¡Hola, Barcelona! vida urbana sostenible by Kirsten Dirksen on June 20, 2007 “Lo bueno de Barcelona es que puedes vivir como quieres.” O, al menos, así lo entienden quienes aparecen en este …
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 …