Using a kitchen towel as gift wrap by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Just during the holidays, Americans waste 4 million tons of wrapping paper and shopping bags. In the UK at the …
Green cleaning with baking soda, vinegar & lemon by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Indoor air pollution is a problem for every home. It’s not just paints that offgas VOCs (volatile organic compounds), but …
Green realtor on passive solar, no VOC & Energy Star by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 There are over two and a half million real estate professionals in the US, so how do you choose when …
Green Thumb Farm: 4 centuries local, 4 decades organic by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It’s one of America’s oldest family farms. The Raymond Halsey’s have run Green Thumb Farm in Water Mill, New York …
Is there still green in ethanol? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Ethanol production in the US has more than doubled during the first part of this century, going from 1,770 gallons/year …
Green shopping: how to build an eco-clothing store by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 When you open an eco-friendly, fair-trade-supporting, sustainable-materials-based clothing store, what you put into your storefront matters, or what you don’t …
How to turn your roof green by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 They’re as old as the hanging gardens of Babylon, but in the past half century, green roofs have made a …
High Point: saving a $104,734 Red Oak by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 When the builders of Seattle’s High Point community redeveloped the 130 acres, they tore down all the homes and tore …
A neighborhood with porous sidewalks & plants that clean by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A sign at Seattle’s High Point Development explains what happens to rainwater here: “Native plants and grasses on gently sloped …
On the road in 2015: from startup to run in 5-10 seconds by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 If hydrogen fuel cells are in our future, we may start our day waiting for the gasses to get up …