Archive for the ‘technology’ Category

Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City : NPR

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Morning Edition, May 6, 2008 · In Abu Dhabi, there's an area of nothing but wind-swept desert. But 10 years from now, if all goes according to plan, a city of 6 square kilometers housing 50,000 people will rise in the United Arab Emirates - and it will be carbon ...

Ode Magazine : Exchange : The Story of Stuff

Friday, December 14th, 2007

A new short film was released last week that takes viewers on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture -- from resource extraction to computer incineration -- exposing the real costs of this use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.Read the full story