1 man’s musings on 1 planet living: meat for air travel by Kirsten Dirksen on October 6, 2009 Sustainability: it’s perhaps the most over-used, yet under-analyzed, word in the modern environmental movement. One way to think of it …
A small town green high-rise by Kirsten Dirksen on October 6, 2009 Eco-skyscrapers are increasingly sprouting up in cities worldwide, like Rotterdam’s Urban Cactus, Chicago’s 340 on the Park, Manhattan’s Hearst Tower …
Tesla VP on the $465M loan, Daimler’s 10% & 2030 by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2009 Much of Diarmuid O’Connell’s preparation for his job as vice president of one of the country’s hottest electric car companies …
Tesla: in the workshop of the car co. of the future? by Kirsten Dirksen on September 23, 2009 “I think that by 2030 the majority of the vehicles on the road will be electric vehicle and it may …
Eating lower on the fishchain: salmon to catfish by Kirsten Dirksen on September 16, 2009 Fish populations worldwide have been collapsing over the past few decades. In the 2nd half of the past century, ocean …
Where EVs have hit the exurbs by Kirsten Dirksen on September 6, 2009 My parents live 90 miles north of San Francisco in what used to be mostly dominated by gas stations when …
Elimination Communication: on the toilet at 6 weeks old by Kirsten Dirksen on August 27, 2009 There are many ways environmentally-concerned parents can try to avoid the waste of disposable diapers (I’ve read estimates that diapering …
Sustainable yard: drip irrigation, thyme groundcover by Kirsten Dirksen on August 24, 2009 The days of installing sprinklers systems for large grass lawns may be numbered in much of the United States. A growing …
Organic, but not certified: Laurelwood Farm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2009 Not all organic farmers are certified organic. As organic sales have grown so have those growers who have chosen to …
Pasture-raised lamb free from hormones and antibiotics by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2009 While eating meat is one of the most resource-intensive activities we engage in (according to a 2006 U.N. report), if …
