The idea driving Fiberforge isn't fuel. It's lighter cars. "Anything that needs to be moved from Point A to Point B would use less
fuel and less energy to accelerate it, move it, and decelerate it if it
were lighter," says Jon ...READ»
It's a given among Peak Oilers and New Urbanists alike that the imminent and permanent return of high oil prices will send convulsions through the suburban American landscape. But it's one thing when professional Jeremiahs like ...READ»
We stand at the cusp of a significant paradigm shift.
We have been building towards a transformational tipping point, where natural capital will eventually be valued alongside financial capital. While progress has been steady and ...READ»
Years ago, there was a bumper sticker, "Trees are America's Renewable Resource." And yes, you can regenerate a harvestable forest in 20 years or so: a nanosecond compared to the millions of years necessary to create fossil ...READ»
The National Design Awards, adminstered by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, are the most prestigious in the U.S. The 2009 winners were just announced. Some of them you may have heard of, others you probably haven't ...READ»
