It’s the kind of lab I wish they offered in school instead of chemistry. Meet Chroma Lab, a collaboration of two f…
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Are We Finally Weaning Off the Bottle?
Bottled water sales have dropped for the first time in at least five years as a result of vocal environmentalists spari…
Where Have All the Towers Gone?
Here is another good argument for prefab versus towers. In southwest Florida, a 32-story, 200-unit condo building has a …
Cadbury Adds Palm Oil to Its Chocolate
As the recession cuts deeper into the profits of big food companies, many brands are downsizing their portions in a bid …
The Alchemy of Turning Toxic Waste into Homes
Some people have an incredibly creative ability to make a pretty sweet lemonade out of very, very rotten lemons. What I …
Not Soy Fast
Soy: It’s everywhere. It’s eaten in copious amounts by bodybuilders, as a meat substitute by vegans and vege…
Saving the World with Sandbag
Governments let companies pay to pollute. Imagine if you could pay companies not to pollute? Actually, you can. All you …
Interview with Milkweed Mercantile founder Alline Anderson
Over at the Dancing Rabbit eco-village, the Milkweed Mercantile is showing how to turn a healthy profit without taking l…