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09.02.10: Ernest Beck
Climate Change Chocolate UpdateUpdate on Climate Change Chocolate and other ideas for offsetting carbon. Originally published August 17, 2009.
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08.23.10: Ernest Beck
SELCO: Case Study Synopsis & Teaching ObjectivesThis case study about SELCO, a solar energy company in India, provides an opportunity to examine the strategy of a business with a social purpose and a heavy reliance on innovative design.
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08.18.10: Phil Patton
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric CarReview of Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric car.
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01.21.10: Mitch Epstein
Why Not in My Backyard?Mitch Epstein's photo of Amos Coal Power Plant, Raymond City, West Virginia 2004, from his book American Power (Steidl, 2009).
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12.04.09: Jane Withers
In Praise of ShadowsEssay adapted from "In Praise of Shadows: New European Lighting Design," presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 19–October 18, 2009.
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12.04.09: Julie Lasky
CO2 CUBESDescription of CO2 CUBES: Visualize a Tonne of Change, a multimedia installation created for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties (COP-15), held in Copenhagen in December 2009.
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09.22.09: Jonathan Schultz
Better PlaceReport on Better Place, winner of the 2009 INDEX Award in the Community category.
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09.09.09: William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
The Doers ClubDesign prodigy William Kamkwamba recalls building a windmill to generate electricity for his village in Malawi, Africa.
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09.09.09: Mark Dery
Paradise FouledReview of Crude, Joe Berlinger's documentary film about a lawsuit filed against Chevron by denizens of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
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08.29.09: Phil Patton
Triple-Digit InflationPhil Patton questions GM's sustainability claims for its Chevrolet Volt electric car.
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08.21.09: Karrie Jacobs
A Thousand Points on Light: Part IIContinuation of debate between lighting designer Leni Schwendinger and Dark-Sky advocate Susan Harder about proper illumination of urban, suburban and rural environments.
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08.19.09: Karrie Jacobs
A Thousand Points on Light: Part IDebate between lighting designer Leni Schwendinger and Dark-Sky advocate Susan Harder about proper illumination of urban, suburban and rural environments.
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08.18.09: Teun Voeten
Hell in a Horse CartPhoto of coal merchant in Shanxi Province, China, by Teun Voeten.
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08.13.09: Alec Appelbaum
FLAP BagReport on the FLAP bag, a multipurpose messenger bag for developing-world populations.
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08.04.09: Ernest Beck
Climate Change ChocolateWhile environmentalists debate the ethics and effectiveness of carbon offsets, designers work to make them appealing.
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07.30.09: Julie Lasky
When Worlds CollideReport on TEDGlobal 2009, held July 21–24 in Oxford, England.
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