The Green Car Company’s cleaner body shop by Kirsten Dirksen on September 10, 2007 Not all auto repair shops were created alike. Whether you’re looking for a tuneup on a Smart or NEV, or …
Cork: a new wood floor without killing a tree by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2007 According to the World Wildlife Founcation, Mediterranean cork forests- home to endangered species like the Iberian Lynx- are among the …
Greenvest: who is afraid of a cleantech bubble? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 30, 2007 Global warming fears, gas prices and government policies (like ethanol subsidies) are attracting even more investment in clean technologies. According …
Hydrogen highways: utopia or ready by 2015? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2007 Instead of filling up at a gas, or petrol, station, perhaps by 2015 we’ll be fueling up on hydrogen. Some …
Body Time: the original Body Shop keeps it small by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2007 Body Time opened their doors in 1970 as a small shop where soaps were hand-cut and customers brought back their …
What Jimmy Carter could have told us by Kirsten Dirksen on July 29, 2007 In June of 1979, US President Jimmy Carter announced his program to increase the country’s use of solar energy, including …
The cleantech explosion: following the green by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2007 Investment in cleantech has been growing steadily since venture capitalists began to put their money here 10 years ago, but …
Green cooking tips from one of America’s top chefs by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2007 Chef Tony Maws has been named Boston’s best chef by Boston Magazine and one of America’s top new chef’s by …
Backyard hydro: microhydropower system by Kirsten Dirksen on July 10, 2007 Three Gorges, Itaipu, Grand Coulee… all dams capable of producing thousands of megawatts of power. But you don’t need a …
How to create a green retail store by Kirsten Dirksen on July 10, 2007 When Callie Smith and Ursula Stahl opened their Boston boutique Envi, they knew they had to go beyond just selling …