Lifestyle

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The Wild Economist

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Lifestyle
In 2006, Mark Boyle reached a crossroads. The Irishman had spent six years studying economics so knew pretty much everything there was to know about consumers, corporations, networks and nations.…

Elemental Happiness

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Lifestyle
Unearthing the Essence of Purpose: A Captivating Sublime Magazine Interview with Sir Ken Robinson on his Unveiling book – “Finding your Element” Sublime: What is your personal element? Ken Robinson:…

Fast Track

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Environment, Lifestyle
To put things in perspective, journeys by train produce 70-90% less carbon than flying and research indicates that when released higher in the atmosphere the contribution to global warming at…
All images: Julia Sumi

Green City, Blue Trees

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Environment, Lifestyle
As part of the City of London Festival, which took place earlier this week, Trees for Cities, a charity concerned with deforestation, set up an art installation in collaboration with…

Ground Control

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Environment, Lifestyle
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…
Images: James McNabb

Splinter City

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Environment, Lifestyle
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…

The Modern Cubicle

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Environment, Lifestyle
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…

A Green Hotel in a Foggy City

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Environment, Lifestyle

Being the first LEED certified Green hotel in California, the Orchard Garden Hotel also leads in being the first hotel in San Francisco to utilize a guestroom key card that controls each room’s lighting and mechanical systems.