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lightblueline is a project of the New Media Studio, a 501(c)3 public benefit corporation.
Thu, 2007-05-03 20:02 — webmaster
Donate $100 or MORE and we will send you a lightblueline curb marker.
Made from Stainless Steel and baked enamel: it's our way saying THANKS!
All donations are fully tax-deductable as allowed by IRS and state codes.
Global Warming Game on NASA's Earth Observatory
Wed, 2007-05-02 18:32 — webmaster
Check out Global Warming.
You can explore the science and the consequences of global warming!
This is a fully interactive educational game you can use in your classroom. FOR TEACHERS: there is a teacher's guide that explains how the game's content aligns with standards. This game was created in Santa Barbara at a company called Planet Earth Science. Liner Tinka Sloss did the artwork.
Seven Meter Sea Rise: A Predictable, Worst-Case Scenario
Sun, 2006-08-20 00:56 — webmaster
The question of "Why Seven Meters" is a really good one. And there is a good answer for this. But the answer requires some preliminary work. Sea level changes every century as climate conditions change. After an ice age, sea level will rise as the glaciers shrink. As another ice age grows, sea level will fall as water is captured on the continents. Between ice ages, continents rise as well when released from the weight of thousands of feet of ice. Without human intervention, we would likely see the trend of slow sea level rise continue as it has for centuries.
Rising sea levels set to have major impacts around the world
Wed, 2009-03-11 01:56 — webmasterSource: University of Copenhagen March 10, 2009
"Research presented today at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen shows that the upper range of sea level rise by 2100 could be in the range of about one meter, or possibly more. In the lower end of the spectrum it looks increasingly unlikely that sea level rise will be much less than 50 cm by 2100. This means that if emissions of greenhouse gases is not reduced quickly and substantially, even the best case scenario will hit low lying coastal areas housing one in ten humans on the planet hard.
Notes from a meeting with the City Street Department: 7/12/2007
Sun, 2007-07-15 01:08 — webmasterAs we head into the action in a couple months, I'm going to blog the process as a part of the educational model this action is building for similar actions in other cities. By recording the meetings and the technical and practical details of getting the line on the street here, we hope to make it easier for people in other cities to mark their own environment's vulnerability to climate change.
Santa Barbara City Council Approves lightblueline
Wed, 2007-07-04 06:23 — webmasterOn July 4, the Santa Barbara Sound covered the Santa Barbara City Council approval of the lightblueline project.
Eric Lindberg wrote the following: Council approves "Lightblueline" project
You can follow the link above to the Santa Barbara Sound website or read the blog below:
"A public art project depicting the potential effects of climate change on Santa Barbara’s coastline received a vote of support from Santa Barbara City Council yesterday.
Santa Barbara Sound Covers the City Council Meeting
Tue, 2007-07-03 21:20 — webmaster
Today's (July 3) Santa Barbara Sound also covers the City Council meeting.
See the page image...
Santa Barbara Action Street Location Maps are up on Flickr
Tue, 2007-07-03 03:26 — webmaster
The entire set of street maps are now up on the lightblueline Flickr site:
Santa Barbara's lightblueline going before City Council
Thu, 2007-06-28 23:39 — webmasterIn today's Independent, Nick Welsh covers the anticipated City Council vote next week:
Highwaterline marking the 10 foot storm surge line in New York City
Sat, 2007-06-23 00:14 — webmaster
In Sunday's New York Times (June 16, 2007, Art & Design Section) Randy Kennedy wrote about Eve Mosher's efforts to "draw the line" in NYC.
Eve is the creative force behind HighWaterLine. In partnership with the Canary Project (which is also partnering with lightblueline on the Santa Barbara City Hall exhibit), Eve is out in the streets of New York, chalking the 10 foot elevation line as this runs through the buroughs.