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Month Without Plastic

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

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Have you seen this guy and the project he is working on this month? The whole thing makes you thing more about our dependence on plastic and the negative effects its having on the environment.
Very cool.
Levi

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Tags: author: levi · blogging · environmental preservation · goals · green living

Make Your Own Soap

July 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Jessie (My awesome wife) has been really digging this blog lately. We now have homemade hand soap, deodorant and laundry soap is on the way, all because EnviroMom is helping us think about our waste and consumption in a new way with her writing. Makes me think about what else we can produce at home…  [...]

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Tags: DIY · author: levi · conservation · creativity · environmental preservation · families · green living · recycling · resources

Measure

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Always a big fan of measuring sustainable efforts I was pleased to see that the EPA is going to be putting labels on new cars sold in California showing the buyer the true impact of both its production and ongoing use. Its about time we knew the story about the cars we drive.  You can [...]

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Tags: author: levi · climate change · environmental preservation · transportation

In Praise Of Density

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Sometimes I get so wrapped up in defending well designed density that I forget some of the basic reasons for it. It was refreshing to see this post from a conference in Israel - where land is much scarcer and fought over than here. I liked this quote - “Transit, culture, creativity ­ [...]

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Tags: author: steve · cities · community · creativity · eco-urban · environmental preservation · green living · housing · quotes · suburban sprawl · urban design

Oualou And The Chicken

April 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · environmental preservation

Minata

March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso.  Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops.  Our intent?  To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see for ourselves the [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · dream big. live small. do good. · environmental preservation

Zati’s House

February 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · environmental preservation

At Work On A Large Sculpture

February 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · dream big. live small. do good. · environmental preservation

Wealth

February 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments

The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · environmental preservation

Who Do We Think We Are?

February 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Before I post the next chapter of our travels in Burkina Faso, I think I should take some time to address a comment that was made on my last post.
The commenter raised some really important questions, and I don’t think we can over-explain here.  I thought it was a good opportunity to bring some more [...]

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Tags: africa · author: rachel · burkina faso · dream big. live small. do good. · environmental preservation