the road via a movable arm attached to the bottom of a vehicle. It uses technology similar to overhead cables that charge electric buses and trolleys, but instead is built into the road. It works more-or-less like an outlet in the wall. The connector from the vehicle goes down into tracks six-centimetres deep. So There's no electricity at the surface. If implemented it will mean electric vehicle batteries can be smaller -- and therefore lighter -- because they won't need to retain as much charge, the vehicles will then be cheaper to manufacture and will ultimately be more sustainable. More here. Or watch the video here.
May's Tip —
Add this sentence to your signature at the bottom of all your emails, "THINK GREEN! Please consider the environment before printing this email."
That's about it for me. If you have any feedback, a favourite part or suggestion you'd like to share about the above please let me know. Have a wonderful week and let's keep creating a green future together.
The future is bright,
~Kristin