Sunday, July 12, 2015
more talking plants
this one is about birds using tools and creating culture . . .wow http://video.pbs.org/video/2365218674/
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv
We have launched a National Zero Waste Council in Canada focused on advancing waste prevention and reduction. The Council has created a website (nzwc.ca) to share resources, where municipalities, businesses and not for profits can use actual campaign materials or strategies that have had results. I'm looking for social marketing programs focused specifically on waste reduction (not recycling) in the past 5 years. Does anyone have anything to share, or know of programs out there? (This is not limited to Canadian programs.)
Thanks
Connie Boyce
City of Edmonton
Connie Boyce
Director, Community Relations, Waste Management Branch
City of Edmonton, Canada
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Meeting of like minds
Yale Climate Opinion Maps
Yale Community Opinion Maps: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
Estimated % of adults who think global warming is already harming people in the US now or within 10 years, 2014.
Estimated % of adults who think global warming is already harming people in the US now or within 10 years, 2014.
Monday, June 8, 2015
FW: MS #1019: New submission published to Suburban Sustainability
It's final! This essentially defines the problem for my Dissertation Research:
Weaver, Eric RR (2015) "Sustainable Development for People or Profit?," Suburban Sustainability: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 2. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/subsust/vol3/iss1/2
The solution begins with defining urban agriculture in article 2, under review at:
Land Use Policy ISSN: 0264-8377
Manuscript Number: LUP-D-15-00078
Title: "Viewpoint: Urban agriculture as one solution for food security"
Keywords: Urban Agriculture; Food Security; Stormwater BMP; Entrepreneurship
The third article analyzing the urban flows and non-point loadings at the Florida Aquarium will be submitted later this summer.
Regards,
Eric
Eric R.R. Weaver, MBA, MSM, Research Associate
Patel College of Global Sustainability, CGS 242
(813) 974-8337 | (813) 974-2522 fax
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Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:10 PM
To: Weaver, Eric
Cc: The Editors
Subject: MS #1019: New submission published to Suburban Sustainability
Dear Eric RR Weaver,
Your submission "Sustainable Development for People or Profit?" (MS #1019) has been published to Suburban Sustainability.
Want to maximize readership? Improve the Google rank of your submission by putting its title, formatted as a link, on your personal or departmental webpage at your institution.
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The Editors
Suburban Sustainability
Thursday, May 28, 2015
AquaSprouts's Stylish Aquaponic Garden
AquaSprouts's Stylish Aquaponic Garden Lets You Grow Fresh Veggies on Your Kitchen Counter | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building: If you like the idea of aquaponics but aren’t sure how to get started, you’re in luck: AquaSprouts
AquaSprouts is the ultimate countertop garden for any living space, and
the best part is that it maintains itself: you don’t have to clean it
because the fish’s secretions—which would ordinarily accumulate on the
inside of the glass tank—are instead absorbed as food by the plants
growing above. The bacteria in the fish poop acts as a fertilizer, so
when the plants suck up water from the tank, they’re also nourished
rather heartily. As part of this process, the plants clean the water for
the fish, creating a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem that just
happens to include delicious edibles for you to enjoy.
AquaSprouts is the ultimate countertop garden for any living space, and
the best part is that it maintains itself: you don’t have to clean it
because the fish’s secretions—which would ordinarily accumulate on the
inside of the glass tank—are instead absorbed as food by the plants
growing above. The bacteria in the fish poop acts as a fertilizer, so
when the plants suck up water from the tank, they’re also nourished
rather heartily. As part of this process, the plants clean the water for
the fish, creating a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem that just
happens to include delicious edibles for you to enjoy.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
USF Patel College of Global Sustainability
Wow, what an awesome experience this is, as I Teach at the College of Global Sustainability
My first child is now a newly married public school teacher, and the second is expected to complete his Architecture MS within the year. Both children became USF alumni at age 5. They began at the
USF child center to become Honor Roll students throughout their primary schooling. As the Project Director for STARS USA Inc. our lessons together were all "experiential project based learning." Project-Based Instruction was how we did dishes, bike rides, art shows, and boy scouts in our home. Yes, both my son and daughter were boy scouts with me!
