Eminem's pesticide toothpaste; shampooing with floor cleaner by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 When I read in the gossip columns that “Eminem brushes his teeth with pest spray“, I thought for a moment …
An urban Victory garden where food miles are zero by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2009 On just a tenth of an acre (6000 square feet) in Berkeley, California, the owners of an average home in …
Mission acomplished (on my mileage goal) by BioDieselHauling on June 2, 2009 Back when I began I set a totally baseless “goal” of 25mpg. That would make my (CAFE exempt) 2.5-ton full-size …
Kuyichi: first in organic jeans by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Back in 2000 the Dutch NGO Solidaridad- that also works with fair trade coffee and fruits- started developing organic cotton …
Sony Ericcson: green heart phones for everyone by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Today’s cellphones- from a windup biodegradable bamboo device to a solar-powered option made from recycled water bottles- have gotten a …
Portland: why it's easy to be car-free by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Portland, Oregon is argueably one of America’s most sustainable cities and this is not an accident of fate. Back in …
Country lanes in urban Vancouver by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When, years ago, Vancouverites paved over the dirt service lanes behind their homes to prevent their cars from getting muddy, …
Aboriginal Chef Mark Olive on cooking with indigenous foods by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Muntrie berries and Tanami apples, Kutjera and Wattleseed: “this is the true cuisine of this country. It’s not a meat …
Accidental vegetarians: the faircompanies family 2 years in by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When we first dreamed up the idea for a website focused on the environment, we ate an average American/Spanish diet: …
The end of fish? A guide to help turn the tide by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 It hasn’t been long since we added fish to the list of superfoods (credited with everything from reducing kidney cancer …
