Creating a sustainable human age we actually want to live in.
Note: This article is from Conservation Magazine, the precursor to Anthropocene Magazine. The full 14-year Conservation Magazine archive is now available here.
An unusual library in New York City connects designers, architects, and manufacturers to a new generation of green materials—everything from tree-free paper to sponges that sop up oil spills
By Maywa Montenegro and Veronique Greenwood
Images and text reprinted with permission, SEED Magazine, February 4, 2010
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