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Repaying My Lifetime Plastic Debt
A month ago, my friend Egbert forwarded me a great essay ecological action. He was trying to persuade me (unsuccessfully) that the word 'nature' can be redeemed. However, essay was so good, I printed it out. One of the fundamental thesis of the essay was that...
Breakthrough in Plastic Assessment
I am really excited to finally share this! After a year and a half of hard work my team and I have developed a new mathematical model for assessing household plastic. And it's ready for anyone to try out-- like you! Best of all, rather than take ages like plastic...
The Principle of Diversification
PHEW. That was the hardest one yet. After four weeks of revisions, my latest Earthen Ethic is now up! And that's not counting the weeks to write it. Ever single day for the last four weeks, I've sat down to refine the words and craft the meaning. Oh... and let's...
Happy Summer Solstice!
Well, it's the Summer Solstice! That means that the Earth is half way around it's orbit of the sun and half around my EarthCycles calendar! It's a pretty interesting moment-- I am glad for my calendar to mindful of the unfolding planetary cycles. The moon is on the...
My Garden Loves Me
I am really proud of our home 'garden'. Well, we first moved in, it was a garden. Grass. Ornamental plants. Some flowers. However, slow and steady, over the last five years we've been conscious cultivating its diversity. If that sounds like hard work-- well, it...
My Forest Garden Loves Me
“Imagine a world where the very way we live is steadily enriching the ecosystems around us. A world where our households, communities and enterprises, just by thriving, make the biosphere a greener, more bio-diverse and more livable place for us and our fellow species. ” –®
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Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook
Regenerative Design
The principles of innovating are even more important than the innovations. Here are my principal essays on the challenges of our times.
Ecobricking
Bottle Building
I love making stuff with bottles. Because they are everywhere, we can innovate techniques that anyone anywhere can put to use.