The use of wind to generate electricity has been getting rave reviews: it doesn’t create greenhouse gases, isn’t detrimental to the environment like some (BP) oils, and no one can really own it so there...
Over the last fifty years or so, “the world has changed a lot,” says Paul Clark, project manager for Knowledge Network®. “In rural areas there is a growing demand for resources that are… increasingly depleted. Meanwhile,...
This is my third visit to Mysore, India, to study Ashtanga yoga in six years. I really do feel at home here, albeit jet-lagged. I spent my first few days taking care of logistics, catching...
Just what the world needed - My First Bacon, a battery operated plush toy that looks like a piece of meat. Bacon, a byproduct of pig is now a cuddling toy.
This is funny, tragic and...
Ohitashi is traditionally made with spinach but other green leafy vegetables can be used. There's nothing fancy about this dish but over the years I've become more fond of it. There are no special cooking...
This is lovely all-consuming idea: newspapers turned wood again.
Kranthout, which means 'newspaper woos' in Dutch, is a new product made by Mieke Meijer for the design company vij5. The company says that they're "reversing a...
Fund-raising is an awkward and often uncomfortable effort for those raising funds. But when the person asking is a women entrepreneur, the dance takes on many more nuances. First, a woman -- asking for money...
Recycle Match is one of those ideas that should have existed ages ago. It's a fabulous concept and ultimately aims to get people reusing, trading, re-purposing and repairing before purchasing something new, or sending it...
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