Permaculture: a home that supplies water by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Permaculture is about working with nature toward more individual self-sufficiency, whether it’s food, energy or water. Rainwater harvesting involves capturing …
SMART: resurrecting abandoned rail north of San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 With the rising cost of gas, car commuters are returning to the rails. Amtrak and light rail are experiencing record …
Zap Zebra: a 3-wheeled electric truck by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 It is possible to haul things without an SUV or a gas-guzzling truck. With just three wheels, the Zap Zebra …
Global warming fashion and plantable packaging by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 “More companies are realizing that they can make their clothes and still be kind to the environment,” explains Nyssa from …
Buy/sell/trade last month’s impulse buy by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 The US EPA estimates that 10.6 million tons of textiles were generated in 2003, that’s about 80 pounds per person. …
A local, free range, hormone-free (mostly organic) brew pub by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Brew pubs were founded on the idea of catering to locals and San Francisco’s Magnolia Pub & Brewery has taken …
Green cleaning in a bottle (no phosphates nor phthalates) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The campaign against conventional cleaning products has gone mainstream. The U.S. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has even issued a …
Green Home Center: sugar waste cabinets and recycled counter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 The Green Home Center in San Francisco was started by “green enthusiasts” who wanted to sell building and remodeling products …
Carfree cities: removing pollution from the front yard by Kirsten Dirksen on April 22, 2009 “We’ve been building the wrong kind of city for about 60 years,” says California State University political science professor Sherman …
Por qué pronto construiremos nuestro propio coche eléctrico by Nicolás Boullosa on April 16, 2009 No acabo de leer ningún libro futurista, de esos que hablan de las inquietudes universales de la humanidad (amor, filosofía, …
