Shopping Our Way to Safety?

February 8th, 2010

For this assignment we were asked to shop for a product or meal with with someone that fits a certain “persona.” In this case, during a weekend visit to the new Costco in East Harlem, I talked to a parent who wants to protect their infant from toxins. She expressed frustration about the fact that “things weren’t labeled well” and that if you’re concerned about BPA in plastics, for instance, that you don’t see a “no BPA” label on the product. Read the rest of this entry »

Life Cycle Analysis: Car Sharing Services

February 1st, 2010

For our first project we were asked to choose a product and review a published, peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment or Analysis. In this instance I chose to review a service - that is Car Sharing. These are services like ZipCar, Flexcar and Communauto. Read the rest of this entry »

Time-S-Tick

January 27th, 2010

Time: In Your Hands

We’ve become accustomed to viewing time or using our eyes to tell time. If we removed our sense of sight, what opportunities would it provide to the ways we think of time keeping? Read the rest of this entry »