Sustainable

Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development

laurenmr — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:31:56 -0400

Are you a writer and/or someone who is passionate about sustainability? If yes, then check out this great opportunity from Hannah Lee, a Conscious Lifestyle venture leader at Columbia University!

Editor-In-Chief Hannah Lee and the rest of the Editorial Board of Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development invite both undergraduate and graduate students to contribute to Issue II of the journal, to be published in November, 2008.

Consilience is the first student-founded, interdisciplinary, academic journal of sustainable development and is based at Columbia University in the City of New York. The aim of Consilience is to juxtapose different disciplinary approaches of students worldwide to confront the challenges of sustainable development.

Articles for submission may be: read more »

Fundraising Goes Green: The Earth (and Your Friends and Relatives) Thank You

Susan — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:13:24 -0500

Although I don’t think the Girl Scouts are going to be selling boxes of CFL lightbulbs instead of cookies any time soon—why change a good and delicious thing?--groups of other stripes are always looking for creative ways to raise money for their organizations. Now your group can choose to sell recycled paper goods, green home cleaners, energy-efficient showerheads, and yes, low-energy lightbulbs through several Web-based green fundraising organizations. read more »

Too Hot to Pass Up…$10,000 Prize for Your Plan

Susan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:24:13 -0500

The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy is sponsoring a nationwide essay contest for college students between the ages of 18 and 24 asking them to submit a plan on renewable energy, sustainability, and conservation for America. Each of three winners will receive an educational prize of $10,000 to coincide with the celebration of Earth Day in April.

But hurry: the essay is due by February 1, 2008. You can enter online here. read more »

Carpooling: An Idea Whose Time Has Come…Again (UPDATE)

Susan — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:46 -0500

UPDATE: After we posted this story, we heard from the folks at Divide The Ride, a service that busy parents can use to form carpools for their kids. Parents enter their kids' activity schedule and invite families they know and trust to join the carpool. A carpool calendar is created and families who join the carpool will be emailed a complete schedule and reminders. Divide the Ride claims it's the only service designed exclusively for parents...and what parent couldn't use an extra set of wheels, for free? read more »

What Happens When Vegas Tries to go Green?

Mike.Delponte — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:22:07 -0500

So we all know that on average, the things we buy from the grocery store have traveled about 1,500 miles to reach us. The solution: buy local. But is building a 30 story skyscraper-turned-farm in Las Vegas the solution? Should we be growing 100 varieties of agriculture in that city if most of them do not belong in the desert? Hasn't climate change shown us that diverging from natural ecosystems is the problem, not a solution? Check out this story and decide for yourself.

Vegas to Build Vertical Farm