Sustainability

TED Talk: Ann Cooper's made improvements with school lunches

Patrick — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:38:32 -0400

Let's get to the point: The "nutritional" foods given to children at schools for lunch aren't so nutritious. There are pesticides and other nasty, harmful things that are placed into our foods the way they are produced and handled.

Meet Ann Cooper. She's a lunchlady, but she's not like most. In the district in which she works in, salad bars and organic foods have been implemented into school lunches with great success.

And she wants this to happen everywhere else too. Cooper wants America to start with schools in providing organic, healthier foods to save future generations from the poisons that are placed into our foods now.

Want to learn more? Check it out:

CL Social Innovators Attend Slow Food Nation in SF

Mike.Delponte — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21:23 -0400

Conscious Lifestyle's recent partnership with Slow Food USA included a commitment to send the social innovators leading the Conscious Lifestyle - Slow Food Ventures to Slow Food Nation in San Francisco.

Slow Food Nation (SFN) was a summit of over 60,000 people who celebrated the birth of a broad and inclusive food movement to build an American food system that is sustainable, just, and delicious. It included tastings, a farmers market, workshops, a concert, lectures, and a lot of great food.

Paul Valetutti and Kathy Helfrey represented Slow Food - Rutgers. Their venture connects local growers with Rutgers University Dining Services to dramatically increase the amount of "good, clean, and fair" food served to students. read more »

TED Talk: Jane Goodall knows a thing or two about primates and people

Patrick — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:25:06 -0400

Jane Goodall, a well-known chimpanzee researcher, knows plenty about primates - more than just about anyone else. She's studied them for many years and created an institute in her name back 1977.

Her ideas influenced the way scientists view humans and other animals together. And in this video, she explains how various programs and projects help Africans live in close proximity with other animals.

TED Talk: Norman Foster Creates Green Buildings

Patrick — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:43:04 -0400

Norman Foster is a well-known British Architect that has helped build plenty of structures throughout the world, including Wembley Stadium, Hearst Tower, and plenty of others throughout his career of four decades. Efficient and green, his buildings are easily recognizable throughout various countries of the world.

In this TED Talk, he reveals how computers can assist in the building of "green" and nearly pollution-free buildings during the DLD Conference 2007 in Munich.

Watch this TED Video in which Foster explains more:

Throwplace: Your Trash Really Can Be Another's Treasure

Molly — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:51:55 -0400

What do you do with items that are in good condition but are not needed any more? You could have a yard sale, throw them away, or try to recycle them, but Throwplace.com offers another alternative that both benefits the environment and people in need.

In 1999, Throwplace.com was developed by Lomangino as an internet site of exchange. The process is easy, fast, and simple. Charities, businesses, and individual people can all contribute. Anyone can list online possessions they are willing to give away. Then, interested people can take what they like for free. read more »

Protect the Places we love to play - Compilation

huckaman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:39 -0400

This here compilation has some killer tunes on it. Check it out. PLUS it's a fundraiser for places like the Surfrider Foundation and the Sierra Club to help protect the places we love to play.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=285231...

Props to Ukrop's!

Molly — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:33:07 -0400

Ukrop's, a community-serving and environmentally friendly grocery chain in Virginia, has begun another sustainable program. The supermarkets, which fry their own chicken, will use the soy oil from the fryers to convert into bio fuel.

Southside Fuel, a local company, will process the used oil from the frying vats into a standard 15 percent biodiesel, the most that the current trucks can handle.

Ukrop's expects to produce around 60,000 gallons of bio fuel each year, about one fourth of its needs. This is really an incredible amount and will really cut down on their carbon emissions. read more »

Drilling in the Arctic?

Molly — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:19:07 -0400

Scientists have discovered that there is a large fossil fuel reserve underneath the ice of the Arctic. This massive reserve may contain up a fifth of the world's oil- 90 billion barrels, and a third of the known reserves of gas.

Yes! We are SAVED from the energy crisis!

I don't think so. read more »

Should This Guy Blow Up His Range Rover? You Decide.

Mike.Delponte — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:19:30 -0400

The folks at onefewer.com do not mess around. Check out the video below to hear how you can decide what to do with this obsolete gas guzzler. Can anyone say domino effect? Ok, that may be a stretch, but this is cool nonetheless. Here's the story from digg.

"There's no way around it: 13 MPG sucks. But what do you do with a Range Rover that's already on the road? Selling it just passes the burden on, so, should we blow it up? Drive it off a cliff? Convert it to a biodiesel or plug-in hybrid and give it to an organization that can use it to do something great? This guy will use the best idea he gets.."

Read the whole story on onefewer.com and make sure to share this with others. You can do so by clicking the green "share" icon below.

Greening a Sleep Away Camp

laurenmr — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:34:20 -0400

Congratulations to Adi Segal of the Green Camp Initiative on his recent media coverage in The Jewish Standard!

The article lauds Adi for his success at implementing a recycling program, which uses bins with logos he designed; switching to greener cleaning products, light bulbs, and paper products, all at minimal cost thanks to his innovation; adding courses on eco-friendliness to the camp curriculum; and encouraging campers to bring their own reusable water bottles.

Read the full article here.