Discovering the suburban American Dream outside Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on May 6, 2009 I returned to my adolescence this weekend, to a typical upscale American suburb, without even leaving greater Barcelona. Until setting …
Electric cars: a standard plug for the Tesla Model S by Kirsten Dirksen on May 4, 2009 The future is electric and in the coming months, we’ll see the first accessible electric vehicles, both midsized and compact. …
American garden revolution: Obama's plot & recession gardens by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2009 When Michelle Obama donned her Jimmy Choo boots to break ground for organic veggies on the White House South Lawn, …
Carfree cities: removing pollution from the front yard by Kirsten Dirksen on April 22, 2009 “We’ve been building the wrong kind of city for about 60 years,” says California State University political science professor Sherman …
Postmodern frugalistas make thrift the new green by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2009 Growing up, I worked to keep my family’s frugality discreet. Rather than brag about the number of days I had …
A NYC backyard garden: a lemon tree grows in Brooklyn by Kirsten Dirksen on April 14, 2009 Backyard gardens are a booming trend across the U.S. and urban environments are no exception. Brooklyn, New York’s Sarah Dickinson …
Slow pedestrianization: how to take cars out of cities by Kirsten Dirksen on April 13, 2009 It sounds a bit eco-utopian, but cars are being banned not just from eco-towns like Abu Dhabi’s Masdar or Germany’s …
Do our heaters make us fatter?: how to create a "frosty spa" by Kirsten Dirksen on April 12, 2009 We may not be fat just because we eat poorly, or too much, or because we don’t exercise enough, but …
Anglo-Saxon bigfoots and the Happy Planet Index by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2009 The other day my husband IMed me, only half-joking, “f**king Anglo-Saxons”. It seems we English-speaking countries, for the most part, …
Living small: when home is a 150-square-foot RV by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2009 They only get about 7-10 mpg, but RVs can be environmentally friendly… when parked. “What I use in electricity and …
