August 2011
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April 2011
13 posts
eatkamloops.org →
kamloopsbumbling:
Here is a quote from this fascinating and comprehensive Kamloops-related website:
eatkamloops.org is a group committed to helping our community:
discover local, healthy food sources
learn about traditional foods and food preparation
encourage the cultivation of heirloom seeds and heritage breeds
become aware of regional and national food security issues
lobby for...
Research Finds Banana Peels Can Efficiently Remove...
greenliness:
via inhabitat.com
Now i want to implement this…
Plastic Bottle Greenhouse
afreckledgnu:
This is a greenhouse made from 2 liter soda bottles. Hopefully I will be able to set one (or many) of these up for my veggies. I don’t drink soda so I will have to search for litter and not recycled plastic bottles. Imagine if every home and apartment building had one!
I am obviously infatuated.
Better Worlds: HP expanding carbon footprint and... →
betterworlds:
HP is expanding its services related to datacenters to include more sustainability and cost-minded data, according to Computer World:
HP’s Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) program will include services to monitor and report energy usage and carbon emissions in buildings, data…
The Expanders: Nuclear Waste →
thexpanders:
The social costs of current nuclear power use are not taken into effect when the public is told that this source of energy is a cheaper and cleaner alternative to fossil fuel dependency. Basically, nuclear power is generated by induced fission of Uranium-235 (READ THIS ARTICLE TO LEARN…
Real Clever Science: Better: Biodegradable... →
realcleverscience:
Two somewhat bizarre but intriguing articles published recently about converting parts of animals that would otherwise be filling up landfills into fully or partially biodegradable plastics.
As an aside, it’s sustainability-minded ideas like these which make me optimistic about our ability to…
Dreamazing: IKEA creates a Sustainability... →
dreamazing:
The Sustainability Product Score Card is a tool introduced this year to help the company stock the greenest products. It can be found on page 19 of IKEA’s 2010 sustainability report. This Score Card has a list of criteria for products, including energy efficient production, renewable…
Building a Sustainable Future
relmi:
There is so much information, opinions and diagnostics on what is happening and what may happen in the near future that often a lot of these predictions contradict each other. What should we believe? Where can we seek our answers?
I am sure you agree that sometimes all this “stuff” becomes overwhelming. Different segments of society are always pushing people to change in some way or...
March 2011
10 posts
The Tenderloin Geographic Society: Further to... →
tenderloingeographicsociety:
“…technological fixes are undoubtedly useful, but they conceal a basic truth. Rather than trying to change behavior to reduce carbon emissions, politicians and entrepreneurs have sold greening to the public as a kind of accessorizing. ‘Keep doing what you’re doing,’ is the message, just add a…
Biomanufactured Brick: Bricks Without Clay or... →
An American architecture professor, Ginger Krieg Dosier, 32, Assistant Professor of Architecture at American University of Sharjah (AUS) in Abu Dhabi, has won this year’s prestigious Metropolis Next Generation Design Prize for “Biomanufactured Brick.” The 2010 Next Generation Prize Challenge was “One Design Fix for the Future” - a small fix to change the world. The Next Generation judges...
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Making Vancouver sustainable: Greenest City meets...
vancouverobserver:
“On March 5, 2009, Mayor Robertson announced Vancouver would become the Greenest City in the world by 2020. With his announcement, backyard chickens were legalized and Vancouver City Hall converted a large swath of its lawn into a community garden.”
Read more of this article here
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EducatingThroughExperience: Designtex →
Designtex applauds the growth in green building and the adoption of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)® rating systems for architectural and interiors projects. We support these increasingly sustainable built environments by providing documentation to show how our…
“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. ”
– Albert Einstein 