Tag: environment
group name: sustainability
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January 04, 2007 12:05 PM EST --
I've never seen or heard of any verifiable SCIENCE on this...
Have you?
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February 10, 2007 07:18 PM EST --
Cold, cold as it gets here in Illinois, I dress in my coveralls, to go out and feed and water my animals. The weather has been, cold, but the word cold doesn't begin to cover just how cold it has been. . . . more
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February 15, 2006 02:10 PM EST --
What is "sustainability?" It boils down to this: don't eat your seed corn.
A time-tested concept, sustainability highlights the need to build replenishing systems that can supply the present . . . more
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July 10, 2008 10:03 AM EDT --
Our city is doing a pilot recycling program. Fortunately, they decided to do the pilot in our neighborhood, so we won't have to lug all of our recyclables across town anymore! They don't . . . more
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May 13, 2007 10:15 PM EDT --
It seemed clear to me that anyone watching Al Gore’s documentary regarding the condition of our Earth would be ready to help wherever they could. I was shocked to find that, despite the studies and . . . more
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January 30, 2008 06:51 PM EST --
I think it will vary from area to area, in order to capture the most abundant resources. In Florida, I think we should strive towards using solar power. In other areas wind power might be . . . more
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May 13, 2008 12:49 PM EDT --
I got this from my Co-op America newsletter:
ExxonMobil posted enormous profits of more than $40 billion in 2007. That's billions, with a B, or $40,600,000,000. And the oil-and-gas . . . more
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January 02, 2008 05:27 PM EST --
Before we can curb our dependence on oil, we must first understand three insights that are central to the problem.
First, oil is everywhere. Everyone reading this will use oil - directly or indirectly . . . more
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January 02, 2007 11:06 AM EST --
This is such a cool place and it amazes me that I'm even calling it a "place." I've been pondering this question here in the New Year: what will Gather look like in another year, . . . more
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April 13, 2006 01:23 PM EDT --
You asked questions regarding Whole Foods Markets' sustainability values and business, and Dave Rosenberg, Director of Marketing for Whole Foods Market, Inc. answered:
Question for Dave Rosenberg: . . . more
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November 23, 2006 03:00 PM EST --
I apologize in advance to those among you who are not futurists or policy wonks, but this topic has been on my mind this week. I am wondering where we are going to end up in ten or twenty years in terms . . . more
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November 27, 2006 05:33 PM EST --
From Slate.com
As a general rule, it's hard to say whether it's better to shop online or off. There's the gas it takes to get products and you to the mall versus the fuel and extra packaging . . . more
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July 28, 2006 04:36 PM EDT --
The title of this article reflects on the article Al Gore, A Perfect Storm, And More found at /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976769955
One of the readers of that article pointed out a website saying . . . more
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March 30, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
Before you put plastic containers in the microwave, check the bottom of the container. Some plastic dishes, bottles and cups are made of polycarbonate plastic, commonly marked as number 7 on the bottom . . . more
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March 27, 2006 03:12 PM EST --
First, what is a carbon footprint? You can get 1,890,000 search results off Google for carbon footprint but that won't help us here. Wikipedia's entry rather dryly states:
Carbon footprint . . . more
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May 06, 2007 04:48 AM EDT --
1. Be positive.
2. Be thankful.
3. Keep in touch with loving and lovable people.
4. Support the needy.
5. Promote knowledge, cultural awareness and understanding.
6. Develop intelligencies. . . . more
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March 21, 2006 04:18 PM EST --
A leading retailer of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods Markets dot the U.S. and the U.K. Beyond their produce and products they also have a philosophy, including one on sustainability:
Whole Foods . . . more
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August 21, 2006 10:11 PM EDT --
Take Action!
1. Join others and sign petitions at The Petition Site. Choose to sign as many petitions as you like from the following categories:
-Aging and Seniors
-Animal Welfare
-Children's . . . more
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August 16, 2006 12:22 AM EDT --
Has my environmental sensitivity button been pushed too many times? As now I lack the urge to move on environmental issues. Have I read too many articles, books, and studies. Heard too many . . . more
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August 17, 2006 09:20 AM EDT --
While a commentary asserts Minnesota's corn production faces multiple challenges, MPR's garden Weblog author Preston Wright ponders another aspect - the dilemma of corn as food or ethanol:
There . . . more
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