I’m really inspired by this kid! He has put a lot of thought and effort into this project: you have to watch this video. It’s long, but keep watching; you’ll be inspired. He has raised funds, reused materials, created very Read More …
Category: Sustainability
General Sustainability Articles
The Beginning of a Forest – Starts Here…The Carbonwood Project
Heres a great idea from Central America Carbonwood Project | Central America The Carbonwood Project practices “transformational agriculture” by acquiring marginal unproductive land, planting, managing and harvesting non-food source biomass to produce biofuels. They will plant, manage and harvest a Read More …
Dad and Mom? Did There Used to Be Homes Without Gardens?
Dad and Mom? Did There Used to Be Homes Without Gardens? by JOHN ROBB (www.resiliantcommunities.com) on OCTOBER 14, 2012 It’s pretty amazing how quickly basic facts about how we live have changed. For example: a little over one hundred years ago, nearly every Read More …
Fiat Goes “Into the Green” On Worldwide VIP Tour Debut of All Electric 500e
Its finally here, the 111-horsepower electric-drive motor with 147 pound-feet of torque and its 24 kWh, all so that it can provide the estimated range of “more than 80 miles” on the 15-inch Firehawk GT low-rolling resistance tires. Fiat says Read More …
RelayRides: A Pollution Solution
So I have written several times before about the pitfalls of being a bike rider in a big city. Often there are not bike lanes, traffic is rude, or worse dangerous, and the weather tends not to co-operate. The Read More …
What Does The Public Think Of Environmental Concerns?
By: Keith Barrett Environmental concerns are often in the news and often aired by celebrities and the public. However, the environment is a broad term and covers everything from global warming through to the quality of the air that we Read More …
Is Obama Set To Be The Worst Environmental President Ever?
As pressure mounts with the upcoming election season is President Obama on track to be the worst environmental President ever? And why are more people not talking about it? President Obama made many promises that captured the imagination of Read More …
Book Review: The Earth Moved
Earthworms are an especially fascinating topic for every child. Picking them up out of the yard to hold them, watch them (and hopefully place them back on the ground with their life still in tact), is a popular activity around Read More …
Book Review: Omnivore's Dilemma
If you need a good starting point in your quest to understand our food system and how it relates to everything else in our history and culture, this would be a good read for you. My rating: 5 of Read More …
Farmland as a Commodity
Farmland being treated like a stock-market bid, on which savvy businessmen hope to make as much money as possible. I am often inspired by my local paper, but this article has been haunting me ever since I read Read More …