Spotlight

April 30, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Though you would be forgiven for thinking this picture a work of abstract art, it is actually a photograph of the Bahamas Ocean Sands captured by the Earth-orbiting Landsat 7 satellite. Ocean currents in the Bahamas made the sand-and-seaweed sculpture in much the same way that winds create sand dunes in the Sahara. NASA’s Earth Observatory has announced the ten most popular pictures of our home planet from its Image of the Day catalog, the culmination of a user-voted contest marking the tenth anniversary of the observatory’s... [Read the full story]

Belgrade

Gorgeous Belgrade - How Yes No

February 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

BB-films.com is currently producing a promotional short film about Belgrade, Serbia with the working title “How Yes No”. The film will show Belgrade as it was, as it is and as it can be as seen through the eyes of optimism. The story follows a foreigner in Belgrade for a weekend and the sights & sounds he experiences during an eye-opening visit.It also presents the author’s subjective impressions of Belgrade, in particular the way that many things are not exactly what they might seem at first glance. GBH (Gorgeous... [Read the full story]

Destinations

Maldives first carbon neutral country?

March 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The pioneering new president of the Indian Ocean nation announces plans for his country - under grave threat from climate change - to go carbon-neutral in a decade The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, will today unveil a plan to make his country carbon-neutral within a decade. The announcement comes only days after scientists issued stark new warnings that rising seas caused by climate change could engulf the Maldives and other low-lying nations this century. The president will formally announce the scheme - and... [Read the full story]