Max Gladwell

The ripple effect of the housing crisis is sending untold tons of valuable goods and materials to landfills. Opportunities abound for eco entrepreneurs. Southern California is one of the epicenters of the foreclosure crisis and mortgage meltdown. Thousands of families are being forced out of their homes or else they’re just walking away. As tragic [...]

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EcoFlip offers free classified ads and personals for the sustainable set. We’ve seen various takes on the MySpace of green and the Digg of green. The business models of social media invariably lend themselves to niche applications, and Craig’s List is no exception. Craig’s List is one of those indispensable resources that transcends its basic [...]

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Artist Chris Jordan illustrates the absurdity of our consumption and waste through art. Artist Chris Jordan shows us a surprising view of Western culture, in this energizing look at numbers so big, we simply don’t (or can’t) think about them. His supersized images picture unimaginable statistics — like the astonishing number of paper cups we [...]

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