A compost tumbler: a beginner’s composter by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 One of the priciest parts of tearing up her front lawn and replacing it with a garden was, surprisingly to …
You can’t eat grass: an edible yard, 9 months later by Kirsten Dirksen on June 30, 2010 In September of 2009, Cloverdale (California) resident Patty Silva-Hicks ripped out her lawn and replaced it with fruit trees and …
La aviación se prepara para ahorrar combustible by Nicolás Boullosa on June 28, 2010 Se ha hablado de aviones más eficientes, viajes con más pasajeros, uso de biocombustibles basados en algas y otros compuestos, …
Ford, Edison y el coche que habría cambiado una industria by Nicolás Boullosa on June 24, 2010 Mes de efemérides. Tesla Motors, la automovilística de Silicon Valley con corazón y agilidad de nueva empresa de Internet, sale …
Futuro: ¿bicicletas eléctricas o vehículos personales? by Nicolás Boullosa on June 18, 2010 Más allá del automóvil y la motocicleta, los nuevos conceptos de transporte personal propulsan desplazamientos urbanos y de corto y …
Downshifting: Wall Street to Hotel Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on June 17, 2010 Four years ago the Gonzalez sisters were “cogs in a giant machine” in the world of finance. Lauren was working …
Upcycled tables from Barcelona’s modernist cement floors by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2010 Barcelona’s Modernist past is covered in hydraulic cement tiles. Inside many of the more well-preserved 19th Century apartments- especially in …
Construcción hi-tech con materiales de antes: paja y adobe by Nicolás Boullosa on June 15, 2010 Como el inglés, el castellano es un idioma que trata a la paja, un material de legendaria versatilidad, de manera …
Declutter your wardrobe: wear more of less by Kirsten Dirksen on June 14, 2010 The average woman owns about 100 pieces of clothing, but wears only 30 of them. The other 70 odd pieces …
Cook seasonally: how to eat a daily artichoke by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2010 I grew up near the “Artichoke Center of the World” (Castroville, California), but the only way we ever ate the …