Frequent flier guilt by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2007 A confession: until just a year ago I was buying nearly bi-monthly plane tickets across the Atlantic. For often as …
Hitler was a vegetarian by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2007 We (faircompanies) just received an invitation to an event with Al Gore. My first thought when I read the focus …
How do you flush a diaper? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2007 The diaper debate has raged ever since plastic diapers hit the market in the 1970s. For the past 3 decades, …
Carbon offsets II: where does the money go? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 4, 2007 The Carbon Neutral Fallacy, Part 2: New carbon offset providers are setting up shop by the dozens ready to relieve …
In polite company, never discuss… diapers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2007 I wanted to write this blog about how diapers can be political. And by political, I mean politically correct- that …
Diada de Sant Jordi: un 23 de abril en Cataluña by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2007 La redacción de faircompanies está situada a unos escasos 300 metros de La Rambla: no había excusa para evitar la …
Carbon Offsets I: unreachable state by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2007 The Carbon Neutral Fallacy, Part 1: It sounds so enticingly simple to anyone with a conscience about their carbon footprint; …
Is airline travel a right or a privilege? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 15, 2007 From health warnings on air travel to a personal annual flight allowance, new UK proposals and a carbon trading in …
Recovering embodied energy one handbag at a time by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2007 I recently shot a video for Current TV about some Barcelona ecodesigners who are using trash to make fashion, or …
The most political biofuel by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2007 For American politicians, it is now just as important to believe in ethanol as to believe in God, but the …
