Ecoconception

La commission de l’Environnement du Sénat américain a approuvé jeudi par 11 voix, contre une, la loi sur le réchauffement climatique, en l’absence de la minorité républicaine.

«L’étape d’aujourd’hui envoie un message clair au monde, selon lequel les États-Unis prennent au sérieux la lutte contre les changements climatiques», a écrit le sénateur John Kerry, le principal auteur du projet de loi, qui a par ailleurs annoncé mercredi qu’il allait travailler à forger un nouveau projet de loi sur le climat pour tenter d’obtenir le soutien des républicains.

Once I was trying to fix a toilet and water began to blast upward from a fitting. The building Super, who was watching me, commented, “You know the difference between a professional plumber and an amateur?”

“No,” I said, frantically searching for a towel.

“The professional makes as many mistakes as the amateur,” he said, swinging a wrench onto the main valve and closing off the fountain, “The difference is, a professional fixes them faster.”

I wonder how to translate this in terms of the environment! Do we have to wait for failure in that case? Are we going to have to cut the forest down to realize we could be doing better?

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Former Vice President Al Gore, who has become a major voice around the world on the issue of climate change, spoke last month at a forum in Dubai.

It’s enevitable. When you are in a position of pointing fingers at problems, there will be a time where people will look up what you are doing.

If a company shows off its product’s green performance. Then people will start looking at what the company is doing. Doing right, and doing wrong.

The same can be said about people. If I am one to point fingers at the industrial meat industry. Eventually, someone asks me if I eat meat…

Oh and I’ve reduced my meat intake thank you.

Innovation never stops at apple. They are leaders in more ways than one.

Innovation never stops at apple. They are leaders in more ways than one.

Kartono wanted to go beyond established forms of Indonesian art, such as batik and carving, while retaining the cultural philosophy of having a connection between the user and the product. He said: “We do not think of a product as an object, we think it is part of our life. And I try to explore that in my design.”
The radios are made from Pinewood, Mahogany and Albasia - wood from trees indigenous to Indonesia. And Singgih plants a replacement tree for each one he uses. He explained: “(This is) because wood is a soulful material. Wood tells us about life, balance and limits. When I combine electronic products with wood material, it seems like a soul embodied, it makes a closer relation to us.”

Made by Bridge City Tool Works, the Jointmaker Pro R2 uses custom Japanese saw blades and a little elbow grease to achieve what look to be ridiculously accurate (and easy) cuts. Unfortunately the thing was so darn successful that it’s sold out, and Bridge City is “anticipating a second production run” but has no ship dates yet.

Cradle to cradle for buildings?