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| An Experiment in Back Yard Sustainability |
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Peak Moment 51: Tour Scott McGuire's "White Sage
Gardens" in the back yard of his rental home -- a
demonstration site for suburban sustainability. He
ponders, "How might a household produce and
preserve a significant portion of its own food
supply?" Composting, a water-conserving
greenhouse, and seed-saving are all facets of this
beautiful work in progress.
[www.whitesagegardens.com]
Tags : sustainable sustainability garden gardening seed saving renter |
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Durée : 1552 s |
| PERMACULTURE & PEAK OIL: Beyond 'Sustainability' |
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David Holmgren is co-originator (with Bill
Mollison) of the permaculture concept and author
of the recent book, PERMACULTURE: Principles and
Pathways Beyond Sustainability. He talks about
the need to move beyond the lulling hope that
'green tech' breakthroughs will allow world-wide
'sustainable consumption' to the recognition that
dwindling oil supplies inevitably mean a mandatory
'energy descent' for human civilization across
the planet. He argues that permaculture
principles provide the best guide to a peaceful
societal 'powering down."
http://www.holmgren.com.au/html/Publications/Princ
iples.html
Tags : permaculture david holmgren peak oil energy descent beyond sustainability green tech |
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Durée : 1527 s |
| Sustainability Practice Network |
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Blogging Sustainability
Moderator: Bonnie Hulkower, Treehugge
Panelists:
Jill Fehrenbacher, Editor-in-chief Inhabitat.com
Ken Rother, President/COO Treehugger
Aaron Naparstek, Editor-in-chief Streetsblog.org
Date & Time:
Thursday June 26, 2008, 6-8pm
Location: Green Spaces
33 Flatbush Ave (corner Flatbush & Livingston)
Brooklyn
Mass Transit - take B, Q, and R to Dekalb Ave, or
the 4, 5 to Nevins Street, or A, C to Hoyt
Shermerhorn St.
Please RSVP events@sustainabilitypractice.net
For more information, or to join SPN, visit
www.sustainabilitypractice.net
Blogging has become an influential form of
information gathering, particularly in the green
world. New media forums, websites, and blogs have
played a major role in furthering the message of
sustainability. In doing so, they have helped move
sustainability to the mainstream, often covering
issues before the traditional media gets to them.
Websites vary from magazine offshoots to personal
advice to the musings of corporate executives.
What these websites often share is an informal and
interactive readership.
On these websites writers are often more easily
criticized and held accountable, and commentators
evoke a wide range of perspectives. Yet,
fact-checking is not mandatory, and people may
seek out like-minded "communities of interest" and
echo chambers, which can foster a narrower
perspective.
How do today's citizens inform themselves? What
are the effects of the shift away from one-to-many
media formats?
This panel will examine how websites such as
www.streetsblog.com, www.Inhabitat.com,
www.Treehugger.com, and others further the message
of sustainability. Panelists will discuss how new
media can reach out to untapped audiences, and how
to spread the message further.
Bios:
Jill Fehrenbacher, Editor-in-chief, Inhabitat.com
Jill Fehrenbacher edits Inhabitat and is a
freelance designer and student at Columbia's
Graduate School of Architecture and Urban
Planning. She created Inhabitat in the Spring of
2005 as a way to catalog her endless search for
new ways to improve the world through
forward-thinking, high-tech, and environmentally
conscious design. Educated at Brown University,
where she received a B.A. in Art Semiotics, and
Central St. Martins, where she received an M.A. in
Design Studies, she currently resides in New York
City, which so far has been good for her obsession
with rooftop gardens and vegan junk food
restaurants.
Ken Rother, President/COO of Treehugger
Ken, President and COO, is responsible for
bringing the vision and strategy of TreeHugger to
life. Ken has been involved in the Internet since
the early 90's when he co-founded Mountain Lake
Software in Toronto Canada. Mountain Lake helped
some of Canada's largest financial institutions
take their first steps onto the WWW. Ken has held
various roles including VP of operations
responsible for all deliverables of their internet
consulting division and later as divisional CIO
introduced process altering technology to their
globalization business. His interest in the
environment dates back to his first summer job
leading low impact canoe trips in northern Quebec.
Aaron Naparstek, Editor-in-chief Streetsblog.org
Aaron Naparstek works for the Open Planning
Project where he is editor-in-chief of
StreetsBlog.org. Aaron is a journalist, author and
community organizer working on urban environmental
issues in NYC. He is the author of Honku: The Zen
Antidote for Road Rage, a book of humorous haiku
poetry inspired by the unique brand of motorist
sociopathy observed from his apartment window.
Naparstek lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two
sons. He is a founder of the Park Slope Neighbors
community group and an organizer of the Grand Army
Plaza Coalition.
The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a
NYC-based forum and list server for professionals,
academics and students working with corporate
responsibility and sustainability issues to build
a community based on learning, discussion,
information and idea exchange. SPN supports the
growth of sustainability practice and bridges
disciplines to advance sustainable development by
drawing on the knowledge and expertise of its
members.
Green Spaces Green Spaces is a hub for leading
green entrepreneurs, providing networking
programs, infrastructure and a community to launch
their business.
This message was sent from Jennie Nevin to
feinberg@design21sdn.com. It was sent from: Green
Spaces, 33 Flatbush Ave Floor 5, Brooklyn, NY
11217. You can modify/update your subscription via
the link below.
Tags : Good News Broadcast Nonprofit Green Environment Spaces Entrepreneurs Networking Sustainability Founder TreeHugger Blog |
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Durée : 1673 s |
| WWU Sustainability Movement |
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Western Washington University in Bellingham WA
prides itself on being one of the most influential
educational institutions in the US in the race to
go GREEN. Now Western is turning its focus to a
sustainable future, developing new campus
organizations, instituting sustainable action
plans and opening new possibilities for the next
generation of students. It is time to get
involved, get informed and make a change.
Produced by Allison Waddell
Directed by Chris Koser
Associate Producers: Chad Pettay, Maureen VanOss,
Stephanie Hendrickson, and Shawna Wayman.
Tags : Sustainability Sustainable Green Bellingham WWU Western Washington University Global Warming Environment Vikings |
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Affichage : 2827
Durée : 423 s |
| Go-Getter Gets Governments Going on Sustainability |
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Peak Moment 120: Energetic Kris Holstrom is the
first Sustainability Coordinator for Telluride and
a smart Colorado county. The action plan she
developed encompasses energy efficiency and
renewables, green building, food and water
security, economy, and recycling/resource
recovery. She enlightens us about green codes,
incentives and rebates, a household energy audit
program, public education speakers and
conferences, even farm tours for schoolkids. For
Kris, what's at the heart of sustainability is
building relationships within the community and
with the land, wherever we live.
Tags : government sustainability education |
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Durée : 1679 s |
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