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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Little Book of Big Ideas 2004 Edition by The Eden Project Ltd, Alan Clarke
The Eden Project is all about quality of life. About understanding our world better and the part we play in it. Whatever our political persuasion and whatever the cause if it, all people agree that our wasteful world has to change. And each one of us has the power to make a difference. The Little Book of Big Ideas is full of food for thought: the 'Diesel Tree' from the Amazon can yield 220 litres of diesel-like oil a day, enough for 5 cars soybeans can be made into biodegradable plastic that breaks down in only 10-14 days woad, once used by Ancient Britons to paint themselves blue, is now used in computer printer inks and, the energy produced from recycling one glass bottle can power your TV for a whole evening. Think about it...