Grist reports:
Anyone who’s been stung by a bee knows they can inflict an outsized pain for such tiny insects. It makes a strange kind of sense, then, that their demise would create an outsized problem for the food system by placing the more than 70 cropsthey pollinate — from almonds to apples to blueberries — [...]
Many people have made the commitment to go green in their personal lives, so why not extend that mindset to the workplace? Co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Greening Your Business (ISBN: 9781592578856, $19.95) Trish Riley will reply to questions during a live TweetChat on Thursday, September 1 at 1 pm ET. She will [...]
The New York Times takes note of the latest trend in school lunches: Waste Free:
Many retailers and schools are advocating waste-free options for back-to-school shoppers this year, especially when it comes to lunch. School lists call for Tupperware instead of Ziplocs, neoprene lunch bags instead of brown paper ones, and aluminum water [...]
Hello! Check out my story on community gardening! – tr:
Considered by some to be a sexy subversive social movement, guerrilla gardening is an interesting evolution of activism among artists, horticulturalists, social reformers, and foodies who choose to react against harsh concrete jungles by helping blighted lands return to a semblance of Eden.
via Subaru Drive [...]
Osha Gray Davidson is inviting your interest and cash for his photography project:
Nearly half of all plant species found in the southern half of the continent exist on one tiny sliver of land surrounding Cape Town, South Africa. The Cape Floral Kingdom is home to an astonishing 6,200 species of plants found [...]
Hobby Farm Home features my article:
Chickens are personable, make good pets and provide fresh eggs. Their fine qualities and warm relationship with humans make them excellent educational vehicles that children can easily relate to and learn from. There’s nothing like a live bird to capture kids’ attention in the classroom.
John Diodati isn’t optimistic about the beer growing in his front lawn.
What was once a small parcel of land filled with crab grass now hosts a small crop of barley, hop rhizome and sugar beets. Yet, while the crops are growing, they might not be growing fast enough for September’s block [...]
Mother Nature Network has collections of great photos online. Awe-inspiring photos of the Moon, how nations are coping with rising seas, remarkably useful plants you can find in the wild. lots more. Enjoy!
I can’t believe the feds are giving these unsafe things to the Indians. the trail of tears just goes on and on. when will our country honor those whose lands we stole? –tr*
Wanda Tiger and her husband needed a new home after a long-term house-sitting arrangement came to an end. But for members of their [...]
YOU’RE INVITED TO A HANDS-ON OUTDOOR DEMO OF EASY TO MAKE, LOW-COST ECO-PROJECTS:
*Rain Barrels
*Compost Bins
*Solar Dehyrdrator
*No-Till Gardening
Bat Houses
*Worm Bins
*Homemade Greenhouses
**Solar Oven
*Outdoor Shower
*Compost Toilet
*Green Low-Cost Cleaning Products
WHEN? Saturday, July 16, 9:30 – 11:30 am for ages 5 and up
12:30-4:30 pm for ages 15 & up. Optional Potluck [...]
Dan Sullivan of BioCycle reports:
Clopyralid, bifenthrin, aminopyralid. All of these agricultural chemicals have made headlines because they do not readily break down in compost. In some instances, they’ve been linked to major crop damage. In others, they’ve shut off commercial composters from some of their most lucrative markets. (See Table 1 for [...]
Mark Bittman writes in the New York Times:
If you’re interested in taking a step away from the big (and often overwhelming) picture and remembering all the little things people are doing to improve our food system, consider Exhibit A: Just Food, a nonprofit that does terrific food justice work in New York City, [...]
The cost of solar photovoltaic systems could become cheaper than even fossil fuels over within the next ten years, according to technology advancement association IEEE.But IEEE said that to achieve this cost parity, the solar industry must continue to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cell technologies and create economies of scale“Solar PV will be a [...]
CHINATOWN — Thousands of bees swarmed a streetlight on a busy stretch of Mott Street Monday afternoon, forcing police to close down a section of the block while onlookers stopped to gawk at the spectacle.
The latest swarm — the third spotted in Manhattan in as many weeks — clung to a streetlight between Bayard [...]
Join Your USGBC Local Chapter for a Free Social and CEU Course at the Perry Construction Institute, 6/16, 5:30-7:30. Light supper provided.
The Course Title: LEED 254: The Costs and Benefits of Green Building: Putting the Research into Practice.
Anyone can attend… member or not. To attend the course is FREE. If you want the credits through [...]
A proposal to develop Grover Beach, California’s community garden into low-income housing was defeated last week.
The City Council voted 3-2 to sell the 6,620-square-foot parcel, but the proposal failed because the council needed a four-fifths vote for it to pass after some local residents lodged protests to the proposal. Councilwomen Karen Bright [...]
The government is moving to ban the sale of some popular rat and mouse poisons such as D-Con and Hot Shot in an effort to protect children and pets.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it is taking the step to reduce the thousands of accidental exposures of children that occur every year from rodent-control products.
“Today’s [...]
Studies have shown that eating locally grown food improves health, supports local economies, promotes the biodiversity of crops and reduces the environmental impact of shipping food around the world. Here are 5 convenient ways to eat local in Gainesville (and elsewhere).
Q&A: Environmental journalist Trish Riley
by Jeff Holman
26th April, 2011
According to Trish Riley, it’s absurd to think that individuals can save the planet – only big business has the clout to make a real difference. Utter nonsense or perfectly sensible? Jeff Holman caught up with her to find out
read more Q&A: Environmental activist and writer, Trish [...]
Do you know someone who still doesn’t get the whole sustainability thing? Help turn them onto the path to a brighter future by giving them a sampling of items to help reduce their energy and water usage, their chemical exposure, and their carbon footprint with the GoGreenGift – the Original EcoStarter Kit.
The kit includes a [...]
Don’t forget to join Cinema Verde and Green Drinks here to enjoy fabulous food and lots of Swamphead beer! Bring your hats, blankets and water bottles! –Trish*
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