"Water bankruptcy", neo-Malthusians, and a free water market by Kirsten Dirksen on February 3, 2009 Last summer, I began to get nervous that my husband was about to spend two weeks with a group of …
Starbucks as fairtrade-lite and Nestlé on the blacklist by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2008 At a girls night last week, the conversation turned to McDonalds. My friend Carolyn, an American who’s also married to …
Blood chocolate (chocolate as a crime) by Kirsten Dirksen on November 12, 2007 At a time when labels are everywhere- “dolphin-free”, “shade-grown”, “free range”, “grassfed”-, the world’s biggest chocolate makers are still unable …
When tapwater becomes trendy, necessary, convenient by Kirsten Dirksen on July 4, 2007 It’s the fastest growing segment of the beverage market, but as international trendsetters are becoming aware of the ecological footprint …