Atlantic Monthly: The Next Slum?
february 2008 by McChris
Christopher B. Leinberger argues that suburbs, particularly the most sprawl-y are apt to become slums as younger people flock to the cities and transportation costs rise. Anyone who's spent much time In Oklahoma City could tell you that.
sprawl
sustainability
transportation
february 2008 by McChris
Guardian: Ethical shopping is just another way of showing how rich you are
july 2007 by McChris
Here in Austin, green consumption sure seems like a lifestyle statement, but I wonder how else people can nudge global capital to implement green practices.
ethics
sustainability
economics
environmentalism
july 2007 by McChris
BBC News: From weapons of war to great coffee
november 2006 by McChris
Azmeraw Zeleke fashions coffee machines from artillery shells left over from Ethiopia's civil war.
ethiopia
coffee
Africa
sustainability
DIY
neato
november 2006 by McChris
The Miss Rockaway Armada
august 2006 by McChris
Since I mentioned this at a party last night, I thought I would post this street art project here. The Miss Rockaway Armada are sailing a biodiesel raft made from salvaged parts down the Mississippi from Minneapolis to St. Louis.
art
streetart
transportation
sustainability
DIY
recycling
awesome
august 2006 by McChris
Appropedia
august 2006 by McChris
This wiki is completely outside my competencies, but this fascinating collects tutorials for sustainable technologies.
wiki
sustainability
landuse
DIY
august 2006 by McChris
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