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Shaming & naming to cut paper waste

by emilysue on February 26, 2008

There is a competition being held at the hospital where I currently am doing my elective (I am a med student) where …

The need for walkable, efficient communities (an example)

by faircompanies on February 23, 2008

A neighborhood built to clean its own water and humble the car: a Seattle development is proving that more people …

Greenpeace: on its origin, values, vision of the future

by faircompanies on February 22, 2008

International environmental organization that defines itself as economically and politically independent, was founded in 1971 in Vancouver, Canada, by antinuclear …

A fair trade certification system: FLO International

by faircompanies on February 22, 2008

A certification system for products that comply with the labor, environmental and development standards established by FLO International. The Fairtrade …

Hazardous, yet legal: Teflon

by faircompanies on February 22, 2008

Called by its first commercial name, Teflon (trademarked by DuPont), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a polymer with nonstick properties. Its use …

En Sídney: una casa que actúa como un árbol

by faircompanies on February 22, 2008

Pese a ser autónoma y sin residuos, no es un excéntrico experimento, sino una casa convencional. Su dueño nos invitó …

Finance for change

by Tycho on February 21, 2008

Does anyone here have experience in making saving the world profitable? I have caught a glimpse of the Internet’s potential. …

Not all trees are created equal: an ode to cork

by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2008

What if you could harvest a wood product for flooring without killing a single tree and at the same time …

Vetant l'ús de borses de plàstic

by Kirsten Dirksen on February 14, 2008

Es consumeixen 1 milió per minut. Acaben bloquejant desguassos i matant animals. Diversos països les prohibeixen, però els seus productors …