Unburnable Carbon
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The concept of unburnable carbon may be propelling new life into the issue, particularly as it resonates with our recent experiences of financial turmoil. According to a 2009 study in…
Environment
Litter In The Arctic
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A recent study carried out by the Alfred Wenger Institute has shown that a more immediate problem is the growing trend of litter being found on the seabed. Dr. Melaine…
Reclaiming Nature
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‘I remember growing up in a really beautiful place, a wild countryside and that was why people came to Ireland. They didn’t come to use the motorways and look at…
Ground Control
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This welcome reissue of Ground Control includes a new chapter on the imminent London Olympics. It is the perfect addition to a book that seeks to raise the profile of…
Splinter City
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Designer James McNabb was in the early stages of a complicated woodworking project when he idly picked up a piece of scrap wood. He turned on his band saw and…
Out of the Blue
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The story goes that Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo was poised to agree to a giant new salt works in San Ignacio lagoon. The pristine spot is vital for gray whale…
Part of the Furniture
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Thrown in at the deep end, Adam started his career whilst renovating an old cider barn in Normandy, which his father was converting into a house. ‘We got out there…
Worldwide Water Crisis Looms
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NASA reports that 97 percent of Greenland’s ice sheet melted over four days in July this year. Scientists were startled at the speed with which it melted. On July 8, about 40 percent of Greenland’s surface ice had melted. By July 12, about 97 percent was gone. Greenland experienced a series of strong warm ridges in 2012. The sudden melt-off occurred when one of these ridges parked over the ice sheet, creating a massive heat dome over the ice.
The Modern Cubicle
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Eco-friendly Architect Michael Jantzen has created a solution to the work cubicle problem with his new self-customised and completely green E-Space office desk. The office space is made from organic…
