les violettes » audio http://lesviolettes.net periodic updates on the vegetarian lifestyle Mon, 21 May 2012 04:43:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 the story of stuff http://lesviolettes.net/2009/08/23/the-story-of-stuff/ http://lesviolettes.net/2009/08/23/the-story-of-stuff/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:23:29 +0000 michele http://lesviolettes.net/wordpress/?p=419

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]]> Recently, you had the chance to check out the post on “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Now let’s talk about stuff and a few ideas about it. Influenced by planned obsolescence and scarcity, industry will have to come up with new ideas that take into account waste reduction and sustainability. Many industry innovators believe that we must move to a service/product economy. This goes for designers, manufacturers and you and I. Enjoy “The Story of Stuff” and “The Landfill Designers.”

“The Landfill Designers” is an audio production of the BBC. Please click here to listen.

]]> http://lesviolettes.net/2009/08/23/the-story-of-stuff/feed/ 0 nature = wealth$$$? http://lesviolettes.net/2009/07/07/the-true-wealth-of-nations/ http://lesviolettes.net/2009/07/07/the-true-wealth-of-nations/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:47:57 +0000 michele http://lesviolettes.net/wordpress/?p=283 Kqed.org recently had a radio show on the a project based at Stanford University. Here’s a 5 minute clip about a joint project between Stanford, the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy.

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