A green extension / renovation by tdirksen on March 7, 2007 My partner, Katrina, and I have slowly been moving towards leading sustainable lives. This has been a conscious effort but …
Selectively organic: boycotting "The dirty dozen" by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2007 My father emailed me this week to warn me against one of my favorite dishes- spinach salad. Apparently, spinach is …
Objective: to plant one billion trees in 2007 by faircompanies on February 28, 2007 It was announced with great fanfare, as if it were a great victory of common sense: the UN will launch …
The "embodied energy" carried by our food by faircompanies on February 22, 2007 Growing Your Own? Local vs. Organic: Why We Should Think Before We Simply Buy. Most of us do not think …
When clean stops being green by Kirsten Dirksen on February 22, 2007 “Do you smell fumes? Are you allergic to the 20th century?” In the ´90s movie Safe, Julianne Moore’s character reads …
Home made fuel: a diesel-making machine for 8K by faircompanies on February 21, 2007 With the end of cheap oil and the appearance that gas prices won’t be coming down anytime soon, some drivers …
Eat seasonal: it's the new black by Nicolás Boullosa on February 8, 2007 If you’re reading our site you probably know by now that eating melon in January isn’t in fashion, but we …
Some tips on clean energy investment by faircompanies on February 3, 2007 The fallout from the Al Gore movie “An Inconvenient Truth” has reached the finance community. VC firms Kleiner Perkins and …
A "Perc" habit: the dirty secrets of dry cleaning by faircompanies on February 2, 2007 If you own a suit, most likely you are a perc-user. 85% of dry cleaning facilities in the US and …
Fair trade coffee 2.0 by faircompanies on January 22, 2007 When McDonalds, Dunkin’ Donuts and possibly Wal-Mart have joined your club you know you’ve gone mainstream, but is that a …
