The American army have opened flood gates in Louisiana to try and protect large cities along the Mississippi River. The move means some 3,000 square miles of land will be flooded, some 25,000 people and 11,000 buildings may be effected. Boing Boing have unearthed a photo that suggests some rather interesting animals have also been […]
Music Painting
This animation is charming. It features the music of Matteo Negrin and the whole animation concept was his idea – special shoutouts to Alice Ninni who did the music painting and Luca Cattaneo who acted as editor. The message is simple; enjoy nature. In Pure Spirit How do you rate the video? Your cup of […]
205 Million Gallons: What if the Gulf of Mexico spill never happened?
Do you know anyone who’s still talking about or worried about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Chris Harmon points out although we don’t yet – and may never know – the environmental impact of the oil spill we do know what the impact of actually using the 205 million gallons of oil would have […]
Earth Day: Charity: Water
This video from Charity: Water is superb. It’s clear and easy to follow. It spells out the case very clearly for investing in better water solutions. Charity: Water is particularly popuar among internet geeks like this blogger. A lot of internet companies spend their CSR efforts helping this charity. For example, if you’re on GetGlue […]
Earth Day: Pale Blue Dot
Another post in In Pure Spirit’s Earth Day tribute and we’ve turned to the mighty Carl Sagan. This is an animated version of “Pale Blue Dot” and a fantastic example of a powerful and thought provoking monologue. The music is by Hans Zimmer and is called “You’re So Cool” and the animation is by Adam […]
10 stunning pictures for Earth Day
Today is Earth Day. The theme this year is A billion acts of green as the internet and activisits mobilse to try and protect the planet. The following ten pictures have been shared via Reddit, Digg and picture communities on LiveJournal. The photographers are unknown but please suggest photo credits in the comments below. They’re […]
Experience Human Flight
This video is an advert for a sky diving centre in Melbourne Australia. One of the last things I noticed in the video was that this was for an Australian company – up there, in the sky, the concepts of countries seem far less important. Even big ol’ Australia. Instead we’ve the sky and the […]
Is this spider cute or creepy?
Without a doubt there are many people who’ll always say “Creepy!” when presented with a spider. There will also be those people who run away in fear. Nevertheless there are some people out there who rather like spiders. Let’s introduce the peacock spider. It’s very small and likes to jump around. Jurgen Otto may have […]
Video: Tree born pollen explosion
Some trees carry so much pollen that they appear to explode into a cloud when given just a gentle shake. The results are so impressive you may doubt what you see. This video was taken in Lewisburg Tennessee and just in case you’re wondering what you’re watching there’s a helpful woman on the audio there […]
Beautiful time-lapse video from El Teide
El Teide is Spain’s highest mountain and home to the Teide Observatories – which many people consider to be one of the very best observatories on Earth. Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd suffered an exhausting trip, hardly any sleep and a heavyweight of equipment in order to put this time-lapse video together. In Pure Spirit What […]
