Tag: sustainability
group name: sustainability
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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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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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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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May 18, 2006 08:20 PM EDT --
Imagine, the energy saved by recycling one can will power your TV for 3 hours. Yet so many of us don't recycle bottles and cans or newspapers, even though the infrastructure exists to reimburse many . . . more
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January 23, 2008 01:11 PM EST --
Are Minnesota's ground water quality issues the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 's problem, a government issue, or a citizen's problem?
What action would you like to see on this . . . more
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June 23, 2008 09:40 AM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning talk show tackles the question is travel ever green?
Tourists are increasingly seeking vacations that support local cultures and the environment. Now this new . . . more
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April 09, 2007 08:32 AM EDT --
This Earth Day, April 22, make a commitment to live today without compromising tomorrow. Living a sustainable life is easier than you might think—take one step at a time, incorporating eco-friendly . . . 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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April 19, 2007 09:08 AM EDT --
Recycling, composting, driving less, buying and consuming less, installing compact fluorescent lightbulbs, xeriscaping, organic gardening, shopping locally. All of these are excellent and necessary steps . . . more
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November 20, 2007 09:06 AM EST --
Sea Stachura 's feature Do we buy ethanol (in Minnesota) because we have to? opens with the following:
You're at this Wisconsin gas station. You're scanning the pumps -- octane . . . more
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December 14, 2007 10:28 AM EST --
Greetings. Thanks for stopping by the group space for my book, Freedom from Oil .
Over the next few months we will be exploring our addiction to oil as well as the economic, environmental, . . . more
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April 17, 2006 12:38 PM EDT --
Although it sounds like most people are conscious of their impact (or at least the size of their carbon footprint) I have to wonder what would happen if we all did one, small, proactive thing for the environment? . . . more
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April 16, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
***4/20/07: Prior to the chat with Simran it was announced that one Gather member would receive a pack of gifts from the Sundance Channel for his or her participation. I would like everyone to congratulate . . . more
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August 08, 2006 11:53 AM EDT --
MPR's Bob Kelleher reports Forest experiments track causes and effects of global warming:
Researchers are trying to determine how north country woods and wetlands will respond to a changing climate. . . . more
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August 10, 2006 10:38 AM EDT --
Maybe the real question is what will it take in gas prices before we start conserving in earnest.
From Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program 08/10/06 Are we conserving yet?:
Most people are . . . more
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December 29, 2006 11:45 AM EST --
Are you concerned that (within recorded history) Lake Superior is at an all-time low water level? We can easily understand how that affects the ore freighters and other boats, but how does this affect . . . more
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April 09, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --
The recent acceptance in mainstream politics of the threats created by global warming has complicated the already complex issues which Bill Bradley discusses in his chapter on "Oil and the Environment." . . . 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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April 19, 2007 05:45 PM EDT --
A wise frog once said “It’s not easy being green.” This is as true today as it was those many years ago. Yet while it is not easy to lead a green life, it is not impossible. Nothing worth . . . more
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January 09, 2008 02:37 PM EST --
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBJECT: Plug-In Hybrids
To reduce oil dependence, nothing would do more good more quickly than making cars that could connect . . . more
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