September 2010
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Passive houses
There’s an interesting piece in The New York Times about passive houses which are designed to use up to 90 percent less heating and cooling energy than a conventional house. That’s kind of a big deal.
America’s drafty building methods account for as much as 40 percent of its primary energy use, 70 percent of its electricity consumption and nearly 40 percent of its carbon-dioxide...
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Collaborative consumption
There’s an excellent guest post on Swissmiss by Rachel Botsman about the rise of what she’s calling “collaborative consumption.” Basically, it’s the idea that instead of owning everything you might need in your life, people are turning to new methods of sharing products, services, and ideas. It’s not a new concept, but in our current economic and environmental...
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Ok, the long-overdue premier mixtape from Modern Evolution is finally here! And just in time for Labor Day weekend. That’s right folks, summer’s almost over, but that doesn’t mean the summertime music has to come to an end. We’ve got an hour and 18 minutes of sunny, beachy tunes for you to keep the warm vibes going all year long…
Hold on to Summer
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WatchPlanetary boundaries
Working with a team of leading scientists across disciplines, Johan Rockstrom and the Stockholm Resilience Centre identified nine key planetary boundaries. In other words, we have a shit-ton of work that has to be done to adjust to these environmental realities, and it has to be done fast! As he says, business as usual is not an option.