My first child is now a newly married public school teacher, and the second is expected to complete his Architecture MS within the year. Both children became USF alumni at age 5. They began at the
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community: Industrial agriculture is a key driver in the generation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, heavy machinery, monocultures, land change, deforestation, refrigeration, waste and transportation are all part of a food system that generates significant emissions and contributes greatly to global climate change. Industrial agricultural practices, from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to synthetic fertilizer-intensive corn and soy monocultures, genetically modified to tolerate huge amounts of herbicide, not only contribute considerable amounts of GHGs, but also underpin an inequitable and unhealthy global food system. Modern conventional agriculture is a fossil fuel-based, energy-intensive industry that is aligned with biotech, trade and energy interests, versus farmer and consumers priorities.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables
Now we're talking. . . stop the poison through the money trail!
Navajo Nation Starts Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables:
The Navajo Nation has become the first area in the country to approve a tax on junk food, pairing it with the elimination of sales tax on fruits and vegetables to try to compel people to eat healthier.
The Nation comprises an area of over 27,000 square miles, across the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Bags of chips and Hot Cheetos, among other items such as sweetened beverages and fried foods labeled as junk food, will cost 2 percent more under the tax. Meanwhile, the 5 percent sales tax won’t apply to fresh fruits and vegetables.
The tax was approved by the Nation to try to combat a health crisis—an estimated 100,000 of the tribe’s 300,000 members either have Type-2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
Navajo Nation Starts Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables:
The Navajo Nation has become the first area in the country to approve a tax on junk food, pairing it with the elimination of sales tax on fruits and vegetables to try to compel people to eat healthier.
The Nation comprises an area of over 27,000 square miles, across the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Bags of chips and Hot Cheetos, among other items such as sweetened beverages and fried foods labeled as junk food, will cost 2 percent more under the tax. Meanwhile, the 5 percent sales tax won’t apply to fresh fruits and vegetables.
The tax was approved by the Nation to try to combat a health crisis—an estimated 100,000 of the tribe’s 300,000 members either have Type-2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Living Architecture Monitor
Home - Living Architecture Monitor - North America's green roof and wall magazine:
Welcome to the Living Architecture Monitor (LAM) website—North America's green roof and wall magazine. Not only is this the place to read the latest issue of the LAM every quarter, but where you can find past issues, view exclusive content not available in the magazine, and see the latest news in the world of living architecture—and more!
Read our current issue (Spring 2015—Urban Agriculture) above and watch out for our next issue (Summer 2015—Water) in June. Also, check out the Green Pages: 2014 Green Roof; Wall Directory.
Welcome to the Living Architecture Monitor (LAM) website—North America's green roof and wall magazine. Not only is this the place to read the latest issue of the LAM every quarter, but where you can find past issues, view exclusive content not available in the magazine, and see the latest news in the world of living architecture—and more!
Read our current issue (Spring 2015—Urban Agriculture) above and watch out for our next issue (Summer 2015—Water) in June. Also, check out the Green Pages: 2014 Green Roof; Wall Directory.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Solocator App | GPS Field Camera - Stamp photos with Direction, GPS Location, Altitude, Date & Time
Solocator App | GPS Field Camera - Stamp photos with Direction, GPS Location, Altitude, Date Time: Solocator is a camera app with built-in compass features. You can take photos with compass reading showing the direction you’re looking at or switch to building mode to capture the elevation of a building face. The building mode captures the Cardinal and InterCardinal directions such as North Elevation, South East Elevation etc. You can easily email photos from the app with compass bearing, house elevation, the time taken, GPS coordinates and links to iOS maps or Google maps.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
rooster news
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