Vicki Nikolaidis
Another Big Thinker started me thinking about what could be done with shipping containers to help offset lack of housing. With the trade imbalance there are a lot of shipping containers with nothing to ship. Architects, designers and artists have come up with some wonderfully surprising and ... Read More
Sometimes, admit it, traveling in the United States can become boring with so many places along the Interstate, suburbs and buildings looking the same. In Huntsville, Texas - watch out! People with jobs that don't pay enough for housing are learning to build their own homes. This is not trickle ... Read More
The line of trees in the photo were planted after a wildfire disaster in Sprati, Greece. Planting fast growing trees is one of the many solutions to preventing erosion quickly after a natural disaster such as the wildfires. I've been trying to think even bigger and I hope other Big Thinkers will ... Read More
I hope you will enjoy this incredible simulation of CO2 emissions, births and deaths happening around the world. The graphics are incredible. Not only does David Bleja offer us a visual help to understanding our breathing world but he also has some great suggestions of what we can do. Visit the ... Read More
“. . . global warming is accelerating. The 1970s were warmer than the 1960s; the 1980s were warmer than the 1970s; and the 1990s . . .”* Well, you get the idea. But don’t think the history of global warming is only a few decades old. More than 200 years of scientific research has been gathered ... Read More
What environmental issue in your community worries you the most? Are you particularly anxious about a national environmental problem or even one that might affect the whole world? When you have a concern about the environment it is important to let someone know that can help solve the problem. ... Read More
The best concise definition I found on the web of ‘global warming’ describes it to be a noun, with the meaning “An increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change.” (http://www.answers.com) First note that the two ... Read More
An exciting new design from the Orland de Urrutia architecural firm in Spain. Lucian Lhullier has written a great blog about the "Buildings that Speak to us". http://bigthink.com/lucianalhullier/buildings-speak-to-us I am drawn to the design of this hotel and will dream of entering the lobby in ... Read More
My family and I have good health insurance in Greece. My husband works at a university so we are all on his health insurance plan. In the U.S.A. he also worked at a university and we paid for the most expensive and, we thought, the best health insurance offered which was Blue Cross Blue Shield at ... Read More
Corporations characterizing themselves as caring for the environment is a dangerous precedent . . . we are so easily hypnotized when we hear or see a trademark coupled with "we're clean, we're clean." over and over again. One of the worst is Shell. The damage to the Niger Delta is criminal, sinful ... Read More
The E.U. has met the main goal of forming a European community to end the inter-European wars that were devastating. Although many languages and customs need to be kept in mind when the E.U. has meetings technology has helped communication go smoothly, much more smoothly and civilly than in the U.S ... Read More
"European Union takes turn right." I don't agree with this headline which I've heard and seen in English several places such as BBC and NPR. In countries where voter turnout was low, right wing parties gained more seats. This commonly happens with low turnouts, unfortunately. I also don't agree ... Read More
When Big Think challenged facebook members in Europe to come up with what environmental goals we would like to see reached through the European Union I realized, Air Pollution is my nightmare lately. I would be wearing a light white mask to protect my nose and mouth Everywhere, if only my family ... Read More
Concentrating on continuing a constant state of war anywhere in the world is a big mistake. The moral and political reasons are innumerable. But Survival of the Species is a topic I've never heard addressed when the theme of war and military expansion is on the table. With war sucking all the ... Read More
put your retirement savings into a fund that invests in environmentally sound companies and start ups use public transportation and work for clean transportation with your town or city (low emission buses, bike paths, etc.) work on national level for a national public transportation system and ... Read More
About Vicki Nikolaidis
born and raised on a farm in Iowa
now living in Crete
raising two daughters, writing,taking photos,working on environment issues, cooking with fresh food and always trying to learn how to speak Greek by dropping my Middle West accent!