Fabric bookmarks
Inspired by a bookmark a friend sent from Japan, I made these little guys out of light-weight fabric scraps. Here's the super easy how-to. (It's so easy I'm kind of embarrassed to write it as a tutorial. And I stole somebody else's idea, to boot. Sorry, Japanese company somewhere.)1. Brush rubber cement onto a piece of cardstock [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 04:11:00
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Health Risks at Schools
Last summer I stood in a school yard next to the huge cement kiln in the town of Oro Grande, California. It was hard not to be impressed ... structures -- all courtesy of the cement company. Looming over the town was a dusty behemoth that was a source of annoyance to the townspeople because of the alkaline cement dust that ate the finish off [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 19:23:02
Businesses I’ve Tried and What I’ve Learned - Part 1: Construction
My first business out of college was, ‘Ophoven Construction’, operational from 1998 to 2001 ... of my brothers had worked the previous summer for a small residential concrete company, installing new cement driveways, sidewalks and steps. The work was labor intense, which was great because it limited [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 14:00:00
A Deal Journal Q&A: How Companies Fail Big
The novelist Martin Amis once said, “Success is a drag as a subject: it’s what Jackie Collins writes about. Success is for the soaps ... . There was one cement company that decided to make lawn mowers because homes have driveways, and homes have lawns [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 16:49:22
The Financial Proposals At Poznan
The ongoing global climate negotiations in the Polish town of Poznan are all about financing, insiders say. So what proposals are on the table? ... are 'scaling up' approaches. For instance, steel or cement companies under a scaled up effort would [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:49:17
Chinese Heavy Industry Slowing Down
Although the press has started paying attention to the slowdown in growth in China, the focus has mainly been on Pearl River area, ... its steel, cement and construction companies — stalling dozens of multibillion-dollar investment [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 05:56:44
German Billionaire Adolf Merckle Meets Sad Ending
German industrial tycoon Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train last night after investment losses broke him of his will to live ... to Forbes magazine and his family controls a number of German companies including cement maker [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:23:49
The Fight Over Money From 'Cap and Trade'
The Fight Over Money From ‘Cap and Trade’ By James Kanter Companies have been cashing in on cap-and-trade systems. (Photo: Getty Images) ... and cement companies sold their surpluses on the open market. The overall result is that big polluters [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 09:56:20
Tamie Boyer on "Changes for US Foreign Policy?"
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Date: 2008-12-23 15:25:22
Recycled Paint (A Slightly Sticky Subject)
I’ve known for a while about low and zero VOC paint, but recycled paint?! It exists! ... Environmental can’t use to make more paint, they use to make a cement additive called “Processed Latex ... There is a company in Minnesota called Amazon Environmental that turns unused paint [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:38:53
Drill Bits: Exxon, Noble Tout New Oil and Gas Finds
Russell Gold reports: While the world’s attention has been focused for the past few days on Washington D.C ... cement ties between the world’s largest oil company and a nation with a lot of undeveloped oil [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:25:00
Urban Slabs: concrete + glass = affordable countertops
I got a note today from Urban Slabs, a company in Santa Ana CA, letting me know about their sustainable cement-based slabs ... typical concrete countertops run from about $80 to $120 and up for custom sizes. ... . Touting the product as a green alternative to granite, marble, and poured concrete, URBANSLABS™ [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 14:03:34
Amigo Energy is No Friend of Mine
Like it or not, we are at the mercy of the power companies if we want to function day-to-day ... I have cement flooring, during the cooler months the acts [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 02:49:40
Canadian Court: OK to Sue Smelly (Yet Legal) Polluters
The Quebec Supreme Court decided Thursday to allow for lawsuits against companies emitting particularly odorous pollution can be sued even if the ... 2,000 people near Quebec City who complained about the dust and smell of a local cement plant ... by the cement plant, they still must “based on the annoyances suffered by the victim being excessive, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 02:02:22
Along the River
A few days ago I took a bike ride along the dull gray concreted ditch that is referred to on maps as a 'river' not far from where I live. Some construction company has made a lot of money building concrete squares in the river. It would seem that the river is dead, a whited sepulchre of cement and gravel........yet the occasional [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 00:54:00
Companies, Investors Call For Plan of Action on Climate Policy
Is Green Car Focus Just Politics? MBA Students Help Companies Identify Cost Savings, Cut Pollution Manufacturing Survey Confirms Increasing Importance of Sustainable Adhesive Domtar Joins CCX, Pledges To Cut GHG Emissions Ash Grove Cement Sues North Texas Cities Over ‘Green’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:53:46
Thursday's Early Earnings Releases - January 8, 2009
With a slew of companies reporting their quarterly earnings, the morning kicked off with Texas Industries Inc. (TXI) leading the way. TXI is a leading supplier of construction materials through two business segments: cement, aggregate and concrete products; and structural steel and specialty bar products. In their release [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:45:00
Remodeling Redux: Eco-Cem Tiles
From Sarah Eco-Cem tiles and panels from ECOverings are made from natural elements combined with recycled materials. Comprised of cement mixed with recycled wood, Eco-Cem comes in 48-by-48-inch squares in a range of colors and can be used as flooring, countertops, or cladding. To read the company’s manifesto [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 19:52:58
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