Sydney's Solar Sailor: a hybrid for the high seas by Kirsten Dirksen on March 30, 2009 Ferries, freighters, and pleasure boats are getting an eco-facelift thanks to solar sails. There are solar boats and there are …
To witness Obama's green dream: by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2009 A year in Detroit with goats in a $1 home? My husband is ready to move to Detroit… to witness …
Algae: fuel from CO2, O2 as waste, don't affect food prices by Kirsten Dirksen on March 19, 2009 It’s a more affordable and efficient biofuel. They’re calling it “clean, green crude”. Algae production doesn’t affect food prices and …
Copenhagen's breakdown, greening Korea and why 2° is big by Kirsten Dirksen on March 14, 2009 After spending a 45°C (113°F) afternoon in Seville 6 years ago without air conditioning and many Barcelona winters- often in the …
At home with an accidentally-eco Spanish grandma by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2009 On the list of carbon emissions per capita, Spain comes in at #51, far below the US, Canada, Norway and …
Tweeting about hydrogen FCVs, EVs and Leontyne Price by Kirsten Dirksen on March 9, 2009 My husband is a bit of a maven (one of Malcolm Gladwell’s “people we rely on to connect us with …
Bakfiets: a Dutch cargobike is the SUV of bikes by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2009 It’s easy to assume once you have a couple of kids, your days of freewheeling are numbered. One kid seat …
Urban worm composting: fruit flies & frozen food waste by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2009 When you live in the city, and with roommates, composting can be a delicate issue. New York City’s Sarah Dickinson …
Denmark's organics, Spain's trains & Chad's carbon footprint by Kirsten Dirksen on February 17, 2009 At a one-year-old’s birthday last month where a typically Barcelonian mix of Brits, Americans, Spaniards, Catalans, a Dane, an Italian …
Dutch bikes: appliances, not sporting goods by Kirsten Dirksen on February 11, 2009 There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands: 18 million bikes for 16.3 million people. There are less than …
