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The campaign for goats in your backyard and the White House
They're as playful as dogs and they also provide milk, and if you choose, meat. Backyard goats may not have reached the popularity of pet chickens, but they're gaining ground, even in cities. One goat-owning couple from Idaho argue goats are so fun and fruitful that they should ...
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2 weeks, 3 days ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
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The shrinking American car (batteries included)
The arrival of the Smart car on the U.S. market has helped Americans re-think whether bigger is better when it comes to their vehicles, but it's only the beginning of the miniaturizing of the American market.It's not just fuel economy that has driven an interest in ...
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3 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
The comeback of America's cities & growing walkable suburbs
We've become a city planet (Stewart Brand's term)- in 2008, for the first time over half of the world's population lived in cities, and it's predicted that by 2030, two-thirds of us will live in cities- and this could be good for the Earth.City living ...
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4 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashion
Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it's a fashion genre that's creeping into the mainstream. British Vogue calls it the "new movement in recycled fashion", though in many ways it's been around since we began ...
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6 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
Fashion III: redesigned clothing
A trend among celebrities, DIYers, fashionistas and eco-activists may prove to be the most eco-friendly way to dress. Redesigners are recycling their wardrobes to stay fashionable without buying new.By Kirsten DirksenRedesigned fashion reaches from the haute couture houses of Paris to online DIY communities: from 15,000 dollar coats ...
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7 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Guía de moda III: ropa rediseñada
Celebridades, diseñadores aficionados, amantes de la moda y eco-activistas se convierten en los nuevos "rediseñadores": reciclan sus armarios para ir a la última sin comprar nada nuevo.Por Kirsten DirksenTraducción de Nicolás BoullosaLa moda rediseñada se ha extendido desde los salones de alta costura parisinos ...
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7 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff 2 comments
How to buy a backyard wind turbine
Five years ago, mostly just off-grid types put up wind turbines in their backyards, but today, thanks to new products, big subsidies and sinking costs, the market for grid-tied small wind is exploding.For many- according to the Pike Research report "Small Wind Power"-, small wind is less expensive than ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Backyard wind for all: iPhone apps & hardware store turbines
Experts on both sides of the Atlantic are predicting rapid growth in the market for backyard wind turbines in the coming decade.Already, the market is hot. In the US, the small wind sector grew by 78% in 2008. British small wind manufacturers told reuters that sales have tripled in ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff / cvos user comments
The new American Dream according to a 21st Century farmer
It's difficult to pin a label on North Carolina's Tim Toben. His
understated appearance- the several times we met with him he was clad
in jeans and sneakers- belies the power he wields, at least in this
part of the country. A few of his past and current ...
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10 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff 2 comments
How Tesla wants to make the electric car everyone's reality
It's a startup in an industry where no one really starts up. It's a car company that started up with not just an electric car, but a high-end electric sportscar . Tesla Motors has been making waves since it was founded back in 2003, but lately talk has been ...
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11 months, 1 week ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
