bkil vs. programming

I had a conversation with a friend of mine some years ago about buildings made out of renewable material. Well, it wasn't actually a healthy argument, as I scared the guy off with a few tongue-in-cheek expressions, like the example of Tom and Jerry. :) I wanted to continue, but sadly, he said he was convinced and changed his mind. Nowadays, I myself consider this an ever more viable alternative, given the low ecological footprint and the numerous successful projects in this area. Note that while I have not analyzed the per-year cost of these less durable materials yet, renewable by definition is almost always better than non-renewable. The following links (and many others) seem to imply the same: Build Your Own Affordable, Eco-Friendly House by Dr. Owen Geiger Natural Resources & Sustainability Environmentally Friendly Homes by Adam Downing Wooden Eco-buildings - energy efficiency in LCA perspective

Edit: fixed dead link http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/reuters/MTFH68994_2009-05-07_19-55-00_N07396064.htm Just as I've been telling everybody for many years now: the internal combustion engine is unsustainable. Note that a possibly even better alternative would be some strain of algae. Also note that I am nevertheless still advocating commuting to work by electric motorcycle or bicycle for most people! UK (REUTERS): Researchers eye better use for biomass than ethanol

Have you been living a water-conserving life up until now? Think twice before you answer: BBC News: World's major rivers 'drying up' BBC News: The ripple effect of cutting water

The following article is from 2005, but I think it's still relevant. Please correct me if I'm in error. What's Next In Science & Technology: Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source

It would be interesting if environmental friendly, low power and mostly budget solutions like the following were more wide spread in office and computer lab environments. Computer display sharing would also be possible among friends! They say compositing with Wine and/or a virtual machine is also possible. http://www.linuxtoys.org/multiseat/multiseat.html