Solar sailor: a hybrid ferry with solar wings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 “In fifty years time people will look back at boats of the 20th Century and they’ll say “where are the …
Why I ate kangaroo and how it could save us from swine flu by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2009 They’re killing kangaroo again in Australia, conservationists Down Under are mad and I- with firsthand knowledge of the taste of …
Anglo-Saxon bigfoots and the Happy Planet Index by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2009 The other day my husband IMed me, only half-joking, “f**king Anglo-Saxons”. It seems we English-speaking countries, for the most part, …
Sydney's Solar Sailor: a hybrid for the high seas by Kirsten Dirksen on March 30, 2009 Ferries, freighters, and pleasure boats are getting an eco-facelift thanks to solar sails. There are solar boats and there are …
Rebirth for apple cores and maybe your life by Wormer on February 26, 2009 Hi. I have found a worm farm to have many benefits. Obviously it allows your organic by-products to stay on site …
Passive design: building a green house in Melbourne by tdirksen on August 26, 2008 A passively designed home does not require any mechanical heating and cooling and takes advantage of natural energy flows to …
How fair is faircompanies? our friend SuChin Pak by Kirsten Dirksen on June 6, 2008 The name faircompanies has allowed us to flagrantly flout all child labor laws and since birth, our daughter Inés, and …
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 …
Sustainable House: it behaves “like a tree” by faircompanies on February 14, 2008 It’s a home so self-sufficient it processes its own sewage, but it’s no wacky experiment in living, rather a very …
The battle to ban the plastic bag by Kirsten Dirksen on January 31, 2008 1 million plastic bags per minute are consumed; many end up as trash, blocking storm drains and killing life. As …