Engineering Eden: lessons from remote Fordlândia 100 years later by Nicolás Boullosa on July 11, 2024 Henry Ford sought to control his rubber supply by building Fordlândia, a model community in the Amazon. But transplanting the …
People only saw old tires & poverty. He makes Slow Shoes from it 👞 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2023 Juliano Lima likes to bring things back to life. At home, his furniture is made from old pallets, scaffolding, and …
A bedroom to skate, climb & sleep-on-trees in tiny Paris flat by Kirsten Dirksen on January 19, 2020 Elisio Tiúba grew up surfing and playing outdoors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil so when he began to raise his sons …
Brazilian slow shoes: handmade, hand-dyed, reused-tire soles by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2012 Juliano Lima believed in the skills of his countrymen, but he knew that few Brazilian crafters had the resources to …
Agrofuels: the ignored principle of caution by fernando.marquez on June 26, 2008 Last April-24-08 the event “Biofuels to debate” was carried out in the Colombian Congress organized by Colciencias, the National University …
Biofuels, a controversial alternative by faircompanies on July 13, 2007 Biofuels are renewable fuels made from vegetable oils and animal fats. Their incidence in food prices and their environmental impact …
The importance of biodiesel by faircompanies on November 24, 2006 Biodiesel production on a grand scale doesn’t seem to convince anyone, from environmental organizations to large energy companies. Southeast Asia …
