Solutions & sustainability – Sept 11
MIT discovers appropriate technology
Knitting for the Apocalypse
Free-lunch foragers
Green Acres (TIME discovers eco-villages)
Think longevity
Consumption & Demand
Africa – Sept 3
Africa’s resource curse
Zimbabwe: A funny thing happened at the fuel queue the other day
survival
I had a much treasured book when I was a kid—something to the effect of “How to Survive in the Woods.” It covered the basics of building shelter, finding food, starting fire, and purifying water—important skills for a ten year old.
Plastics & pollution – Sept 1
Plastic and the albatross
Message in the drink bottle: recycle
Not in whose backyard? (environmental justice)
Energy policy – Aug 31
Lib Dems see zero-carbon Britain setting the global green agenda
Albania in throes of energy shortage
Ecuador: $350m to leave oil in the ground
Technology addicts
We become dependent upon technology and upon the system that provides it and the energy to run it. We forget how to do things for ourselves. …
Hello. My name is Dale, and I am a technology addict.
Eco-friendly – Aug 29
‘Diaper-free babies’ fad swells
Cork vs. screw cap
Christmas trees are eco-friendly
Linux, Windows duke it out over energy efficiency
The face of powerdown – Aug 29
Burundi hit by fuel shortage
Tajik president urges population to get prepared for power shortage
Kenya: Daunting task of fuelling economic growth
Solutions & sustainability – Aug 27
The kibbutz sheds socialism and gains popularity
Know your carbon impact
100-square-foot house fits him
MIT pushes the revolving door to save energy
Efficiency measures could cut data center, server energy use by half
The Squeeze – Aug 27
UN warns fuel price hikes could worsen Myanmar’s economic situation
Zimbabwe economy in free fall
The gasoline crisis in Iran
Dropping your load to reduce your carbon footprint
When the electricity is used is equally important as how much is used, in order to avoid blackouts and minimize the need to bring more power plants on line.
Waste and consumerism – Aug 22
Africa wages war on scourge of plastic bags
Japan eyes chopsticks for biofuel
Dirty chopsticks picked up in new China scare
Sharon Astyk: Toys R Not Us
