Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists: “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
by Adam Minter”
This is an interesting book on the story of Junk. Not to be confused with Lenard’s book on “The Story of Stuff”.
Has anyone read this book and what do you think?
Climate Leadership | Climate Leadership Plan | Alberta.ca: WOW. On the eve of the humongous climate meetings in Paris next week (week after Thanksgiving in USA), Canada has stepped up to the plate on addressing climate changes. Alberta is the home of Coal and Oil Sands: two of the great game changers in addressing pollution…
Social Good Summit 2013 – Social Good Summit: Here’s a video of the conference on United Nations Foundation, Gates Foundation and more. on Social Good Summit 2013… Conference runs from Sept 22 – 24, New York, NY. Al Gore is in this too. Hash tag I guess is #2030now Check out the LP Recharge game,…
Mercedes or Ford, a Car Costs a Lot More Than You Think – WSJ.com: Here’s the breakdown of a car expenses is about $9,000 per year: Pretty Car Chart illustration 39% is depreciation 35% is associated with the miles driven: fuel, oil, tires, etc. That’s 3/4 of the cost of a car, if you are…
A lot like a perpetual motor: no fool’n. As a kid, college really, I was intrigued about the idea of a “perpetual” motor. A motor that ran forever. My idea seemed like it should work, but I had a hard time getting someone to explain why it wouldn’t. My idea was based on the flywheel…
‘Fast 10’ sustainability leadership tips | GreenBiz: There are great tips. I really like the “building a business case” tip. If you can’t build a pretty good business case for something, then it makes a case for change that is usually hard, nearly impossible. Getting ahead means that you can play offense, not defense. Langert…
The Energy Roadmap – The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]: Ovshinsky is compared to Edison as a prolific inventor… He hold patents on NiMH batteries. His solar cells power the MIR space station. Good question on Cobasys and the restrictions on next-gen batteries by the…
