Reasons to be Cheerful: How to build a desk with 10,000 chopsticks
It was a sushi dinner that lit the lightbulb floating above the head of Felix Böck: Across the world, billions of chopsticks were being used once and tossed into the garbage. What if these bamboo eating utensils could find a second life as a building material? Five years later, the lifespan of the humble chopstick is longer than ever.
How to Build a Desk with 10,000 ChopsticksBy: Michaela Haas • 4 min read
A German engineer asked restaurants for their used chopsticks — and a sustainable furnishings business was born.
Cars Are Vanishing from ParisBy: Peter Yeung • 6 min read
The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.
How Kenya Became the World’s Geothermal PowerhouseBy: Eric Krebs • 5 min read
An effort that began 70 years ago is poised to propel the country to middle-income status on a wave of green energy.
Urban Residents Are Tracking ‘Indoor Heat Waves’By: Sarah Amandolare • 7 min read
In Harlem, a neighborhood network of sensors — and citizen scientists — are measuring a little-understood risk.
Three great stories we found on the internet this week:
- As Delhi’s public buses transition to all-electric, the polluting emissions of the city’s entire fleet are expected to fall by 75%. Via Mongabay
- Architects are responding to a warmer planet with houses that naturally lower the temperature inside. Via the Christian Science Monitor
- In the Netherlands, the Meuse River rewilding project is letting nature take control. Via the Guardian
