This document is brief summary writing from discussions with various people. It was written for applying for competition in Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, and I thought it will give you more insight on Extreme Green Guerrillas project:
1. The issue:
We are forced to face the reality on a daily basis that environmental damage is more advanced [...]
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November 8, 2007
User research – In detail
June 17, 2007
Final Extreme Green Guerrillas outcome: state of intent
A state of Intent : Michiko Nitta
to view pictures and graphic on this project, please go to:
http://www.myportfolio.me.uk/EGGs.html
An outline of main focus:
We are forced to face the reality on a daily basis that environmental damage is more advanced than experts predicted. As global warming becomes the top of almost every government’s agenda, recent trends have put [...]
March 11, 2007
EGG delicacy.
If you are an extreme green person, what do you eat? Do you buy only organic products? Free range eggs to support happy chickens? Being vegan to save the planet? Somehow, modern society has mistaken that being healthy is the green activity. Although you can be healthy by eating good food, this activity doesn’t necessarily [...]
March 6, 2007
green theories.
EGG must have some kind of ground theory they are looking at. From researching through many green theories, I found out Gaia Hypothesis by James Lovelock, which is the closest theory to EGG’s theory. Here is the description on what is Gaia Hypothesis:
The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological theory that proposes that the [...]
March 5, 2007
who are EEG? final final brief.
after having C on 28th February, I started to wonder about what kind of people am I talking about. Who wants to be Extreme Green Guerrilla, and Why? I have feeling that I must make this clear, otherwise everyone will interpret my concepts individually, so that it will be too confusing.
Ground Aim
I want to [...]
March 5, 2007
green fuel.
visiting cologne Univ. was good experience. I could talk with plant biologists, and got good feedback about M.
Professor Marcel Bucher have suggested me the following option:
decompose dead body with M to enhance the growth of maize; which is used for bio-fuel. Following documents are the facts about maize fuel from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5369284.stm
-The grain required [...]
February 7, 2007
Animal’s War exhibition.
LATEST ANIMAL WEAPON/TESTING
SHARK
Scientists are experimenting with brain implants in animals, so that they can be remotely controlled to carry out tasks such as detecting explosives, sending transmissions and acting as spies. Some recent projects funded by the USA&s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA), include ‘Controlled Biological and Biometrics Systems’ such as remote controlled rats and [...]
February 6, 2007
CO2 emission calculation.
Microsoft estimates that it costs $55 to $70 per year for an average business to allow one computer to sit idle. Multiply that times 100 million computers and you realize that the world spends $5 to $7 billion* dollars every year powering inactive computers. Shifting 100 million computers into low-power sleep mode for 12 [...]
February 3, 2007
No remain of my death, please.
This is the project about EEG funeral and burial. for EEG clan, Dying the eternal activity, as being dead body will be the only way to be useful for nature. What would be the ritual they would practice? What kind of process they have to go through to be able to erase body remain [...]
February 2, 2007
How do EGG communicate?
final description:
Some say emailing is more eco friendly way to communicate than posting. Others say using computers creates major part of CO2 emissions and e-waste. In EGG’s case, they are against
1. Using internet/mobile phone = EGGs are superior to human kind, how can they tied up to big cooperate who is the main culprit behind [...]
