Dienstag, 14. Juli 2009

The New York Times Magazine

The Green Issue 2009
Index April 19, 2009
  • Why Isn’t the Brain Green?
    By JON GERTNER
    Decision scientists are trying to figure out why it’s so hard for us to get into a green mind-set. Their answers may be more crucial than any technological advance in combating environmental challenges.

  • The End Is Near! (Yay!)
    By JON MOOALLEM
    Feeling anxious about global warming and economic collapse? In towns like Sandpoint, Idaho, people are trying to look on the bright side of an America with less.

  • Batteries Not Included
    By CLIVE THOMPSON
    Shai Agassi claims he has solved the electric-car problem. Now if he can just get the auto companies, a few national governments and millions of consumers to adopt his scheme.

  • The Working Forest
    By ROBERT SULLIVAN
    David Foster wants to preserve New England’s beautiful, bountiful, carbon-hungry trees — and he says the best way to do that is to cut a few down.
The Green Issue 2008
Index April 20, 2008
Some Bold Steps to Make Your Carbon Footprint Smaller.

ECO-TECTURE
Index May 20, 2007
  • Why Are They Greener Than We Are?
    By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
    When it comes to designing buildings that are good for the environment, Europe gets it.

  • Waste Not
    The Accidental Environmentalist

    By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
    Whether with paper, old containers, glass or steel, Shigeru Ban makes buildings that waste nothing. Just don’t call him green.

  • Recycle City
    The Road to Curitiba

    By ARTHUR LUBOW
    For 40 years, a medium-sized Brazilian city has set the international standard for environmentally conscious urban planning. But can it grow and remain green?

  • Home Improvement
    An Eco-House for the Future

    Diller Scofidio + Renfro show how sustainability can have style.

  • Homestead
    The Native Builder

    By JIM LEWIS
    In near isolation in Australia, Glenn Murcutt is designing houses that reimagine the woolshed.

  • Home Eco-Nomics
    The Zero-Energy Solution

    By MARK SVENVOLD
    How a system installed in your own backyard may one day power your house and your car.

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