[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Just don’t wax your floors too well before buying into Jonas & Jonas furniture that leans against the wall and has just two legs. They say that “the scratch and shock-resistant body of this furniture is made of high pressure laminate and allows for any kind of strain” but I would be nervous about someone […]
A former hippie haven in Haight-Ashbury is renovated by Casper Mork-Ulnes, designer of the prefab Modern Cabana line.
The New York Times writes:
“Salvaged lumber was glued together to form the butcher-block treads of the parlor staircase; chips and nail holes were left exposed. The railing is made of shower-door glass and industrial hardware.”
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Photo: AFP from Guardian
John recently noted that the recycling business is in the toilet in the US; Jaymi wrote that the same thing is happening in Britain; now they are drowning in paper that used to be shipped to China but that nobody wants now. The Confederation of Paper industries says in the Guardian:
“With no […]
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Host of HGTV’s “Design on a Dime” and interior designer to the stars Kahi Lee has unveiled a new line of furniture with Botanist/Orange22 to raise funds and awareness for charitable organizations worldwide. One of the network’s most popular hosts, Lee blends chic design with an eye towards sustainable living. Keep reading for […]
Image source: Flickr (with their never late carpool award)
One more free carpooling tool for helping you get around town without always having to worry about gas or driving, is iCarpool. If you are organizing an event with your favorite greendrinks or meetup.com group, why not link to icarpool.com and encourage all of your attendees to […]
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Date Set for Jatropha-Powered Test Flight
The announcement that Air New Zealand had set an ambitious sustainable biofuels goal for 2013 created a lot of buzz back in September. But all too often such announcements amount to nothing. This time, however, the early signs are looking positive that this initiative may actually yield results. […]
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We didn’t hear it in the debates. We didn’t hear it on the campaign trail. And we didn’t hear anything about mass transit outlined anywhere in the economic bailout. It is difficult to recall anytime during the recent and ongoing economic struggle any mention of any economic stimulus for public transportation that would […]
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Ever left a business meeting or conference with a fat wad of business cards that you know you’re going to have to spend hours inputting into your electronic contacts list before tossing them into the recycling bin? Or have you ever left a trade show with more brochures and pamphlets than will fit […]
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Cleantech is reporting that the Tel Aviv, Israel-based wave power and desalination company SDE has signed a 25-year agreement with an African country to develop 100 megawatts worth of wave power projects. The cost of the projects is expected to be about 0 million, with potential revenue from the electricity in the billion […]
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Protecting your gadgets is a big part of making them last as long as possible and helping to prevent e-waste. Considering the reputation Apple products have for unfixability, keeping them safe is a priority. One of the greener options for your iPhone or iPod Touch is the EcoShield. …