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- Slow Science and Work-Life Balance
- Unsustainably clean and smooth
- New research shows that consuming less makes us more happy- some NYE opinions in SydSvenskan
- Don’t let flying for work become normal again
- Why don’t we care that the ultra-rich are fucking up our climate?
- The girl gang that vanished
- Laconia – living alone consumption impact – Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions
- Music festivals can show the way to sustainability – debate article in Dagens Nyheter
- En halstvätthistoria av Annika Rullgård
- Hackademia
- Response to my research
- Varför duscha vi så ofta? Jag pratar renlighetsnormer med Lena Nordlund på Vetenskapsradion
- Respons på en artikel i svd
- The disappearing communal laundry room in Sweden: a symptom of individual comforts winning over sustainability?
- Climate smart in the 50s
- Blog Post on Extinction Rebellion for LUCSUS
- Response and Responsibility
- Things I can see through the window
- Do less to save the environment
- Article in Sydsvenskan Newspaper
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Tag Archives: Laundry
Vanishing diversity in supermarkets
I’ve arrived back in Sweden after some field work in Australia and India looking at cleanliness. I collected quite varied data and while it all seems like a massive jumble, I am looking forward to taking some space to think … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Cleaning, global homogenisation, India, Laundry, Normal, super markets, Sweden
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The dirt on clothes: why washing less is more sustainable
I wrote a piece for The Conversation recently, about my MPhil jeans research. It was really interesting to fit my 45,000 word thesis into 800 words (the editors are strict!). The article had a great response: over 300 shares … Continue reading
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Tagged cleanliness, jeans, Laundry, laundry aisle, Nobody was Dirty, public opinion, The Conversation, Washing, water
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Why Wash Cold
“Why Wash Cold? It’s simple. Save Energy. Reduce CO2. Save Money.” – Parsons Fashion Marketing and Communication Design Students 2011 An amazing student video that tackles some environmental issues around washing. Contains nudity. Wash Cold from 560 Parsons Fashion on … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Laundry, Parsons, Timo Rissanen, wash, Why Wash Cold
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Laundry Aisles
At the beginning of the year I took a series of photographs of laundry aisles all around Melbourne. Â I had totally forgotten that I had them until Charlotte told me about a series of photos she took of supermarket lighting. … Continue reading
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Tagged cleanliness, detergent, Laundry, laundry aisle, Nobody was Dirty, powder, shopping, supermarkets
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Guide to Sustainable Fashion
Model and sustainability entrapreneaur Nerida Lennon put this short documentry together with the clever people at EcoTopia. It looks at different elements of sustainable fashion including interviews with Georgia McCorkill and Alex Trimmer and a brief use phase appearance from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Trimmer, ecotopia, ecotopiatv, energy, Fashion, Georgia McCorkill, jeans, Laundry, Nerida Lennon, Nobody was Dirty, sosume, Sustainability, The Red Carpet Project, water
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Speaking with Virginia Jones on 666 ABC Canberra
Loved this Q and A with Virginia, she got the research aim very quickly, and we were able to delve more deeply into some of the environmental implications that are so important to me. Virginia Jones 666 ABC Canberra
Posted in my work, Nobody was Dirty, Radio
Tagged 666 ABC Canberra, cleanliness, Dirt, jeans, Laundry, Nobody was Dirty, practices, radio, Virginia Jones
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Transition Framework: towards future practices of sustainable washing
“Personal washing routines are currently the most water intensive activity in Irish households” Irish researchers recently published a report on sustainable washing practices, right up my alley. This report is particularly interesting as they imagine a sustainable washing future, and … Continue reading
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Tagged backcasting, cleanliness, collective conventions, Laundry, Research, Washing, washing less, water
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Chatting with Alex Sloan on ABC radio
Chatting with Alex Sloan on ABC radio
Frankie Magazine on Nobody was Dirty
Thanks to Georgia Frances King of Frankie Magazine for some heart warming words. Propagating ideas of not washing to your 200,000 readers is exciting, I wonder how many people will reduce their laundry frequency as a result of reading this … Continue reading
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Tagged everyday, Frankie, Georgia Frances King, Laundry, Nobody was Dirty, Sustainability, The Great Unwashed, tullia jack, Washing
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