Goldstein: Material Value

Goldstein: Material Value

Julia L.F. Goldstein’s new book is out this month to answer your questions about making, reusing, and recycling. Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything From Cell Phones to Cleaning Products tells us where products come from,...

Bailey: No Baloney, Sustainable Abalone

Kevin Bailey, writing in Earth Island Journal, has good news for conscientious consumers. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch has a long list of unsustainable shellfish choices—except for abalone from a California aquaculture company. Abalone cultivation isn’t...

Nelson: A Warm HUG

Bryn Nelson shows how luxury, energy-efficiency, and art come together at a sustainable living campus. In a post for the New York Times, Bryn shows this is no idealistic community in sunny California. HUG, the Hunt Utilities Group, put their innovations and inventions...