Solar: present and challenges by Nicolás Boullosa on September 30, 2008 Solar energy generates just 0.04% of worldwide electricity, even though investors and intellectuals like Thomas Friedman believe it will be …
How downshifting led me to a TV career, Bardem and Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on September 30, 2008 I wish I knew the term downshifting back when I was a college senior surrounded by future “titans of industry”. …
About one company I know: MyFarm by BioDieselHauling on September 17, 2008 Disclosure: MyFarm is one of my clients, and I potentially benefit from them signing up new customers. You have no …
Xeriscaping: why brown is beautiful and makes sense by Kirsten Dirksen on September 13, 2008 At a time of water shortages in much of the US, some communities are forcing homeowners to use copious amounts …
How to reuse your home's water by faircompanies on September 11, 2008 By, at times illegally, replumbing their bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms, “greywater guerrillas” worldwide are preventing millions of gallons of …
Permaculture: a home that creates energy by Kirsten Dirksen on September 10, 2008 It’s a design principle that advocates using nature for resource self-sufficiency. While permaculture means many things to different people, to …
Cork: an endangered Mediterranean heritage by Kirsten Dirksen on September 3, 2008 Cork has been extracted from the cork forests of the Western Mediterranean for millennia. Now, this Mediterranean heritage must confront …
My new life: accidental "green" rep and writer by BioDieselHauling on August 21, 2008 I never set out, intended, nor expected to become a representative of the environmental movement, an activist, or really anyone …
When a yard becomes evil and… another Coppola trend? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2008 We’re a country addicted to grass… sorry for the pun, but being obsessed with turf grass might prove to be …
Time to ungarden: creating an organic, fruitful yard by Kirsten Dirksen on August 13, 2008 Lawns in the US cover an area roughly the size of New York State and most of them are grown …
