“A 3 hr drive from Calgary to Edmonton, it’s nothing” by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The US appearing at the bottom of the WWF’s Climate Scorecard (ranking climate change performance for G8 countries) isn’t news, …
How to make a cheap, and container-free, peanut butter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Depending on how fast you eat peanut butter, those glass or plastic containers can start to pile up. Instead of …
U Roads: 15 years of recycled soles by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It takes about 22 gallons of oil to make a truck tire. Worldwide, one billion car tires are discarded every year (though …
SuChin cleans with vinegar and baking soda by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak cleans the faircompanies bathroom without chemicals, phthalates nor VOCs: just vinegar and baking soda. We also …
Green cleaning in a bottle (no phosphates nor phthalates) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The campaign against conventional cleaning products has gone mainstream. The U.S. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has even issued a …
How to build furniture from used chopsticks by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 How many chopsticks get wasted every day in your city? That was the question Barcelona-based designers Loida and Hernâni of …
How to furnish your home with used cardboard by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Used cardboard is practically an unlimited resource. So why not build with it? Designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim pick …
Wonderwater rain catchers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Global consumption of water has been doubling every 20 years, more than twice the rate of human population growth. Since …
A greywater system kitchen with marmoleum floors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 To create a sustainable kitchen, consider flooring with marmoleum and putting in a greywater system. Linoleum which hit the market …
Geo-ingeniería y propuestas disruptoras para ciudades verdes by Nicolás Boullosa on May 29, 2009 El exquisito Barça de Pep Guardiola no sólo está restando últimamente portadas a rencillas políticas y consecuencias de la crisis …