Archive for November, 2009
While Rome, er, East England burned, the 2010 Vancouer Olympics went Carbon Neutral…
So we all know that the “skeptics” took about 10 years worth of emails from a rather “famous” climate dude, er Professor and “exposed” the portions that would please them the most, right in time for the Copenhagen talks which, of course are predicted to produce nothing more than what can truly be classified as [...]
November 23, 2009
Tags: 2010 Vancouer Olympics, Carbon Offfset Tips and Tricks, green events, Green Olympics, Sustainable Events, Zero Carbon Offset Posted in: Causes, Sustainable Events 
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November 19 – The World Toilet Day
As another website cautioned, please do not laugh.  To some people “toilets” are something that they don’t want to mention a lot, and would pretty much love to “not talk about”. To much of the rest of the world, it is a challenge.
Across vast stretches of the planet, people, according to waterfortheages.org, 2.5 billion people [...]
November 19, 2009
Tags: Causes, November 19, World Toilet Day Posted in: Causes, Innovation in Sustainability No Comments
Some ruminations on the concept of “skyscraper farming”
Scientific American always has some interesting articles, thoughts and perspectives. Recently, I came across a very detailed and interesting article by Professor Dickson Despommier from Columbia University that talks about using skyscrapers to farm within urban areas. I read this and my head started sending me off in a few different directions and I thought [...]
November 18, 2009
Tags: agronomy, be local buy local, Dickson Despommier, skyscraper farming, sustainability ideas, Sustainable Agriculture, sustainable farming, urban farming, vertical farming Posted in: Innovation in Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Businesses No Comments
