Vancouver dad on raising 5 free-range kids in city apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on April 8, 2018 Adrian Crook lives with his five kids in a condo in downtown Vancouver. When he separated from his wife, he …
Urban composting toilet: poo from loo to garden in 1 year by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2010 Flush toilets allow us to avoid confronting just how archaic our sewage systems are. Ninety percent of the world’s sewage …
EcoDensity Vancouver: stacked homes and “Fonzie Suites” by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Vancouver gets high marks as a liveable city by North American standards, but even Vancouverites recognize that their ecological footprint …
Country lanes in urban Vancouver by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When, years ago, Vancouverites paved over the dirt service lanes behind their homes to prevent their cars from getting muddy, …
Redesigned clothing: a 2nd life for torn pantyhose by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The reworked, repurposed, reconstructed, revamped or redesigned fashion movement takes many shapes. For some designers, it means turning a duffle …
On the road in 2015: from startup to run in 5-10 seconds by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 If hydrogen fuel cells are in our future, we may start our day waiting for the gasses to get up …
Hydrogen fuel cell grease monkey by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It’s been hyped for it’s cleanliness (it’s only visible emission is water) and it’s futuristic hi-techiness (the technology has powered …
Two centuries of fuel cells… why now? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The first hydrogen fuel cell was created in 1839 by Welsh inventor William Grove, but it didn’t produce enough electricity …
Redesigned clothing: discarded dryer sheets as evening wear by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Every day, the average American generates about 4.4 pounds of trash. From the morning’s coffee cup to the evening’s take-out …
“A 3 hr drive from Calgary to Edmonton, it’s nothing” by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The US appearing at the bottom of the WWF’s Climate Scorecard (ranking climate change performance for G8 countries) isn’t news, …
